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

Interface LM35 Temperature Sensor with Arduino

LM35 temperature sensor with Arduino

Temperature Sensors are used in almost every other device. They are one of the fundamental components required in nearly every industry known to us. It is quite popular among hobbyists and consumer products. LM35 is a temperature sensor introduced by Texas Instruments. It works by producing an analog signal with respect to the temperature at … Read more

MPXV5004DP Pressure Sensor

MPXV5004DP Pressure Sensor interfacing with microcontroller

MPXV5004DP is a Pressure Sensor belonging to the MPxx5004 series introduced by Freescale Semiconductors. It is a monolithic silicon pressure sensor specially designed for microcontroller units with integrated analog to digital converters. A sensitive, piezoresistive pressure sensor combines a strain gauge to convert pressure to electric resistance. The sensor comes with internal temperature compensation and … Read more

SFH620A Optocoupler

SFH620A Optocoupler pinout diagram

Optocouplers or Optoisolators are mainly used for the electrical isolation between two circuits just using the light. SFH620A is an Optocoupler that has two parts i.e., two GaAs Infrared emitting diodes and a phototransistor, which functions by sensing the infrared light. It offers a high current transfer ratio, low coupling capacitance, and high isolation voltage … Read more

INA219 Current Sensor Module with Arduino – Print values on OLED

INA219 with Arduino and display current on OLED

INA219 is a shunt Current Sensor module introduced by the Texas instruments. It is a Zero-Drift, Bidirectional, Power Monitor module that monitors shunt voltage, Bus voltage, current, and power. It has an integrated 12C or SMBus-compatible interface to communicate data to the microcontrollers. The chip has an analog-to-digital converter with a high resolution of 12-bit … Read more

Interface AD9850 DDS Signal Generator Module with Arduino – Generate Waveforms

AD9850 DDS Signal Generator Module interfacing with Arduino

AD9850 DDS Signal Generator Module is one of the small, low-cost boards to generate analog signals. This integrated board can be controlled through a microcontroller and can be digitally programmed using Direct Digital Synthesis Technology (DSS). AD9850 DDS Signal Generator Module is equipped with an AD9850 IC, a powerful Oscillator of 125MHz, and a DSS … Read more

1N747 Zener Diode – Explained with Example Circuits

1N747 Zener Diode pinout

In this tutorial, we will learn to use 1N747 Zener Diode with example circuits. It offers a Zener voltage (Vz ) of 3.6V with  ±5% tolerance and a speedy reverse recovery time. Zener diodes are used for voltage regulation applications. Recommended Components The following parts are used in this article, along with a generic electronics … Read more

Use of 1N4007 Diode – Explained with Example Circuits

1N4007 Diode forward or reverse biasing

A diode is a basic PN junction semiconductor device well-known in the microelectronics world. Because it is constructed with P and N-type materials. It acts as a one-way switch that allows the current to flow in one direction and halts in the other direction. 1N4007 belongs to the silicon family of1N400X series. It is a … Read more

Interface DS3231 RTC Module with Arduino – Set/Read Date and Time

DS3231 RTC Module interfacing with Arduino

In this tutorial, we will interface DS3231 RTC Real Time Clock module with Arduino which is used to get current time. We will display RTC values on an OLED. We will build a Real Time Clock (RTC) with the help of DS3231 module, Arduino and OLED display. A real time clock is basically a digital … Read more

N76E003AT20 Microcontroller Unit

N76E003AT20 Microcontroller pinout diagram

N76E003AT20 is a microcontroller unit from the N76E003 family introduced by Nuvoton. It is an 8-bit, low-power MCU based on 8051 architecture. Moreover, it has a total number of 20 pins, out of which 18 are GPIO pins, memory, and other peripherals. N76E003AT20 is a high-speed controller with 16 MHz of a powerful oscillator, I2C … Read more