Hi Olin. Just out of curiocity how that QuickProto-01 circuit is conditioning 12 volt automotive power especially pulse 5 dump ? :) WBR Dmitry. Olin Lathrop wrote: > > Bob Axtell wrote: > > Olin has a slick design using PIC10Fxxx that performs switched > > regulation... oops that is SMT, methinks. > > I've used 10Fs a lot as simple switching power supply controllers, and there > is a good chance I'll be teaching a course on this subject at Masters this > summer. A 10F204 is generally cheaper than a dedicated analog chip, and you > get other useful features that are either missing or don't work the way you > want on dedicated chips. These include startup delay, special voltage > startup handling, guaranteed min/max switching element on time, and power > good output. > > A basic example is in the buck regulator of the QuickProto-01, > http://www.embedinc.com/products/qprot01. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist