Today, optocouplers are a ubiquitous electronic component, found in almost any piece of electrical equipment and in most industry segments. Since their introduction over twenty five years ago, ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. In designing an input stage for an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), engineers choose a particular amplifier, assign a target gain, and note the ...

Isolation is an important requirement in many data-acquisition applications. A key industrial function that requires isolation is intrinsic safety. In intrinsically safe applications, the devices and ...

Designing a closed-loop, controlled power supply or motor-control system presents two main challenges. First, the design requires sending feedback voltage or current information across an isolation ...