A PCB for automotive testing, featuring a 24 GHz radar system with an MCU for processing I&Q values. It connects to a frequency analyzer and uses CW and FMCW modes to detect bicyclists in blind spots of parked cars.

A PCB for automotive testing, featuring a 24 GHz radar system with an MCU for processing I&Q values. It connects to a frequency analyzer and uses CW and FMCW modes to detect bicyclists in blind spots of parked cars.

The Texas Instruments DAC3484 is a highly integrated, low-power, quad-channel, 16-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) capable of sample rates up to 1.25 GSPS. This component is designed to simplify complex transmit architectures in telecommunications and broadcast systems, offering features such as 2x to 16x digital interpolation filters with more than 90 dB of stop-band attenuation, which eases data interface and reconstruction filter design. Additionally, the DAC3484 includes independent complex mixers with fine and coarse mixing options for flexible carrier placement, a low jitter clock multiplying phase-locked loop (PLL) for simplified clocking, and digital Quadrature Modulator Correction (QMC) for IQ compensation in direct up-conversion applications. The 16-bit LVDS data bus, equipped with on-chip termination, a FIFO, data pattern checker, and parity test, along with multiple device synchronization capability, addresses the needs for high speed and precision in applications such as cellular base stations, diversity transmitters, and wideband communications. Offering options for very low power consumption and available in both 88-pin WQFN and 196-ball NFBGA packaging options, the DAC3484 is characterized for operation across the industrial temperature range of -40℃ to 85°C, making it a versatile choice for systems designers requiring high performance, multi-channel DAC solutions.

Spot the mistake! Learn how to use AI to conduct a design review on an ESP32-based control board. This project is ideal for autonomous or radio-controller robots featuring inputs for sensors, encoders, and a Flysky RC receiver, plus an I2C display for configuration.

Learn how to use AI Auto Layout on this ESP32 Espresso Smart Scale! In one click you’ll see AI Auto Layout perform magic. Pay close attention to how we recommend creating rulesets, zones, and fanouts. By copying the setup in this example on your own project, you’ll have a fully routed board in no time!

A simple voltage divider to showcase how to make parts. A voltage divider is a simple circuit which turns a large voltage into a smaller one. Using just two series resistors and an input voltage, we can create an output voltage that is a fraction of the input. Voltage dividers are one of the most fundamental circuits in electronics.