There are a all sorts of differenttypes of diodes, each of which has a special riff on the standard diode symbol.Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)augment the diode symbol with a couple lines pointing away.Photodiodes, which generate energy from light (basically, tiny solar cells), flip the arrows...
How can I use a Zener diode to create a relatively constant voltage that is not affected significantly by changes in temperature and supply voltage?Combine a Zener diode that shows a near-zero temperature coefficient at close to 5 V with a constant-current so...
Zener diode Light Emitting Diode (LED) Photodiode Tunnel diode Varicap diode Shockley diode Silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) Constant-current diode Diac Bridge rectifier Integrated Circuits (ICs) Integrated Circuits (IC) consist of from a few transistors to a few billion transistors...
Whereas in the reverse bias, it initially works like an insulator, but when the applied voltage becomes high enough to reach a special voltage called zener breakdown voltage, its conductivity suddenly becomes very high and it behaves like a very good conductor. Zener diode is made specifically to...
Schematics are our map to designing, building, and troubleshooting circuits. Understanding how to read and follow schematics is an important skill for any electronics engineer. This tutorial should turn you into a fully literate schematic reader! We'll go over all of the fundamental schematic symbol...
PCB design starts with a PCB schematic diagram, which enables an engineer to comprehend how the various components interconnect.
Understanding how to read and follow schematics is an important skill for any electronics engineer. This tutorial should turn you into a fully literate schematic reader! We’ll go over all of the fundamental schematic symbols: Then we’ll talk about how those symbols are connected on schematics ...
Schematics are our map to designing, building, and troubleshooting circuits. Understanding how to read and follow schematics is an important skill for any electronics engineer. This tutorial should turn you into a fully literate schematic reader! We’ll go over all of the fundamental schematic symbo...
Some sort of pre-scaler is required to bring the voltage into the range the Arduino can measure. Bit like setting the range dial on your multi meter. One way is to use some sort of diode/resistor network to reduce the voltage but in the event of a fault the whole circuit could ...
You can get that half supply voltage with many techniques, but I decided to use a Zener diode because the current usage will not be that big. You can find detailed information on how to use them at thisinstructable: But basic steps are: ...