Automotive megapixel camera module design optimized for coaxial uncompressed digital video

The TIDA-00262 reference design is a high-speed serial video interface that allows remote automotive camera modules to be connected to a display or machine vision processing system. This design uses TI's FPD-Link III SerDes technology to transmit uncompressed megapixel video data, bidirectional control signals and power over shielded twisted pair or coaxial cable.

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Single-cell Li-ion/Li-polymer battery protection IC reference design

The bq297xy device provides protection for Li-ion/Li-polymer batteries and monitors across external power FETs to provide protection against high charge or discharge currents. Additionally, there is monitoring and protection against overcharging and depleted batteries. These features are achieved with very low current consumption when operating in normal mode.

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Car dashboard buzzer device reference design

This TI reference design is a 3.1W mono fully differential audio power amplifier for driving chimes as part of a complete automotive dashboard system solution optimized for the mid-range dashboard market. The entire dashboard solution supports 4.5-40V system functionality and can withstand cold crank, start-stop and load dump conditions.

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Automotive Dashboard Indicator Driver Reference Design

This TI reference design is an automotive dashboard signaling solution that contains a monolithic, medium voltage, low current power 12-bit shift register designed specifically for use in systems requiring relatively moderate load power, such as LEDs in car dashboards. This design is part of a complete automotive dashboard system solution optimized for the mid-range dashboard market. The entire solution supports 4.5-40V system functionality and can withstand cold crank, start-stop and load dump conditions.

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Automotive 48V 1kW motor drive reference design

TIDA-00281 TI reference design is a three-phase brushless DC motor driver for 48V automotive applications. The board is designed to drive motors in the 1kW range and can handle currents up to 30A. This design uses analog circuitry used with the C2000 LaunchPad to rotate a three-phase BLDC motor without position feedback from Hall effect sensors or quadrature encoders.

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Refrigerator Damper and Fan Motor Control Solutions

Refrigerators often use dampers to control airflow and fans to provide air circulation. Discrete solutions have been used for years, but this TI design uses an integrated motor driver to provide easy control, high performance and complete protection. The DRV8848 drives the stepper motor damper, while the DRV10983 drives the BLDC fan with quiet 180° commutation. The BLDC even has closed-loop speed control when using the MSP430G2553 and the DRV8812 for PWM-based power supplies. The entire solution uses a single layer PCB. BLDC and stepper control example code is included in the MCU firmware. Overcurrent, overtemperature and undervoltage protection mechanisms are integrated in the DRV device.

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-48V Telecom Current/Voltage/Power Sensing with Isolation

This proven design accurately measures current, voltage, and power on a bus carrying -48V and provides the data using an I²C-compatible interface. This design is suitable for telecom applications since most common telecom equipment is powered by this negative supply voltage. It uses INA226 and ISO1541. The INA226 is a current shunt/power monitor with an I²C compatible interface. The device will accurately process these measurements and convert the negative voltage to a ground reference signal using ISO1541. The ISO1541 is a low power bidirectional I²C compatible isolator.

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Qi (WPC)-compliant wireless charger for low-power wearable applications

TI's TIDA-00318 is designed for low-power wearable devices, including a Qi-compliant wireless receiver (bq51003) and an ultra-low current single-cell Li-ion linear battery charger (bq25100). Its features are: ultra-small size (5x15mm2), supports charging current between 10mA~250mA and a minimum terminal current of 1mA.
The current design is suitable for 135mA charging current.

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Ultra-mobile, ultra-low-power display reference design using DLP® technology

This reference design features TI's DLP2010 (.2 WVGA) DMD chipset and is designed to enable ultra-low power and ultra-mobile displays either embedded into systems (e.g. smartphones, tablets, etc.) or as a standalone add-on module application. This chipset is used in designs containing the DLP2010 (.2 WVGA) DMD, DPC3435 display control, and DLPA2005 PMIC/LED driver.

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Portable Point Cloud Generation Reference Design for 3D Scanning with DLP® Technology

The portable 3D scanning reference design uses Texas Instruments' DLP software development kit (SDK) , allowing developers to easily build by integrating TI's digital micromirror device (DMD) technology with cameras, sensors, motors or other peripherals Detailed 3D point cloud. Ideal as a compact or handheld solution, this high-resolution 3D scanner system utilizes the DLP® LightCrafter™ Evaluation Module (EVM) featuring the DLP3000 WVGA DMD to ensure flexible control of structured lighting solutions in industrial applications precise graphics.

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High-resolution 3D scanner for factory automation with DLP® technology

This factory automation reference design uses Texas Instruments' DLP® Advanced Light Control Software Development Kit (SDK) for the LightCrafter™ family of controllers , allowing developers to integrate TI's digital micromirror device (DMD) technology with cameras and sensors. , motors or other peripherals to easily build 3D point clouds. With more than 2 million micromirrors, these high-resolution systems leverage the DLP® LightCrafter™ 6500 Evaluation Module (EVM), which features the DLP6500 1080p DMD, ensuring flexible control of precise graphics for structured lighting solutions in industrial applications.

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The humidity and temperature sensor nodes of the star network achieve a service life of button batteries of more than 10 years

This TI design uses Texas Instruments' nanopower system timers, SimpleLink™ ultra-low power wireless microcontroller (MCU) platform, and humidity sensing technology to demonstrate an ultra-low power approach to driving a sensor end node. These technologies enable extremely long battery life: more than 10 years on a standard CR2032 lithium-ion coin cell battery. This TI Design includes system design techniques, detailed test results, and information to get your design started and up to speed.

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SSD Power Supply Reference Design

The TIDA-00399 design implements a complete power supply solution for SSDs in an M.2 form factor. The TPS22954 load switch is used to limit inrush current, eliminating the need for a separate monitoring circuit at the system input. This design has been tested and includes GUI, demo and user guide.

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3D printer controller (12V)

This design is a complete system for controlling a single extruder based 3-axis 3D printer. The system is managed by the MSP430F5529 LaunchPad and utilizes the DRV8846 for precision stepper motor control. The CSD18534Q5A is used as a low-side switch for warm bed heaters, extruder heaters, and cooling fans. The DRV5033 Hall sensor acts as a non-contact limit switch.

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36V, 32A power stage for BLDC motors with cycle-by-cycle stall current limiter

This reference design is a power stage for brushless motors in battery-powered garden tools and power tools rated up to 1 kW, powered by a 10-cell lithium-ion battery with a voltage range of 36 to 42 V. This design uses 60V N-channel NexFET(TM) with ultra-low drain-to-source resistance (RDS_ON) of 1.8 mΩ in a SON5x6 SMD package, resulting in a small 57 × 59 mm PCB footprint. This design uses a three-phase gate driver to drive the three-phase MOSFET bridge, which can operate from 6V to 60V and supports programmable gate current with a maximum setting of 2.3A sink/1.7A source. The C2000™ Piccolo™ LaunchPad™ LAUNCHXL-F28027 is used with this power stage and implements 120-degree trapezoidal control of BLDC motors via Hall sensors in software. The gate driver's cycle-by-cycle current limiting feature limits the maximum current allowed in this power stage to a safe level, thereby protecting the board from overcurrent issues caused during motor shutdown.

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Leakage current measurement reference design for determining insulation resistance

This TI design provides a reference solution for measuring insulation resistance up to 100MΩ. The design features an on-board isolated 500Vdc power supply and isolated signal conditioning circuitry for measuring leakage current. This design is useful for finding leaks due to insulation breakdown in transformers and motor windings.

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24V dual-channel brushless DC motor driver reference design for dishwasher water pumps

TIDA-00447 is a 24V, dual brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive reference design that can be used to drive circulating water pumps and drain pumps in dishwashers. The circulating water pump and drainage pump drive stages are designed for continuous operation of 100W and 30W respectively. The drain pump driver is based on a single-chip, low external component count three-phase motor driver with integrated power MOSFETs and provides a proprietary sensorless control scheme enabling continuous sine wave drive. In addition, it features an integrated buck/linear regulator that efficiently reduces the supply voltage to 5V or 3.3V to power internal and external circuitry. The circulating water pump is implemented using a discrete solution with MCU, external MOSFET driver with protection mechanism and current sensing function, and external power MOSFET. This architecture allows the flexibility to adjust drive power levels as needed. The MCU is programmed through the InstaSPIN-BLDC software, which enables sensorless trapezoidal control of the BLDC motor using an anti-EMF integration approach, and can also be used to configure and control the speed of the drainage pump stage. A separate UART interface allows the drive unit to communicate with the main user interface controller. This reference design has been fully tested with current and motor stop protection mechanisms operating at full load.

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Anti-interference capacitive proximity sensor system reference design

The FDC2214 proximity and capacitive sensing design demonstrates how to use TI's capacitive sensing technology to sense and detect the presence of various objects. This design is a complete hardware and firmware solution. The firmware processes data from a proximity sensor and two capacitive touch buttons via the FDC2214 to determine whether an object is within the target sensing area. A dedicated colored LED lights up whenever the device detects an object in close proximity to the board or detects a button press. This design is powered by one AA battery.

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24 VAC Powered Non-Isolated RS-485 to Wi-Fi Bridge Reference Design

The TIDA-00486 TI design uses Texas Instruments' SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3200 on-chip Internet wireless MCU module to create a data bridge between an RS-485 network and a Wi-Fi network. The ISO15 transceiver provides an isolated RS-485 interface with electrical isolation up to 2500 VRMS. The LM5160 Fly-Buck™ power supply provides both isolated and non-isolated 3.3V outputs for both parts of the circuit. This design can be powered by AC or DC supplies up to 30VRMS or 48V peak. A version of this design with a non-isolated RS-485 interface is included in TIDA-00485.

1 Degree Dial Reference Design Using LDC1314 Inductor-to-Digital Converter

The unique inductive sensing capabilities of the LDC1314 are used to implement a contactless rotational position sensing solution accurate to 1 degree. It uses standard PCB technology and simply manufactured components to achieve a low-cost solution.

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