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MSP430LongTimerDelay
TheLM317isanadjustablethreeterminalpositivevoltageregulatorc apableof MSP430Prec isionTimerInterrupt
supplyingmorethan1.5Ampsoveranoutputvoltagerangeof1.25Vto37V(witha
40VDCinput).Inaminimumc omponentc onfiguration,theLM317requiresonlytwo MSP430TimerInterrupts
externalresistorstosettheoutputvoltage. TheSc reamII

Also,theLM317inc ludesonc hipc urrentlimiting,thermaloverloadprotec tion,andsafe Casc odeCurrentSourc e

operatingareaprotec tion.Alloverloadprotec tionremainsfullyfunc tional,evenifthe RobotDriveWheel
ADJUSTterminalisdisc onnec ted.
StrangeSc rewdriverHandles
Itisimportanttonotethatthefullratedoutputc urrentc anbeac hievedonlyifthe
differenc ebetweentheinputandoutputvoltageisapproximately10voltsorless.This
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c anbeextendedbyinc ludinganadequateheatsink.Critic alapplic ationsmayrequire
forc edairc ooling,espec iallyathighambienttemperatures. SelectMonth

Inputc apac itor(C1),a1uFsolidtantalum,isneedediftheregulatorismorethansix

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inc hesfromthemaininputfilterc apac itors.Anoutputc apac itor(C3)at1uFto
1000uFinc reasesoutputstabilityandalsoimprovestransientresponse AdafruitIndustries

Anoptionalbypassc apac itor(C2),loc atedattheadjustterminal,c anbeaddedto AtmelCorporation

helppreventripplefrombeingamplifiedastheoutputvoltageisinc reased.Thebypass DigiKeyElec tronic s
c apac itorshouldbea10uFsolidtantalumtype.
Mic roc hip
Diode(D1)showninthesc hematic belowshouldbeinc ludedifanoutputc apac itor MouserElec tronic s
greaterthan25uFisused.Thispreventstheoutputc apac itorfromdisc harginginto
theoutputoftheregulatorshouldtheregulatorinputbec omeshorted. NXPFreesc aleSemic onduc tor

OnSemic onduc tor

Diode(D2)shouldbeaddedifabypassc apac itor(C1)isc onnec tedtotheregulator
adjustmentterminal.Thispreventsthec apac itorfromdisc hargingthroughlowc urrent SparkFunElec tronic s
pathsinternaltotheregulatorshouldeithertheinputoroutputbec omeshorted. Tektronix

OPERATION TexasInstruments

TheLM317normallydevelopsa1.25Vreferenc evoltagebetweentheoutputand
adjustmentterminal(ac rossR1).Thisreferenc evoltagec reatesac onstantc urrent SilverAtomAtomicSymbol:Ag
thatflowsthroughthevoltagesetpotentiometerR2.Theoutputvoltageisdetermined
ac c ordingtotheequationshowninthedrawingbelow.

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GoldAtomAtomicSymbol:Au

GoldalongwithSilverandCopperare
exc ellentc onduc torsofbothelec tric ity
LM317VOLTAGEREGULATOR andheatbec auseofthesingleouter
elec tronthatismostlylosttotheatom
andisfreetomovearoundthemetal.

Thesefreeelec tronsareeasily
displac edwhenavoltageisapplied.
CURRENTREGULATOR WhileSilverhasthehighestelec tric al
c onduc tivityofanyofthemetals,Gold
TheLM317c anbec onfiguredasac urrentregulatorbysimplyc onnec tingaresistor hastheadvantageofgreaterc orrosion
betweentheoutputandtheadjustterminalasshownbelow.Thec urrentoutputis resistanc e.
equaltothereferenc evoltage(1.25)dividedbytheresistorvalue(R1).
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LM317CURRENTREGULATOR

EXAMPLEPOWERSUPPLY

Thisadjustablepowersupplywasdesignedtobeusedwithanywalltransformerthat
hasanoutputvoltagefrom5to35VDCandhasa5.5mmby2.1mmoutputplug.The
voltageisadjustableviaa10KohmVOLTSADJpotentiometer.Thereisalsoa10K
ohmMAXADJtrimpotentiometerthatc anbeusedtolimitthemaximumoutput
voltage.Theinputisprotec tedfromreversepolaritybyadiodeandautoreset(PTC)
fuse.AgreenLEDisusedasanoutputindic atorandalsoac tsasaminimumload.A SOLARDYNAMICSOBSERVATORY
heatsinkisalwaysagoodidea,espec iallyinanadjustablepowersupplysinc esome
NASA'sSolarDynamic sObservatoryis
voltageandc urrentc ombinationsmightrequiretheregulatortodissipateatlotof
onamissiontostudytheSunin
power. unprec edenteddetail.Onboard
telesc opeswillsc rutinizesunspotsand
LM317SCHEMATICPDF(8.6kB) solarflaresusingmorepixelsandc olors
thananyotherobservatoryinthe
historyofsolarphysic s.Thesolarimage
aboveisfromtheAIA304filter.
(Courtesy:NASA/JPL).

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OCO2SPACECRAFT

TheOrbitingCarbonObservatory2,or
OCO2,isanEarthsatellitemission
designedtostudythesourc esandsinks
ofc arbondioxidegloballyandprovide
LM317ADJUSTABLEVOLTAGEREGULATORSCHEMATIC sc ientistswithabetterideaofhow
c arbonisc ontributingtoc limate
c hange.Themissionlaunc hedJuly2,
2014,fromVandenbergAirForc eBasein
California.(Courtesy:NASA/JPL).
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OPALSSPACECRAFT

LM317ADJUSTABLEPOWERSUPPLYARTWORK

TheOptic alPayloadforLaser
(c ommunic ations)Sc ienc e,orOPALS,is
atec hnologydemonstrationaboardthe
InternationalSpac eStationdesignedto
testtheuseoffoc usedlaserenergyfor
spac ec ommunic ations.OPALSarrived
atthespac estationonApril20,2014,
aboardSpac eX'sDragonc argo
spac ec raft.(Courtesy:NASA/JPL).

SMAPSPACECRAFT

LM317ADJUSTABLEVOLTAGEREGULATORPCB

SoilMoistureAc tivePassive,orSMAP,is
Noc omments anEarthsatellitemissiondesignedto
measureandmapEarth'ssoilmoisture
andfreeze/thawstatetobetter
understandterrestrialwater,c arbonand
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energyc yc les.Usinganadvanc ed
Youremailaddresswillnotbepublished.Requiredfieldsaremarked* radiometer,thesatellitepeersbeneath
c louds,vegetationandothersurfac e
Comment featurestomonitorwaterandenergy
fluxes,helpingimprovefloodpredic tions
anddroughtmonitoring.Launc hedearly
2015.(Courtesy:NASA/JPL).

NuSTARSPACECRAFT

Name*

Email*

Website

TheNuc learSpec trosc opic Telesc ope

Array,orNuSTARmissionwillstudythe
universeinhighenergyXraystobetter
PostComment
understandthedynamic sofblac kholes,
explodingstarsandthemostextreme
ac tivegalaxies.Launc hedin2012.
(Courtesy:NASA/JPL).

GOESRSPACECRAFT

TheGeostationaryOperational
EnvironmentalSatelliteRSeries(GOES
R)isthenationsnextgenerationof
geostationaryweathersatellites.The
GOESRserieswillofferimproved
detec tionandobservationof
environmentalphenomenathatdirec tly
affec tspublic safety,protec tionof
propertyandournationsec onomic
healthandprosperity.(Courtesy:
NASA).

LUXDARKMATTERDETECTOR

TheLUX(LargeUndergroundXenon)
experimentisa370kgliquidxenon
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timeprojec tionc hamberthataimsto
direc tlydetec tgalac tic darkmatterin
anundergroundlaboratory1mileunder
theearth,intheBlac kHillsofSouth
Dakota,USA.DarkMatterc omprises
23%oftheenergydensityofthe
universe.Detec tingitsinterac tionswith
normalmatter,andstudyingits
properties,isonethemostc hallenging
problemsinmoderndayphysic s.
(Courtesy:SanfordUnderground
Researc hFac ility/UCBerkeley.)

JUNOSPACECRAFT

JUNO_1

Juno'sMission:
Determinehowmuc hwaterisin
Jupiter'satmosphere,whic hhelps
determinewhic hplanetformationtheory
isc orrec t.LookdeepintoJupiter's
atmospheretomeasurec omposition,
temperature,c loudmotionsandother
properties.MapJupiter'smagnetic and
gravityfields,revealingtheplanet's
deepstruc ture.Exploreandstudy
Jupiter'smagnetospherenearthe
planet'spoles,espec iallytheauroras
Jupiter'snorthernandsouthernlights
providingnewinsightsabouthowthe
planet'senormousmagnetic forc efield
affec tsitsatmosphere.(Courtesy
NASA/JPL).

STEREOSOLARFLAREIMAGE

STEREO_IMAGE_2

Ac loseupviewofasolareruption
shootingoutintospac easseenby
NASA'sSTEREOBonMarc h12,2012.
Theorangeimageisofextreme
ultravioletlight,whilethepartofthe
imageingreenisfromadifferent
STEREOtelesc opeshowingvisiblelight
beyondtheedgeofthesolardisk.
(CourtesyNASA/JPL).

TWINSTEREOSPACECRAFT

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STEREO(SolarTErrestrialRElations
Observatory)isthethirdmissionin
NASA'sSolarTerrestrialProbesprogram
(STP).Themission,launc hedinOc tober
2006,hasprovidedauniqueand
revolutionaryviewoftheSunEarth
System.Thetwonearlyidentic al
observatoriesoneaheadofEarthinits
orbit,theothertrailingbehindhave
trac edtheflowofenergyandmatter
fromtheSuntoEarth.STEREOhas
revealedthe3Dstruc tureofc oronal
massejec tionsviolenteruptionsof
matterfromthesunthatc andisrupt
satellitesandpowergrids,andhelpus
understandwhytheyhappen.(Courtesy
NASA/JPL).

COMPOSITIONEXPLORER

Advanc edCompositionExplorer(ACE)
observespartic lesofsolar,interstellar,
interplanetary,andgalac tic origins,
spanningtheenergyrangefromsolar
windionstogalac tic c osmic raynuc lei.
ACEalsoprovidesnearrealtimesolar
windinformationovershorttime
periods.Whenreportingspac eweather,
ACEc anprovideanadvanc ewarning
(aboutonehour)ofgeomagnetic storms
thatc anoverloadpowergrids,disrupt
c ommunic ationsonEarth,andpresenta
hazardtoastronauts.ACEorbitstheL1
librationpointwhic hisapointofEarth
Sungravitationalequilibriumabout1.5
millionkmfromEarthand148.5million
kmfromtheSun.Launc hedAugust
1997.(CourtesyNASA/CALTECH).

THEMISSPACECRAFT

THEMISisamissiontoinvestigatewhat
c ausesaurorasintheEarth's
atmospheretodramatic allyc hangefrom
slowlyshimmeringwavesoflightto
wildlyshiftingstreaksofc olor.The
proc essthattriggerssubstormsoc c urs
deepwithintheEarth'smagnetosphere,
theregionofspac esurroundingthe
EarththatisdominatedbytheEarth's
magnetic field.Atsubstormorbit,

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stretc hedmagnetic fieldlinessnapbac k
toac onfigurationsimilartothatofa
barmagnet,energizingc hargedpartic les
anddumpingthemintotheEarth'supper
atmosphere,wheretheyproduc e
shimmeringaurorathatc anbeseenat
highlatitudesinboththenorthernand
southernhemisphere.Disc overingwhat
c ausesaurorastoc hangewillprovide
sc ientistswithimportantdetailsonhow
themagnetosphereworksandthe
importantSunEarthc onnec tion.
Launc hedFebruary2007.(Courtesy
NASA/UCBERKELEY).

EARTHOBSERVINGSYSTEM

NASA'sEarthObservingSystemisa
seriesofpolarorbitingsatellites
designedforlongtermglobal
observationsofthelandsurfac e,
biosphere,solidEarth,atmosphereand
oc eans.Someofthesatellitesinthe
EOSseriesareAQUA,AURA,CALIPSO,
CLOUDSATandTERRA.(Courtesy
NASA/JPL).

AQUASPACECRAFT

Providinginsightintoourplanet'sglobal
hydrologic c yc le,AquaispartofNASA's
EOSseriesofsatellites.AQUAwill
c ollec tdataonglobalprec ipitation,
evaporation,andthec yc lingofwater
asitobservesourEarth'soc eans,
atmosphere,land,ic e,snowc overand
vegetation.Launc hedMay2002.
(CourtesyNASA/JPL).

AURASPACECRAFT

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AURAisanotherEOSsatellitethatwill
beusedtogatherdataonthedynamic s
oftheEarth'supperandlower
atmosphereanditsunderlying
c hemistry.Aurawillstudytrac egasses
intheatmospheresowec anbetter
understandglobalc limatec hange,global
warming,theglobalmovementof
pollutedair,andozonedepletioninthe
stratosphere.Launc hedJuly2004.
(CourtesyNASA/JPL).

CALIPSOSPACECRAFT

NASA'sCloudAerosolLidarandInfrared
PathfinderSatelliteObservation
(CALIPSO)spac ec raftisdesignedto
studytherolethatc loudsandaerosols
playinregulatingEarth'sweather,
c limateandairquality.Calipso's
instrumentswillprovidestatistic sonthe
geographic andvertic aldistributionof
aerosolsaroundtheglobeandalso
monitorsubvisiblec loudsintheupper
troposphereandpolarstratospheric
c louds.Launc hedMay2006.(Courtesy
NASA/JPL).

CLOUDSATSPACECRAFT

NASA'sCLOUDSATsatellite,in
c onjunc tionwithCALIPSO,willbeused
tostudytherolethatc loudsand
aerosolsplayinregulatingEarth's
weather,c limateandairquality.
CLOUDSAT'sprimaryinstrumentisa94
GHzc loudprofilingradarthatwillbe
usedtoprovideestimatesofthe
perc entageofEarth'sc loudsthat
produc erain.Theradarwillalsoprovide

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vertic allyresolvedestimatesofhow
muc hwaterandic eareinEarth'sc louds
andestimatehoweffic ientlythe
atmosphereproduc esrainfrom
c ondensates.Launc hedMay2006.
(CourtesyNASA/JPL).

TERRASPACECRAFT

NASA'sTERRAsatelliteisc onsideredthe
flagshipmissioninNASA'sEarth
ObservingSystem.TERRAc arriesfive
instrumentsthatobserveEarth's
atmosphere,oc ean,land,snow,ic e,
andenergybudget.TERRAobservations
willrevealhumanity'simpac tonthe
planetandprovidec ruc ialdataabout
naturalhazardslikefireandvolc anoes.
Launc hedDec ember1999.
(CourtesyNASA/JPL).

KEPLERSPACECRAFT

TheKeplerMissionisspec ific ally

designedtosurveyourregionofthe
MilkyWaygalaxyinordertoloc ate
Earthsizeandsmallerplanetsinornear
thehabitablezoneofitsparentstarand
alsotodeterminethefrac tionofthe
hundredsofbillionsofstarsinour
galaxythatmighthavesuc hplanets.
Keplerfindsplanetsbylookingfortiny
dipsinthebrightnessofastarwhena
planetc rossesinfrontofortransitsthe
star.Launc hedMarc h2009.(Courtesy
NASA/JPL).

MARSODYSSEYSPACECRAFT

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MarsOdysseyisanorbiterc arrying
sc ienc eexperimentsdesignedtomake
globalobservationsofMarstoimprove
ourunderstandingoftheplanet's
c limateandgeologic history,inc luding
thesearc hforwaterandevidenc eof
lifesustainingenvironments.Oneofthe
c hiefsc ientific goalsthat2001Mars
Odysseywillfoc usonismappingthe
c hemic alelementsandmineralsthat
makeuptheMartiansurfac e.Odyssey
alsoservedasac ommunic ationrelay
forlanderssuc hastheMarsExploration
RoversSpiritandOpportunity.Launc hed
April2001.(CourtesyNASA/JPL).

MAVENSPACECRAFT

TheMarsAtmosphereandVolatile
EvolutioNorMAVENmissionwillorbit
Marstoexplorehowthesunmayhave
strippedMarsofmostofitsatmosphere,
turningaplanetonc epossiblyhabitable
tomic robiallifeintoac oldandbarren
desertworld.MAVENwillbethefirst
spac ec raftmissiondedic atedto
exploringtheupperatmosphereofMars.
Launc hedNovember2013.(Courtesy
NASA/JPL).

NEWHORIZONSSPACECRAFT

NewHorizonsisamissiondesignedto
flybyPlutoanditsmoonCharonand
transmitimagesanddatabac ktoEarth.
Itwillthenc ontinueonintotheKuiper
Beltwhereitwillflybyoneormore
KuiperBeltObjec tsandreturnfurther
data.Theprimaryobjec tivesareto
c harac terizetheglobalgeologyand
morphologyandmapthesurfac e
c ompositionofPlutoandCharonand
c harac terizetheatmosphereofPluto
anditsesc aperate.Launc hedon19
January2006,flybyofPlutowilloc c ur
nominallyon14July2015.(Courtesy
NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI).

DSCOVRSPACECRAFT

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TheDeepSpac eClimateObservatory,
orDSCOVR,willmaintainthenation's
realtimesolarwindmonitoring
c apabilitieswhic harec ritic altothe
ac c urac yandleadtimeofNOAA'sspac e
weatheralertsandforec asts.
Withouttimelyandac c uratewarnings,
spac eweathereventslikethe
geomagnetic stormsc ausedbyc hanges
insolarwindhavethepotentialto
disruptnearlyeverymajorpublic
infrastruc turesystem,inc ludingpower
grids,telec ommunic ations,aviationand
GPS.(CourtesyNASA).

AQUAPHOTO

Inthisphoto,c apturedbytheAQUA
satellite,theBarentsSeanorthof
Norwayisawashinc olorfulswirlsof
blueandgreeninJulyof2003.This
spec tac ulardisplayofc olorrevealsthe
biologic alric hnessofthesec old,
nutrientric hwaterswithabloomoftiny
marineplantsc alledphytoplankton.
Thec olorsc anbeproduc edbyavariety
ofpigments,inc ludingc hlorophyll,that
theplantsusetoharnesssunlightfor
photosynthesis.Thebrightestbluec olor
issometimestheresultofakindof
phytoplanktonc alledac oc c olithophore
thathasac alc iumc arbonate(c halk)
c overing.Thisc halkyc overingisbright
white,andmixeswiththebluereflec tion
offthewatertoproduc ebrillianthues.
(CourtesyNASA/JPL).

TERRAPHOTO

InJuly2012,amassiveic eislandbroke
freeofthePetermannGlac ierin
northwesternGreenland.OnJuly16,the

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giantic ebergc ouldbeseendrifting
downthefjord,awayfromthefloating
ic etonguefromwhic hitc alved.
OnJuly21,2012,theAdvanc ed
Spac eborneThermalEmissionand
Reflec tionRadiometer(ASTER)on
NASA'sTerrasatellitec apturedthis
imageoftheic eberg'sc ontinuing
journey.Thisimagehasbeenrotated
andnorthistowardtheright.This
detailedimagerevealsthattheic eberg
c oversanareaofabout32.3square
kilometers(12.5squaremiles).
(CourtesyNASA/JPL).

MARSODYSSEYPHOTO

ThisMarssurfac eimagewastakenby
theThermalEmissionImagingSystem
(THEMIS)onboardtheMarsOdyssey
spac ec raft.Theimageshowsanimpac t
c raterwithejec tathatdoesnot
c ompletelyenc irc lethec rater.This
typic allyindic atestheimpac toc c urred
atanangle.(CourtesyNASA/JPL/ASU).

NEWHORIZONSPHOTO

CharonandPluto:Thisc ompositeof
enhanc edc olorimagesofPlutoand
CharonwastakenbyNASAsNew
Horizonsspac ec raftasitpassed
throughthePlutosystem.(Courtesy:
NASA).

SAROS

Representstheec lipsec yc leofthesun

andmoon.Anintervalequalto6585.32
days,afterwhic htheec lipsesinthe
c yc lerepeatwiththepathinlongitude
shifted120degreesfartherwest.

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