Questions tagged [switching]
Switching can be defined as the change in state whether it be an analog, digital, or mechanical device. For digital devices, switching can be defined as a transition from HIGH to LOW or vice versa. For analog devices, switching can be defined as a change of operation within a transistor. Mechanical ...
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Autofeel light bar mod
I purchased an Autofeel 30 inch light bar that has 4 rows of LEDs.
I have seen this bar advertised under a number of different names, but as far as I know it's the only one with 4 rows of LEDs (they ...
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MOSFET voltage during switching
I'm simulating a 3 phase inverter of 48 V DC link which is feeding an inductive load (Brushless DC MOTOR), and I'm facing a problem that's ruining my day.
Can anyone help me by explaining why ...
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Switching between multiple lanes to measure resistance
So I have a fair bit of MXM GPUs that have some sort of board problem or another, and measuring each pin vs ground is usually the second step to attempt repair. Oddly, I have an idea to measure ...
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P-Mos switch high side
I'm trying to switch P-Mos given that:
Vcc > Vgs max
Enable_output is 0V or 3V
I'm switching both GND and VCC on purpose.
4. 8.4VR at 2uA !
The questions:
When Q2 is off, what is Vgs at Qsp1?
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Switching IC via FTDI232 DTR and transistor
I am trying to switch an IC on/off via the DTR signal pin on an FTDI232 USB/TTL Serial converter.
Basically during the flashing of my ESP8266, I need to be able to power the IC off and then on again.
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Mosfet switching
I'm implementing mosfet switching circuitry using the P channel enchancement mode mosfet DMP2305U.Where Vs = 3V and Vg is using as control voltage and toggleing between 0 and 3V . When Vg is zero ...
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Generate +V and -V pulses using a polarity-switching 12V long pulse
No idea how to best word the title...
I have a +12V signal leaving an instrument that lasts for 10s. Later, the polarity of the signal is switched to -12V for 10s. Basically it's a motor control ...
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Switching a USB HDD on and off
I have a PC which I backup to an external USB3 HDD drive from time to time, I manually connect the drive whenever I "remember" to do the offline backup. I don't want to keep it connected all the time ...
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Use rotary switch potentiometer from amplifier as main power switch
I am working on a battery powered audio project that uses a cheap amplifier (PAM8403 5V Mini 2*3W D Class Digital Amplifier Board).
The volume can be changed using a rotary switch potentiometer.
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Ground issues when switching AC with 2 MOSFETs
For a DIY smart home project, I need to switch 24VAC from a microcontroller (in sporadic 200ms pulses, drawing 1.3A, to switch a bistable latching relay). The most cost-effective way seems to be 2 ...
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Electronicaly switching parallel LC circuit components
Let's say I have mentioned circuit and I want to be able enable/disable one of the 1uF capacitors to change the frequency of the LC circuit.
I would like to do this electronically with a micro-...
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Very slow turn-on time BJT (BUV27)
I have been asked to select a replacement BJT for a resonant circuit which uses the now obsolete BUV27.
I have selected some based on V(CE) and hFE but all selected types perform a lot worse (low ...
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Switching a current source through a MUX
I have a current source of square pulses (0-20 uA) generated by a NI 9265 device. I am trying to build a fast switching circuit using TI CD4051 multiplexer to switch the current signal between ...
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Does the switching frequency and ON/OFF time duration of LED affect the power consumption of LED?
I want to drive the electronics consisting a controller with different peripherals on its I/O pins, one of which is LED, with 3V coin cell battery supply.
I want to determine if its switching ...
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How to reduce noise in SMPS (Switching mode power supply) circuit
I am just using a reference design of SMPS (from Microchip) to boost input voltage from 12V to 90V as the image below:
It's working normally but the problem is the noise at the output of 90V.
I ...
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Noninverting optocoupler with a pulldown resistor
I am using a power MOSFET to switch a solenoid valve. The MOSFET is driven with a optocoupler (LTV-847) to isolate the 12V required to switch the valve from the 3.3V used by the microcontroller. ...
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Switching a resistor ladder
Can anyone suggest how i could switch this resistor ladder with the smallest possible footprint. I was looking up analog switches but not sure if thats the right way to go.
The circuit tells an ecu ...
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How to switch PIR sensor on/off based on photocell result
I've built the following circuit based on an ATtiny85 for a night lamp. The circuit is powered by a 3.7v LiPo battery. I'd like to turn off the PIR sensors when the photocell detects light in order to ...
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Stepper Motor Voltage
I am having a problem making a stepper motor run. The problem is that the voltages that I am reading from the motor never reach zero (they move from a high voltage to a smaller voltage) so they never ...
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Contact Switch Sparking
Wanting to know if the contacts in switch sw1 spark (see circuit diagram below), I did a simple test and found that there are no sparks even with high amperage.
I am unable to explain why this is so? ...
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LED Circuit design (4 switches, 1 potentiometer)
I need to design an LED circuit that acts as a switching system. It must meet these specifications.
Case 1(Press Button 1): LED 1 ON, LED 2 ON, LED 3 OFF
Case 2(Press Button 2): LED 1 ON, LED 2 OFF,...
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Interfacing coin cell back up for internal RTC of ESP32
In esp wroom-32 all the VDD pins has a common connection. It includes VDD_RTC too. So in case of power failure if I switch the power between main DC source and coin cell using a mosfet, will it create ...
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Turn on/off ESP8266 by a transistor
I would like to turn off and on a circuit by another circuit. I believe that could be easily achieved by a transistor but when there is a voltage regulator and an ESP8266 with wide range of input ...
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PWM Switching and Current measurement
I have the following circuit:
This circuit is created in simulink. It has a voltage source (Vs is 36V, Rs is the source's internal resistance, at 0.001Ω). Resistance R is 1Ω. I want to control the ...
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Understanding Vgs absolute value
If a P-channel MOSFET have absolute maximum values:
VDSS = -60 V
Vgs = +/-20 V
"refering to high switch side":
Does this means we cannot switch the MOSFET by the gate driver that ties the gate to ...
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Voltage drop when switching FET
I am working on a project which will be switching LED strips with a max of 2A.
As a test I have connected a 20W hallogen light. When I try to switch it I get a voltage drop as can be seen in the ...
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Choosing Vds value for low-side switch
I want to switch a 24V DC water pump by a 5V DC from an Arduino. I think the best way to do it is by a logic level mosfet low side switching. To do so, the \$V_{DS}\$ value should be 24V or a much ...
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Current Sensing problems in PWM-switching circuit
I have the following circuit:
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
A simple voltage source is connected to a resistor. The current flow is controlled via an NPN switch. I ...
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Transistor Q's: Switching a Positive V when Base goes negative (and the other way 'round)
I thought I knew enough to get this working, but apparently I don't...
I have a waveform going between +5 and -5V at audio rates.
When the waveform is above 0V, I want to charge a capacitor from -...
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How to switch 7 wires with a single on/off slide switch
I am working on a project, where I want to build a raspberry pi into a nintendo 64 console, and be able to switch between with a single switch. By that I mean, I want to be able to use a single slide ...
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flyback spike elimination
I have a circuit that is switching a transformer primary winding from 15 volts to ground, through an N-channel MOSFET at 50 kHz. I was seeing occasional field failures and found that every time the ...
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Using a transistor as a switch between RX and TX
I have a microcontroller(arduino) connected via its serial output(RX/TX) to a bluetooth module. i want to be able to program the microcontroller when the two are still connected but unless i ...
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Bypass LED with switch (why)?
I have a schematic attached that appears to show a switch bypassing an LED, or the other way around. In the working device operating the switch lights the LED and engages (as in turns 'on' a 'normally'...
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High-side switch with BJT for 24V controlled by logic level
Earlier I have asked another question and I got very good answers but I couldn't get a solid success as per my size considerations and an unexpected solenoid type change. And I am now giving another ...
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Soft latching power switch
I have stumbled upon a soft power switch with low part count on EEVBlog, which I found very interesting for my hobbyist projects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Foc9R0dC2iI
Since it uses a PMOS and ...
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What is Vrect in a Voltage Regulator?
I'm just reading through Texas Instruments' Application Report on Switching Regulator Fundamentals and came across the half-bridge converter and the formula for both the output voltage of the entire ...
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Reduce clicks when switching over cd4066
I make an audio switch on the chip cd4066 (I control using arduino), please tell me how to make a smoother switch without sharp clicks, I need the sound to appear with a small attack and just fade out,...
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Reducing surge current in 5V High Side Switch
Re-visiting a prior question I asked a while back. I have a circuit that looks like the following:
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
... and from what I surmised from ...
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powersupply ac to ac
I have recently bought a dcp917S and hoped I finally found a wireless chime that I can tie into my apartment buildings bell system. Since I live for rent there I can't do any changes that are not ...
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Is it good practice to run large amounts of current through a MOSFET?
I have been looking for a good way to control the flow of a lot of current in my project. This may at some points be 40-50 amperes at 12-15 V. While relays are a good choice, they are mechanical ...
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How to control 12V from 5V using transistor? [duplicate]
i have used BC547 Transistor to stepup from 4.6v but I can't able to draw above 5v from collector, I have given input of 4.6v to base and emitter to ground and collector to output load. but load doesn'...
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Can this boost converter circuit work? [closed]
This is my crcuit layout for a boost converter. Please note that I did not draw the load and its connections (for it is something taken for granted!) :
In stead of using a controller that maintains a ...
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Problem with the fall time of a NPN transistor
I have the below circuit to translate a slow digital MCU on/off (3.3V) signal to a higher voltage signal (range from 12 to 24V). I have a specific attention for the Vin=12Vdc case, the voltage drop ...
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FET to be controlled with less than 1V Vgs
I have a simple switch circuit that is powered with a single 1.5V alkaline battery. I want to find a MOSFET(or other device) that will switch on when the battery voltage is applied. I can find plenty ...
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Measuring battery voltage, capacitor on drain (nMOSFET switching load)
I've got a schematic to measure a battery voltage using a nMosfet (triggered by a GPIO high level). The voltage is measured at the Probe (see picture).
Can you tell me the purpose of Capacitor C1 on ...
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Controlling an Array of Motors
I am trying to measure the state of a switch on a vending machine motor (model # BC-D27/28). It has a micro switch on it that has a lead going from COM1 to NC2 when engaged and COM1 to NO3 when ...
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Can I switch two 12v sources with 5 pin relay?
I'm installing a stereo in an RV and would like to maintain default behavior of having the stereo receive power on vehicle accessory power/ignition, but also be controlled by a switch in the RV for ...
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Can a MOSFET be used for dimming instead of switching a LED?
I have a simple circuit that uses a MOSFET to switch on and off a ~100W LED spotlight (30V, 3A). It works for this application.
I have been asked to modify the circuit so that the LED can be dimmed ...
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Transistor switch without polarity
I've successfully used an Arduino Uno to trigger Halloween props by closing the normally open circuit on an SRD-05VDC-SL-C relay. I am basically replacing a contact switch and tapping into each prop's ...
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How do reduce power supply ripple?
I was given this power supply circuit, please see the image. The problem I'm having is when I connect the 10ohm load (solenoid valve), there is a large ripple when I scope the output. I have provided ...
