Abstract: Nonideal cable dispersive effects can affect system performance. This application note discusses the twomain loss effects related to cables (skin-effect and dielectric losses), and presents a simple method of modeling thecable for use in standard SPICE simulators.
Abstract: A resistive feedback network is often used to set the output voltage of a power supply. A mechanical potentiometer (pot)conveniently solves the problem of adjusting a power supply. For easier automatic calibration, a mechanical pot can be replaced witha digital pot. This application note presents a calibration solution that uses a digital pot, because digipots are smaller, do not movewith age or vibration, and can be recalibrated remotely. This proposed solution reduces the susceptibility of the system to thetolerance of the digital pot's end-to-end resistance, making the solution optimal fordesigners. This application note also explainssome of the equations required to calculate the resistor chain values and to use a digital pot in this way. A spreadsheet withstandard reisistor values is available for easy calculations.
Abstract: Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are used in a wide variety of applications and end markets, including digital signalprocessing, medical imaging, and high-performance computing. This application note outlines the issues related to powering FPGAs.It also discusses Maxim's solutions for powering Altera® FPGAs.
DC/DC 升壓IC：The FP6291 is a current mode boost DC-DC converter. Its PWM circuitry with built-in 0.25 Ω
power MOSFET make this regulator highly power efficient. The internal compensation network also
minimizes as much as 6 external component counts. The non-inverting input of error amplifier connects
to a 0.6V precision reference voltage and internal soft-start function can reduce the inrush current.
The FP6291 is available in the SOT23-6L package and provides space-saving PCB for the application fields.
Specifying the right reference and applying it correctly isa more difficult task than one might first surmise, consideringthat references are only 2- or 3-terminal devices.Although the word “accuracy” is most often spoken inreference to references, it is dangerous to use this wordtoo freely because it can mean different things to differentpeople. Even more perplexing is the fact that a referenceclassified as a dog in one application is a panacea inanother. This application note will familiarize the readerwith the various aspects of reference “accuracy” andpresent some tips on extracting maximum performancefrom any reference.
In August of 1992 LTC published Application Note 49,
“Illumination Circuitry for Liquid Crystal Displays.” One
notable aspect of this event is that it generated more
response than all previous LTC application notes combined.
This level of interest, along with significant performance
advances since AN-49’s appearance, justifies
further discussion of LCD backlighting circuitry.
Sensing and/or controlling current flow is a fundamental requirement in many electronics systems, and the tech-niques to do so are as diverse as the applications them-selves. This Application Note compiles solutions to cur-rent sensing problems and organizes the solutions by general application type. These circuits have been culled from a variety of Linear Technology documents
Abstract: This application note describes how to build, debug, and run applications on the on-board MAXQ622microcontroller to interface with the DS8005 dual smart card interface. This is demonstrated in both IAREmbedded Workbench and the Rowley CrossWorks IDE, using sample code provided with the kit.
Designing read/write device (RWD) units for industrial RF-Identification
applications is strongly facilitated by the NXP Semiconductors HITAG
Reader Chip HTRC110. All needed function blocks, like the antenna
driver, modulator demodulator and antenna diagnosis unit, are integrated
in the HTRC110. Therefore only a minimum number of additional passive
components are required for a complete RWD.
This Application Note describes how to design an industrial
RF-Identification system with the HTRC110. The major focus is
dimensioning of the antenna, all other external components including
clock and power supply, as well as the demodulation principle and its
implementatio
