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Electronic Circuits, Systems and Standards

The Best of EDN

  • 1st Edition - February 27, 1991
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Ian Hickman
  • Language: English

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… Read more

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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



1 XOR Gate Controls Oscillator Frequency


2 Circuit Converts Voltage Ratio to Frequency


3 MIL-STD-1553 Bus Finds Use in Diverse Military Systems


4 Diodes and Capacitors Imitate Transformer


5 Phase-Modulate Signals Digitally


6 Innovative Design Techniques Yield Optimum Counter Oscillator


7 Op amp, ADC Make Zero-Droop S/H


8 ISDN Terminals Simplify Data Transmissions


9 IF Chip Forms Audio Decibel-Level Detector


10 Versatile Ramp Generator Uses 1kbit RAM


11 ICs Simplify Design of Single-Sideband Receivers


12 Three-Rail Power Supply Uses Four Diodes


13 Sliding FFT Computes Frequency Spectra in Real Time


14 Variable-Q Bandpass Filter Fixes Gain


15 Enhanced Op Amp Delivers


16 Voltage References


17 CMOS Circuit Always Oscillates


18 CMOS Circuit Guaranteed to Oscillate


19 Micropower Op Amp Offers Simplicity and Versatility


20 Transistor Clipper Provides Flat-Top Output


21 Digitize Analog Functions Using Simple Procedures


22 Amplitude-Locked Loop Speeds Filter Test


23 Power MOSFETS and IGBTS


24 Amplifier has Infinite Time Constant


25 Voltage Divider Switch Adds Range to DPM


26 Troubleshooting is More Effective with the Right Philosophy


27 Op Amp Provides Phase-Locked Loop


28 Failure Analyses and Testing Yield Reliable Products


29 Replace Exclusive ORs with Resistors


30 MOSFETS Provide Low-Loss Rectification


31 Predictive Coding Improves ADC Performance


32 Op Amp Reduces Transformer Droop


33 Designed-In Safety Features Ease Compliance


34 JFET Serves as Low-Power Logic Translator


35 Floating-Point Math Handles Iterative and Recursive Algorithms


36 Multiple Technologies Produce Fast Clock


37 Power Isolators are Bidirectional


38 Make Passive Filters Active with a Floating Synthetic Inductor


39 Op Amp Provides Linear Current Source


40 Design Method Yields Low-Noise, Wide-Range Crystal Oscillators


41 Nonlinear Load Extends PLL Frequency Range


42 Squarewave Oscillator Spans DC to 20 MHz


43 Design Active Elliptic Filters with a 4-Function Calculator


44 Transistor Powers Low-Dropout Regulator


45 Simplify FIR-Filter Design with a Cookbook Approach


46 Single Cell Lights LED April 27 1989


47 Circuit Deletes Power-Line Cycles


48 Understand Capacitor Soakage to Optimize Analog Systems


49 Analog Delay Line Uses Digital Techniques


50 Nonlinear Components Lower Settling Time of Noise-reduction Filters


51 Intermittent Converter Saves Power


52 Amp Provides 100 V Common-Mode Range


53 Improve Circuit Performance with a 1-Op-Amp Current Pump


54 Two-Way Amplifier Uses Few Parts


55 Amplifier Handles Duplex Line


56 Active Feedback Improves Amplifier Phase Accuracy


57 Decode Overlapped EPROM, RAM And IO


58 Gain of Two Simplifies LP- Filter Design


59 Thermal Tester Verifies Transistors


60 Looking through the Right Window Improves Spectral Analysis


61 Divider Displays Uncanny Accuracy


62 Test Whether a Noise Source is Gaussian


63 Routine Gives Nonrepeat Random Numbers


64 Current-Feedback Amplifiers Benefit High Speed Designs


65 Step-up Converter Produces 5 V from 1.5 V


66 Simple Logarithms Speed Microprocessor Math Operations

Subject Index




Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 15, 1991
  • Language: English

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Ian Hickman

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Electronics author and freelance journalist

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