NE556 is a dual timer IC which is used for creating time delays or oscillations. It is a dual version of the 555 timer IC. The two timers inside this chip share the common ground and power supply but operate independently. It can operate in the astable or the monostable mode by only two external … Read more
LM1117 IC is an adjustable voltage regulator that can provide a fix as well as variable voltage. Firstly, it can provide a fixed voltage of 1.8, 2.5, 2.85, 3.3, and 5 volts. Most importantly, it has an adjustable output voltage which we can set in a range of 12.5 to 13.8 Volts. This voltage regulator … Read more
MCP3008 is a 10-bit Analogue to Digital converter having eight single-ended input channels. It has a 4-wire serial SPI compatible interface that is used to get digital output for all channels. It has an on-board sample and holds circuitry. It provides both analog and digital ground connections which help in noise reduction. It is ideal … Read more
NJM4560 is a dual audio operational amplifier IC having a high gain and wide bandwidth. An audio amplifier is just like other operational amplifiers, but it amplifies low-power audio signals to drive speakers, headphones or other audio devices. NJM4560 chip can drive 20V peak-to-peak into 400Ω loads. Recommended Components The following parts are used in … Read more
MAX7219 is a common-cathode display driver IC with serial inputs and output pins. It has an adjustable current capability which can be set using only one external resistor. In addition to that, it has a four-wire serial interface that can be easily connected to all microprocessors. It can drive 64 individual LEDs connected at its … Read more
AD623 IC is easy to use, low power instrumentation amplifier built using three operational amplifiers. The two op-amps are used for buffering of positive and negative inputs while the third op-amp is responsible for the output. It amplifies the low-level signals and diminishes the surplus noise and interference signals. Additionally, it provides high input impedances … Read more
74HC245 is an octal transceiver IC used for asynchronous transfer of data between two devices. Furthermore, it supports data transfer at different voltage levels. The internal structure of a chip is composed of two amplifiers. Hence, it can perform two-way communication. This bidirectional communication is achieved by a signal applied at the direction control pin. … Read more
74HC157 is a high-speed multiplexer integrated circuit consisting of four 2-inputs digital multiplexers inside the chip. It is pin-compatible with Low-power Schottky TTL. It has two control inputs namely enable and select input. Additionally, it has two groups of registers. The select input determines the register from which the data comes. Its operation is specified … Read more
LM386 is an audio amplifier that utilizes very low power. This IC takes an input voltage from devices (like microphone, radio or guitar, etc.) and amplifies them to a tens or hundreds times magnitude of input signal for driving loudspeakers. It can drive loads from 4Ω to 32Ω. It provides a feature of gain control … Read more
CA3130 is a BiMOS operational amplifier IC with MOSFET Input and BiMOS devices have advantages of both bipolar and CMOS transistors. Bipolar transistors can perform fast switching and perform well under high bandwidths. On the other hand, CMOS op-amps consume less current. The CA3130 consists of PMOS transistors at the input and CMOS transistors at … Read more