The first thing I ever built without a kit was a 5 V regulated power supply using the old LM309K. That’s a classic linear regulator like a 7805. While they are simple, they waste a lot of energy as ...
I will be talking about single-series (1sXp) cell configurations, for a simple reason – multiple-series configurations are not something I consider myself as having worked extensively with. The single ...
Figure 1 shows a flyback power supply that has low noise and uses a simple CMOS 4093 IC for its control. The electrical noise of a converter arises mainly when current switches on. Diode recovery and ...
When I was recently debugging a design, I discovered that a short circuit existed from a ground plane to a power plane. I did not have access to a milliohmmeter or an equivalent tester for locating ...
Most watchdog-timer ICs produce a single limited-duration output pulse when the watchdog timeout expires. Some applications, however, require the output to latch. This simple circuit provides a ...
The circuit presented here (see figure) provides users with an indication of a high or low logic state. When the input is a logic 1 (high), the common-cathode display indicates "H." When the input is ...