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Converting a fast-switching 0-2.5V input to TTL signal

Dear fellow engineers, I am attemping to convert a fast switching (~ns) 0V - 2.5V pulse from FPGA into a TTL-standard (0V - 5V) signal. I have been browsing for voltage regulators online. Most of them ...
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Step Up Circuit does not work

I am using an IC as a step-Up converter in my PCB. It is supposedly to increase voltage from 12V to 30V. This is the chip that i used. https://datasheet.lcsc.com/lcsc/1809251831_Diodes-Incorporated-...
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Calculation of step-up / step-down output voltage

I am trying to build a step-up and step-down circuit from a DC-DC converter IC. This is from the datasheet: I have two questions in relation to this: The value of the resistor in the red box. It ...
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What does the output current depend on in the booster circuit?

What methods are there to increase the output current of the booster circuit? I got the figure below from a TI LMR62014 step-up voltage regulator datasheet. Assume Vin = 4 V and Vout = 8 V In this ...
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9 V to 12 V step-up converter to drive load between 10-100 mA, and no load

I'm working on stepping up the voltage from a 9 V, 150 mA power supply to 12 V, with a load of 10-100 mA and moments where there's no load. I have implemented something similar with this IC ...
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What's the simplest way to produce 150VDC for activating my piezo stack?

I recently bought a piezo stack for research purposes. To activate the piezo stack and get the maximum stroke I have to supply 150VDC. I want to use the piezo stack in two states only: 0V and 150VDC. ...
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Step up converter with MC34063

I have a 24v humidifier that I would like to power using a 12v power supply, so in order to do that, I designed a voltage step up regulator based on the MC34063. But since the humidifier requires a ...
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Can MCP16251/2 DC-DC step-up converter tolerate higher input voltage than the set output voltage?

I am trying to figure out the best possible circuit for MCP16251/2 feeding from 2 AA batteries in series with an output of 3.3v. MCP is extremely efficient boost converter with very low quiescent ...
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Nominal Voltage with 18650 cells and DC-DC step up board

So I'm building a simple 12v router UPS and I have trouble with one concept - Nominal Voltage. So the build is very simple, some common 18650 cells, DC-DC voltage step up board, and a BMS (battery ...
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step up from 2 AA to 3.3V [closed]

I've read some related questions, but I was not able to find/understand a proper solution I'm using 2 AA batteries to power a SAMD21 MCU (arduino mkr series), a DS18B20 probe and a MCP3424 ADC. My ...
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Adjustable voltage source 10 – 50 V and adjustable current limiter 2 – 70 mA

I would like to build a source that gives on the output an adjustable voltage from 10 V to 50 V and that current be limited from 2 mA to 70 mA or make some circuit that let me choose 2 mA, 1 0mA, 50 ...
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using a step-up voltage transformer designed for 110V input with a 100V input

I relocated to Japan (where electricity is served at 100V) recently and I am looking to buy a step up voltage transformer to be able to use my TV which accepts 220-240V. While I managed to find some ...
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Step-up (boost) voltage regulator

I recently purchased a step-up converter, the specifications state that it can boost 5 V to 30 V with varying input voltages. The reason I purchased it was because the charger for my handheld vacuum ...
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TPS63070 buck-boost not bucking or boosting correctly

Can someone check my layout? I am using TPS63070 buck-boost regulator and I would like to get 4.7 V output at TP12 but, I am getting 11.5 V which is wrong and I don't know why. Base on the Datasheet ...
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Questions for a personal LED/ATmega328P-PU project

Ok, so first of all, here's I'm wanting to use in this project x14 5mm Red LEDs x14 Resistors (1 per LED due to individual control - how many ohms each? I don't quite understand Ohms law) x1 Battery ...
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