This product integration guide provides application circuit information for theSmartMesh® LTP5903PC wireless embedded network manager. This guide is acompanion to the 020-0039 SmartMesh LTP5903PC Datasheet, whichdescribes overall product behavior, including detailed information about normaloperating conditions, electrical and mechanical specifications, hardware andsoftware interfaces, and connector pinouts.
Abstract: We don't expect manufacturers to produce clothes that in one size that fits everyone. In thesame way, one ESD component can't solve all issues—each application has different ESD requirements.Knowing that "one size fits all" cannot apply to power design, the power designer, or the engineering"super hero," must consider all the potential disruptions to a steady flow of power and thenvarious waysto mitigate them. This tutorial describes voltage- and current-limiting devices and risetime reducers tomanage the power. It also points to free and low-cost software tools to help design lowpass filters, checkcapacitor self-resonance, and simulate circuits.
Abstract: Impedance mismatches in a radio-frequency (RF) electrical transmission line cause power loss andreflected energy. Voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) is a way to measure transmission line imperfections. Thistutorial defines VSWR and explains how it is calculated. Finally, an antenna VSWR monitoring system is shown.
PCI ExpressTM is the third generation of PCI (PeripheralComponent Interconnect) technology used to connect I/Operhipheral devices in computer systems. It is intended asa general purpose I/O device interconnect that meets theneeds of a wide variety of computing platforms such asdesktop, mobile, server and communications. It alsospecifies the electrical and mechanical attributes of thebackplane, connectors and removable cards in thesesystems.
Battery powered applications that have a signifi cantamount of time in standby mode, require electrical circuitsto operate with a low quiescent current to preserve batterylife. The LTC3835 synchronous step-down controlleris an excellent solution with its ultralow quiescent current(80μA). Other features make it uniquely qualifi ed tosatisfy the needs of automotive applications. A wide 4Vto 36V input voltage range protects the supply againsthigh input voltage transients and is compatible with lowvoltage cold crank conditions. The constant frequencycurrent-mode architecture with high-side inductor current
Handheld electronic devices play a key role in our everydaylives. Because dependability is paramount, handhelds arecarefully engineered with lightweight power sources forreliable use under normal conditions. But no amount ofcareful engineering can prevent the mistreatment theywill undergo at the hands of humans. For example, whathappens when a factory worker drops a bar code scanner,causing the battery to pop out? Such events areelectronically unpredictable, and important data storedin volatile memory would be lost without some form ofsafety net—namely a short-term power holdup systemthat stores suffi cient energy to supply standby power untilthe battery can be replaced or the data can be stored inpermanent memory.
In a recent discussion with a system designer, the requirementfor his power supply was to regulate 1.5Vand deliver up to 40A of current to a load that consistedof four FPGAs. This is up to 60W of power that must bedelivered in a small area with the lowest height profi lepossible to allow a steady fl ow of air for cooling. Thepower supply had to be surface mountable and operateat high enough effi ciency to minimize heat dissipation.He also demanded the simplest possible solution so histime could be dedicated to the more complex tasks. Asidefrom precise electrical performance, this solution had toremovethe heat generated during DC to DC conversionquickly so that the circuit and the ICs in the vicinity do notoverheat. Such a solution requires an innovative designto meet these criteria:
Demonstration circuit 1562A is an engineering toolto design and evaluate the LTC699X-X family ofTimerBlox circuits. The center section of the boardcontains a pre-configured TimerBlox function.DC1562A comes in twelve timing function variationsas outlined in Table 1.Surrounding the center board is a ”playground”prototyping area. The prototyping area has padsfor Dip-8, S8, MS8, or S6 packages with breadboarding connections to each pin and two convenientpower buses and ground bus surrounding theentire area. This area is for conditioning signals tocontrol the timer function and for adding loads controlled in time.
Analog Inputs and Outputs in an S7 PLC are represented in the PLC as a 16-bit integer. Over
the nominal span of the analog input or output, the value of this integer will range between -
27648 and +27648. However, it is easier to use the analog values if they are scaled to the
same units and ranges as the process being controlled. This applications tip describes
methods for scaling analog values to and from engineering units.
