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I don't actually know what most of the settings mean in graphics options. What is pixel light count? What does it do when you change it? I couldn't say. I know what antialiasing is, but what are the options? TAA? SAA? 2xSAA + TAA? What does anisotropic filtering even _mean_, anyway?

ghhhh the ACS70331 is _available_ in an easy to use SOIC package, but no distributor sells it so you can only get it by buying in bulk from Allegro

I mean we can _do_ it, probably, but I prefer SOIC or something with a more reasonable pin pitch

why must all the things that fit all our other needs perfectly have a 0.5mm pin pitch

https://www.ti.com/ww/en/analog/power_management/microsip/images/SIP_new2B.gif

this gif just feels off somehow

web-1.0-ish or something

Got dicks on the brain today....

*opens up its head and takes out a couple dicks*

I was wondering where those had gotten to.

weird translations on datasheets are often amusing.

http://falstad.com/circuit/circuitjs.html?cct=$+1+0.000005+9.78399845368213+50+5+50%0AR+192+80+192+48+0+0+40+5+0+0+0.5%0Ar+192+80+192+128+0+4700%0At+192+128+288+128+0+1+0+0+100%0Ac+352+80+352+112+0+0.00009999999999999999+0.001%0Al+352+144+352+176+0+0.01+0%0Aw+192+176+192+128+0%0Aw+288+144+288+176+1%0Aw+288+176+352+176+0%0Aw+352+80+288+80+1%0Aw+288+80+288+112+0%0Aw+288+80+192+80+0%0At+160+192+192+192+0+1+0+0+100%0Ag+192+208+192+224+0%0Ar+160+192+96+192+0+4700%0AL+96+192+80+192+0+0+false+3.3+0%0Ad+288+176+192+176+1+0.805904783%0Ar+352+112+352+144+0+203%0Aw+400+176+352+176+0%0Aw+352+112+400+112+0%0Ap+400+112+400+176+1+0%0Ao+4+64+0+4353+80+0.00009765625+0+2+4+3%0Ao+19+64+0+4354+0.0000762939453125+0.1+1+1%0A this is such a fascinating little circuit. It converts a continuous digital signal into positive or negative current pulses through the resistor/inductor whenever it changes, meaning you can use it to drive a single-coil latching relay with a simple digital output. Also I really hope mastodon shortens that link.

do you get any sort of notification on here if someone denies a follow request? There's one person I could swear I clicked follow on who apparent I am not following and now I'm worried I might have done that multiple times and I hope that didn't seem creepy to them I just have a bad memory >.>

bip

Why does it seem like every op amp bills itself as a "precision op amp"?

the word kind of loses meaning when it's applied to everything on the market

(also it's fine if it's just a buck converter, but buck/boost or SEPIC or Ćuk or some other thing that can do both above and below input voltage would be preferred)

For all the electrical engineers out there: Do you know if they make digitally-programmable DC-DC converter modules with a wide output range? I'm looking for something that can do up to at least 12V, preferably up to 18 or 20, and that can ideally go all the way down to 0V output but I expect it'll probably have a minimum around 0.7V or something

The problem is that digital potentiometers aren't usually rated for more than 5-ish volts on their terminals.

I like the Ćuk converter topology for the simple reason that it was invented by someone named Slobodan Ćuk and that is a very strange name to our western ears

sudden "messing up in every social interaction I'm having" feelings so I'm going to go play video games for a bit