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Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems Maximum Power Point Tracking

This application note presents a method for interfacing the ADS8361 16-bit SAR analog-to-digital converter to the TMS320VC5416™ DSP using McBSP1. The software developed reads 1024 samples continuously from the ADS8361. In an effort to reduce development time the source code for this application note can be found on the Texas Instruments web site at http://www.ti.com. Search for document

Power Solution for the Intel? Atom? E6x5x

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This application report discusses using an output voltage clamp with the Texas Instruments LM5069 Hot Swap Contoller.

MC33063A, MC34063A Adding shutdown feature to MC33063A, MC34063A switching regulators

This report provides a quick reference of ac-coupling techniques for interfacing between different logic levels. The four differential signaling levels found in this report are low-voltage positive-r

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This document discusses what would cause a processor access timeout message in the XDS510 emulator command window. Also discussed are issues related to the validity of the error message information.

The bq2403x Battery Charger and Dynamic Power Path Management (DPPM) IC is a highly integrated IC which minimizes the required wall adapter size by reducing the battery charging current during peak cu

When not properly limited the inrush current in low-dropout regulators (LDOs) can cause system level failures. The TPS720xx series of LDOs have a unique inrush current limit feature and a monotonic output voltage ramp which significantly eases the system level power-supply design. This application report explains how the TPS720xx inrush current limit is different from other inrush limit schemes

CMOS data acquisition and conversion products are becoming the ideal choice for microprocessorcontrolled analog systems. The use of CMOS allows the addition of more digital logic functionality on tothe same die as the analog circuitry to minimize external parts requirements. The inherently low powerconsumption is also a big factor for battery operation and low heat generation in large scale

Thermal Considerations for PT Series ISRs PT5100/6100/6210/6300 Series

As portable power designs get more complex the number of power supply rails are increasing. Finding a simple supervisor circuit to monitor all the voltage rails can be complicated due to the number of different rail voltages and desired SVS trip voltages. To provide a solution for the more complex designs the TPS3103 and TPS3306 can be used to monitor up to five different voltage rails. This des

The high speed high gain and fast edge rate attributes of any high-speed circuit requires you to use the high-speed printed circuit board (PCB) techniques to achieve good performance. This application report outlines the techniques to achieve this goal.

The MSP430 family of microcontrollers, as part of its broad portfolio, offers both read-only memory (ROM)-based and flash-based devices. Understanding the MSP430 flash is extremely important for effic

Although active filters are vital in modern electronics their design and verification can be tedious and time consuming. To aid in the design of active filters Burr-Brown provides a series of FilterPro™ computer-aided design programs. Using the FILTER42 program and the UAF42 it is easy to design and implement all kinds of active filters. The UAF42 is a monolithic IC which contains the op am

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