Automakers are struggling to deliver the first commercially available fully autonomous car (SAE Level 5). There are a lot of vision technologies and sensors available, but fine-tuning them has proved to be challenging. Cars need to “see” objects, moving or stationary, from far away enough to react and make driving decisions. One of the most […]
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Inertial Measurement Units: The hidden key to Apollo success, now a MEMS device (Part 2)
Part 1 of this article looked at the classic, highly refined, mature gyroscope-based IMU used for the Apollo moon mission; this part looks at the very different technologies which have largely replaced it. Gyro-based IMU: obsolete, or not? Inertial navigation relies on a stable platform with an orientation which is fixed in space and maintains […]
Multi-channel, mixed-signal RF converter platform boosts call capacity, data throughput for wireless carriers
Analog Devices, Inc. introduced a mixed-signal front-end (MxFE) RF data converter platform that combines high-performance analog and digital signal processing for a range of wireless equipment such as 4G LTE and 5G millimeter-wave (mmWave) radios. ADI’s new AD9081/2 MxFE platform allows manufacturers to install multiband radios in the same footprint as single-band radios, which as […]
DAC carries on-chip reference, SPI interface, gives 14-bit current output
The AD5770R is a 6‑channel, 14‑bit resolution, low noise, programmable current output, digital-to-analog converter (DAC) for photonics control applications. The device incorporates a 1.25 V, on-chip voltage reference, a 2.5 kΩ precision resistor for reference current generation, die temperature, output monitoring functions, a fault alarm, and reset functions. Key Features ► 6-channel, current output DAC […]
Dual, simultaneous sampling, 14‑bit SAR ADC offers differential inputs
The AD7381 is a 14‑bit, pin-compatible, dual simultaneous sampling, high speed, low power, successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that operates from a 3.0 V to 3.6 V power supply and features throughput rates up to 4 MSPS. The analog input type is differential, accepts a wide common-mode input voltage, and is sampled and […]
Microcontroller Top Talks in March 2019 on EDABoard.com
Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around microcontrollers. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com. Counting pulses from external source PIC16F877a – I am planning to do a very simple LED fading using atmega328p via Atmel Studio. […]
Microcontroller Top Talks in July on EDABoard.com forums
Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around microcontrollers. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com. Problem measuring output impedance of CMOS inverter – Why am I getting negative output impedance using the following test circuit? Read more Flash memory programming for DSPIC33EP256MU806 – I […]
RF Transceiver speeds development of 2G-5G base stations, phased-array radar
Billed as the industry’s widest bandwidth RF transceiver, the ADRV9009 RF transceiver is a single-chip time-domain duplex (TDD) IC delivering twice the bandwidth (200 MHz) of previous-generation devices and replaces as many as 20 components, cutting power in half and package size by 60%. The ADRV9009 meets the rigorous antenna density and expanded network capacity […]
Built-in analog-to-digital converters
There are sensors for a plethora of smart applications that can measure a wide range of parameters (e.g., temperature, light, acceleration, pressure, proximity, etc.). The real world data is analog. Therefore sensors typically provide analog data in the form of voltage (e.g., 0V-5V) and most of the time this data is later transformed into digital […]
PCB layout guidelines and considerations
A Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout, in its most basic form, is a means to transfer a circuit from a breadboard to a more stable and permanent physical form. Whereas entire books and college coursework have been dedicated to PCB layout, what follows is a short overview of what to consider when making a PCB. […]
