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The role and importance of switches in electronic circuitry, focusing on mechanical and electromechanical switches, relays, and other interfacing devices. Switches enable manual control and interchange between closed and open states, and are essential for uniform power distribution in circuits. The document also covers the functionality and characteristics of various switch types, such as maintaining switches and momentary switches. Additionally, it explains the role of relays in enabling digital microcontrollers to switch high-powered devices and the concept of dip switches.
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Switches are a very fundamental part of electronic circuitry. It allows manual control through the user’s input that enables a device to perform switching on and off or other processes. Circuits usually function when it is in a closed state rather than an open state and a switch is what enables us to interchange between the two. Switches has a lot of purpose, so it also has a lot of various types with different characteristics. Some examples are a maintaining switch which maintains its state with a single input and a momentary switch which momentarily maintains the input for a period of time that the input is being continuously given.
Villapando,Earldhan V. BSEE 3- 2 2019 - 05148 - MN- 0 INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
TOPIC: Closed Loop and PID Control
Since circuits should have uniform distribution of power, a difference in amount will cause destabilized outputs expected from the circuit. Relays then, makes it so that there will be a medium where high powered devices can function together with low powered digital electronics. It allows digital microcontrollers to switch high powered devices by having by either having an input signal that will power a magnetic coil enabling the device to close its contacts, or by employing semiconductor and electrical switching elements such as triac and MOSFET, basically, switching the device on. This broadened the capability of automation especially for heavy industrial machinery and motors.
Villapando,Earldhan V. BSEE 3- 2 2019 - 05148 - MN- 0 INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
TOPIC: Closed Loop and PID Control