Using power solutions to extend battery life in MSP430 applications

Whitepaper  |  www.techonline.com | Nov 19, 2009

This article shows two simple but effective power solutions that further minimize MSP430 power consumption and extend battery life.

http://www.techonline.com/learning/techpaper/221900374

Alarm Monitoring Survival Guides from DPS Telecom

You've just been put in charge of purchasing, selecting or recommending a new network alarm system for your company. Where do you start? What alarm equipment do you need? What monitoring features are essential, and which can you live without?

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White Paper Update: "Using LEDs as Light-Level Sensors and Emitters"

Whitepaper  |  www.altera.com | Oct 30, 2009

In portable electronic products, a common use for LEDs is a “heartbeat” indicator. Modulating LED power based on ambient light level would increase battery life, a particularly helpful feature in a device where battery life is measured in days.

http://www.altera.com/literature/wp/wp-01076-led-driver-reduces-power-adjusting-intensity-ambient-light.pdf

Lord Consulting: Technical Papers

The management of the condition assessment of standby lead acid battery systems using impedance methods is now a highly regarded and mature technology delivering an accepted compliment to load discharge methods.

http://www.lordconsulting.com/techpapers/battery-management.php

WHITE PAPER: The Dangers of Counterfeit Battery Packs

Whitepaper  |  electronicdesign.com | Oct 11, 2008

In an analysis of several counterfeit batteries, Micro Power's experts found safety violations ranging from insufficient safety circuitry to poor manufacturing quality. This paper details some of the safety issues observed in counterfeit battery packs and discusses your options to implement a

http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/ArticleID/19936/19936.html

RFIC Design White Paper - 0.13um RF CMOS Solution

Applications such as WLAN, Bluetooth®, 3G, gigabit ethernet, and portable communications devices are fueling the demand for advanced Mixed Signal/RF CMOS semiconductors.

http://www.ansoft.com/rf_cmos.cfm

Axonn I Global Data Solutions

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Tutorial This document explains how ESD has been a serious industrial problem for centuries and offers best practices for minimizing and/or eliminating ESD.

http://www.axonn.com/whitepapers.html

Rayovac - White Papers

Designers striving to comply with green motherboard and PC standards have sometimes had to make compromises in their product in order to meet a seemingly unending list of regulations.

http://www.rayovac.com/technical/wp_lithium.htm

The Proving Ground: Itron delivers industry-leading battery performance - Itron

Itron delivers industry-leading battery performance and the test data to back it up. For natural gas and water utilities deploying AMR technology, battery longevity and frequency of required changeout can make a dramatic difference in the costs of system deployment and operation.

http://www.itron.com/pages/resources_white_paper.asp?id=itr_000494.xml

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