With the increasing use of digital control, there are more ways than ever to design power supplies. The potentially confusing choices confront the engineer designing or using a power supply with this added functionality. Understanding the four levels of microcontroller integration possible in a design, and the features and functions possible with each level can simplify the decision process. In this webcast, we will explore the impact of each level on the analog design, and how each level shifts issues associated with control and reliability, from the traditional hardware design, to the microcontroller and software side of the design.
Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Time: 9:00 am PT/Noon ET Duration: 60-minutes
about the moderator Randy Frank, Contributing Editor Randy Frank been involved with the product engineering, marketing, and applications aspects of electronics technology for over 25 years. With a focus on power electronics, sensors, and automotive electronics, he has also covered a broad range of other technical topics. He has made over 50 presentations at technical conferences and moderated several webcasts. Randy is a Society of Automotive Engineers as well as an IEEE Fellow.
about the presenters Keith Curtis, Principal Applications Engineer, Microchip Technology IncorporatedPrior too, and during college, Keith worked as a technician/programmer for Summit Engineering and Morgan Aviation. After graduating with a BSEE from Montana State University in 1986, he was employed by Tele-Tech Corporation as a design and project engineer until 1992. It was during this time that he also began consulting as a design engineer. Leaving Montana in 1992, he was then employed by Bally Gaming in Las Vegas as an Electrical Engineer and later the EE manager. During the next 8 years, he worked for various Nevada gaming companies in both design and management until 2000. He then moved to Arizona and began work as a Principal Application Engineer for Microchip, specializing in mixed signal and power microcontroller applications. Keith is also the author of a book on multitasking software design.
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