Questions tagged [controller]
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Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility? [closed]
What does it mean for a device (like a controller) to have an EMC < 150 V/m?
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What is this IC “30=N26” in Philips hue garden light
I'm hoping to identify the IC in this Philips Hue garden light controller, in order to replace it.
Suggestions on how to identify what it is, would be greatly appreciated.
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Controlling Proportional valve with NPN transistor (TIP 122) using PWM
We are working to control the proportional solenoid valve (9C, 2W) (VSO by parker, datasheet) by changing the voltage across it. For this we are using PWM from the controller, thus changing the ...
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Slope Compensation - about the slope value
I read an article on EDN about slope compensation written by Sergio Franco. Here it is : https://www.edn.com/slope-compensation-in-pcmc-dc-dc-converters/
It takes the case of a buck converter. It ...
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Electric scooter
my daughter has trouble depressing the switch on the board to make the scooter go, is there anyway I can wire a throttle to this controller, I can't find the wireing diagram for it so I'm stuck, any ...
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Current Theshold Pin of Flyback Converter controller
I am designing a PoE PD with integrated flyback converter controller based on LT4295. I understand most of it but the ITHB Pin (current threshold pin for primary MOSFET) gives me headache. I do not ...
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Is it possible to control MPU6000 with Maxon controller Board? [closed]
I am developing a robotic wrist in which I have two DC Motor+encoder pairs connected to a Maxon Escon Module 50/5 each. To control that the output of the wrist is correct, I want to place an IMU unit ...
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4 layer PCB controller below layer query [closed]
I have designed in 4 layer PCB.
My Controller placed on the PCB top side / first layer.
2nd layer full ground plane.
3rd layer Power plane (fill or not? please confirm.)
4th layer ground fill.
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Power Converter Control Platform for Commercial Use
I'm designing a power converter for commercial use and I've been struggling to find a control platform that meets the typical industrial standards and can be used to do the control of the whole device....
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overcharging issues in MPPT solar controller with NO output leads
My MPPT solar controller has no output leads. It contains only the (+,-)leads for battery and solar panel. Input is from the solar panel and output goes to battery.Therefore, I have to connect my load ...
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Building Temperature Control for Cotton Candy Machine
I want to build a temperature controller for a cotton candy machine. The model I have is: Carnival King Cotton Candy Machine
I was thinking about building a PID control circuit with an SSR but ...
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Wireless RGB led controller circuit with motion sensing - design feedback
Beginner hobbyist here. I would appreciate some design feedback.
Purpose of this circuit:
It controls an RGB LED strip (5 Meters, SMD 5050) via an IR remote and also automatically powers on/off the ...
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USB 2.0 Signal Integrity Using HSETT
I am trying to test USB 2.0 Signal integrity (Eye Diagram). For doing that, USB IF Forum lets you download the EHCI HSETT Software from their website. However, I am not able to use it due to one ...
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RS-550 DC motor controller 24V (35-70) A working range and a stall of 120A
I am currently designing a motor controller for a SUMO robotics challenge.
Each of a two motor setup exhibits a (0.15-0.40) N.m torque resulting them pulling (35-70) Amps nominally and a peak of 120 ...
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LED room lighting 15m
I want to decorate the ceiling of my room with LED strips. This would be a total of 15 meters (3 * 5 meters) of LED strips, The led stripes have 60 leds per meter IP30. my plan was that I could ...
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What is this IC “30=70H”?
I'm hoping to identify the IC on this Philips Hue lightstrip controller in order to replace it.
The IC blew after a barrel connector head used had it's polarity reversed, so 24V went in the wrong way ...
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Using Solar Charge Controller with AC Power instead of Panels
I'm working on a project here which needs to have a small SLA backup battery.
I have a cheap PWM solar charge controller already and I want to use plugged into an AC power supply (48V DC out) in ...
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Low voltage switch (12v)
I am looking to build a circuit that will control a 120v battery charger through a relay, the circuit should turn the relay on when the battery goes below 11 volts and turn off the relay when it gos ...
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Power Factor Correction Controller IC limits
I've been considering throwing in an active PFC circuit into a high power PSU (about 5kW max surge at 240Vrms, 1400W typical), and while looking for an easy to use, low passive count controller, I ...
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Difficulty stabilizing a system using sisotool on Matlab
I am trying to design a controller for a synchronous buck converter by using the siso tool on Matlab.
The inductance value is 1.28mH, the filter capacitance is at 4.8uF and the load is a 240Ohm ...
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Lag compensator vs pi controller?
Although Lag compensator and pi controller have apparently samd function of improving steady state response
But how can we decide?which one to use?
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Lead compensator vs pd controller?
I have already studied that lead compensator is apparently similar to pd controller for both improve transient response
But how can we decide?which one to use?
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Equivalent compensator of pid controller?
As we know that pi controller is equivalent to lag compensator and pd controller is equivalent to lead compensator, so what will be equivalent of lead-lag compensator?
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How can I get/build a current controller/amplifier?
Background:
I have a Lorenz-actuator (coil+magnet) that I need to control precisely using a computer. The computer signal is output from a dSpace microLab box as an analog ±10V signal. This signal ...
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SMPS controller duty cycle resolution
when reading the datasheet for some SMPS controllers like the lm25116, I can see that they operates around 1MHz, but nowhere we can find their duty cycle resolution: 8bits, 12bits, 16bits ?
So I'm ...
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Powering ETH Controllers
I began working with Ethernet controllers and there is a recurring theme that keeps confusing me.
Currently I am incorporating the KSZ9031RNX into my design. The data sheet calls for digital and ...
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Looking for a button-controlled on/off PMIC akin to those in laptops [closed]
I'm designing a circuit for a custom event console (SMPS', chip reader, screen, controllers, NFC,..) which I would like to power on/off in the same way a laptop or tablet is powered on/off (hold ...
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Does the drive strength of a GPIO pin alter with change in temperature?
In low temperatures the functionality of the I2C is being affected, but the slave is working properly and the temperature is also within limit of slave. For that reason I suspect the drive strength.
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high current UPS ish design
This is my latest attempt to try building a ups ish system for my 3D printer
the printer is custom-designed with 5 meters (no, it's not a typo) on each axis.
we use MKS Gen v1.1 with custom marlin ...
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RGBW 4 channel LED strips: Do I need externalpower supply or is the LED controller enough?
Not a beginner but still a novice :)
Main goal is to find out if the LED controllers I have chosen can drive my LED strips or if I need external power supply. And to understand ofcourse :)
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Are there cerifications needed to bring 5VDC LED Controller to the US market? [duplicate]
We are producing LED programmable controler, the power supply is 5VDC.
Do we need any certification (UL or similar) for the US market?
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Is it possible to connect a smartphone/tablet OLED screen directly as a PC monitor? [closed]
why?
Why OLED? mainly because of best contrast by having no backlight annoying leakage.
Why smartphone or tablet screen? because of size, resolution and price.
usage requirements, previous tests, ...
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Can I connect 2 power supplies for 16 meters LED RGB strip?
I've bought 2 sets of 10 meter LED RGB strip (7.2w/m) for a room. Then I've cut them to around 8 meters each to get 16 meters. Everything seemed fine but one thing, because it's 2 separate controllers,...
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What do terms half-rate and quarter-rate mean for DRAM memory controllers?
DDR3 Memory controller are often presented as being half rate or quarter rate, but what does this mean? e.g if I have a DDR3 SDRAM that is x16, what does the half or quarter rate imply in that case ...
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DMX Control - 50W COB LED
I have a DIY project, with the aim of building an (LED-based) stage/theatre light from scratch.
One of the challenges I've hit with this is getting DMX control to dim the LED. I spent some time ...
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How to connect the Peltier module to TEC W1209?
I am trying to control my Peltier module using the W1209 TEC. I set the P0 to H, so that it should provide voltage to my Peltier module until the temperature reaches the set temp. The LED turns on ...
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Designing an PCIe ethernet NIC with built in ethernet switch
I am trying to design a ethernet network card that will plug into a PCIe slot and have 2 etherenet ports visible to the user that are connected by a unmanaged layer 2 switch.
My architecture ...
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Which components for flat waterproof buttons controller
I'm trying to build a waterproof controller to mount on a motorcycle, to interact with a Raspberry PI Zero. I'm looking for the best way to build something flat (it has to be mounted on the handlebar),...
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How to calculate a voltage/current controller bandwidth based on their gains Kp and Ki?
I am doing some experiments with voltage and current controllers, but sometimes my results are not matching what I expected. At the moment, to calculate the bandwidth of a controller, I am taking the ...
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Where to place a diode - DC 12v motor controller [duplicate]
I'm building a controller for a DC motor. I'm using a 12V DC motor from windscreen wipers.
Here is my circuit diagram and a video of the simulation I made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
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Is it necessary to use a specific switch controller for a flyback converter circuit?
For example, this DA2077 is labeled as design for use with the NCP1027 switching controller. I have some TNY290 switches I order a while back but did not use. I do not see any problem with using the ...
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Are there any pci-e controllers that take like a SPI signal, or USB and then lets me hookup a pci-e x1 card to it?
I am wondering if such a thing exists, as I could really use one to hookup to a SoC I am designing a board around, as it would allow me to take like a pci-e tv controller, pci-e ethernet card, pci-e ...
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What happens to inverter if running motor controller without load (motor)?
Consider running a 3 phase BLDC motor controller having 20KW inverter fed by 100V whence designed for high amperage. What happens if we turn it on and start gradually increasing duty cycle of the ...
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Problem testing a DC Motor Controller
I want to build a robotic arm for a project, but I got stuck while testing the motor driver on the breadboard.
I have followed the instructions from this instructable: https://www.instructables.com/...
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Spliced LED Strips with Pre-Fab Controller [closed]
I need 2 meters of high density LED strip for a project, but high density strips are often only sold in 1 meter increments.
I'm thinking of buying two strips -- of one meter each -- and soldering ...
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Simple CAN bus design, communication issues
I am trying to get some simple communication between two boards that I've designed with an ATmega328P microcontroller and MCP2515/MCP2551 combination.
The design is as follows:
I have both ends ...
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dc brushless motor shuts off automatically
I'm trying to see whether my electric bike's dc brushless motor controller (input 24 V) is repairable. The problem is that when I adjust the throttle to the highest power and release, the motor ...
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Transmitter max output when checking ohms in parallel
To make my question simple and easy to understand I am giving an example below.
I have an RTD (platinum 100) which change resistance with increase in temperature, for checking that rtd is showing ...
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Silly serial adder design with control unit
I have designed a serial adder, with a small control unit which is supposed to synchronize all the ff states. I'm specifically interested in the state machine that does such stuff (you can see a block ...
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4,2v 3,2w Solar panel [closed]
What is tje most efficient solution to power a 3,2w 4,2v solar panel?
Addind a diode and using lifepo 4000mah battery?
Or using a contoller and 4000mah lipo battery?
In this case which contoller ...
