As you have have pointed out, my circuit is not driving any motor or such loads...but it is driving a Wireless Module which draws about 165mA to 240mA from my circuit during transmission [for 4 sec] and normally it takes upto 114mA. After a time-out of 1min, I put my uC P89V51RD2 to powerdown mode [200uA in this state].
Read articles in the link you provided, thanks for that! - Continued from uC Board is Misbehaving on Brown Out.
My other problem is that my batteries get supercharged upto 5.8V, and as per spec's of most IC' they are bound to operate faithfully upto 5.25[max 5.5v], so how do I solve this issue? I want that my boards get only 5.25v even if my battery is having voltages 5.25+, without increasing my existing current consumption to noticeable value.
Moreover I'm in need of a cutt-off circuit which will take away the load from my batteries when my battery has reached 4.00V, & the charger charges my battery independently. Do you have any thing which will suite my purpose?
Mail from MO
I have capacitors across the VDC and ground for the chips and I verified the power supply's input is fairly stable. As further troubleshooting I probed with a oscilloscope at the SR latch's input and looked for anything above 1 V. The voltage never moved above 1V, but the latch still set.
I was able to place a .3 uF capacitor from the SR latch's input to ground and this seemed to fix the problem. However, it does not explain what is causing the latch to set. Any ideas or suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Some info:
Nand gate: SN74LS30
SR Latch: CD4043B
Supply to ic's is 5V from a LM7805 (with .1uF cap's across input/output)
Voltage threshold detection coming from LM339 comparator
Basic idea:
Vin ---------->
|LM339 pin 4| -> |nand gate|
-> |SR latch|
-> |(relay driver circuit)|Vthreshold -> |LM339 pin 5|
Mail from SM
If the power supply is stable and you do not have ground loops then that is not the problem.
If a relay or LED or some output is being driven, the current pulse may be triggering the circuit. Isolate Grounds of Loads even LEDs and Relays, Ensure EMI-RFI immunity.
Flip-flop (electronics)
Use a 400MHz Scope and set timebase to uS-nS and see if a Spike is causing the trigger. Set the brightness level a bit high and look as close as you can.
Even a IC consuming a little extra power for a mS can set up a spike in the rail. Keep power and signal circuits on different PCBs when designing.
Check the environment and mains wiring, It could be a Laser Printer sharing the mains. If a Loose contact is present in mains box then your test circuit links with printer. Finally a good earth or ground is a must, if the unit is to operate on mains.
In the LM339 comparator use a Hysteresis Resistor feedback of 10M or 1M, Also a small cap can be placed across 10M, like 10nF if the system is a slow response one. Ensure you do not put a cap in a way to cause oscillations. A RC at input of LM339 may help.
Finally a LM339 output may have to go thru a schmitt nand buffer like 4093. to Clean the signal. Interface from a LM339 may be good with CMOS and not TTL, so a Scmitt can be tried. Nand gate: SN74LS30 and SR Latch: CD4043B seem to be different families. Use the 74HCT30 and 74HCT4043, use any one single family in Logic.
delabs
One thing i left out, The power on Start of the circuits must be defined. So a power on Set or Reset Cap with a pullup has to be provided if it is triggered by a Low. If you use a Latch which triggers by a Positive Edge then A pull down R and a Pull up Cap is required. - delabs
I've seen on the net the schematics for RS232 with Opto-Isolation. The supply on the PC side is from the PC. The supply from the line side is external? I've seen the 3 connectors (RX, TX & GND) together with 2 connectors 5V. One of them is connected to the device. How about the other? Needs additional power source?
Could you send me the PCB and component layout, as well as the component list, I'm afraid to get mistaken
mail from CS
I am required to design an electronic system that monitors the temperature between(22-24 degrees Celsius). Given are power supply, Analogue subsystems and digital subsystems. the accuracy of the digital control circuit is limited by the accuracy of the temperature sensors. A green LED is lit to indicate correct temp range.