CN-6 Triac Control Using the COP400 Microcontroller Family

This application report describes the error detection and correction mechanism of the C64x+/C674x megamodule L1P and L2 memories implemented on some devices. Depending on the type of application these mechanisms are used to either provide diagnostic measures to detect faults in the memory that could lead to unacceptable risk for the user or to increase the availability of the system.

Design Summary LMZ1xxx and LMZ2xxx Power Module Family ZHCA599 (Word file)

This application report is a general guide for using the CDCE421 from Texas Instruments as a frequency synthesizer for data communications. This report explains the basic functionality and methods for using the device efficiently. The document concludes with several recommendations for line termination and power-supply decoupling.

This application reports explains the relationship of MSL rating to floor life and surface mount reflow temperatures for TI semiconductors.

Get More Power Out of Dual or Quad Op-Amps

The goal of this document is to introduce a wide range of theories and topics that are relevant to high-speed, analog-to-digital converters (ADC). This document provides details on sampling theory,

It is always a challenge to drive a high-side mosfet switch using a simple microcontroller to design a buck topology switching regulator system. The main challenge is to generate the gate to source vo

Power requirements and power consumptions for Altera FPGAs, including ACEX 1K, APEX II, Mercury and Stratix families, are summarized and calculated at typical applications as a first?cut estimation fo

Application Note 1194 Failsafe Biasing of LVDS Interfaces

Selection and Specification of Crystals for Texas Instruments USB 2.0 Devices

This application report describes the TPS3801 and TPS3809 supply voltage supervisor (SVS) families of devices. The report gives a general introduction to reset generators followed by an overview of the technical parameters and the special features of the TPS380x. Each feature is discussed separately. Measurements make it easy to understand SVS principles of operation. Typical applications that inc

Operation and Benefits of Active-Clamp Forward Power Converters

Proper mounting of TO-3 packages is required to assure rated performance and reliability. Although the procedures are simple ignoring them can result in poor performance and catastrophic failure of the device.

This document describes the Texas Instruments (TI)(tm) LVDS Serdes 48 evaluation module (EVM) kit. The LVDS Serdes 48 EVM kit is used to evaluate and design high data throughput prototypes using the

Viterbi decoder lies at the heart of all of the wireless standards. Viterbi coprocessors (VCP2) are programmable peripherals used to decode convolutional codes. It is integrated into Texas Instruments TMS320TCI648x digital signal processor (DSP). This application report gives the channel density for VCP2 under various conditions the CPU load for pre-processing VCP2 input data is also provided.

Switched Reluctance Motor Control - Basic Operation and Example Using the TMS320F240