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One Circuit, Three Bode Plots: The Omnifilter

One Circuit, Three Bode Plots: The Omnifilter

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, discusses a filter circuit that allows you to choose between a low-pass, a high-pass, and a band-pass response.


How to Monitor Current with an Op-Amp, a BJT, and Three Resistors

How to Monitor Current with an Op-Amp, a BJT, and Three Resistors

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, explains the functionality of a clever circuit that accurately measures supply current.


How to Use a Diode as a Thermometer

How to Use a Diode as a Thermometer

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a straightforward circuit that allows you to measure temperature with little more than a diode and a BJT.


The Why and How of Pipelining in FPGAs

The Why and How of Pipelining in FPGAs

This article explains pipelining and its implications with respect to FPGAs, i.e., latency, throughput, change in operating frequency, and resource utilization.


Need a Current Regulator? Use a Voltage Regulator!

Need a Current Regulator? Use a Voltage Regulator!

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, shows you how linear voltage regulators can also be handy in constant-current applications.


Capacitive Control Panel PCB Design Considerations for TI’s MSP430FR2633 Microcontroller

Capacitive Control Panel PCB Design Considerations for TI’s MSP430FR2633 Microcontroller

This article provides a closer look at the PCB design considerations and programming of a custom capacitive touch interface device.


Conveniently Control Your Load Current with a Voltage-to-Current Converter

Conveniently Control Your Load Current with a Voltage-to-Current Converter

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a straightforward way to precisely control the current through an LED (or through a typical resistive load).


Simplify Your Life with an Analog Window Detector

Simplify Your Life with an Analog Window Detector

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a simple yet effective replacement for ADC-based window detection.


How to Multiply RF Signals without a Multiplier: The Switching Mixer

How to Multiply RF Signals without a Multiplier: The Switching Mixer

This article introduces an important technique used to perform frequency mixing in modern RF circuits.


What Is VHDL? Getting Started with Hardware Description Language for Digital Circuit Design

What Is VHDL? Getting Started with Hardware Description Language for Digital Circuit Design

This article gives some introductory examples for VHDL coding, a hardware description language used in digital circuit design.


All About BLDC Motor Control: Sensorless Brushless DC Motor Controllers

All About BLDC Motor Control: Sensorless Brushless DC Motor Controllers

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


Design of FIR Filters Using the Frequency Sampling Method

Design of FIR Filters Using the Frequency Sampling Method

This article will review the basics of the frequency sampling method for designing FIR filters.


Incorporating Microphone Functionality into a Robot System

Incorporating Microphone Functionality into a Robot System

In this article, we’ll look at a fairly straightforward circuit that enables a robot or other device to detect sound.


Projects Sep 11, 2017 by Robert Keim
Design a Control Board for a Romi Robot Chassis

Design a Control Board for a Romi Robot Chassis

In this article, we’ll discuss the hardware design for a robotics PCB, and we’ll write firmware for controlling two DC motors.


Projects Aug 25, 2017 by Robert Keim
The Difference Between Slow Decay Mode and Fast Decay Mode in H-Bridge DC Motor Applications

The Difference Between Slow Decay Mode and Fast Decay Mode in H-Bridge DC Motor Applications

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


Fruit Drums with Circuit Playground’s Capacitive Touch Sensors

Fruit Drums with Circuit Playground’s Capacitive Touch Sensors

Use Adafruit's Circuit Playground to make your own fruity (drum) loops!


Projects Aug 04, 2017 by Ryan Jones
Why You Should Consider EMC Compliance and EMI Countermeasures Early in Your Design

Why You Should Consider EMC Compliance and EMI Countermeasures Early in Your Design

Learn a little history of EMC compliance, some EMI theory, and some common EMI countermeasures.


Breadboarding and Programming the ATmega328P & ATtiny45 in Atmel Studio 7

Breadboarding and Programming the ATmega328P & ATtiny45 in Atmel Studio 7

In this project, we'll build circuits for programming two different Atmel microcontrollers and we'll discuss the necessary software setup.


Maxim Integrated’s Sound Activated NeoPixel Rave Goggles

Maxim Integrated’s Sound Activated NeoPixel Rave Goggles

Be the spectacle at this summer's music festival with these sound activated rave goggles!


Projects Jul 07, 2017 by Ryan Jones
Multirate DSP and Its Application in D/A Conversion

Multirate DSP and Its Application in D/A Conversion

This article reviews the basics of D/A conversion and explains how multirate DSP can lead to a more efficient system.