Compilers in the alien world of functional safety
Across sectors, the world of functional safety puts new requirements on developers. Functionally safe code must include defensive code to…
Why DAC and ADC responses droop
Have you ever experienced unexpected droop when you’ve plotted out the frequency response of a signal processing system when you…
What to consider in regard to switching frequency
Switch-mode power supplies switch with a frequency that is either fixed, adjustable, or synchronized to an external clock. The value…
Upper end limitations of a duty cycle
The duty cycle of a switching regulator depends on the respective switching regulator topology...
Can your camera capture trillions of frames per second?
This complicated, sophisticated electro-optical system is a super-fast camera which can take a series of 1000 images at a multi-trillion…
Synthesize your FIR filters using high-school algebra
This follow-up piece of "FIR Fundamentals" turns the process on its head and builds up complete FIR filters from small,…
DIY hand sanitizer/alcohol dispenser, without an Arduino or MCU
In this article, we will build an automatic hand sanitizer dispenser that uses IR sensors to detect the presence of…
Five things to know about prediction and negative-delay filters
How the heck can you build a filter that ‘predicts’ something? Well, it all depends on how high you set…
A Critical Short Pulse
While there are maximum limitations of a duty cycle, which will be discussed separately, this power management tip focuses specifically…
Teardown: What makes the Amazon Fire TV Stick tick?
Cracking open the Apple Fire TV Stick is easy, but identifying all the components is a different story...