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Reference Designs

“Industry-grade DIY Projects”—that’s perhaps the best way to describe what Reference Designs are. Or, you can define them as “complete, tested blueprints and working models for a specific electronic device or system.”

In this section, we have found and shared 100s of such blueprints, which enable engineers and DIYers like yourself to save significant time and resources in designing new products since they provide everything you need to get started including: schematics, software, PCB layout files, and BoM!

Reference Design for Isolated High-Current Sensing

The design enables isolated measurement of high AC currents while providing an analogue output for monitoring and control applications. The reference design offered by Vishay...

Reference design for High-Voltage Current Sensing

The design enables precise measurement of high AC currents while maintaining electrical isolation between the sensing and measurement circuits. Applications like EV powertrains, battery monitoring...

Reference Design for Isolated DC Voltage Sensing

Using an isolated sensing architecture, the circuit converts high DC voltages while maintaining electrical isolation between the input and measurement circuitry. In high voltage systems...

Humanoid Major Joint Motor Control Reference Design

The design helps you build motor control systems for humanoid robot joints faster by simplifying power and signal connectivity. Molex has released a Major Joint...

Industrial AMR Reference Design to Accelerate Robot Development

This design integrates industrial-grade hardware, AI computing, and ROS 2 software to simplify development, reduce integration complexity, and speed deployment of next-generation mobile robots. Autonomous...

Reference Design for 3.3 V Active Backup Power

Using supercapacitor-based energy storage, the circuit maintains power to 3.3 V systems during power interruptions and battery replacement. A reference design  by Vishay gives power...

Reference Design for Active Discharge of 800 V Systems

The active discharge circuit reduces stored capacitor energy to safer levels while eliminating the continuous power losses associated with conventional discharge methods. DC-link capacitors with...

GaN-Based Microinverter Reference Design 

Designed for modern PV modules exceeding 400W, the design demonstrates a high-frequency, single-stage DC-AC conversion approach that reduces component count, lowers BOM cost, and...

Ultra-Compact GaN Motor Drive Reference Design 

Combining high switching frequency, exceptional power density, and a footprint small enough for embedded actuators, the platform enables next-generation robotic joints, end-effectors, and UAV...

Open Reference Design for Humanoid Robots 

Combining AI foundation models, high-performance edge computing, simulation tools, and advanced robotic hardware, this new open reference design aims to simplify humanoid robot development...

Motor and Motion Control for Humanoids

Could a single motion-control platform bring together movement, sensing, communication, and AI processing in humanoid robots? The answer may change robot design. As humanoid robots...

High-Power Servo Drive Reference Design for Industrial Automation

It provides a complete reference design for next-generation robotics, CNC systems, and automated manufacturing solutions. The STEVAL-ISD01KCB from STMicroelectronics is a compact, high-power servo drive...

Humanoid robot hand reference design

What if six motors could run from a single controller? This reference design shows an approach for robotic hands and multi-axis motion systems. Humanoid robots...

Small Engine Control Reference Design

From fuel injection and ignition control to diagnostics and ECU communication, this reference design brings key engine management functions together for engineers to test...

Vehicle Control Unit Reference Design

See how engineers can build, connect, test, and validate vehicle systems using one reference design. The AS260 Vehicle Control Unit (VCU) reference design from Renesas...

Reference Design for Active Capacitor Discharge

What happens to stored energy after a system shuts down? This design shows a way to discharge it only when needed. High-voltage DC-link capacitors are...

5 Interesting Reference Designs For Air-Conditioner And HVAC Systems

From smarter compressors to sensor-driven climate control, these HVAC reference designs show how cooling systems are becoming far more intelligent and efficient. Modern air-conditioning and...

Automotive high-voltage BMS reference design

A reference platform allows you to compare wired and wireless battery management architectures for EV battery packs with cell monitoring, balancing, and communication support. Texas...
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