For those new to fields like robotics or aerospace, it can seem at first glance that a problem like moving a robot arm or flying an RC airplane might be simple problems to solve. It turns out, however ...

Designers of point-of-load converters will get a big assist from the new MAX15301 controller IC from Maxim. MAX15301’s digital power technology performs an automatic compensation routine based on ...

The ABCs of PID control. Considerations for interfacing elements in the electrical circuit to accomplish those parts of the PID function for position control. Firmware code implementation.

Self-regulating systems with feedback loops, i.e., the routing back of the output of a system to its input, have existed since antiquity and have since become an integral part of modern technology.

Since EDN last covered digital-power controllers, three more digital-power-controller ICs have appeared: Microchip’s new part is a close-the-loop digitally device; Maxim’s is a hybrid approach in that ...

The Power Management Bus (PMBus) protocol, a simple and powerful open industry specification, is a step towards unifying communication standards for digital power-management systems and power ...