Implementing discontinuous PWM in TinyDIP/SMD SPM
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2010-05-13 |
| This article investigates the use of Fairchild Semiconductor TinyDIP/SMD Motion-SPMTM (Smart Power Module) without heat sinking. |
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| Techniques for implementing haptics
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2011-08-01 |
| Find out how to ensure full and rich user experience through various haptics implementations. |
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Determining sampling rates for analog sensors
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2004-04-01 |
| Determining sampling rates for analog sensors |
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Cut power, improve performance with brushless DC motors
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2009-08-25 |
| Here's how you can improve efficiency and cut down cost with brushless DC motors and PMSM technologies. |
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| Implement safety features in industrial system designs
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2012-02-01 |
| Know how prequalified FPGAs save substantial time in achieving product certification as worldwide safety standard requirements become increasingly complex. |
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Managing the transition from parallel to serial storage interfaces
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2003-09-16 |
| Managing the transition from parallel to serial storage interfaces |
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| High-end mouse goes where no mouse has gone
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2006-12-01 |
| A new set of innovations that were designed globally make this Logitech's MX Revolution mouse more useful than competitive products. |
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Control a three-phase full-wave rectifier with an FPGA
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2006-11-02 |
| If your project has big-time power, you might want to consider using an FPGA to control your three-phase full-wave bridge rectifiers. |
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| Toyota Prius strip-down reveals its secrets
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2007-04-09 |
| Toyota Prius stole the spotlight at the Embedded Systems Conference, with the culmination of a multistage project that exposed the electronics and design techniques used to create one of the most advanced alternative-energy vehicles to date. |
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Virtual vehicle: Electrical systems validation, power management
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2009-03-17 |
| Know how to balance competing power usage requirements and regulate overall energy consumption in vehicles. |
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Distributed processing blocks boost processor efficiency
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2009-12-02 |
| Multiple instantiations of the same processor now share the processing burden of the applications running on the PC. Here's how you can boost processor efficiency. |
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Making MEMS accelerometers work in motion control
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2007-07-16 |
| Here's how you can use an accelerometer as a tilt sensor to simplify and add value to your motion control design. |
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| Optimising power electronics for HEV
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2012-02-09 |
| To achieve maximum power density, electric losses and thermal resistances must be kept to a minimum, and maximum component integration must be implemented. |
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| Improving user/device interaction in touchscreens
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2011-08-01 |
| Here's a look at the recent developments in touchscreen technology. |
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Enhance AC induction motors with slip control, soft start
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2009-01-05 |
| Read about a low-power, single-chip approach to optimising slip control in AC induction motors. |
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Practise safe coding rules
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2009-07-28 |
| Developers are not expected to be experts in the full-language feature set, and coding rules help protect them from language danger or misuse. |
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| Reduce wiring weight with RT power management system
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2011-11-10 |
| Read about the practical implementation of distributed power management in seats, doors and lighting sub-systems. |
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Understand automated testing, simulation
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2009-04-28 |
| Read about the different approaches for automated testing and how they can work together synergistically. |
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Temperature measurement techniques
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2002-02-01 |
| Sensors enable software to see what is happening in the real world. This article looks at temperature sensors and how they interface to a processor. |
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Digital power management enable variable speeds in appliances
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2006-12-13 |
| This article presents a digital power management solution that enables variable speed control in consumer appliance motors. |
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| Easing embedded processing development (Part 2)
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2011-08-22 |
| Here's a discussion on operating systems to help you understand whether one is needed for your system and which type (high-level or real-time) is best for your design. |
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Closed loop fan control at the system level
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2006-04-17 |
| This article focuses on improving fan control at system level. |
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Simulation reveals embedded-algorithm behavior
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2001-06-01 |
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Make a PI controller on an 8-bit micro
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2006-01-02 |
| Normally the domain of more expensive 16- and 32-bit chips, PI controllers are useful in all sorts of industrial applications. Here's a practical way to implement a PI controller on a low-cost 8-bit chip. |
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Design concerns of hybrid/fuel cell electronics
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2004-07-16 |
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Addressing challenges in PWM generator validation
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2011-05-23 |
| Know the common challenges faced by validation engineers in validating the PWM generators. |
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| Desktop scanner embraces 3D technology
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2010-11-01 |
| Here's a look inside NextEngine's low-cost, desktop 3D Scanner that creates mesh files of 3D objects for industrial design, reverse engineering, CGI and content creation vs. more expensive scanners. |
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Micro-stepping eases step motors' operations
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2009-02-18 |
| Here's a design that can improve the precision of the rotor movement and smooth out the motion of step motors. |
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Use an MCU's low-power modes in foreground/background
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2007-10-04 |
| The proper use of an embedded MCU's low-power/sleep modes is critical to a design's success. |
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Quadrature-encoded position and beyond
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2001-07-01 |
| Quadrature-encoded position and beyond |
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