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1-09-2005 | LC-displays do not come particularly cheap in electronics retail. This is particularly true for graphic displays. If the size of the display...

1-09-2005 | An IC socket with turned contacts can be used as a simple, low-cost experimenter’s board allowing small circuits to be built and tested quic...

1-05-2005 | The circuit described here provides versatile, competent protection against extremely high inrush currents, all at a reasonable cost.

1-05-2005 | The LM2575 is a ‘Simple Switcher’ from National Semiconductor, which means it’s a switch-mode controller IC that’s relatively easy to use. I...

1-05-2005 | This circuit was originally designed to power a motorcycle intercom from the vehicle supply system.

1-03-2005 | Modern circuits make ever more extensive use of FPGAs. Special software is required when designing with these devices. One of the companies...

1-02-2005 | What do most electronics engineers enjoy a lot? Designing printed circuit boards, of course! In an irregular series of articles we would lik...

1-01-2005 | Designing a power supply for one of your circuits can beplain sailing but also turn out to be a surprisingly complex job.Switch-mode power s...

1-06-2004 | Following the description of the hardware in last month’s issue (Part 1), it’s now time to start working with the experimenter’s board. We a...

1-05-2004 | Designing a circuit always involves several somewhat disagreeable tasks, such as soldering, looking up the pinouts of ICs and laying out a m...