Control-Integrated circuit for SMPS SG3525: Pulse frequency modulation and pulse width modulation are two types of techniques used in control integrated circuits for switch-mode power supplies. In Pulse frequency modulation technique on time of pulse remains constant but the frequency increases with the increase in load. But the Pulse frequency modulation technique causes some issues … Read more
PIC16F886 is one of the 8-bit microcontroller made by nano-watt technology. It is preferred by most of the developers for experimenting due to its multiple functionalities at a cheap rate. It comes in 28 pins an internal oscillator that can be variate at a specific range through programming. The 16-byte flash memory of this controller … Read more
MPSA42 is an NPN typically used transistor that has been widely used for high voltage switching and amplification applications. It is an advanced form of an amplifier with extra over-voltage and breaks down voltage protection property. It is highly adequate with a low collector current amplifier as compared to conventional type amplifiers such as LM741 … Read more
IR2110 is a high voltage MOSFET driver IC. It can drive both low side and high side switches in half-bridge and low bridge circuits. How to use a MOSFET driver? MOSFET driver circuits are used to drive MOSFETS in a high side or low side. Why we need a MOSFET driver? Because MOSFETs are voltage … Read more
PIC16F676 is a small-sized pic microcontroller, which is one of the best options for embedded applications. Most of the industrial and home appliances required a small number of pins and small memory space, which can be fulfilled by PIC16F676. It is reliable for student projects due to its high performance which is enhanced due to … Read more
There are multiple kinds of Peripheral Interface Controller (PIC) but here we will learn about one small size and low-cost PIC microcontroller. PIC12C508 is a small-sized with a high-performance 8-bit microcontroller. It is based on a CMOS technology that comes up with an 8-bit full static ROM, EPROM, and EEPROM. PIC12C508 has 8 digital pins … Read more
2N3906 is a special purpose transistor that has been generally used for low current medium voltage and low power switching as well as amplification, but it is most suitable for high-speed switching. In the market, it is available in the plastic body and TO-92 dip package. Because its collector current range is 10μA to 100mA, … Read more
74LS166 is an 8-bit shift register digital IC. In cased of 8-bit parallel communication device needs to send the data to the serial receiving device then an 8-bit shift register will be used. There is an IC 74LS166, which has eight parallel data input, one serial input, and one serial output. The IC is made … Read more
MOC3041 is an optocoupler but unlike other optoisolators, it has a special feature of zero-crossing based switching. It is based on zero-crossing. MOC304X series also used to operate the external TRIACS, SSR, and MOSFETS. MOC3041 is mostly used to control AC load switching by automatically detecting the zero cross but it has internal TRIAC which … Read more
AD620 is low cost instrumentation amplifier capable of producing highly accurate results. Commercial versions available in the market are 8-pin SOIC and DIP packages. The gain can be adjusted up to 10,000 by the incorporation of only a single resistor. This Low cost power amplifier is ideal for use in precision data acquisition. AD620 consumes … Read more