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Design Technology The Versatile LM723 This may well be the world's greatest power- supply IC if you can understand what it can do By J. Daniel Gi
hllllI#is STRER l February 1987 ages and correcting the latter as the load and supply voltage fluctuate. The three -terminal fixed -voltage reg- ul
V+ (9.5 to 40V) r VREF V+ Vo VOUT L- FC CL CS RS0 Vour 0.001µF Vout = [(RA + RB)/RB1Vref RA+RB=_10k VoutRange a 2 to 7 V Rc(optional) = RARB/(RA +
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V+ (9.5 to 40V) VREF VC VOUt CL CS FC VOUT 0.001µF Vout = VreflRBtIRA + RB))I(RC + RD)tRD1 RA + RB=_RC + RDa10k Vout.min. = VreflRBt(RA + RB))12V
r V+ Vc VREF VOUT V- FC CL Cs Rsc R2 VOUT 2 To 7V VREF V. VO VOUT V- FC CL CS Rsc VOUT 2 To 37V or 7 To 37V Rac Reo VOUT R1/R2 = Voutlsc40.65(Ik
V+ (9.5 to 40V) Vc your CL VC (< VCE 01, 02) RSC Rsc = 0.65/10ut 1002 = 1001 To Pin 5 or divider lout.max. 1o02max = 1.5A VouT Fig. 9. Dual
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crease the performance of some types of programs. The best way to evaluate a cache program is to try it in your computer. The last problem area is
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Fig. 3. Actual -size etching -and -drilling guide for the PCA board. handled by the RDY1 and AEN1 sig- nals. Momentary pushbutton switch SW/ wired be
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New Technology /Projects Surface-Mount-Device Circuits: A Design & Construction Guide The author describes how to work with surface- mount technol
can be used for SMCs, to preserve their very -small -size advantage, I prefer to use very thin (20 -mil or less) single- and double -sided boar
red LED at around 100 Hz. This cir- cuit can be used as an optical trans- mitter for miniature remote -control systems, intrusion alarms, and ob- jec
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REStSTOR copE: 330 SL = 331 1 K = 302. 100K = 10y Fig. 3. A simple four- element LED bargraph or "metering" circuit. ly 0.25 " x 0.7
Fig. 4. Assembly details for the four -element bargraph circuit (left) and the assembled circuit (right). drawing than to design and assemble the ent
Fig.6. Assembly details for the light -probe circuit (upper) and a switch board for the light probe circuit (lower). timer. In operation, light fall
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Fig. 7. The completed circuit boards for the light probe circuit (left) and the 0.1 " -thin "sandwich" the two make (right). drill &a
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supply by dropping 0.6 volt for each of the D2 through D7 diodes between pins 7 and 22 of S03. Future expan- sion connections are also brought to PER
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C18 1000NF C20 1000 N F and S2 or selects 1C9 and the other half of 1C8 to accept program data from the EPROM plugged into MASTER socket SO1. Only
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o o koo00o00-0 : .00 o what method you use to install the ICs, Wire Wrap zero -insertion -force (ZIF) sockets should be used for S01, SO2 and S03.
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pin /pad connections on the top of the board. Use only enough solder to assure a good electrical joint on the component side of the board at each co
of the foil pattern. Do not install the displays and ICs in their sockets yet. Now wire the power -supply boards, referring to Fig. 8 for de- tail
The LED hex displays should read FF if there is no program data at that address. Push the PROGRAM button and, as you release it, notice that the prog
Project Inexpensive Wireless Headphones A simple induction system lets you listen to audio sound in privacy without disturbing others in the same ro
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pacitors, properly orient the transis- tor and operational amplifier, and keep all lead lengths as short as possi- ble. It is just as important t
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Project A Radio -Controlled Doorbell This wireless system makes it easy to add remotely located doorbells so that you can hear someone ringing you at
Antenna C11 10pF +6.8V 0 L1 (see text) 7 tc1 5 -60pF C3 0.1µF -6.8VO C4 0.002 N F C5 0.002pF R1 1K D5 1N34A R2 1K R3 22K C7 1 0.01µF C6 0.1pF R4 15K
"Due to high r-f frequencies, printed- circuit wiring is mandatory" volts at output pin 6. Since this is greater than the bias level de
etching- and -drilling guides, you drill all lead and pin holes. Then refer to Fig. 5 and carefully mark on the cop- per cladding only those holes in
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