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H.D. T.V. reception very sensitive to light switch [closed]
I have an RCA hi-def rear projection television set, about 12 years old, that I use to snag ordinary over-the-air stations. No problem. Except that whenever a light switch is turned on or off, or when ...
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Should I use Magnet Wire as a conductor in this experiment?
I need to run a few wires from a HMC5883L compass sensor to a micro-controller to process the data. Can I use magnet wire to carry the signals from the sensor to the micro-controller or would the ...
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Can anyone identify the source of this EM interference? [closed]
In my apartment (3rd floor), I've noticed that several electrical items with speakers emit a lot of noise when placed in certain areas of a room. This seems to occur most at the side nearest the ...
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Why does a simple conductor start to emit EM waves when carrying a signal?
I understand that on circuit board traces with a clock, if the higher harmonics have sufficient power, it results in electromagnetic waves being emitted from the traces which creates EMI. What I don't ...
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Could an aluminum housing and passive cooling interfere with SoC's functioning?
I took the board out of a broken tablet. The SoC on the board gets hot pretty quickly. I thought about fixing the board to an aluminum plate, so that it touches the SoC and disctributes its heat, and ...
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I2C on FFC or IDE cable - interference?
This is a follow-up question on this answer. I need to communicate with I2C over approximately 10cm and I'd like to use an FFC or IDE cable for that.
Earlier, I used an FFC cable to link a segment ...
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Bluetooth Interference between piconets
I am developing a device that consists of a base station and several wireless sensor nodes. In application there may be up to 30 of these devices in a laboratory with up to 5 sensor nodes ...
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Why are low frequency channels (10kHz - 200kHz) especially susceptible to interference?
I am working on a system which should communicate with a ~100kHz signal, and read that low frequency channels, e.g 10kHz to 200kHz, are especially susceptible to interference.
Why is that? Are they ...
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Interfacing dp ram block with pipo [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Synthesis error for generated IP express single port RAM with shift register design
I am trying to interface DP RAM generated from ip express from lattice tool with 48 ...
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Computer case causing interference with TV
I've recently changed my computer case to a new, bigger case. However, after I changed this case over, I can no longer watch TV due to interference with the signal.
I have removed every output to my ...
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Microcontroller with a long wire for digital input
I have the doorbell button on my house wired into a GHI EMX dev board. The software evaluates the time of day and determines whether or not the doorbell should ring.
Side Note: This was ...
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BBQ iginter power surge
I am building a home beer brewing rig that has several electrically actuated components controlled by an Arduino.
The typical scheme is Arduino -> Shift Register -> Relay -> Component.
One of the ...
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Michelson Inteferometer [closed]
If one of the outer mirrors on a Michelson interferometer was to be misaligned by a small angle of theta, what would be the shape of the interference pattern in the detector plane? What would happen ...
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Can my weather station cause interference with my wireless network?
I know my weather station is on 433 MHz and my home Wi-Fi network is on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. It's ok so far and everything seems to be fine.
But I found many cases on the Internet that cheap stations ...
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Would a digital compass work reliably when installed in a car?
I'm working on a project that needs dead reckoning sensors to combine to GPS readings, and is to be installed under the dashboard of a car. Currently I have an accelerometer and a gyroscope for that.
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How close can I place two transformers?
I need to place two of these transformers in a case. How close am I allowed to place them? Can they touch each other (of course, they will be electrically isolated)? Is their orientation with ...
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Jamming Devices [closed]
Im am thinking about building a low power broadband jamming device to blanket a small area, around 400 sq.ft. I want my frequency range to be from DC to 100 ghz. Would amplifying the outputs of noise ...
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FCC part 15 “must accept interference from other sources”: what does this mean?
I've googled around a bit and here are the interpretations I've found in non-authoritative sources:
that the device is unable to filter out interference caused by
other certified equipment
that if ...
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Could a bad hdmi cable be the cause of 60hz speaker hum?
I was at a friend's house trying to help him get his computer/tv/stereo connected in his new apartment. We had some difficulty getting the tv to acknowledge the video signal. The hdmi source option ...
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Ground induced noise between two connected boards
I have a CNC system that consists of a CNC controller connected to a PC via USB. The controller is in turn connected to a stepper motor driver board. My problem is that some time the turning off/on of ...
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Does RFID interfere with NFC
i have a small question about interference. Do active RFID (860 MHz) interfere with NFC cards (13.56 Mhz) when placed on top of eachother? (NFC above RFID tag for example). Thanks!
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What is the definition of interference vs. noise in radio communication?
Is it defined by the source or by the nature of the waves?
Can one with some instrument make a reading like "In this room we have this level of interference and this level of noise"?
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How to build a cheap device to determine where Wi-Fi interference is coming from?
In this post, the ServerFault guys use a fancy tool to map out the WiFi spectrum under normal conditions, with a microwave running, and with a baby monitor on. The baby monitor and microwave cause a ...
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Killing GSM Buzz with Ferrite Beads
I'm trying to rid my speakers of the typical buzz from my iPhone. I get poor reception in my apartment and so it's constantly trying to find a signal, meaning I get a near-constant buzzing when the ...
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How to shield microcontroller from electromagnetic interference
I'm working with high voltage circuit (2.1 kV for defibrillator capacitor testing) and I'm controlling power supply with arduino, reading required information from laptop using serial interface. Most ...
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Will this setup create much audio interference for me?
I'll be installing a ipod adapter kit in my 2004 honda accord, and on the device that connects to my stereo, it includes stereo outputs - red/white - that i can connect with a stereo to 3.5mm cable to ...
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What is causing large oscillations in my DC/DC boost converter? Is this ground bounce or some other effect?
I designed my first PCB for a DC-DC boost converter only to find that it produced very noisy output. The design is based around the MIC2253.
Here's a schematic:
Although my circuit allows for ...
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Whether RF affects LPG Gas Sensor sensitivity or can it be hazardous, like fire and all?
I want to make a wireless electronic LPG gas leak detection solution.
I want to start with any of two sensors MQ2 (How Catalytic Combustible Gas Sensors work?, DataSheet, Another DataSheet, Tech ...
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Why is RS-422 interface interference insensitive?
I am trying to understand differences between RS-232 & RS-485. I just don't grasp what is the core principle behind RS-422 inteference resistance? Is it number of wires (4 instead of 3)? Is it ...
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What should I know about interference between wires in a multi-conductor cable?
I want to use a multi-conductor cable for a few different circuits. What do I need to know about interference between circuits within a multi-conductor cable?
Some of the wires will carry stepper ...
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How do I shield my pc-speakers from mobile interference? [closed]
I have a budget (not cheap :P) pc-speaker set from Logitech (2.1) at home which are extremely sensitive to cellsignal interference. My iPhone is about 1m from any part of the set - including the ...
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How to avoid INTERFERENCE in wireless communication?
I am working on wireless communication system. We are using around 10 pairs of transmitter and receivers. We are using atmega16 microcontroller for encoding and decoding by USART ports.
Now we are ...
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Electronic compass soft iron distortion
I'm making a small autonomous vehicle, it is about 300x300mm in size.
I need to get a heading for the robot.
I currently have a CMPS03 compass but am finding that it is highly sensitive to soft iron ...
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Sizing an RC snubber
My fridge is sending bad clacks to my loudspeakers when it turns on/off, I fear for the tweeters. I'd add a snubber/suppressor to the compressor but my notions about RC filters from school are 15 ...
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LC Filter for Phase Control
Can you point me to a good online resource to learn how to understand and design LC filters?
The goal is digital forward phase control to dim a light bulb. I've read that the EMI produced by the ...
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Is it possible that the phases of the moon could have an effect on the operation of certain types of electronics?
What type, what could the potential effects be, and why would this happen?
EDIT: Yes, I am talking about physics not the supernatural. I figured this would be obvious unless people thought I was ...
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Interference from high voltage power supply (EHT power supply)
In class today our physics teacher was demonstrating how ionic fluids move when a high voltage exists between them. A USB microscope was placed above the test rig, and the image was projected onto the ...
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EMI: CFLs vs Incandescent Lights in Your Lab?
Being a green-oriented treehugger, I've put in all CFL lights in my house. Just as much light for about 1/4 or 1/3 the power. Nice, but flourescent lights put out a lot of EMI. Does this cause ...
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Non-metal cases
This question is really aimed at computer cases, but I suppose it also applies to other PCB cases. Most of the Computer cases I come across are aluminium, or else some other metal; As I understand it ...
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Wire to use with Sensors
I am trying to minimize interference in a sensor project. Can anyone recommend a good shielded wire I can solder into my board?
