Here is a circuit that will output a PWM wave good for varying the speed of a DC motor. Why is this not going to work? How would you fix it? The 555 timer can’t handle that type of load, and it is not ...

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Sunnyvale, Calif. — Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) has released a development platform for automotive and industrial motor control applications built around the Fujitsu MB91F267N 32-bit ...

For those embedded systems that can’t be constantly watched by a human, watchdog timers may be the solution. Most embedded systems need to be self-reliant. It’s not usually possible to wait for ...