From SRPP and Mu-Follower to OTL Designs
Tube amplifiers suffer from distortion. Fortunately, circuits such as the SRPP amplifier, mu-follower, and beta-follower produce minimal distortion even at output voltages of 50 to 100 Vpeak.
These designs are often published with errors. Without a sound understanding of the theory, it is easy to arrive at a flawed design.
In the first section of this book, we investigate the origin of distortion, while in the second we investigate the design of and SRPP and a mu-follower.
On the internet we can find the most exotic designs. Evaluating them teaches us that these designs often make matters worse rather than better. In the chapter on incorrect SRPPs and mu-followers, we sometimes see bizarre and misguided designs where using a simple single-triode amplifier would perform much better.
Push-pull output stages also exist. A great number of them are examined, and their similarity to the SRPP is discussed. This is done especially with the help of the theory behind the OTL based on the ‘mother’ of all OTLs, the Philips HF303.
Finally, attention is given to frequency characteristics and technical matters such as the supply voltage and the filament power supply.
To illustrate these points, there are a few designs covering the subjects discussed.
This book presents much new theory that has not been published before. It is often an eye-opener, showing that many things have a beautiful and unexpected simplicity.
From Theory to Practical Applications in Wireless Energy Transfer and Harvesting
Wireless power transmission has gained significant global interest, particularly with the rise of electric vehicles and the Internet of Things (IoT). It’s a technology that allows the transfer of electricity without physical connections, offering solutions for everything from powering small devices over short distances to long-range energy transmission for more complex systems.
Wireless Power Design provides a balanced mix of theoretical knowledge and practical insights, helping you explore the potential of wireless energy transfer and harvesting technologies. The book presents a series of hands-on projects that cover various aspects of wireless power systems, each accompanied by detailed explanations and parameter listings.
The following five projects guide you through key areas of wireless power:
Project 1: Wireless Powering of Advanced IoT Devices
Project 2: Wireless Powered Devices on the Frontline – The Future and Challenges
Project 3: Wireless Powering of Devices Using Inductive Technology
Project 4: Wireless Power Transmission for IoT Devices
Project 5: Charging Robot Crawler Inside the Pipeline
These projects explore different aspects of wireless power, from inductive charging to wireless energy transmission, offering practical solutions for real-world applications. The book includes projects that use simulation tools like CST Microwave Studio and Keysight ADS for design and analysis, with a focus on practical design considerations and real-world implementation techniques.
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PIO-Programmierung des Raspberry Pi PicoNeun Befehle, viele Möglichkeiten
KI aus dem Browser befreienSo nutzen Sie KI-CLIs zum Programmieren, Kompilieren und Validieren von Embedded-Projekten
Der Scrutiny DebuggerDebuggen, Visualisieren und Testen von Embedded-C/C++ Code
Sigfox-Breakout-Board (Teil 1)Ein selbst gebautes Funk-BoB
Rauscharmes Labor-Netzteil (Teil 2)Konstruktion, Montage und praktische Implementierung
Einfacher Signalgenerator mit dem RP2040Analoge und digitale Signale für rund 10 Euro
Matter und Edge-KI für die Smart Homes der ZukunftBieten die neuesten Updates von Matter und der Aufstieg der Edge-KI Entwicklern endlich die Werkzeuge, um das versprochene intelligente und vernetzte Smart Home zu schaffen?
Die SMU für alleSiglent bringt die SMM3000X-Serie auf den Markt
DifferenzdrucksensorenVorausschauende Wartung in HLK-Systemen
Security by DesignSchadensbegrenzung durch Entwicklungsprinzipien
Embedded Security ist nicht mehr optional
CRA und PQC setzen neue Prioritäten für Embedded-SicherheitWarum auch kleine IoT- und Industrie-Unternehmen einen Upgrade-Plan benötigen
embedded world 2026Interview mit Benedikt Weyerer, Executive Director der embedded world
I3C in der PraxisMit Hardware von ST und Microchip
Das BLEnky-ProjektSchnelles Prototyping für Bluetooth-Low-Energy-Anwendungen
PulsbreitensteuerungVom einfachen Thermostat bis zum geglätteten Analogsignal
AudiotronicsKlangvolle Elektronik zum Selberbauen
ESP32-Audio-Transceiver-Board (Teil 4)Taktsynchronisation – und eine kabelgebundene Option
2026: Eine KI-OdysseeDer Vibe-Coding-Kater von 2025
Symmetrische DC-LastGleichstromlast, statisch oder dynamisch und symmetrisch
Gesichter zählen mit MaixCAMEine einfache Methode zur Erfassung von Publikumsgrößen
Ready-to-use devices and self-built Arduino nodes in the 'The Things Network'
LoRaWAN has developed excellently as a communication solution in the IoT. The Things Network (TTN) has contributed to this. The Things Network was upgraded to The Things Stack Community Edition (TTS (CE)). The TTN V2 clusters were closed towards the end of 2021.
This book shows you the necessary steps to operate LoRaWAN nodes using TTS (CE) and maybe extend the network of gateways with an own gateway. Meanwhile, there are even LoRaWAN gateways suitable for mobile use with which you can connect to the TTN server via your cell phone.
The author presents several commercial LoRaWAN nodes and new, low-cost and battery-powered hardware for building autonomous LoRaWAN nodes. Registering LoRaWAN nodes and gateways in the TTS (CE), providing the collected data via MQTT and visualization via Node-RED, Cayenne, Thingspeak, and Datacake enable complex IoT projects and completely new applications at very low cost.
This book will enable you to provide and visualize data collected with battery-powered sensors (LoRaWAN nodes) wirelessly on the Internet. You will learn the basics for smart city and IoT applications that enable, for example, the measurement of air quality, water levels, snow depths, the determination of free parking spaces (smart parking), and the intelligent control of street lighting (smart lighting), among others.
Like its predecessors in the 300 series of electronics projects books, 303 Circuits is aimed at the active electronics enthusiast, professional or amateur. Since the series was started in the early 1980s, many thousands of readers have found in these books that new approach, new concept, or new circuit they were looking for.
In 303 Circuits you will find new ideas, new concepts and new circuits covering the gamut of electronics. The book is arranged in subject sections to make it easier for you to find the circuit or idea you are looking for.
Practical Introduction to 3D Modeling from Enclosure to Front Panel
Embedding a vintage component, creating a professional looking home for a circuit board, or even designing a complex apparatus complete with a chassis – these and many other challenges turn into a stimulating pleasure with FreeCAD. Once you have internalized the basic processes, there are virtually no limits to your imagination.
Starting to use a new software is never straightforward – especially with a tool as versatile as FreeCAD. Manageable, but at the same time easily usable individual components provide the starting point in this book. Putting these components together later results in assemblies.
In the FreeCAD universe, a workable trajectory is demonstrated. The described procedure is illustrative so the examples are easily applied to custom tasks. The devices were made by the author and illustrated with photos.
Creating a 3D design is requiring some effort but the initial investment pays off soon. Besides the impressive spatial representation of the projects, the extracted drawings yield a solid base for documentation and production. Extended FreeCAD capabilities like the unfolding of sheet metal parts enormously add to efficiency and pushes models forward into practical assembly.
Soon you will definitely not want to do without FreeCAD!
From Rubbing Amber to Swiping Glass
"The story of electricity, told one connection at a time."Why does rubbing amber attract dust? How did we go from that curious effect to a world where screens respond to a single touch? And how did we get from mysterious sparks to tiny chips packed with billions of transistors?
For centuries, electricity puzzled and fascinated those who encountered its curious effects—long before it even had a name. From the earliest observations of static charge to the complex electronics that shape our lives today, this book traces the gradual, and often surprising, story of how humanity came to understand and harness this powerful force.
This book offers an engaging and accessible account of the people, ideas, and inventions that transformed electricity from a scientific curiosity into the foundation of our digital age. Along the way, you’ll meet a host of inquisitive minds—some famous, others less so—whose persistence and creativity helped unravel the mysteries of the natural world and gave rise to the technologies we now take for granted.
Covering everything from Leyden jars and batteries to transistors, microcontrollers and the internet, this book presents a clear and enjoyable overview of electronics and its relatively short, yet rich, history.
Whether you have a technical background or simply a curiosity about how things work, From Rubbing Amber to Swiping Glass offers a thoughtful look at how far we’ve come—and a gentle nudge to wonder what might come next.
A Toolbox for Audio Lovers and Engineers
Without any ambition to reach scientific levels, this book aims to be a toolbox for both audio lovers and high-end equipment designers. The elementary theory presented is the bare minimum for readers to grasp the operation and practical use of electrical, electromagnetic, physics, and electronic operations available in the designers’ toolbox. Each tool is explained in a minimum of words and theory without needless coverage of underlying equations or figures.
The book chapters guide you through the process of designing quality amplifiers with vacuum tubes, from the very beginning, considering both technical and subjective requirements – in theory and practice.
The book is a compilation of the author’s notes used in his professional and educational career but was nevertheless primarily written as a result of true love for the audiophile hobby.
Dit bundel bevat de populaire Elektor zandklok voor Raspberry Pi Pico en de nieuwe Elektor laserkop upgrade, en biedt daarmee nog meer mogelijkheden om de tijd weer te geven. U kunt de actuele tijd nu niet alleen in zand "graveren", maar ook op een lichtgevende folie schrijven of groene tekeningen maken.
Inhoud van de bundel
Elektor Zandklok voor Raspberry Pi Pico (normale prijs: € 50)
Elektor Laserkop Upgrade voor Zandklok (normale prijs: € 35)
Zandklok voor Raspberry Pi (een op de Raspberry Pi Pico gebaseerde Eye Catcher)
Een standaard zandklok laat meestal slechts zien hoe de tijd verstrijkt. Deze door een Raspberry Pi Pico aangestuurde zandklok toont daarentegen de exacte tijd door de vier cijfers voor uren en minuten in een zandlaag te "graveren". Na een vooraf ingestelde periode wordt het zand door twee trilmotoren vlak getrild en begint alles weer van voren af aan.
Het hart van de zandklok wordt gevormd door twee servomotoren, die via een pantograafmechanisme een schrijfpen aandrijven. Een derde servomotor tilt deze pen op en neer. Het zandbakje is voorzien van twee trilmotoren om het zand weer vlak te trillen. Het elektronische deel van de zandklok bestaat uit een Raspberry Pi Pico en een RTC/driverbord met een real-time klok, plus drivercircuits voor de servomotoren.
Een gedetailleerde bouwhandleiding is beschikbaar via download.
Kenmerken
Afmetingen: 135 x 110 x 80 mm
Bouwtijd: ca. 1,5 tot 2 uur
Inbegrepen
3x Voorgesneden acrylaatplaten met alle mechanische onderdelen
3x Mini servomotoren
2x Trilmotoren
1x Raspberry Pi Pico
1x RTC/driverkaart met geassembleerde onderdelen
Moeren, boutjes, afstandhouders en draden voor de montage
Fijnkorrelig wit zand
Elektor Laserkop Upgrade voor Zandklok
De nieuwe Elektor Laserkop transformeert de Elektor Zandklok in een klok die de tijd op glow-in-the-dark-film schrijft in plaats van op zand. Naast het weergeven van de tijd kan het ook worden gebruikt om kortstondige tekeningen te maken. De 5 mW laserpointer, met een golflengte van 405 nm, produceert heldergroene tekeningen op de glow-in-the-dark-film. Voor het beste resultaat gebruikt u de kit in een slecht verlichte kamer. Waarschuwing: Kijk nooit rechtstreeks in de laserstraal!
De kit bevat alle benodigde componenten, maar het solderen van drie draden is vereist.
Opmerking: Deze kit is ook compatibel met de originele Arduino-gebaseerde Zandklok uit 2017. Voor meer details, zie Elektor 1-2/2017 en Elektor 1-2/2018.
Bouw uw eigen RISC-V-controllerEerste stappen met de NEORV32 RISC-V softcore voor goedkope FPGA’s
Het gebruik van Arduino’s seriële plotterGrafieken plotten met Arduino is gemakkelijk
CLUE van AdafruitEen slimme oplossing voor IoT-projecten
Bufferboard voor de Raspberry Pi 400Bescherm uw I/O’s Raspberry Pi RP2040-boards in overvloed
Een handboek voor DHZ elektronische beveiliging en spionageSRAM – gebakken of diepgevroren
Onderdelen identificerenTips & trucs, vakkunstigheden en andere nuttige informatie DHZ aanraakloze lichtschakelaar
Alle begin......gaat compenseren en transformeren
Nieuwe embedded-ontwikkelingenRust en het up-to-date houden van IoT-implementaties Infographics Hoe de industrie- en automobielsector zullen profiteren van 5G
Relais met bewegende spoelVreemde onderdelen
Oost West Lab BestAlles draait om de bank...
Kennismaking met neuronen in neurale netwerkenDeel 4: embedded neuronen
Magnetische levitatie “the very easy way”De derde en meest compacte versie
PLC-programmering met de Raspberry Pi en het OpenPLC-projectVisualisatie van PLC-programma’s met AdvancedHMI
Uit het leven gegrepenInpakken en wegwezen
Onder de radarMicrocontrollers die u zou moeten kennen
Draadloos monitoren en debuggenvoor Arduino, ESP32 en co.
Draagbare temperatuur- en vochtigheidsmetermet gebruiksklare modules
Lithium-accupacks reparerenSpaart geld + geeft meer kracht!
GUI's maken met PythonMeme-Generator
De drie grote vraagtekensWaarom wat wie Hexadoku
