Electronic Design

Versatile Voltage-to-Pulse Train Converter Supports Sensor Data I/O

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. When the need arises to convert voltage readings from an analog sensor into a pulse train, a low-end microcontroller ...
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Fast, simple one-shot pulse stretcher detects nanosecond events

Resolving fast events, such as pulses from a photodiode or transistor avalanche, requires a detector with enough bandwidth to handle the pulse. The LT1711 high-speed comparator can switch in 4.5 ...
Electronic Design

Linear Monostable Converts Capacitive Transducer Measurements into Pulse Train

How to build a circuit that converts capacitance into a pulse train. Test results of the circuit design. The circuit in Figure 1 allows you to convert capacitance into a pulse train by using a ...
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How to Read Data Sheets: Logic Timing (Part 2, Latches)

Who would have thought that a circuit comprising only two 2-input NAND gates could be so complicated (or, should we say, “interesting”)? Up to this point (click here to see my earlier columns), the ...