Electromechanical Technical Articles

This article provides some practical guidance on how to evaluate integrated circuits intended for controlling brushed DC motors.

This article explores basic characteristics and common applications of a technology that has been incorporated into a wide variety of high-performance electronic devices....

This article describes the programming language ladder logic used to program PLCs and shows examples of how it functions.

This article explains some theory behind piezoelectric sensors and presents an equivalent circuit that you can use when you’re designing sensor systems....

What is a PLC? This article will lay out a succinct definition of what a programmable logic controller is and lay out its basic components....

Learn about sensorless brushless DC motor controllers, some example ICs, and some disadvantages of using such motors.

Learn the difference between slow decay mode and fast decay mode, why these names are used, and how they influence motor deceleration.

This article presents an overview of various applications which exploit convolution, an advanced signal operation.

Gate-driver ICs such as the DGD0506 provide a convenient and efficient way to control high-current loads.

You can improve performance in motor-control applications by using brushless DC motors and handy driver ICs such as the BU69090NUX.

The ADGM1004 MEMS switch from Analog Devices is a high-performance solution for both low-frequency and high-frequency applications.

Makeblock allows young inventors to have early success in electronics through intuitive color-coded connections and an easy-to-use programming interface....

This technical brief will explore some fundamental details related to solenoid operation and implementation.

The 3D Magnetic 2GO kit is a development kit for the TLV493D from Infineon that can detect magnetic field strength in x, y, and z directions....

In part one of this instrumentation and control (I & C) series, we'll go over the fundamental terminology and concepts used when working with industrial plants....

This technical brief covers some useful details regarding a common MOSFET parameter referred to as on-state resistance.

Mentioned in the previous article, the first of two most commonly used operational amplifiers, the inverting configuration is heavily used in audio mixers or digital-to-audio converters. In...

This article addresses the internal components of a Quantum Processor.

In this article I will discuss what switch bounce is and some ways to deal with it. First I will take you through the theory, and later I will show you some ways to handle it in both hardware...