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Understanding and Applying the Hall Effect
The Hall effect was discovered by Edwin Hall in 1879, but it was many years before technological developments made it possible for…
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DMM: Components and Circuits for Measuring Current and Voltage
A DMM is usually the tool of choice for measuring currents and voltages during the prototyping phase, but a DMM…
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Understanding the Delta-Sigma ADC
Learn more about the Delta-Sigma ADC (analog-to-digital converter) which relies upon oversampling and noise shaping to achieve high-resolution conversions. ADCs…
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From Filter Specs to Window Parameters in FIR Filter Design
Learn how to use filter specs to help choose the best window parameters for your FIR filter design. The previous article in…
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An Introduction to Rectifier Circuits
An important application of the diode is one that takes place in the design of the rectifier circuit. Simply put,…
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The Bartlett Versus the Rectangular Window
In this article, we will discuss the fact that choice of different window functions involves a trade-off between the main…
Basics 7 min read
Undesired Effects of a Window Function in FIR Filter Design
As mentioned in the first part of this article, a smoother transition band and ripples in the passband are the…
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Characteristics of Junction Diodes
In this article, we will look at the characteristics of junction diodes and learn how to analyze circuits containing diodes that operate…
Basics 6 min read
Choosing the Right Oscillator for Your Microcontroller
Internal or external? Quartz or ceramic? Crystal oscillator or silicon oscillator? So many clocking options . . . which one…
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FIR Filter Design by Windowing: Concepts and the Rectangular Window
In this article, we’ll review the basic concepts in digital filter design. We’ll also briefly discuss the advantages of FIR…