Simulating your designs allows you to be aware of the limitations of your components. It’s important to analyze your circuit before moving to layout. Analysis helps identify possible field failures allowing you to reduce development time and cost.
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A hysteresis loop can be found in many places in electronics, but they all have common qualities and require the same type of analysis.
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Check out this article for how to convert analog signals to PWM signals, as well as some design tips for analog to PWM converters.
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