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MMBT2222a Transistor : PinOut, Specifications, Circuit, Interface, Working & Its Applications

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An SMD transistor is a surface-mount device transistor that can be directly soldered onto the surface of a PCB. The transistors which can be mounted in this way can detach more easily, so the circuit boards which use SMD transistors are very cheaper to produce as compared to others. These transistors are made up of semiconductor materials like Germanium/ Silicon. There are two kinds of SMD transistors like PNP type & NPN type and these transistors are marked with some codes to indicate the … [Read more...]

LM35 Temperature Sensor : PinOut, Specifications, Interface, Circuit, Working & Its Applications

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A temperature sensor IC is a two-terminal integrated circuit that generates an output current that is proportional to temperature. Temperature sensor ICs are available in two types analog temperature sensor IC and digital temperature sensor ICs which are used in consumer, industrial, portable, home appliances, medical, etc because of their low power consumption and accuracy. The main features of analog temperature sensors are good linearity, less power utilization, accuracy, and temperature … [Read more...]

INA333 Instrumentation Amplifier : PinOut, Features, Circuit, Interface Microcontroller, Specifications & Its Applications

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An instrumentation amplifier or in-amp is a differential amplifier that includes a differential input & an output where these devices are used for amplifying the difference between two input voltage signals while refusing any signals that are very common to two inputs. These devices are used in test & measurement equipment of industrial, data acquisition, medical & measurement applications. There are different instrument amplifier ICs are there like INA33, AD623, INA128, LT1167, … [Read more...]

MMBT3904 Transistor : PinOut, Specifications, Circuit, Microcontroller, Working & Its Applications

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Transistors are semiconductor devices mainly used for switching or amplifying electrical signals & power. In modern electronics, these components are basic building blocks that include a minimum of three terminals for connecting in an electronic circuit. Transistors are generally classified into three types like BJTs, FETs & IGBTs. These transformers are also available in different types based on different functions like small switching, small-signal, power, phototransistor, UJT & … [Read more...]

74HCT04 Hex Inverter: PinOut, Specifications, Circuit, Working & Its Applications

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A NOT gate or an inverter in digital logic is one type of logic gate used to implement logical negation. The main function of this logic gate is to give an opposite bit of output to the input. So this logic gate is also known as a complement gate. Together with the OR gate & AND gate, any function within binary mathematics may be executed. This article discusses an overview of the 74HCT04 Hex Inverter, pin configuration, specifications, and its applications. What is 74HCT04 Hex … [Read more...]

24LC1026 Serial EEPROM : PinOut, Specifications, Interfacing, Code & Its Applications

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A non-volatile ROM like EEPROM stands for electrically erasable programmable ROM which is used to allow individual bytes of data to be erased & reprogrammed. These ICs are called byte erasable chips which are used for storing small amounts of data within computing & other different electronic devices. Microchip Technology Inc. developed EEPROM chips like 24AA1026, 24LC1026, and 24FC1026 which are 1024 Kbit Serial EEPROM with 1.7V - 5.5V broad range voltage. These memory chips are mainly … [Read more...]

CD4012 IC : PinOut, Specifications, Circuit, Working & Its Applications

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In digital electronics, universal gates like NAND and NOR plays a key role because these gates implement any Boolean function. So, the NAND logic gate is one kind of digital logic gate used most frequently in digital logic design applications. In CMOS logic, there are different types of NAND gate ICs like CD4011, CD4023 & CD4012. So, CD4012 IC is a four-input NAND gate IC, designed with the monolithic CMOS. This IC size is compact & interfaced easily with CMOS NMOS & TTL devices. … [Read more...]

4×4 Keypad Module : Specifications, PinOut, Interfacing, Working & Its Applications

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Generally, we interface a single button, switch, or key with a microcontroller using a single GPIO pin. However, if we want to interface several 9 or 12, or 16 keys, then it requires various microcontroller GPIO pins. To save some of the microcontroller GPIO pins, we can utilize a 4x4 keypad module. This module includes keys that are arranged within rows & columns. So, if we desire to interface 16 keys with a microcontroller then we need 16 GPIO pins although if we utilize a 4x4 matrix … [Read more...]

ESP12E WiFi Module : PinOut, Specifications, Interfacing with Arduino, PIC & Its Applications

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WiFi modules are also known as WLAN modules and these are electronic components utilized in various communication devices to get a wireless connection to the internet. These modules are used for transmitting & receiving data above the Wi-Fi network in the IoT field. Wi-Fi modules simply provide the connection of the internet to electronic & robotic projects. So by using these modules, one can transmit data above the internet to a robot machine otherwise make it transmit data above the … [Read more...]

CD4027 JK Flip Flop : PinOut, Specifications, Circuit, Working & Its Applications

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In digital electronics, a flip-flop is a digital electronic circuit that includes two stable states that are used for storing binary data. This data can be modified by simply applying varying i/ps. Flip-flops are basic data storage elements and basic building blocks in digital electronics systems utilized in communications, computers & different types of systems. There are different types of Flip Flops available in digital electronics like SR, JK, D & T. This article discusses one of the … [Read more...]