Electronic Circuits, Systems and Standards

The Best of EDN

Ian Hickman

• Publisher: Newnes
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN:
  9780750600682
• eBook ISBN:
  9781483144689
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Engineering General
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Electronic Circuits, Systems and Standards: The Best of EDN is a collection of 66 EDN articles. The topics covered in this collection are diverse but all are relevant to controlled circulation electronics. The coverage of the text includes topics about software and algorithms, such as simple random number algorithm; simple log algorithm; and efficient algorithm for repeated FFTs. The book also tackles measurement related topics, including test for identifying a Gaussian noise source; enhancing product reliability; and amplitude-locked loop speeds filter test. The text will be useful to students and practitioners of electronics related discipline, such as electronics engineering, computer engineering, and computer science. Computer and electronics hobbyists and enthusiasts will also benefit from the book.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Electronic Circuits, Systems and Standards: The Best of EDN
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. NOR gate controls oscillator frequency
• Chapter 2. Circuit converts voltage ratio to frequency
• Chapter 3. MIL-STD-1553 bus finds use in diverse military systems
• Chapter 4. Diodes and capacitors imitate transformers
• Chapter 5. Phase-modulate signals digitally
• Chapter 6. Innovative design techniques yield optimum counter oscillator
• Chapter 7. Op amp, ADC make zerodroop S/H
• Chapter 8. ISDN terminals simplify data transmissions
• Chapter 9. IF chip forms audio decibel-level detector
• Chapter 10. Versatile ramp generator uses lkbit RAM
• Chapter 11. ICs simplify design of single-sideband receivers
• Chapter 12. Three-rail power supply uses four diodes
• Chapter 13. Sliding FFT computes frequency spectra in real time
• Chapter 14. Variable-Q bandpass filter fixes gain
• Chapter 15. Enhanced op amp delivers 100 V p-p
• Chapter 16. Voltage references
• Chapter 17. CMOS circuit always oscillates
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• Chapter 18. CMOS circuit guaranteed to oscillate
• Chapter 19. Micropower of amp offers simplicity and versatility
• Chapter 20. Transistor clipper provides flat-top output
• Chapetr 21. Digitize analog functions using simple procedures
• Chapter 22. Amplitude-locked loop speeds filter test
• Chapter 23. Power MOSFETs and IGBTs
• Chapter 24. Amplifier has infinite time constant
• Chapter 25. Voltage divider switch adds range to DPM
• Chapter 26. Trouble shooting is more effective with the right philosophy
• Chapter 27. Op amp provides phaselocked loop
• Chapter 28. Failure analyses and testing yield reliable products
• Chapter 29. Replace exclusive ORs with resistors
• Chapter 30. MOSFETs provide low-loss rectification
• Chapter 31. Predictive coding improves ADC performance
• Chapter 32. Op amp reduces transformer droop
• Chapter 33. Designed-in safety features ease compliance
• Chapter 34. JFET serves as low-power logic translator
• Chapter 35. Floating-point math handles iterative and recursive algorithms
• Chapter 36. Multiple technologies produce fast clock
• Chapter 37. Power isolators are bidirectional
• Chapter 38. Make passive filters active with a floating synthetic inductor
• Chapter 39. Op amp provides linear current source
• Chapter 40. Design method yields lownoise, wide-range crystal oscillators
• Chapter 41. Nonlinear load extends PLL frequency range
• Chapter 42. Squarewave oscillator spans DC to 20 MHz
• Chapter 43. Design active elliptic filters with a 4-function calculator
• Chapter 44. Transistor powers low-dropout regulator
• Chapter 45. Simplify FIR-filter design with a cookbook approach
• Chapter 46. Single cell lights LED
• Chapter 47. Circuit deletes power-line cycles
• Chapter 48. Understand capacitor soakage to optimize analog systems
• Chaoter 49. Analog delay line uses digital techniques
• Chapter 50. Nonlinear components lower settling time of noisereduction filters
• Chapter 51. Intermittent converter saves power
• Chapter 52. Amp provides 100 V common-mode range
• Chapter 53. Improve circuit performance with a 1-op-amp current pump
• Chapter 54. Two-way amplifier uses few parts
• Chapter 55. Amplifier handles duplex line
• Chapter 56. Active feedback improves amplifier phase accuracy
• Chapter 57. Decode overlapped EPROM, RAM and I/O
• Chapter 58. Gain of two simplifies LP-filter design
• Chapter 59. Thermal tester verifies transistors
• Chapter 60. Looking through the right window improves spectral analysis
• Chapter 61. Divider displays uncanny accuracy
• Chapter 62. Test whether a noise source is Gaussian
• Chapter 63. Routine gives nonrepeat random numbers
• Chapter 64. Current-feedback amplifiers benefit high-speed designs
• Chapter 65. Step-up converter produces 5 V from 1.5 V
• Chapter 66. Simple logarithms speed microprocessor math operations
• Index