Powering building alarm systems and driving LEDs
By
Bernard Vincens
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October 3, 2022
This article investigates the technical considerations for powering building alarm control systems, sensors, and indicator panels, emphasising power conversion efficiency and achieving a low power consumption profile.
An engineers' guide to watchdog supervisors and wired communication interfaces in building control HMIs
By
Bernard Vincens
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September 14, 2022
This article investigates some of the causes of unpredictable system behaviour and highlights components that can prevent it from happening.
Achieving precision analog to digital conversion in test and measurement applications
By
Milan Ivkovic
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April 8, 2022
Instrumentation systems take the raw sensor data, amplify it, condition the signals to remove unwanted artefacts, and then analog to digital converters process the data ready for digital control systems.