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  • Reaping the benefits of an MSP430™ MCU with Smart Analog Combo in pulse oximeter designs

    Winter Yu
    Winter Yu
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: MSP430FR2355, MSPWARE

    By measuring changes in infrared and red light absorption in oxygenated or deoxygenated blood, a pulse oximeter clipped to a finger noninvasively monitors a person’s heart rate and blood oxygen saturation...

    • Nov 5, 2020
  • How to design one battery tester for a wide range of sizes, voltages and form factors

    Shaury Anand
    Shaury Anand
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: ADS131M08With lithium-ion batteries found in both small electronic devices and much larger applications such as electric vehicles and electricity grids, they naturally span a wide range of sizes, voltages and form facto...
    • Nov 4, 2020
  • White paper on evolving technologies for modern telehealth applications

    Sanjay Pithadia
    Sanjay Pithadia

    Health care continues to evolve toward self-treatment and away from in-person appointments. In addition to helping reduce physical contact, new technologies have given the general population unprecedented access to health care tools for self-monitoring...

    • Oct 30, 2020
  • Optimizing for protection and precision in servo drive control modules with multiplexers

    Jon Alejandro
    Jon Alejandro
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: TMUX1108, TMUX1511

    When designing reliable servo drive control modules, both precision and protection are critical for ensuring reliable operation. Underestimating the importance of these features in the design process could...

    • Oct 9, 2020
  • How to affordably add EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT and PROFINET to an autonomous factory

    Eddie Esparza
    Eddie Esparza
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: AMIC110

    Remember when science fiction movies would have a scene showing a fully automated factory managed by artificial intelligence? Such factories exist now!

    An autonomous factory relies on real-time communication between...

    • Aug 24, 2020
  • Demystifying medical alarm designs, part 1: IEC60601-1-8 standard requirements

    Uttam Sahu
    Uttam Sahu
    Sanjay Pithadia co-authored this technical article. If you have ever heard the not-so-melodic alarm of a patient monitor in an intensive care unit (ICU) or even on a TV show or movie set in a hospital, you might remember that these alarms have partic...
    • Aug 19, 2020
  • Selecting the right processor for your data concentrator design

    Steven Liu1
    Steven Liu1
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: AM3352, TMDXEVM3358

    A trend in the rapid growth of smart grids is enabling more intelligent functions in residential equipment, such as smart electricity meters and data concentrators. A smart grid requires a multi-communication...

    • Aug 3, 2020
  • Enabling IIoT to reach beyond the factory floor

    Atul Patel
    Atul Patel
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: SN74AXC2T245

    Internet of Things (IoT) and industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) have become synonymous with connected factories and making traditional factories smarter in order to reap the benefits of greater efficiency....

    • Jul 29, 2020
  • Overcoming common design challenges in an UV sterilization box system

    Richard Wang11
    Richard Wang11
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: UCC28911, UCC28910, TL431, TLV733P, TPS7A03, BQ25619, BQ25616, BQ2970, LP5012, TPS61169, TPA6203A1An ultraviolet (UV) sterilization box is designed to use UV rays to kill bacteria. UV LEDs can produce UV rays of 260 nm ...
    • Jul 27, 2020
  • Building high-performance flow transmitters using the PWM technique

    Ahmed Noeman
    Ahmed Noeman

    Sensors measure the processes in factory environments to control the conditions in the overall system through the programmable logic controller (PLC). Typical measurements are temperature, pressure, flow and level. There are different techniques that...

    • Jul 21, 2020
  • A history of industrial Ethernet protocols and their benefits

    Thomas Mauer
    Thomas Mauer
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: PROFIBUSEvery industrial Ethernet protocol has a unique history and differing benefits for industrial applications. In this article, I’ll provide a brief overview and key benefits for three key protocols: EtherCAT...
    • Jul 15, 2020
  • Designing smart, energy-efficient air conditioning using TI mmWave occupancy sensors

    Abdulraheem Killedar
    Abdulraheem Killedar
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: IWR6843

    More than ever, as people in both developed and developing countries rely on air conditioners (ACs) for a comfortable living space, there’s been a rapid increase in energy consumption.

    According to “The...

    • Jul 1, 2020
  • Accelerate your electric mask design

    Richard Wang11
    Richard Wang11
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: BQ24040, BQ21061, BQ2970, DRV10964, TPS7A03, TPS7A02, TPS61023Wearing an electric mask, also known as an E-mask or digital mask, can increase your comfort level compared to disposable or N95 masks. An electric mask is s...
    • Jul 1, 2020
  • Stay ahead of the energy storage and solar game with bidirectional PFC and hybrid inverter solutions

    Osamah Ahmad
    Osamah Ahmad
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: TMS320F280049CNow coming out of its infancy, the residential energy storage market is on the brink of explosive growth. In the U.S. alone, this market has had 232% year-on-year growth since the first quarter of 2018, wi...
    • Jun 22, 2020
  • How RS-485 transceivers with OOK modulation simplify power line communication in building automation systems

    Kankan Wang
    Kankan Wang
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: THVD8000As I write this article, the Texas summer is in full swing, with temperatures reaching 95°F (32°C). I feel quite comfortable, however, thanks to my air conditioner. Sometimes it seems like a modern mirac...
    • Jun 12, 2020
  • Benefits of using Sub-1 GHz connectivity for grid asset monitoring, protection and control

    Prasanna Rajagopal97
    Prasanna Rajagopal97
    Harsh Misra and Sreenivasa Kallikuppa co-authored this blog post. The evolution of the power grid necessitates the addition of wireless connectivity to existing wired connectivity for asset monitoring and control. The primary contributing factors for...
    • May 28, 2020
  • 3 big benefits of small cells

    Nicole Lemieux
    Nicole Lemieux

    We’ve all experienced the inconvenience of a dead spot. Macro remote radio units (RRUs), also known as macro cells, are typically deployed in a centralized location to cover dense urban areas. As the number of people using RRUs grows beyond capacity,...

    • May 26, 2020
  • Helping physicians achieve faster, more accurate patient diagnoses with molecular test technology

    Connor Connaughton
    Connor Connaughton
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: TMP117, DRV8873

    Eduardo Bartolome co-authored this technical article.

    Growth in the point-of-care molecular diagnostics (PoC) market has been driven primarily by the high prevalence of infectious diseases; an increasing awareness...

    • May 20, 2020
  • How to use Hall-effect current sensors in telecom rectifiers and server PSUs

    Desheng, Guo
    Desheng, Guo

    Power-factor correction (PFC) and inverters in telecom rectifiers and server power-supply units (PSUs) need to be able to sense the current signal from the high-voltage side for the controller at the low-voltage side. To do so, they use an isolated current...

    • May 6, 2020
  • How to design an infrared thermometer quickly

    Wei.Jetim Zhao
    Wei.Jetim Zhao
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: MSP430FR4133, TPS61099, TPS62170, TLV333, OPA333, OPA330, OPA335, OPA388, LMP2021, LMT70, TMP61

    Read the Chinese version here.

    Monitoring our body temperature is essential for us to stay healthy. An infrared thermometer...

    • Apr 7, 2020
  • An engineer’s guide to autonomous and collaborative industrial robots

    Kristen
    Kristen

    Man’s best friend may soon be industrial robots.

    As robots are becoming more commonplace in factories, it is important that they become more intelligent, autonomous, safer and efficient. All of this is enabled with precise motor control, advanced...

    • Mar 30, 2020
  • How to scale real-time control resources and sustain platform development in power conversion applications

    Osamah Ahmad
    Osamah Ahmad

    In the space of real-time power conversion that continuously demands higher performance and efficiency, it is critical for designers to invest in scalable and sustainable industrial and automotive power conversion solutions. This demand, in turn, leads...

    • Mar 20, 2020
  • Protect outdoor cameras from extreme weather with a temperature switch

    Chen Jiao
    Chen Jiao
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: TMP390

    Because of their role in security applications, it’s important that outdoor cameras do not malfunction or fail, regardless of whether they’re placed in tropical or frigid climates, or climates that experience...

    • Jan 13, 2020
  • Customizing on-chip peripherals defies conventional logic

    Eric Best
    Eric Best
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: C2000WARE

    It is a familiar scene in labs across the globe: A design engineer is pushing the envelope, seeking to enhance functionality or improve performance. Unfortunately, while digging deep into low-level system timing...

    • Jan 13, 2020
  • Fast and furious: designing longer-lasting 16S-17S Li-ion battery packs for e-motorcycles

    Ryan Tan
    Ryan Tan
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: LM2904B

    With the rapid growth in demand for delivery services, electric motorcycles (e-motorcycles) are becoming more popular as a transportation method because the battery capacity is much larger than e-bike/e-scooter batteries...

    • Nov 21, 2019
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