Curve Tracer Project

Curve Tracer Project

Jason Jones has tipped us with his latest project.


DIY Mini Quadcopter with 3D-Printed Frame and Custom Firmware

DIY Mini Quadcopter with 3D-Printed Frame and Custom Firmware

Simon D.


RC snubber calculator spreadsheet

RC snubber calculator spreadsheet

Paulo has developed an Excel-based calculator that eases the design of RC snubbers in power switching applications: In power...


Build a Cloud-Connected ESP8266 Power Meter

Build a Cloud-Connected ESP8266 Power Meter

Measure the DC power consumption of your devices on the cloud @ adafruit.com Controlling the electrical consumption in your home...


PinJig – Make Soldering Easy

PinJig – Make Soldering Easy

PinJig™ is a time saving tool for rapidly assembling electronics that makes soldering easy.


Latching power switch uses momentary-action pushbutton

Latching power switch uses momentary-action pushbutton

Anthony Smith @ edn.com published a push button latching circuit able to control a load with a single push of a button.


Sensing current on the high side

Sensing current on the high side

Michael Dunn@ edn.com discuss about current sense on the high side of power source.


Buck regulator accepts 3.0-V to 42-V input

Buck regulator accepts 3.0-V to 42-V input

Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT8608, a 1.5A, 42V input synchronous step-down switching regulator.


ACS730 – Hall-effect current sensor with 1MHz bandwidth

ACS730 – Hall-effect current sensor with 1MHz bandwidth

Allegro MicroSystems has released its first ever 1MHz bandwidth Hall-effect current sensor IC, boasting a 210ns response time.


LTC4380 – Low Quiescent Current Surge Stopper

LTC4380 – Low Quiescent Current Surge Stopper

The LTC4380 is an ultralow quiescent current (IQ) surge stopper, providing compact overvoltage and overcurrent protection for...


0.8A step-up DC/DC converters in a tiny package

0.8A step-up DC/DC converters in a tiny package

Torex Semiconductor’s XC9141/XC9142 series of 0.8A step-up DC/DC converters come with an input–output disconnection function (lo...


Solar Cell IV Curve Tracer

Solar Cell IV Curve Tracer

This instructable shows how to build a photovoltaic cell curve tracer using Arduino and OPA549S OPAMPS.