TMC2209 Stepper Motor Driver module – SilentStepStick

TMC2209 Stepper Motor Driver module pinout diagram

TMC2209 SilentStepStick is a step/direction driver for two-phase bipolar stepper motors having a current of up to 2.8A peak to peak and 2A RMS. It can drive a 2-phase bipolar stepper motor from 1 to 1/256 steps mode. On top of that, TMC2209 offers a simple UART interface to tune and control with the help … Read more

LSM303 Triple-Axis Accelerometer/Magnetometer Module with Arduino

LSM303 Triple-Axis Accelerometer_Magnetometer Module interfacing with Arduino

LSM303 is a complete system-in-package module introduced by ST Electronics. The device is a small, high-performance module integrated with a triple-Axis accelerometer to measure the tilt angle or movement of an object with respect to the Earth. It is also integrated with a magnetometer to detect the direction of the object by measuring the magnetic … Read more

DS1990A 64-bit Serial Number iButton

DS19990A iButton interfacing with microcontroller

iButtons DS1990A is an amazing compact device introduced exclusively by Maxim integrated. It has a factory-lasered 64-bit identification number imprinted for unique traceability. This engraved unique number is un-alterable. On top of that, this coin-sized device is a rugged device that can resist harsh environments. The component is a coin-shaped enclosure with an integrated 1-wire … Read more

VIPER22A SMPS Controller IC – Explained with Example Circuit

VIPER22A SMPS Controller IC pinout diagram

VIPER22A is a switched-mode power supply controller IC introduced by STMicroelectronics. The device converts Analog voltage to the required regulated DC level for different purposes by switching techniques. This IC comes with a PWM Controller and a powerful MOSFET. It is used mainly in transformerless circuits. It has a wide input AC supply range along … Read more

DAC7715 Digital to Analog Converter IC

DAC7715 DAC IC

Digital to Analog Converters are essential to the electronics market. They are used in almost every piece of electronic equipment which involves interaction with an external world. Whether it be mere LED blinking (LED dimming) or complex voice translators, DACs are important. DAC7715 provides a four-channel output and takes 12-bit serial input. It has a … Read more

2SC1345 NPN Amplifier Transistor – Explained with Example Circuit

2SC1345 NPN Amplifier Transistor pinout diagram

2SC1345 NPN transistor is a Chinese, low-noise, and low-frequency transistor, used in audio amplification applications. It is an NPN transistor with an emitter to collector voltage of 50V and the collector current of 100mA. This NPN transistor finds its usage in switching and amplification but it is recommended to not use it as a switch … Read more

MPU9250 9-axis Digital Motion Processor : (Gyro + Accelerometer + Compass)

MPU9250 9-axis Digital Motion Processor

MPU9250 Digital Motion Processor is a multi-purpose processor introduced by Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation. The MPU9250 is a 9-axis Motion Tracking device with a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis magnetometer, and a 3-axis gyroscope integrated into a small compact IC. The DMP has three 16-bit resolution analog-to-digital Converters for the digitization of the outputs from the accelerometer, … Read more

Interface MLX90393 Digital Hall Sensor Module with Arduino

MLX90393 Digital Hall Sensor Module interfacing with Arduino

MLX90393 Digital Hall Sensor module is a three-dimensional magnetic field sensor that is used for 3D position detection. The ultra-compact high-performance sensor introduced by Melexis works on the principle of the Hall effect and uses the patented Triaxis Technology. This MLX90393 IC is integrated with a high-resolution ADC and two different protocols i.e. I2C and … Read more

Interface MT8870 DTMF Decoder Module with Arduino

MT8870 DTMF Decoder Module interfacing with Arduino

Dual Tone Multiple Frequency technologies were introduced by Bell Labs to replace pulse-dialing in telephones. MT8870 is a DTMF Decoder module that generates a 4-bit digital code with respect to the DTMF audio signal. The MT8870 Decoder IC is integrated with an operational amplifier with user-adjustable Guard time. The embedded band-split filter uses switch capacitor … Read more

LTC3780 DC-DC Step-up Module

LTC3780 DC-DC Step up Module

LTC3780 DC-DC Step-up Module is a high-performance buck-boost switching regulator converter. The module is integrated with three potentiometers to regulate the voltage and current settings. Due to its constant frequency current architecture, it is capable of having a max of 400 kHz of phase-locked frequency. An FCB pin is also provided by the module to … Read more