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Automotive Ultra Low Iq Buck Regulator ICAllegro MicroSystems, LLC announced the availability of its new buck regulator designed for power supply requirements of the latest infotainment systems. The device provides all the control and protection circuitry to produce a 2 A regulator with ±1% output voltage accuracy. The A8591 employs pulse-frequency modulation (PFM) to draw less than 33 μA from 12 V input while supplying 5 V/40 μA output, making it ideal for automotive battery-powered “keepalive” applications...Read More

Bluetooth Dual Mode ControllerThe CC2564 is a Bluetooth, dual mode controller that reduces design effort and enables fast time to market. This device provides a product-proven solution that supports Bluetooth 4.0 (BR/EDR/LE) protocols. When coupled with a microcontroller unit (MCU), the HCI device provides best-in-class RF performance...Read More

General Purpose Filtered Power Modules with Fuse HolderThe 081/ 081M series from LCR-INC is a general purpose and medical filtered power entry module with fuse holder. The power module is compact and easy to use in applications wherein safety fuse is required. It has a rated voltage and current of 250 VAC and 1 – 10 A, respectively...Read More

Digi-Key Participates in 2016 National Engineers WeekNational Engineers Week gives Digi-Key an opportunity to celebrate the innovation customers put into their products and, in doing so, helping the industry introduce new and improved electronic products. The week is also a chance to acknowledge the strides that have been made in bringing engineering to the forefront through things like the maker movement...Read More

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Digital Load Cell for CheckweighersThe FIT7A is a revolutionary digital load cell that is best suitable for checkweighers, sorting and packaging machines. This device drives the heartbeat of your dynamic weighing systems. It is more than a new sensor for your machine: you can use FIT7A as an “innovation motor”. By combining impressive technical properties at a competitive price - this could allow you to lower the prices of your checkweighing and packaging systems considerably, ...Read More

IoT Delivery AccelerationIBM announced the expansion of IoT platform – the IBM IoT Foundation, through an integration with ARM, provides out-of-the box connectivity with ARM® mbed™-enabled devices to analytics services. The fusion allowed huge quantities of data from devices such as industrial appliances, weather sensors, and wearable monitoring devices...Read More

USB-C Buck-Boost Battery ChargerIntersil Corporation launched the industry’s first buck-boost battery charger that supports two-way power delivery in ultrabooks, tablets and power banks using the reversible USB Type-C™ connector. The single-chip ISL9237 Narrow VDC (NVDC) battery charger replaces competitive buck and boost two-chip charger solutions, eliminating a charger IC and inductor to reduce customer bill of materials (BOM) costs by up to 40%...Read More

Miniature Normally Open SSRThe CPC1006N is a miniature single-pole, normally open (1-Form-A) solid state relay in a 4-pin SOP package that employs optically coupled MOSFET technology to provide 1500Vrms of input to output isolation.

The relay outputs are constructed with efficient MOSFET switches and photovoltaic die that use IXYS Integrated Circuits Division’s patented OptoMOS architecture while the input, a highly efficient GaAlAs infrared LED, provides the optically coupled control....Read More

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100 V H-Bridge PWM Motor AmplifierThe MSK4205 is a 100 V, 30 A H-bridge PWM motor driver/amplifier. This device can be used as a drop in replacement for the APEX SA03 in applications that do not utilize the thermal limit feature. All of the drive/control circuitry for the lowside and highside are internal to the device. The clock input stage divides the internal oscillator frequency by two, which provides the switching frequency of 22.5KHz. An external oscillator may be used to lower the frequency or synchronize multiple amplifiers...Read More

Toughened Heat Curing Epoxy AdhesiveMaster Bond Supreme 3HT-80 is a one component epoxy that cures very rapidly at lower temperatures. It features high shear and high peel strength along with superior adhesion to dissimilar substrates. This toughened adhesive/sealant also possesses outstanding thermal cycling capabilities.

As a one component system, Master Bond Supreme 3HT-80 cures with heat at a minimal curing temperature of 170-175°F—well below the 250-300°F typically required by one part epoxies ...Read More

Remote Display Digital MultimeterThe Fluke 233 is a flexible digital multimeter that allows the user to acquire measurements in different scenarios all at once. The display is removable making it very convenient for hard-to-reach places and hazardous areas. It uses low power wireless technology that allows the device to be carried up to 10 meters (33 ft) away from the point of measurement...Read More

0.9 µA High Precision Op AmpsThe MCP6032 is a 0.9 µA, high precision operational amplifier (op amp) that has a gain bandwidth of 10 kHz and an offset voltage that is less than 150 μV. This device employs Microchip’s advanced CMOS technology that provides low bias current, high-speed operation, high open-loop gain and rail-to-rail input and output swing. The MCP6032 operates with a single supply voltage that can be as low as 1.8V, while drawing less than 1 uA of quiescent current. The MCP6032 is available in standard 8-lead SOIC and MSOP packages...Read More

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GMR-Based Magnetic Angle SensorsMouser Electronics, Inc. announced the availability of Infineon Technologies’ TLE5012B GMR-Based angle sensors. The sensor is based on an integrated Giant Magneto Resistive (iGMR) technology, which combines magneto resistive sensing elements with integrated circuits in a single chip.

The Infineon TLE5012B GMR-Based Angle Sensors, available from Mouser Electronics, are designed for energy-saving motor control applications ...Read More

Single Inverter BufferThe 74LVC1G06 is a single inverter buffer with an open-drain output. It operates with a supply voltage range from 1.65 V to 5.5 V. It can be used in a mixed voltage environment with its input being tolerant to 3.3 V and 5 V. This device can be interfaced directly with TTL levels.

Schmitt-trigger action at all inputs makes the circuit tolerant for slower input rise and fall time...Read More

Automotive Mirror Control DesignElectronic Automobile side view mirrors each have two Direct Current (DC) electric motors which control their horizontal and vertical movement. These motors must operate independently of each other, be protected against over current, have reverse battery protection and be protected from Electro Static Discharge (ESD)...Read More

4-Element Array Chip, Polymer ESD SuppressorThe 41206ESDA-TR1 is a four-element array chip featuring extremely low capacitance and very low leakage current. It offers fast response time and ESD protection for high frequency and low voltage applications. The ESDA product family with SurgX® Technology is specifically designed to protect sensitive electronic circuits from the threat of electrostatic discharge (ESD). 4-line array can protect up to 4 isolated lines simultaneously with performance similar to individual chip devices...Read More

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LED Driver ICs for TRIAC DimmersPower Integrations has added the LYTSwitch™-3 family to its LYTSwitch line of LED driver ICs. Ideal for bulbs, tubes and downlights up to 20 watts, LYTSwitch-3 ICs offer excellent dimming performance with both leading-edge and trailing-edge TRIAC dimmers, and support both isolated and non-isolated topologies...Read More

Using the V-ADJ PinMany DC/DC converters have a trim pin to adjust the output voltage. The output voltage is internally compared with a voltage reference via a fixed resistors divider (Figure 1). The trim pin provides an external access point to the junction of the two voltage setting resistors and allows the user to adjust up or down the output voltage. An external resistors from the trim pin to ground pulls down VREF, forcing the converter to increase the output voltage to compensate...Read More

2 Channel Intelligent Power SwitchThe BDS2EJAAGUL is a dual channel, 1 A intelligent power switch that can also be configured as a single channel 2 A power switch. A low 45 mΩ (typ.) on-resistance along with features such as soft start, overcurrent, fold back current limiting and reverse-current protection, minimize power loss and increase reliability. Designed for mobile devices and portable equipment the BDS2EJAAGUL is available in an ultra-small 1.95 mm x 1.00 mm VCSP package ...Read More

MPEG-2 to H.264 Transcoder Development Kit“MB86H52-RB” is a development kit to evaluate LSI “MB86H52” which can transcode from MPEG-2 HL to H.264. It has the PCI bridge in it, MPEG-2 and H.264 stream from PCI bus can be input and output. Moreover, the decoded baseband video and audio signal can be output from HDMI and the baseband video and audio signal input from HDMI can be encoded to H.264 stream ...Read More

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Digital Latch Hall Effect SensorThe DRV5013 is a 2.5 V to 38 V digital latch Hall Effect sensor that provides a magnetic sensing solution with superior sensitivity stability over temperature and integrated protection features.

The magnetic field is indicated via a digital bipolar latch output. The IC has an open drain output stage with 30-mA current sink capability. A wide operating voltage range from 2.5 to 38 V with reverse polarity protection up to –22 V makes the device suitable for a wide range of industrial applications...Read More

Wide Input Voltage Energy-Efficient ICZMDI (now IDT) has announced the product release of an energy-efficient DC/DC regulator for non-isolated step-down applications. The ZSPM4023 is a single-phase buck regulator with integrated driver and power FETs, capable of leveraging a wide input voltage range and supporting up to 12A of output current...Read More

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Microsemi SmartFusion2

SoC FPGAWelcome to Inside the Lab with Arrow Electronics, the web series dedicated to exploring the latest in technology and electronics. In this episode, we’ll discuss Microsemi’s SmartFusion2 system-on-chip (SoC) FPGA and Timberwolf audio processor.

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Microsemi’s tagline for the SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs is Security, Reliability, and Low Power. The SmartFusion2 is actually the only SoC FPGA that is protected from differential power analysis attacks and the only one that features physically unclonable function key enrollment. For high reliability markets such as military, aviation, and space, the SmartFusion2 is specifically protected against single event upset or SEU events. It also has the industry’s lowest static power of 7 milliwatts during operation while dropping down to 2 milliwatts in their Flash Freeze low-power state.

The Microsemi Timberwolf audio processor is ideal for today’s growing need of low-power, hands-free communication. The field upgradeable platform, when combined with algorithm and firmware, enables beam forming, acoustic echo cancellation, direction of arrival, and far-field mic capabilities.

The SF2+ development kit uses Micron memory, ST Micro sensors and Samtec

SECURITY, RELIABILITY, AND LOW POWER

connectors to support the logic of the SmartFusion2. The SF2+ also accepts Arduino shields, opening up that diverse ecosystem for full integration with the FPGA environment. This board and its interface all use Microsemi development tools so that those familiar with their tools will have no learning curve to overcome. MicroSemi’s SmartFusion2 offers the ultimate in flexibility, security, and efficiency.

Click the image below to watch a video demonstration of the SmartFusion2:

To learn more and see if the SmartFusion2 will work for your next application, visit arrow.com.

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KEY FEATURES

• Operates in the 70MHz to 6.0GHz range

• Tunable channel bandwidth

• Superior receiver sensitivity

• Configurable digital interface to a processor

• Phase and frequency synchronization

ARRadio SDR Development Platform

Welcome to Inside the Lab with Arrow Electronics, the web series dedicated to exploring the latest in technology and electronics. Today we’re talking about the ARRadio SDR development platform using the ARRadio and Cyclone V SoC board, which is the result of collaboration efforts between Arrow, Altera, Analog Devices, and Terasic to demonstrate the benefits of ADI’s AD9361.

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The AD9361 is a complete 2 × 2 RF agile transceiver on a single IC, integrating RF, mixed signal, and digital functionality that can be configured for use with multiple communication standards in the 70MHz to 6GHz range and channel bandwidths from 200kHz to 56MHz. The concept of SDR is nothing new, with the idea being that a single, highly configurable radio is able to service multiple frequency bands and differing protocols. This provides tremendous benefits over systems that require multiple radios, including reduced size, power consumption, system complexity, and design risk. However, implementing SDR has often proved to be a challenge in its own right. Arrow’s ARRadio board accelerates the prototyping and development of a complete radio system utilizing the AD9361. The SoC board boots the linux drivers via the microSD card to configure over 8000 settings within the AD9361.

The AD9361 provides designers with a high-level of integration that facilitates the development of SDR, and the ARRadio coupled with the Altera Cyclone V provides an easy-to-use platform for rapid development.

THE ARRADIO BOARD ACCELERATES THE PROTOTYPING AND DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPLETE RADIO SYSTEM UTILIZING THE AD9361.

Click the image below to watch a video demonstration of the ARRadio Starter Kit.

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IDT’sZSSC1956Automotive Battery Sensor

For today’s EEWeb Tech Lab, we will be reviewing IDT’s ZSSC1956, their automotive intelligent battery sensor, and a battery monitor for lead acid batteries. This intelligent sensor comes with an embedded microcontroller for greatest flexibility.

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The device integrates multiple ECU

functions into a single package: a high

voltage circuit, sigma delta ADCs, analog

input stage, digital filtering, and a LIN

transceiver. An ARM M0 processor with

96kB flash memory is embedded with

access to all sensor peripherals, ready

for your firmware code. With the ADCs,

this IC can measure lead-acid battery

voltage and current at a rate of 1kHz or

more and resolution of up to 18-bits with

no missing codes while concurrently

measuring temperature. Simultaneous

measurement of voltage and current

allows for inner resistance calculations

often used for battery state of health

estimation. Using a shunt, this device

is capable of measuring charging and

discharging battery current with a

huge dynamic range from milliamps

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» High-precision 24-bit sigma-delta ADC

» Integrated, precision measurement solution for accurate prediction of battery state of health, state of charge, or state of function.

» Flexible wake-up modes allow minimum power consumption without sacrificing performance

» No temperature calibration or external trimming components required

» Industry’s smallest footprint allows minimal module size and cost

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– Josh Bishop, EEWeb Tech Lab

to thousands of amps. Accumulator

registers allow accurately calculating

state of charge even in operating modes

when the microcontroller is asleep.

With the ZSSC1956, you can constantly monitor the most important aspects of your battery’s performance in a very small form factor. In low-power mode, it only draws one hundred microamps, so this information and management comes with practically zero effect on the performance of the system.

The ZSSC1956 isn’t just for automotive applications but also for industrial or medical systems that use lead acid batteries. To find out more information and to see how this can fit in your next application, go to IDT.com.

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For this Arrow New Product Insights, we will highlight Analog Devices’ AD9625 12-bit 2.6 gigasamples per second ADC with ADI’s HMC7044, and ADA4961. Together, these components can be implemented in a high-speed signal chain for applications including radar, military and aerospace communications, and high performance spectrum analyzers, digital storage oscilloscopes, and other instrumentation.

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The AD9625 12-bit 2.6 gigasamples per second analog-to-digital converter features an analog input that can be ac- or dc-coupled in differential or single-ended modes with a full power bandwidth of 3.2 gigahertz. The AD9625 is designed for sampling wide bandwidth analog signals up to the second Nyquist zone and boasts exceptional spurious-free dynamic range. The device integrates a reference generator, two independent decimate by 8 or decimate by 16 filters, and outputs data over a JESD204B-based output configurable with up to 8 lanes. Time stamping is supported to simplify synchronization of multiple converters.

Analog Devices’ HMC7044 high performance, 3.2 gigahertz, 14-output jitter attenuator with JESD204B is capable of performing reference selection and generation of ultralow phase noise frequencies and is the preferred clocking solution for the AD9625. Generating up to 7 D clock and SYSREF clock pairs, the HMC7044 is specifically designed with features to ensure data converter frame alignment across the system. These outputs can also be configured to support different signaling standards, including CML, LVDS, LVPECL, and LVCMOS and the HMC7044 meets the requirements of GSM and LTE base station designs.

The ADA4961 is a 3.2 GHz high performance BiCMOS RF differential gain amplifier that is ideally suited for driving the input of the AD9625 in ac-coupled applications. The ADA4961 features a slew rate of 12,000 volts per microsecond, digitally adjustable voltage gain from negative 6 to positive 15 dB, and a 100 ohm input impedance and 50 ohm dynamic output impedance that eliminates that eliminates the need for termination resistors. To drive the AD9625 in a ac-coupled applications, consider ADI’s ADL5565 6 GHz ultrahigh dynamic range differential amplifier.

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Analog Device’s ADP2164 is a 4-amp, high efficiency, step-down DC-to-DC regulator using constant frequency pulse width modulation for excellent stability as well as transient response. This small, four millimeter by four millimeter LFCSP packaged device works at a high one point two megahertz frequency, allowing for small external components, decreasing overall footprint requirements. Key features of the ADP2164 include over current and over voltage protect, thermal shutdown, undervoltage lockout and an integrated soft start to limit inrush current.

Analog Device’s AD9361 is a highly integrated radio frequency transceiver designed for use in both 3G and 4G base station applications. It integrates all digital blocks, RF, and mixed signals to cover all transceiver functions with one device. Highly programmable, this broadband transceiver can be used with multiple communication standards such as frequency division duplex and time division duplex systems. Besides self-calibration and automatic gain control systems, the AD9361 has several test modes for designers to debug their design during prototyping.

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The ARRadio Development Kit is a collaboration between Arrow, Analog Devices, and Terasic, which helps accelerate prototyping a complete radio system using next-generation FPGA connectivity. Using the AD9361 in conjunction with Altera’s Cyclone Five SoC kit, Terasic’s transceiver board connects to the SOCKIT programmable logic development board by Arrow to reduce time to market. Supporting MIMO radio as well as phase and frequency synchronization, the ARRadio is a complete dual or single channel integrated wideband transceiver on a single chip operating in the 70MHz to 6GHz range.

Linear Technology’s LTC2123 is optimized for digitizing high frequency signals with a large dynamic range, and is perfect for exacting communications applications. An SPI port allows user programmability to customize settings according to needs and overflow underflow indicators work in conjunction with the JESD204B protocol for robust transmission to the host. These features make this ideal for any communications applications as well as specific uses in medical imaging, measurement instrumentation, and cellular base stations.

Texas Instruments’ ADS42JB49 introduces a buffered input that is sequentially converted by a series of small resolution stages. The signal propagates through these stages every clock cycle, giving a twenty-three clock cycle data latency. This allows for a uniform input impedance across a wide range of input frequencies, making them ideal for a wide range of applications including, but not limited to, broadband wireless, software defined radio, and repeaters.

Analog Devices’ AD9250 was designed to solve the issue of using a single carrier with two separate antennas while still retaining the capability of sampling two independent signals without affecting signal quality. For ease of use and to minimize footprint, programming and control is accomplished with a 3-pin SPI serial interface. The AD9250 is Aable to sample anywhere from 0MHz to 300MHz, the AD9250 is ideal for applications such as smart antenna systems, radar receivers, and multimode digital receivers.

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In this installment of Arrow Product Insights, we’ll introduce you to Cypress’s small form-factor EZ-BLE modules, which are fully certified to shorten time to market.

The EZ-BLE modules provide a turnkey solution for adding Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) to IoT devices without the need for RF expertise, and are provided with Bluetooth 4.1 qualification and regulatory certification to multiple international RF standards like FCC for USA, IC for Canada, and TELEC or MIC for Japan. Cypress has leveraged their PSoC 4 BLE and PRoC BLE architectures in creating these EZ-BLE modules to address the needs of various IoT applications.

All modules are based on an ARM Cortex-M0 microcontroller with up to 256kB of Flash and 32kB of SRAM as well as a Bluetooth Low Energy radio with excellent receiver sensitivity of -91 dBm and transmit power up to +3dBm. The modules also feature multiple serial interfaces including I2C, SPI or UART, a CapSense capacitive touch sensing controller, and a 12-bit, 1 MSPS ADC.

EZ-BLE™ PRoC™ Module EZ-BLE™ PSoC™ Module

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EZ-BLE PRoC modules are designed for IoT applications requiring BLE connectivity with footprints as small as 10 x 10 x 1.8mm. PRoC modules are ideal for applications interfacing to digital sensors, with 16 GPIOs available. For designs requiring more IOs or a lower cost, an additional PRoC module is available in a larger footprint that is complemented by 23 GPIOs.

EZ-BLE PSoC modules extend the functionality of the PRoC modules by adding programmable analog and digital capabilities. EZ-BLE PSoC modules add a low power comparator and four op-amps, as well as four universal digital blocks that can be configured as PWMs, serial interfaces or can be used to implement custom digital logic.

The EZ-BLE PSoC XT module adds a power amplifier for additional transmit power and extends the temperature range of the module to 105ºC for use in lighting and industrial applications.

Cypress is also creating an EZ-BLE Serial Module for applications that need simple, plug-and-play BLE connectivity without modifying firmware. For more information on the latest products, join us for the next Arrow Product Insights.

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