Current Sink Or Swim

Overview

The current sink or swim is a self-powered current sink for testing devices like batteries, power supplies and more. Potentiometers give individual current and voltage control. A jumper allows external power (instead of "self power") for applications where the current source does not have sufficient voltage.

Prerequisites

• You should have understand how to use KiCad. Check out the following courses:
  • Shine On
  • Getting to Blinky
• Hardware required
  • Soldering equipment

Learning Objectives

• Create a current sink for your bench, to be used in future projects
• Understand analog control, using operational amplifiers (op amps)
• Measure and revise analog circuits

Access

This is a paid course, available to Apprentice, Journeyman, and Master Members of Contextual Electronics.

Lessons

• Introduction to the CSOS
• Simulating the CSOS
• Finding CSOS Components
• Creating the CSOS Schematic
• Creating the CSOS Layout
• Assembling the CSOS
• Testing the CSOS