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1-11-2005 | Spare displays for Nokia 3310 mobile telephones are offered cheaply not only by several surplus goods outlets but also via Ebay. A small pro...

1-10-2005 | In battery-powered, microcontroller driven circuits, as well as with microcontrollers operating in cars, it is desirable to switch the micro...

1-10-2005 | More and more electronics hobbyists and professionals are using CPLDs to implement circuits. In this article, we work through the entire des...

1-10-2005 | All microprocessors from the 8051 family have inputs and outputs that are 'quasi-bidirectional'. This means that when power is fir...

1-09-2005 | Has Ohm’s Law got you going round in circles? Take a look at the wheel shown here and rotate no more. All derivations of Ohm’s Law are arran...

1-09-2005 | Those of you requiring more than four bits from a HT12E will appreciate this Design Tip, which enables the number of bits in control link (w...

1-09-2005 | LC-displays do not come particularly cheap in electronics retail. This is particularly true for graphic displays. If the size of the display...

1-09-2005 | An IC socket with turned contacts can be used as a simple, low-cost experimenter’s board allowing small circuits to be built and tested quic...

1-09-2005 | Occasionally it seems there’s no alternative to prying a component off a printed circuit board. When a repair job is on hand involving the r...

1-05-2005 | The LM2575 is a ‘Simple Switcher’ from National Semiconductor, which means it’s a switch-mode controller IC that’s relatively easy to use. I...