Build a low-noise, 32-bit delta-sigma ADC board designed around the ADS1262. This 10-channel design features integrated signal conditioning for RTDs,…
Build a low-noise, 32-bit delta-sigma ADC board designed around the ADS1262. This 10-channel design features integrated signal conditioning for RTDs, thermocouples, and strain gauges.
Envelope detection is simple, but that simplicity has a noise-performance cost. Here’s how much SNR conventional AM…
Envelope detection is simple, but that simplicity has a noise-performance cost. Here’s how much SNR conventional AM gives up compared to its coherent counterparts.
Using a graphical approach, we show that coherent SSB demodulation leaves the input and output SNR unchanged, then…
Using a graphical approach, we show that coherent SSB demodulation leaves the input and output SNR unchanged, then compare its noise performance to DSB-SC and baseband systems.
This project brief describes how to build and use a four-channel differential line receiver module for balanced RS-422…
This project brief describes how to build and use a four-channel differential line receiver module for balanced RS-422 and RS-485 data links.
Visualizing how correlated and uncorrelated signals combine offers an intuitive look at power transformation. See how…
Visualizing how correlated and uncorrelated signals combine offers an intuitive look at power transformation. See how this difference boosts baseband power to double the output SNR.
This project brief describes how to implement a four-channel differential line driver module for reliable long-distance…
This project brief describes how to implement a four-channel differential line driver module for reliable long-distance data transmission over balanced twisted-pair lines.
This project brief describes how to build a wide-range DC-DC buck converter capable of delivering a regulated 5.0 or 3.3…
This project brief describes how to build a wide-range DC-DC buck converter capable of delivering a regulated 5.0 or 3.3 V output from input voltages ranging from 7 to 60 V.
In this article, we'll learn how to calculate the noise power and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a double-sideband…
In this article, we'll learn how to calculate the noise power and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a double-sideband suppressed-carrier communication system.
This project brief describes how to assemble an isolated half-bridge IGBT gate driver module built around the…
This project brief describes how to assemble an isolated half-bridge IGBT gate driver module built around the NCD57085DR2G. It features onboard current sensing and overcurrent protection.
This project brief explains how to construct a PCB-based audio-processing platform with an ATmega328 microcontroller. A…
This project brief explains how to construct a PCB-based audio-processing platform with an ATmega328 microcontroller. A link to Arduino code for creating an audio echo is also provided.
This project brief provides the instructions for building a weight-sensitive LED lamp with an Arduino Uno and a handful…
This project brief provides the instructions for building a weight-sensitive LED lamp with an Arduino Uno and a handful of commercially available parts.
The Hogge phase detector plays multiple roles in CDR circuits. In this article, we'll explore the Hogge detector's…
The Hogge phase detector plays multiple roles in CDR circuits. In this article, we'll explore the Hogge detector's behavior, highlight its main drawbacks, and introduce a different configuration that addresses them.
In this project, we'll construct and test a microcontroller-based system that digitally generates analog signals.
In this project, we'll construct and test a microcontroller-based system that digitally generates analog signals.
Learn how PLLs enable communication in which a clock signal is not transmitted with the data. We’ll look specifically…
Learn how PLLs enable communication in which a clock signal is not transmitted with the data. We’ll look specifically at return-to-zero (RZ) and non-return-to-zero (NRZ) data formats.
In this project, we'll build and demonstrate a discrete analog solution to the incompatible logic levels of an Arduino…
In this project, we'll build and demonstrate a discrete analog solution to the incompatible logic levels of an Arduino Uno and an Elecrow e-paper HMI display.
We use a Raspberry Pi and free software to build a test platform for IoT systems.
We use a Raspberry Pi and free software to build a test platform for IoT systems.
In Part 2 of this two-part series, we turn our hardware assembly into a functioning soundboard by adding the necessary…
In Part 2 of this two-part series, we turn our hardware assembly into a functioning soundboard by adding the necessary code in Arduino IDE and uploading soundbites.
Learn how to turn an ATmega328 microcontroller and an assortment of readily available parts into a dedicated hardware soundboard.
Learn how to turn an ATmega328 microcontroller and an assortment of readily available parts into a dedicated hardware soundboard.
In this project article, we’ll create a programmable device that alerts users to changes in ambient light levels. Along…
In this project article, we’ll create a programmable device that alerts users to changes in ambient light levels. Along the way, we’ll learn about astable multivibrators and the Darlington pair.
Follow my upgrade of a handheld game controller as I add a new 1.8-inch color LCD for animated graphics and an…
Follow my upgrade of a handheld game controller as I add a new 1.8-inch color LCD for animated graphics and an accelerometer module for motion control input.