USB Type-C™ and Power Delivery Multiport Adapter Reference Design


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The TIDA-03027 reference design represents a multiport adapter solution that enables products with a USB Type-C interface to connect to HDMI 2.0 and USB 3.0 Type-A interfaces. It also includes an additional USB Type-C full feature receptacle, which allows the user to simultaneously connect USB Type-C chargers (up to 20V / 3A) or devices. This […]

Texas Instruments TPSM846C24 High-Density Step-Down Power Module


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Texas Instruments TPSM846C24 35A Power Modules offer a fixed frequency and incorporate the controller, power MOSFETs, inductor, and associated components into a thermally enhanced, surface-mount package. To set the operating parameters of the module, the user supplies the input and output capacitors as well as a few other passive components. A two-phase power solution can […]

Texas Instruments AM437x Starter Kit


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The AM437x Starter Kit provides a stable and affordable platform to quickly start evaluation of Sitara™ ARM® Cortex®-A9 AM437x Processors (AM4376, AM4378) and accelerate development for HMI, industrial and networking applications. It is a low-cost development platform based on the ARM Cortex-A9 processor that is integrated with options such as Dual Gigabit Ethernet, DDR3L, Camera […]

TPSM84824 – 4.5V to 17V Input, 0.6V-10V Output, 8A Power Module


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The TPSM84824 power module is an easy-to-use integrated power supply that combines an 8-A DC/DC converter with power MOSFETs, a shielded inductor and passives into a small form-factor QFM package. This power solution allows as few as six external components while maintaining the ability to adjust key parameters to meet specific design requirements. Ultra-fast transient […]

TI packages DLP Pico projector display tech for “any low-cost processor”


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With a $99 evaluation kit/module, Texas Instruments aims to widen design-ins of its projection-based, ultra-compact display technology. By Graham Prophet @ eedesignnewseurope.com Developers can, TI says, implement DLP (‘digital light processing’) display technology with almost any low-cost processor. The 0.2-inch DLP2000 chipset and $99 DLP LightCrafter Display 2000 evaluation module (EVM) now make it more affordable […]

Integrated Load Switches versus Discrete MOSFETs


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Alek Kaknevicius @ ti.com discuss about load switches and the advantages of intergrated switches over discrete ones. The most common approach to load switching solutions is to use a Power MOSFET surrounded by discrete resistors and capacitors; however, in most cases using a fully integrated load switch has significant advantages. While both discrete and integrated […]

SimpleLink MCU platform Launched By TI For Scalable Product Development


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Texas Instruments has announced the SimpleLink MCU platform, which is transforming the pace of product proliferation by uniting a robust set of hardware, software and tools under a single development environment. The SimpleLink MCU platform offers a new software development kits (SDKs) based on a shared foundation of drivers, frameworks and libraries to enable scalability with […]

Ultra-low power, dual-band wireless microcontrollers from TI


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Intended for tasks such as monitoring IoT networks from a handheld device, Texas Instruments’ latest series of microcontrollers are single-chip Sub-1 GHz plus Bluetooth low energy ICs. By Graham Prophet @ www.edn-europe.com As part of TI’s pin-to-pin and software compatible SimpleLink ultra-low power platform, the SimpleLink dual-band CC1350 wireless MCU enables developers to move from […]

Bq501210 the Wireless Power Transmitter from TI


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Texas Instruments (TI) announced the Qi-Certified Wireless Power (WPC) v1.2 solution for 15-W operation wireless power transmission for Smart Phones, Tablets, and Other Handheld devices, Point-of-Sale devices and other custom wireless power applications. Bq501210 supports Bi-directional Communication and fast charge operation with compatible receivers. The user is informed for the state of charge by 10 […]

EmbeddedLab introduces us TI’s Tiva C MCUs


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Shawon Shahryiar @ embedded-lab.com introduces us to Tiva C series microcontrollers from TI. The Tiva C series MCUs are high performance ARM Cortex M4F micros. Now what does that mean? Generally speaking the ARM Cortex M series is meant to be used in place of (or simply replace) regular microcontrollers like PICs and AVRs while […]