Useful tips for everyday
What is a ground fill PCB? The “poured-ground” (more commonly called a “ground-fill”) technique is useful on two-layer boards that lack solid reference planes. It…
When do you need a voltage controlled oscillator? A tunable type of oscillators is required for some of the wireless applications for which the output…
How does a power station generate electricity? By heat source A coal-fired power station produces heat by burning coal in a steam boiler. The steam…
What is meant by pipeline register? A pipelined computer usually has “pipeline registers” after each stage. These store information from the instruction and calculations so…
How much current can a Cat5 cable handle? According to a reference from the Handbook of Electronic Tables and Formulas for American Wire Gauge a…
What is a disadvantage of optical storage? The biggest disadvantage of optical storage is disk capacity. Currently topping out at 27 GB for a 12-centimeter…
What is trimming in circuits? trimming means fine tuning of a certain parameter, for example trimming a resistance means changing the value of the resistance…
What is transformerless power supply? Definition: A transformerless power supply converts high AC input voltage ( 120V or 230V) to the desired output DC low…
What is TWI two wire interface? The Two-Wire Interface (TWI) is similar to the I2C interface with a few differences. The TWI peripheral provides an…
How does the slew rate calculator work? The second calculator calculates the maximum frequency that an op amp can output given a certain voltage value.…