Power Multiplexer Circuit

In this reference design, a power multiplexer circuit with 2 inputs and 1 output is implemented on a small printed circuit board (PCB). Using MOSFET gate drive circuit ICs, eFuse ICs, Zener diodes, and small package MOSFETs selected from Toshiba's various product lines, an ideal diode with BBM and MBB switching is created.

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DC 300V input BLDC motor without Hall control circuit using TPD4204F

This reference design provides design guidelines, data, and other content for a DC 300V input BLDC motor Hall-less control circuit using intelligent power devices. It implements vector control using an MCU designed specifically for motor control.

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1.6kW T-type three-level PFC power supply

This reference design provides design guidelines, data, and more for a 1.6kW AC-DC converter power supply using a T-type three-level power factor correction (PFC) circuit.

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Application circuit of low-power operational amplifier TC75S102F

Application circuit of low-power operational amplifier TC75S102F suitable for various sensors. These application circuits can be used in devices requiring long battery life, IoT sensors, energy harvesting systems, and more.

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Open source C-mount lens USB industrial camera (source code, PCB, design and production instructions, etc.)

There are three boards in total, USB, FPGA and Sensor board. The FPGA board features a Lattice Crosslink NX LIFCL-40 and the required power regulator, and the USB board features a CYUSB3014 USB 3.0 SuperSpeed ​​controller.

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ESP32+RP2040 two-in-one design board (schematic and PCB)

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Using Raspberry Pi Pico, a miniature Mars probe with an arm (schematic, PCB, 3D printing, source code, etc.)

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Open source plankton monitoring and analysis equipment PlanktoScope

Plankton help remediate 30-50% of the world's carbon dioxide and provide the foundation for the global food chain, making up the world's largest daily movement of biomass as it travels across the ocean. The shapes, colors, and movements of these billions of creatures are as vast as the oceans that sustain them. Understanding plankton is crucial to understanding the world around us and our impact on it.

One obstacle to this type of research is the sheer size of the area to be explored, as well as limited resources for research fleets and specialized equipment. By developing a method to scale up high-quality visual exploration and documentation, we can greatly increase our understanding of the complex web of life around us, and how we in turn influence it.

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Self-soldering PCB board design that supports reflow soldering (including PCB, schematic diagram, source code, etc.)

After the user manually solders a PCB board, this board becomes the reflow controller, and then this board can be used to control other boards for reflow soldering, because this board has been specially designed to open a heating layer.

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USB portable programmable instrument (multifunctional USB power supply)

The core idea of ​​USB portable programmable instruments is to provide electronic engineers and enthusiasts with a series of low-cost, portable, network-enabled, programmable, and open source practical tools. The multifunctional USB power supply is the first of its kind and is expected to complement traditional adjustable regulated power supplies.

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Agilent E3631A DC power supply schematic diagram

Several 51 chips were also used in the design.

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Hardware circuit realizes SPI to Ethernet 10BASE-T

It introduces in detail how to build an SPI to 10BASE-T to realize network data sending and receiving. 10BASE-T uses two differential pairs: one for transmission and one for reception. Each pair is coupled through a transformer and the signals are differential and Manchester encoded. All schematics and diagrams are open.

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Homemade flexible capacitive sensor

By CNC engraving a PCB in the following manner, the curved pad can perform capacitive sensing in 3 different directions and ultimately detect the 3D position of the finger.

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Open source handheld vector network analyzer NanoVNA

NanoVNA is a small handheld vector network analyzer with LCD display and battery-powered portable device. This project aims to provide a useful RF gadget.
The measurement frequency range is 50KHz - 300MHz, and there are many derivatives based on this design on the Internet.

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Rodeostat: Potentiometer for electrochemistry, fully open source

It's all open source, and their documentation is very detailed, which is a rare learning material.

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High resolution magnetic rotary encoder based on RP2040

This is a mature development board combined with a magnetic rotary encoder, which uses a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller with a base resolution of 36, expandable to 36,000 steps per revolution.

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Use waste water bottles to produce 3D printer filament recycling machine

3D printer filament can be produced from discarded water bottles, which will serve two key purposes: recycling plastic waste and producing 3D printer filament at extremely low cost.

The authors hope that as many people as possible will replicate and improve on this project. Therefore, all CAD, firmware and other resources are open source. Special consideration was also given to ensuring that all parts and tools used in the build process were easily sourced.

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3D printed portable wind turbine

The wind turbine is mainly 3D printed and equipped with a BLDC motor as a generator. Foldable and no larger than 2L soda bottle. Easy to replicate and low cost to manufacture.

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STR-NCS32100-GEVK: Reference design for ON Semiconductor rotary position sensor NCS32100

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Starfish: an open source project for motor control board using component pick-and-place of RP2040 and TMC2209

Starfish is a pick and place machine control board built on the Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller and Trinamic TMC2209 motor driver. This control board has some similarities to a 3D printer control board, but it has some unique issues to solve—including controlling solenoids and communicating with vacuum sensors. All board information is open source, and detailed explanations are provided to help you copy successfully.

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