Questions tagged [analog]

Analog circuits have a range of voltages, rather than just two as in digital logic.

Analog circuits work with continuously variable voltages, in contrast with a series of discrete voltage levels. (While Wikipedia defines this as time-continuous, discrete-time systems are often considered analog as well: for instance, a sample-and-hold circuit, or switched-capacitor filter.)

Analog circuits are used in the processing of sensor inputs with signals proportional to a physical quantity (see ). The complete circuit, up to the output, may be analog, or in a mixed-signal (analog and digital) circuit the signal may be converted to digital after the analog input stage.

3580 questions
15
votes
3 answers

What is Q-point of transistor?

What is the Q-point of a transistor? Why it is needed? How can we set this Q-point of transistor? Please explain it as I am having difficulty understanding this concept.
Ali Khan
  • 711
  • 5
  • 12
  • 20
8
votes
2 answers

Good analog design learning project

My college undergraduate electronics classes covered some analog design, and I'd like to further my knowledge and experience. What would be a good project that would require significant effort as far as research and learning new material? Ideally,…
Shawn J. Goff
  • 1,622
  • 16
  • 27
6
votes
4 answers

Sine function approximation circuit. How does this work?

The figure illustrates appox sine function by the equation. How does this work? I could guess that quarter cycle of sine wave (0- pi/2) is approximated by the linear equation.
gari
  • 103
  • 4
5
votes
2 answers

Getting into Analog Design/Electronics

I've worked with the AVR-series of microprocessors before, as well as twiddling around with digital ICs. Recently I've gotten interested in analog design, but I don't understand it very well. I've looked around for resources but most of them assume…
user
  • 51
  • 1
5
votes
3 answers

General impedance converter

Can anyone give an explanation about general impedance converter? This question might not be specific enough, but I will appreciate if someone could share as much as possible about this circuit.
Ertai Duo
  • 81
  • 1
  • 1
  • 3
5
votes
3 answers

Use of Field Programmable Analog Arrays for analog computation

From what I have read it seems that FPAA could provide a way to design a "programmable" analog computer, but are there any online resources on how to implement such a system?
Alexdagre8
  • 71
  • 1
  • 4
5
votes
1 answer

Can I use a transistor, or would it be easier to use a microcontroller?

I've got kind of a weird project in mind. I want my project to be able to connect to the headphones jack of an MP3 player. The mp3 player will either be playing a constant tone or not playing anything at all. When it is not playing anything, I…
synic
  • 97
  • 1
  • 8
4
votes
2 answers

Understanding the operation of a soil moisture measurement circuit

I have a circuit that measures soil moisture but I am not able to understand how it works. Should we use copper plates or probes in the circuit? Is the circuit measuring the capacitance or resistance between the probes?
Abhyudai
  • 43
  • 1
  • 3
4
votes
2 answers

PID to control turntable speed?

I recently got a Technics turntable and the belt that came with it is super crappy and makes the platter hickup when it passes by the seam on the belt. This is not audible, but it got me thinking about ways that I could control the speed of the…
Sponge Bob
  • 5,243
  • 17
  • 46
  • 65
4
votes
3 answers

What is the name of this circuit in English?

I hope that this is the right place to ask this question. English isn't my first language. So here is my question. If you are familiar with analog circuits you know about power amplifier. Here is simple schematic. (source: gpstronic.com) So there…
user3395407
  • 217
  • 1
  • 2
  • 7
3
votes
2 answers

Virtual ground circuit won't work as expected

I need a split rail circuit for a 741 op amp. The circuit can be found here: or here (the latter can be simulated). I have simulated the circuit in three different programs an it always seems to work. However, when I build the circuit on the…
alkopop79
  • 565
  • 6
  • 23
3
votes
1 answer

Single power supply replacement for LM741 op amp?

I'm trying to build a twin-T oscillator for synthesising drum sounds. The LM741 heats up pretty quickly and the circuit hardly oscillates even when the feedback is at 100 per cent. Even with an LM386 amp I hardly get anything (though I can see some…
alkopop79
  • 565
  • 6
  • 23
3
votes
2 answers

Is it still possible to find Braun Lectron System around, or equivalent?

Is it still possible to find Braun Lectron System or equivalent around ? For those who don't know about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raytheon_Lectron. It is basically analog building blocks that did not need any wire to connect (instead the…
JCLL
  • 397
  • 3
  • 14
3
votes
3 answers

Getting a specific voltage output depending on the difference of two voltages

Can someone please help me come up with a circuit with the following specification? I need to find out the difference of two voltages (can be done using an op-amp). Then, if the difference is negative, I want an output as -1V, if the difference is…
3
votes
2 answers

Generating microvolt signals

Is there a common way to generate relatively accurate microvolt (like 5uVpp, 0.5uV resolution) waveforms with bandwidth under 4kHz, output impedance around 1k? I can't think of much more than resistors divider on a bigger signal.
user76844
1
2 3 4 5