I was reading about various isolated synchronous flyback topologies and the schemes used to sense and optimize dead time of the switches; I was...

I was reading about various isolated synchronous flyback topologies and the schemes used to sense and optimize dead time of the switches; I was thinking why not use a cheap 8 pin micro (like 50 cents) with onboard fast PWM and 10-12 bit ADC on each side, along with some kind of gate driver to drive the switches. Then communicate across the isolation barrier with each other via i2c to "kn...

Gentlemen, Does anyone know of a readily available chip to control the timing and duty cycle of engine fuel injectors? Or a PWM chip that...

Gentlemen, Does anyone know of a readily available chip to control the timing and duty cycle of engine fuel injectors? Or a PWM chip that could do the job equally well? Most of the ICs I'm finding seem to be entire engine management chips that do far too much other stuff whereas I only want injector control. Thanks.

Has anyone successfully implemented a phase locked loop on a microcontroller? The frequency of interest would be somewhere in the 200kHz...

Has anyone successfully implemented a phase locked loop on a microcontroller? The frequency of interest would be somewhere in the 200kHz range, and the objective of the PLL would be FM demodulation. So I'd have an input for the FM modulated frequency, and an external VCO in that range that the uC would hopefully control via filtered PWM. Other than that, this is mostly hypothetical ...

Use 4 optoisolated current sources/sinks under microprocessor control, and sense the terminal voltage/current at each of the two ports. Apply...

Use 4 optoisolated current sources/sinks under microprocessor control, and sense the terminal voltage/current at each of the two ports. Apply the appropriate passive device defining equations in software to simulate a floating inductor, capacitor, negative impedance, etc. Something like this maybe: http://i.imgur.com/i8nSruE.png PWM output goes to the NPN current sources, op amps s...

(wrong ng first.. 8-( ) Tried a 32MHz PIC24 as a DDS using a 16usec PWM cycle (8 bit), running from 3.3V. Three 32-bit phase accumulators. I...

(wrong ng first.. 8-( ) Tried a 32MHz PIC24 as a DDS using a 16usec PWM cycle (8 bit), running from 3.3V. Three 32-bit phase accumulators. I used the Bell 202 frequencies. With a simple RC filter (5K6/10n -> 10K/10n).. no calculation, just guesstimated, I get pretty decent behavior (2nd harmonic 35 dB down):- http://speff.com/Spectrum_1200Hz.BMP http://speff.com/Spectrum_2200Hz.

Hi, I am developing two circuits - a H-bridge inverter and a boost converter, both of which use a MOSFET(s) with a PWM drive and resistive...

Hi, I am developing two circuits - a H-bridge inverter and a boost converter, both of which use a MOSFET(s) with a PWM drive and resistive load. I observe: a. The rise time measured across the drain and source *reduces* as the output load (as in more amps taken at a given output voltage) on these circuits *increases*. b. On the boost converter, for very light loads, the dra...

This is an idea for a voltage regulator for an antique six-volt vehicle. It has an old-school generator with pole shoes. The aim is to PWM the...

This is an idea for a voltage regulator for an antique six-volt vehicle. It has an old-school generator with pole shoes. The aim is to PWM the field at a frequency on the order of 1kHz, or a few hundred Hz, to avoid the heat sink that linear regulation would require. I built such a voltage regulator for a modern 12 volt vehicle a while back, using a voltage reference, an op amp and a vco....

I'm rebuilding an old machine for a local company by replacing all the electronics with my own design. It uses a 24V DC brushed motor with an...

I'm rebuilding an old machine for a local company by replacing all the electronics with my own design. It uses a 24V DC brushed motor with an integral reduction gear. The original drive circuit used a couple of SCRs for speed control and current was limited to 3.5A. My circuit uses high frequency PWM (~22kHz). (The motor control is only a small part of the overall design). My design w...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/t4fv4gvx9f8hbqd/LPF_Trans.jpg?raw=1 Input is a PWM square wave from an ARM. This makes a nice looking sine, 3rd...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/t4fv4gvx9f8hbqd/LPF_Trans.jpg?raw=1 Input is a PWM square wave from an ARM. This makes a nice looking sine, 3rd harmonic down almost 40 dB. It's a sallen-key lowpass with a 12 dB bump at 10 KHz. It works a lot better than an equivalent-part active bandpass. Maybe the bandpass wastes resources rejecting stuff below the fundamental, where there is nothing to rej...

Hi, all, Sort of a strange one. Our class-H thermoelectric cooler driver uses an LMR23630 sync buck regulator running off +5V and ground,...

Hi, all, Sort of a strange one. Our class-H thermoelectric cooler driver uses an LMR23630 sync buck regulator running off +5V and ground, synched to a 2.156 MHz clock, and with a buffered PWM controlling the set point. The feedback divider has three resistors: the usual two, which connect to the output and ground, and a third one from the buffer output. That lets the MCU vary the ...

I am looking at doing a multi-purpose experimental battery charger board. (M-PEBCB). I use a 48v battery grid to run my house. It is 8...

I am looking at doing a multi-purpose experimental battery charger board. (M-PEBCB). I use a 48v battery grid to run my house. It is 8 strings of 27M deep cycle Sears Die Hard. I am looking to do a 100A/48V charger w/PFC. I also have a 12v charger that needs a controller and I would also like to experiment with MPPT algorithms. I intend to use a PIC to develop the current command signal. ...

Most of the motors we deal with have motor full blown resolvers for motor commutation. The design engineers are wringing their hands about...

Most of the motors we deal with have motor full blown resolvers for motor commutation. The design engineers are wringing their hands about the required resolution for the R2D conversion. I know it doesn't require 16 bit resolution but how low can you go. Assume 10,000 RPM with a 10KHz PWM and sample rate. This will be FOC controlled with a inner PID phase current loop and external PI...

I'm not asking for insurance. I have better than usual free veterans' healthcare. And I take responsibility for my actions. AC 10-220V 4000W...

I'm not asking for insurance. I have better than usual free veterans' healthcare. And I take responsibility for my actions. AC 10-220V 4000W PWM AC Motor Speed Controller I have a motor speed controller that works for controlling some of my saws. I'm wondering if there are any major obvious problem with trying it on my drill press. Will it burn up my controller? I like that controlle...

I have a Rigol DS1102E. I know that some DSO have a "time track" feature that allow you to demodulate and plot the RMS value of a PWM signal...

I have a Rigol DS1102E. I know that some DSO have a "time track" feature that allow you to demodulate and plot the RMS value of a PWM signal with respect to time on a cycle-by-cycle basis for e.g. tuning control loops. I don't immediately see a feature like that available on this scope, is there a way to coax it into providing similar info that would be valuable for that task using any ...

The superconductortechnologies super filter with a super conducting RF filter and

The superconductortechnologies super filter with a super conducting RF filter and

Hi, I am trying to control the following motor using PWM http://www.progressiveautomations.com/media/catalog/pdf/PA-04.pdf I am trying...

Hi, I am trying to control the following motor using PWM http://www.progressiveautomations.com/media/catalog/pdf/PA-04.pdf I am trying to see the power requirements for this linear actuator. Its 12V and 12A motor at full load. How much Amp Hour lead acid battery is required to move it like 20 degrees after every hour? The motor will not be running constantly. It will increment

I'm trying to design an interface to a meanwell LDD-700LW, a constant current regulator for LEDs. I'm having trouble understanding the spec sheet....

I'm trying to design an interface to a meanwell LDD-700LW, a constant current regulator for LEDs. I'm having trouble understanding the spec sheet. (I'm no guru and spec sheets often confuse me a little). It has a PWM input to provide dimming. If left floating, some internal pullup causes the device to go full on. If pulled to ground, it turns the light off. Cycled at some rate, it p

Dear All, I am now making a 48 V to 120V Boost Converter (with a single series 560uH 10A inductor) using PWM IC SG3524, and I am a little...

Dear All, I am now making a 48 V to 120V Boost Converter (with a single series 560uH 10A inductor) using PWM IC SG3524, and I am a little bit confused with the use of error amplifier input pins (pin 1 and pin 2) and the compensation pin (pin 9). A typical example application circuit (see figure 13) divides the reference voltage 5V to 2.5V, and feeds it to pin 2 as reference. The output is ...

Hi, My Peugeot 406 heater blower control module ceased to work the other day, and its power transistor is open. Must be an NPN since it is...

Hi, My Peugeot 406 heater blower control module ceased to work the other day, and its power transistor is open. Must be an NPN since it is supposed to PWM the blower motor to earth (-12V). When searching N344* I find a lot of references to 2N344n.. (2N3440, 2N3442... etc) but not this the exact version. I've uploaded an image of the 'fat' case here: http://kuntigi.net/download/N34...

IMHO the best bang-for-buck uP available right now is the ATTiny85. Luxurious 8K of program memory, 512 bytes RAM, 512 bytes flash, 4 ADC...

IMHO the best bang-for-buck uP available right now is the ATTiny85. Luxurious 8K of program memory, 512 bytes RAM, 512 bytes flash, 4 ADC channels, 2 hardware PWM outputs, 20 MHz clock @ 5 volts. Under a buck in quantity at Mouser: