RGB sensor achieves high dynamic range
The circuit implements auto-exposure control, allowing the sensor to generate an RGB triplet over a high dynamic range.
Simplifying design with transcendental resistors
A new approach to creating nonstandard resistor values may find wide use in a range of applications.
Smart home lighting: The hardware
Engineers at STMicroelectronics' NOIDA, India, facility setup a smart home lighting system. This part describes the hardware and gives you the schematic.
Smart home lighting: Android app demo
Having developed the hardware, the authors turn their attention to controlling up to 7 simultaneous BLE connections via an Android app.
Multi-decade design simplifies current monitoring
Using a DMM on fixed ranges can be frustrating, but this simple design idea allows current monitoring from μA to over 100mA in a single range.
Using magneto-inductive MEMS in smart parking circuit
Magneto-inductive sensors offer a myriad of other possibilities especially in smart parking technology design.
How to protect boost converters from reverse polarity
A resettable or non-resettable fuse usually protects the boost converter, but it is not always accurate or fast enough.
Pros and cons of linear regulators, SMPS
Power management design is becoming a challenging task for system designers, many of whom may not have strong power backgrounds.
Linduino libraries simplify power system management
Linduino libraries handle each protocol layer and provide an API for easier writing of PSM firmware.
In-circuit PROM tester design
Here is a design idea for an in-circuit tester which can be clipped onto each of the PROMs without removing them from the board.