Questions tagged [transceiver]
For questions about devices that are both transmitters and receivers.
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Piezo tr switch no echo signal
I set this circuit to use piezo as transceiver. I can perfectly transfer the transmitter signal (10 burst pulse) but as transmitter still connected onto piezo , any reveived signal is disappears. When ...
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Piezo T/R switch
I try to use single piezo as transceiver. Is this possible if i can T/R switch using FET or BJT ?
I found this schematich but not sure if it works.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Using piezo as range sensor
My objective is to use a single piezo as a transceiver and calculate the distance between the sensor and the object that sound echos from using time of fly. I use ...
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Sending arbitrary bitstream to SFP transceiver: minimum bitrate?
I'm trying to use a Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) as the laser source for a homebuilt laser gas analyzer, which means I don't actually care about transmitting data. The plan is to send an ...
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How does CAN transceivers output CANH=3.5V and CANL=1.5V? [duplicate]
This is a questions that has been asked but did not find a clear answer. How it is the 3.5V achieved on CAN_H? Assuming there is 0.5V voltage drop on the internal diode, 0.1V on the internal MOSFET ...
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Load pull testing transceiver LNA input, impedance tuner DIY alternative
Transceiver vendors not always provide best components for input impedance matching in all variety of frequencies range that transceiver itself support, often provide impedance matching network ...
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Match 50 ohm impedance to LNA input impedance
I have following PCB version of circuit: on SMA input we have antenna strictly matched to 50 ohm, then we have regular RF switch IC, after RF switch impedance matching network and final stage is ...
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Is GND connection required for two independent modules to communicate in MIL STD 1553 protocol?
I use a Holt IC 2130 MIL-STD-1553 transceiver. When I connect only the A and B differential lines in two independent modules, I can't communicate between the two modules, but when I connect the GND ...
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Why doesn't the output of a step-up transformer overload low-voltage inputs?
I'm working on a proximity sensor using a piezoelectric ultrasonic transceiver. While looking at driver ICs, I came across the following example in the datasheet for TI's PGA460-Q1:
On the righthand ...
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Designing a circuit for wireless interrogation of a temperature SAW sensor
I'm currently working on a SAW-based temperature sensor. The gist of how it works is this: when the external temperature changes, the resonance frequency of the SAW resonator shifts. To detect the ...
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Difference between Single-supply and Dual-supply CAN Transceiver
I was about to choose the MCP2558FD CAN Transceiver for a personal project. I found on the datasheet the following diagram:
If my understanding is good, I can use it as a dual-supply Transceiver.
But ...
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What is the purpose of the choke inductor coil in this qrp radio transmitter?
After building and testing these circuits, I want to understand the purpose of the choke coil in these qrp trans(ceiver)mitter circuits.
https://www.qsl.net/py2ohh/trx/curumim/curumim.htm
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Do I need to put a ferrite bead near a RS485 receiver device power pin?
I'm using a MAX3094ECSE+ RS-422/485 receiver receiver datasheet for an application that is receiving quadrature encoder wires. Those wires are power, positive and negative signals from quadrature ...
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What is the operation of this RS485 transceiver having this connection?
I am confuse with the R1 and R2 function. The "Direct Connection" wire is connected to another transceiver's DE/RE.
When the DE/RE is high, driver is enabled, and when the DE/RE is low, the ...
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How to connect a full duplex line driver
I need to use two line drivers for the communication between two PCBs. I am currently using MAX3081 from Analog and this is what I see in the datasheet:
Image Source: Analog - MAX3080-MAX3089 ...
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Is it possible to use RF signal wires to let a model car center itself on it using phase differences?
I'm looking for a way to let a model car (1/24 to 1/18) know how centered it is on a road. I thought about using a buried wire in the middle of each lane of the road. Would it be possible to detect ...
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MAX3232 capacitors voltage rating
I'm having a doubt about the voltage rating of the capacitors of the RS3232 (a UART to RS232 transceiver).
For C3 and C4 (storing the +- voltage rails for the transceiver), the never exceed voltages ...
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Can USB-to-SERIAL dongle be used to drive an RS-485 transceiver?
Pictured below is a simple arrangement used to read the Temperature sensor from the PC. Standard/Protocol is MODBUS RTU RS-485 Half-Duplex.
I've used this arrangement with both modpoll.exe and ...
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WiFi Transmitter/Receiver [closed]
I want to create a small, battery-powered electronic device to detect the presence of AC voltage after a power outage. It would then transmit notifications to that effect.
The two components of the ...
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No light detected from 1310 nm IR optical transceiver AFBR-5813TQZ
I am trying to build a test application circuit for an AFBR-5813TQZ IR (1300 nm) optical transceiver. For now, I am only trying to verify that the transmitter works, so I have breadboarded the ...
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Using transceiver between DALI and microcontroller
Does anyone have experience using a transceiver between a microcontroller and DALI bus? Please see the attached wiring diagram. I am not sure what is wrong with the circuit, but when I measure the ...
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RF design_output impedance of the SX1280 LoRa transceiver
I searched the datasheet of the Semtech SX1280, but I can't find the output impedance of the SX1280 (RFIO's pin). Where can I find it?
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Estimating max total supply current of all CAN transceivers on the bus
I'm designing the devices that should communicate via a long CAN bus (500+ meters). The power (24V) to the devices is delivered via the same bus cable (UTP5e), by the rest 3 pairs.
The limiting factor ...
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Must RS-232 devices use the same logic level?
I want to interface a microcontroller with the RS-232 COM port of my PC.
My PC uses a 75232G IC, which uses +/-12V logic levels as per some multimeter tests.
Currently I'm planning to use the ...
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How do transceivers interact with the Ether bus in classic Ethernet?
I am reading Computer Networks 5th Edition [Tanenbaum/Wetherall] and there is the following diagram section 3.1 about classic Ethernet.
I am a bit confused on how to interpret the physical connection ...
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Transceiver VCSEL failure analysis
We've had a number of optical transceivers fail recently and I am trying to track down the cause. It has happened with two different models: HFBR-53A5VSEMZ (now obsolete), and the TSP-D1CH2-C11.
Some ...
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CAN controller with UART interface IC?
Recently I have new request to add CAN interface for communication, but there is no CAN interface in current MCU. Then I found I can add a CAN controller with SPI interface to achieve.
My question is ...
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Operating QSFP-28 at data rate other than 25Gbps per lane
We are designing a custom board for AD9082 and serdes of which are mapped to QSFP-28 port.This board will communicate with FPGA board using QSFP-28 module.
AD9082 and FPGA will linkup using JESD204C ...
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How can I improve my 20m transceiver microphone amplifier?
After weeks (on and off admittedly) of debugging, I finally figured out why my homebrew 20m transceiver was oscillating on transmit.
Despite all attempts to improve grounding (I have a single copper ...
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Why are capacitors and resistors commonly used with CAN High & CAN Low lines?
I often see resistors and capacitors connected to the CAN high and CAN low lines but in my experience, communication between nodes is still functional without these components. Can someone please ...