Digital Circuits
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Flat-panel LCD monitors offer excellent image quality and more compact form factor than CRTshence, their steadily increasing popularity. Unfortunately, the complexity of their manufacturing process makes LCD monitors considerably more expensive than CRTs..... -
This project is a self-contained serial terminal using a PIC16F84 microcontroller chip, an inexpensive LCD character display, a keypad, and very little else. It is full-duplex, meaning keypresses cause RS-232 output, and RS-232 input makes characters appear.... -
With the advent of HDTV and DVD video, there is a renewed focus on RGB and color-difference component video to maximize picture quality. LCD displays have also entered the mainstream for high-end and portable computer displays. These applications often....
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The circuit in Figure 1 saves I/O pins. It uses an 8051 µC, and only four I/O pins (P1.0 to P1.3) drive the LCD, instead of the 11 pins other displays require. Data transfers in a serial mode through the P1.0 port of the µC. The µC interfaces to Pin 2 of....
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Large LCD (liquid crystal display) displays designed to replace CRTs (cathode ray tubes) in desktop computer applications are becoming available. The LCDs reduced size and power requirements allow much smaller product size, a highly desirable feature...
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Since the output buffer of P1 can sink 20mA (each output pin, but maximum IOL for all outputs was limited at 80mA), thus we can use P1 to drive LED display directly. As shown in the circuit, Two common-anode 7-segment LEDs are connected to P1 with 180 Ohms.... -
This is the construction guide for the 5301 wideband fuel mixture display kit. The 5301 is the Tech Edge version (rather than the Jaycar version) of the modified Silicon Chip FMD design, and it features, compared to the original kit, double sided PCBs a new.... -
The circuit in Figure 1 is an effective driver for LCDs. The circuit comprises two main sectionsthe ICM7211 drivers (IC2 and IC3) and the YN06 display itself (IC1). The Intersil (www.intersil.com) ICM7211 is a 4-bit LCD driver that needs no external....
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The heart of the circuit is the tone (pitch) display section, based on the popular LM3914 display driver. This device drives ten LEDs in a linear display, with programmable endpoints and the choice of "dot" or "bar" modes of operation. Furthermore, it is.... -
You can connect seven-segment LCDs using only a two-wire interface (Figure 1). The two-wire interface may be at the field-effect, direct-drive LCD or at a serial interface (such as I2C) that uses an eight-pin microcontroller. The design in Figure 1 uses an....
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A practical 92% efficient LCD backlight design is a classic study of compromise in a transduced electronic system. Every aspect of the design is interrelated, and the physical embodiment is an integral part of the electrical circuit. The choice and....
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The circuit in Figure 1 is a dual, grounded-lamp backlight inverter that operates from an input of 9V to 24V, delivers current from 0mA to 9mA per CCFL and has a dimming ratio greater than 100:1. The LT1768 in the circuit is a 350kHz fixed frequency,....
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Figure 1 shows the block diagram for the NTE789. The input signal form the detector is amplified by a lowdistortion preamplifier and simultaneously applied to both signal, generated by a local voltagecontrolled oscillator (VCO), is counted down by two....
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The circuit in Figure 1 represents an attempt to combine the best of both worlds: the simplicity of a rotary interface and the performance of a digital potentiometer...
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The decoder`s operation is more complicated than that of the encoder. A behavioral simulation (Figure 2) shows the internal signals that are involved in the decoding process. Note that the spike on the "cd" signal is not a true spike; it appears only in the....
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The HT-12E is a CMOS IC. This encoder serially transmits data as defined by the state of the A0 to A7 and D0 to D3 input pints. On power-up, the DOUT pin is low. The HT-12E begins a 4-word transmission cycle on receipt of a transmission enable, or TE,....
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Decoding this bit stream into ASCII hex values is an ideal job for a low-cost 8-bit microcontroller. Using a microcontroller with onboard flash memory, such as the NEC Electronics µPD78F9418A (www.necelam.com), eliminates the need for external memory. The....
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A digital storage oscilloscope (DSO) is a very important piece of test equipment that can do the jobs that a normal CRO just can`t handle. Such as capturing single shot and widely spaced waveshapes, and looking at non repetitive.... -
A follow up Mk2 version described by EA`s Jim Rowe in the May/June/July 94 issues of EA improved on the original with calibrated time and vertical scales, and extra triggering features. This design proved even more popular than the first, proving that.... -
The logic designer is filled with features. It would not be possible to list all the possible combinations of the unit as the various building blocks on the board can be interconnected to obtain a wide variety of counting and testing stages. You will be able.... -
This LOGIC PULSER capable of delivering pulses of various compositions, to any type of circuit you wish to test. Basically it is designed to complement the LOGIC PROBE and can be used in situations where the LOGIC PROBE is not so effective. It is an.... -
This is one of the most accurate and simplest LC inductance / capacitance Meters that one can find, yet one that you can easily build yourself. This LC Meter allows to measure incredibly small inductances starting from 10nH to 1000nH, 1uH to 1000uH, 1mH to.... -
The signal output by the radio control receiver is a form of PWM. This may be useful for driving servos, but is inconvenient for general electronic applications. Therefore, several of the circuits on this site convert this signal into a voltage first. This....
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This is a simple surround sound decoder. Left & right outputs of a stereo tape or CD player can be connected to the circuit inputs and 4 outputs of the circuit can be connected to a surround power amplifier or 2 stereo power amplifier. .. -
This circuit is a Logic Probe. It indicates the logic state of the node of any TTL logic circuit. To do that, we have to supply the probe with the same power of the circuit that we want to analyse: same Vcc and same GND. To check the logic level, we must.... -
This project is based on a probe logic states, capable of measuring levels from TTL (5v) to state levels of PLC's (24v). For this we have employed the use of the PIC 12F683 microcontroller, which by its nature is capable of operating at low voltages, in this.... -
Its an adaptation of the 2X 16 LCD project, by adding a fettite loop antenna, two resistors, and a capacitor. Here the display shows the output of the 10 bit scanning voltmeter with Minimum Mass Wireless Coupler. Both the ferrite loop antenna and the.... -
When testing circuits with a logic probe, it is sometimes difficult to watch the LEDS on the probe to determine the logic state. With this probe the logic states are audible. This probe is designed for TTL circuits only but could be modified for CMOS. The.... -
This encoder can transmit the state of up to 16 TTL digital inputs using an RF or infrared transmitter. When enabled, the included modulator automatically generates the 38kHz IR carrier. Containing a PIC microcontroller, the circuit is very flexible. You.... -
Flash-back to the 60's with this 5 channel unit with up to 100 watts per channel. This unit uses a PIC16F84 with an 8 bit A/D. The signal from both stereo channels is combined and digitized. Each of 5 frequency bands is processed using a 16 point FFT.....
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This project fits more for custom made battery casing that can have more space to hide things inside. This switch with few alterations can be used for any other project as well but is designed based on e-bike needs! This project use a clever functionality of.... -
The circuit described here uses ultrasonic oscillations and operates based on the propagation velocity of these oscillations in the air. Thus, we can easily determine the distance of two points if the time within which the wave travels this distance is.... -
Sometimes the precious metals are hidden too deep and are not detected except with complicated devices. In many cases, however, small pieces of precious metal buried near the surface can be detected by relatively simple means. Everyone is very attractive to.... -
Many times for various reasons we forget or can not water the plants that we have in our homes. And many humidity sensors units just notify us with a beeping sound or with a flashing light, that the pot needs watering. But what if we are away from home? This.... -
The principle behind a metal detector is really very simple. Proof of this is the circuit that follows, in which it proves that the construction of a metal detector can be done in the minute, with few components that we find very easily everywhere. With the.... -
The sub-harmonic bass generator is a sound producing unit for guitars. The sound it produces looks very much like that of the bass guitar. The octave generator is sometimes quite unusual since it does not produce any of the usual ways of coloring the sound,.... -
In the past the sounding (sea bottom measurement) was done with the "bullet", that is, with a heavy lead object that the seamen plucked into the sea hung from a calibrated rope. As soon as the "bullet" reached the bottom, the depth appeared directly from the.... -
This Amplifier was designed to have the following specifications: Distortion less than 0.1% at full power of 100W even at 20KHz. Power has to be attributed to an extended bandwidth. The output transistors must be protected against short circuits. The power.... -
A series of LEDs serve to alert the gardener when plants need water. Using two conventional digital integrated LEDs and a series of LEDs, we make a very useful device for gardening. The device detects the amount of water in the pot and alerts the grower.....
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