Add stepper-motor motion controller into CPLD/FPGA
Find out how a CPLD or FPGA can be a home for a stepper-motor motion controller and driver.
Rule of thumb: Aspect ratio for 50Ω stripline
In this article, we explore what this ratio is for a specific value of Dk and conductor thickness using a…
Grasping small signal in an analogue system
In this article, we discuss what constitutes a small signal in an analogue system and the implications for some design…
Spacecraft designs gain from RF impedance matching
Once a key skill of RF analogue engineers, digital and mixed-signal members of the avionics design team now have to…
Nissan shatters boundary between smart grid, electric cars
Nissan, in partnership with energy provider Enel, plans to test a vehicle-to-grid system, and is about to establish an energy…
Sensor fusion rising: Mobileye/ST out autonomous car platform
Mobileye and STMicroelectronics are co-developing the next generation of Mobileye's SoC to act as the central computer performing sensor fusion…
Nonvolatile digital potentiometer gates logic signal
Here is a simple alternative to a nonvolatile gating function you typically implement using programmable-array logic, gate-array logic, or a…
Design tool eases IP integration, hardware verification
Enhancements of the Quartus Prime Pro software from Altera include faster compile time and versatile design entry methods to improve…
62mm all-SiC power module enables faster switching speed
The latest devices from Wolfspeed promise exceptional efficiency and power density for high current power electronics such as: converters/inverters, motor…
CPLD’s internal oscillator does autocalibration
Read about an autocalibration sequence that synchronises a CPLD's internal oscillator with an external crystal oscillator, enabling ±0.3% accuracy.