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Now that you have isolated your CAN signals, what about power?
As I covered in my previous post, the use of the isolated Controller Area Network (CAN) standard is increasing in both industrial and automotive applications. With higher voltages being used in these...
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Top 10 questions about noise in high-resolution delta-sigma ADCs
One of the fundamental challenges in any high-resolution signal-chain design is ensuring that the system noise floor is low enough for the analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to resolve your signals of...
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The hidden cost of optocouplers for isolated RS-485 designs
Optocouplers, also known as optoisolators or photocouplers, have been used to achieve galvanic isolation in electronic circuits for more than 40 years. Optocouplers use an LED and phototransistor to...
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“The Jetsons” are coming to an electric vehicle near you – sort of
“The Jetsons” cartoon, which aired on television in the early 1960s (and again with new episodes in the 1980s) featured a family in the year 2062 riding around in a flying car. While we don’t have...
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Top 7 design questions about digital isolators
Looking for more information about digital isolators? We’re here to help. Based on TI E2E™ Community feedback, we compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions about digital isolator design...
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Power-supply supervision circuits made simpler with DACs
When designers are defining a system-level power supply, one key consideration has to be the addition of the appropriate protection circuits in order to ensure that the design is not only effective,...
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Your solution for measuring blood glucose levels just got smaller and more...
According to World Health Organization statistics, the global prevalence of diabetes mellitus is approximately 155 million and is expected to increase to 300 million by the year 2025. Since there are...
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Low power, big impact: Low-power Ethernet PHYs for building automation
By James CattThe use of Ethernet (Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers [IEEE] 802.3) in building automation is growing, enabling smart buildings that use enhanced sensor and control...
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Are you ready for BAW?
The 5G revolution is around the corner. Whether it means faster, richer content in the form of seamless augmented and virtual reality experiences or technology that enables truly autonomous vehicles,...
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Three low-side LED biasing topology options and their trade-offs
Many imaging products are moving toward more efficient LED array-based solutions and away from traditional technologies such as lasers or lamps. Applying resistive voltage dividers enables the linear...
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How to achieve fast frequency hopping
Frequency hopping describes a method in which communication systems rapidly change their operating frequency for purposes specific to their application. Applications such as communications, radar and...
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TI BAW resonator innovation puts time on your side
Our CTO, Ahmad Bahai, explains our breakthrough TI BAW resonator technology and how it paves the way for high-speed connectivity.Every RF, mixed-signal and digital system needs a timing and clock...
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What’s with chirping smoke detectors?
Most homeowners and apartment dwellers can relate to being woken up in the middle of the night by a chirping smoke detector that needs a new battery. Usually, the smoke detector is installed in a...
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What are isolated digital inputs?
Although they might sound similar, there are actually some noteworthy differences between isolated digital inputsand digital isolators. After reading this post, I hope it will be easy for you to tell...
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Top 6 design questions about I2C isolators
Become an isolated I2C expert with our design challenges FAQ. These insights are based on frequently asked questions from the TI E2E™ Community about I2C isolators. We hope this information provides...
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The need for current sensing in optical modules for 100G and beyond
Industry pundits have recently speculated that demand for 100G/400G switches may take off in 2019, prompting optical transceiver module vendors to sample data center switches with high data...
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How to design for precision RTD measurements with ADCs
In theory, temperature measurements using resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) should be simple: measure a temperature with an RTD that changes resistance with temperature, measure the resistance of...
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Can your RS-485 communication survive the great outdoors?
RS-485 transceivers are designed to withstand harsh environments. In addition to noisy factory environments, this means RS-485 transceivers must also be robust enough to operate outdoors, where...
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Frequently asked questions and answers for RS-485 transceivers
By Kaitlyn Mazzarella and Hao LiuIn need of a refresher on RS-485 transceiver design? This blog post features insights based on frequently asked questions within the TI E2E™ Community and is a helpful...
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A glitch in your system’s matrix?
“The Matrix” showed a dystopian world where the human race was trapped in a computer simulation. In the movie, the phrase “a glitch in the matrix” described the feeling of déjà vu – experiencing...
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