Computer controller for DC motors by 74LS192

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
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This circuit has proven useful when interfacing my computer to home made robotics. It is easy to build and use and it can control two DC motors of any current or voltage rating, depending on the rating of the relays. The circuit also provides two shaft encoders for positional feedback to the computer.
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PC serial port buffer

Sunday, October 7th, 2007
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This is a simple serial port buffer circuit I designed for a friend to speed up his SLIP connection in campus computer network “TRINET” of Helsinki University of Technology. The problem in the network was that the RS232 commections from rooms to terminal server were long and made of bad quality wiring.
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Microcomputer having power supply circuit switching low pass filter

Thursday, May 24th, 2007
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In a flash memory write mode, a microcomputer operation mode setting circuit sets a mode setting signal at one level. At this stage, a voltage drop caused by an LPF formed of a resistor, an inductor, and a capacitor can be suppressed at a low level. In a mode other than the flash memory [...]