1 - Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
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In simple terms, printed circuit boards (PCBs) are a common medium of implementing circuits. When considering the implementation of circuit design in any type of industry such as in robotics or consumer electronics, you can be absolutely certain that printed circuit board (PCB) technology is used. PCBs are complex and can vary greatly in construction based on application.
2 - Voltage Regulation
By definition, voltage regulation is the ability or measure of how well a system can provide a stable output voltage over a wide range of input and output load conditions. If a system is able to provide a stable output voltage at a particular load condition, but not at other common ones, its voltage regulation is poor.
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b) With the required value of R2, if a load with load resistance RL of 1kΩ is connected to the output terminals of the voltage divider, what is the resulting output voltage Vout?
3 - Voltage Regulator
Voltage regulators are systems which are used to convert an input voltage to a stable output voltage under a variety of different input and output load conditions. Voltage regulators can be characterized by many parameters, here are a few:
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Switching regulators (buck converters, boost converters, buck-boost converters, etc.)
Linear regulators (low-dropout regulators, etc.)
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3.1 - Step-Down Voltage Regulator
A step-down voltage regulator is a type of voltage regulator which converts an input voltage to an output voltage where the output voltage is less than the input voltage (hence the term “step-down”). For the purpose of this bootcamp, we will not be implementing switching voltage regulators in order to maintain onboarding simplicity. It should be noted that all linear regulators are step-down regulators.
3.2 - Low-Dropout Regulator (LDO)
In this bootcamp, you will be selecting a low-dropout regulator and implementing it onto your custom PCB. A low-dropout regulator (LDO) is a type of step-down linear regulator that uses resistive elements to step down an input voltage to an appropriate output voltage with reasonable stability. An LDO consists of the following components:
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