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Last Updated on: Friday, August 29, 2008 02:34 PM
 

Circuits Designed by Dave Johnson, P.E. :
  • LASER/LED LIGHT OUTPUT INTENSITY METER
    This circuit uses a large 1cm X 1cm silicon PIN photo diode and a transimpedance amplifier to measure the light power output of infrared and visible LEDs and laser diodes. It can be modified to produce almost any milliwatts to volts scale factor. It can be connected to either a multi-meter or an oscilloscope.
  • LIGHT RECEIVER WORKS FROM 1KHz TO OVER 70MHz
    This circuit uses one tiny C-MOS inverter IC to form a modulated light receiver with a very fast response. It is designed around a PIN photo diode that is packaged for use with plastic optical fibers. It can be used as an optical fiber receiver. By using the open end of the optical fiber it can "sniff" out any modulated light signals.
  • Low Value Capacitance Meter
    This circuit was originally designed to measure the volume of fluid inside a medical syringe.   As designed, it produces a zero to 5 volt output, corresponding to a capacitance change of about 10 picofarads.  With a digital voltmeter, at its output, it can resolve a capacitance change of 0.002 picofarads or 2 femtofarads.  (added 12/04)


Links to electronic schematics, circuits, designs and/or diagrams for engineers, hobbyists, students & inventors:

LASER/LED light output intensity meter:  (schematic / circuit added 05/07)

Latching Continuity Tester :  A continuity tester is a must on every service bench for testing cables, pcboards, switches, motors, plugs, jacks, relays, and many other kinds of components. But there are times when a simple continuity test (or your multi-meter) doesn't tell the whole story. For example, vibration-induced problems in automobile wiring can be extremely difficult to .... (added 2/06)

LB-25: Linear Brief 25 True RMS Detector:  National Semiconductor Application Note   (app note added 2/06)

LB-48: Linear Brief 48 Simple Voltmeter Monitors TTL Supplies:  National Semiconductor Application Note   (app note added 2/06)

LCD Frequency Counter (PIC16F84):  (schematic added 8/03)

LED Audio VU Meter:  logarithmic scale with3 dB steps, based in LM3915 IC   (added 5/02) Fair Warning: this site has pop-up ads

LED Battery Condition Indicator:  (circuit / schematic added 6/05)

LED Decibel Meter :  (electronic circuit added 10/05)

LED Oscilloscope:  Uses a matrix of 100 LED as a display (circuit added 8/06)

LED power meter for testing RF transmitters:  (electronic circuit added 05/07)

LEE Test Fixture Instructions  AN-60-021:  Application Note MiniCircuits.com  (app note added 6/06)

Light Pollution Meter :  LED brightness control circuit and a millimeter to compare light levels to LED level. (added 5/02)

Light Sensor - 741 Based :  CdS photocell used for light/dark controlled relay (added 05/07)

Light Sensor Adapter for Oscilloscope:  (electronic schematic / circuit added 4/02)

Lightening Detector:  A VLF receiver tuned to 300 kHz designed to detect the crackle of approaching lightning. A bright lamp flashes in synchrony with the lightning bolts indicating the proximity and intensity of the storm. It has a superior RF section with a single resonance near 300kHz and plenty of sensitivity. The antenna is a telescopic antenna that extends to two or three feet....  (added 5/05)

Lightning Activated Camera Shutter Trigger:  This circuit is used to trigger a camera's electronic shutter circuit when a flash of lightning is present. This circuit would also work for photographing fireworks displays or other events involving flashes of light. (added 10/05)

Lightning Detectors:  A VLF receiver tuned to 300 kHz designed to detect the crackle of approaching lightning. A bright lamp flashes in synchrony with the lightning bolts indicating the proximity and intensity of the storm.  (added 10/05)

Lightning Storm Detector :  Reverse engineered schematic diagram of a mass produced lightning detector. The RF signal from lightning is quite strong and broad in spectrum so a tuned circuit is not required at the antenna input stage. Too much sensitivity will cause false alarms in a simple receiver such as this one. The circuit uses clever pulse timing and integration techniques to discriminate between real lightning and other RF interference... . (added 2/05)

Lightwave Component Analysis:  Aligent Application Note  (added 2/06)

Line Output/Flyback Transformer tester:  (schematic added 8/03)

Line powered 60Hz clock generator:  (diagram added 05/07)

Live Power Line Detector:  Detects the presence of a live mains conductor.  Has minimum parts counting.  (added 08/05)

LM2675-5.0EVAL 1A Step-Down High-Efficiency SIMPLE Switcher Evaluation Board:  The LM2675-5.0EVAL evaluation board is a fully-assembled and tested surface-mount regulator that provides a 5V±1.5% output at up to 1A, from an input of 8V to 40V. The overall efficiency is typically as high as 90%. The operating temperature range is 0°C to +85°C.  (app note added 3/05)

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