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Will This Make Hardware Design Easier? | With Kyle Dumont
Many features useful for hardware design engineers – see schematic & PCB, project history, differences between versions, track issues, manage reviews, … I really like what allspice.io is doing and I talked to Kyle Dumont about their system. Links: – Allspice website: https://www.allspice.io/ – Use FEDEVEL code to get 75% discount: https://content.allspice.io/fedevel – Project example:… Read more
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How are big FPGA (and other) boards designed? Tips and Tricks
Many useful tips to design complex boards. Explained by Marko Hoepken. Thank you very much Marko Chapters: 00:00 Schematic symbol – Pins 09:54 Nets and connections 20:55 Hierarchical schematic 25:55 Multiple instances of one schematic page 31:47 Checklists 35:52 Pin swapping 40:07 Use unused pins 43:42 Optimizing power 1:00:14 Handling special pins 1:06:11 Footprints and… Read more
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How To 3D Print a Model of Your PCB | Step by Step
A tutorial about how to create a PCB 3D model from DXF file and how to 3D print it. This is a super nice and simple way to check PCB dimensions and position of critical elements such connectors or mounting holes before you send your PCB to production.
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How to design perfect switching power supply | Buck regulator explained
How does a switching power supply work? Signals and components explained, buck regulator differences, how do they work, which one to use, … By Carmen Parisi. Thank you very much Carmen Links: – Carmen’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carpar/ – Carmen’s presentation: https://welldoneblogfedevel.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/design-troubleshooting-tips-for-your-switching-regulator.pdf – FEDEVEL online courses: https://courses.fedevel.com/ Chapters: 00:00 Main parts of a buck regulator 00:12 Switching… Read more
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How to minimize noise in your OP AMP and ADC circuits
How to calculate, simulate, measure and filter noise in circuits with operational amplifier and with AD converters. Explained by Arthur Kay from Texas Instruments. Thank you Arthur. Links: – TI Precision Labs: ADCs https://training.ti.com/ti-precision-labs-adcs?HQS=asc-dcc-padc-null-amb-pp-youtube_feranec_adcs-wwe_int – TINA-TI analog simulation program https://www.ti.com/tool/TINA-TI?HQS=asc-dcc-padc-null-amb-evm-youtube_feranec_tina-wwe_int – PSPICE-FOR-TI design and simulation tool https://www.ti.com/tool/PSPICE-FOR-TI?HQS=asc-dcc-padc-null-amb-evm-youtube_feranec_pspice-wwe_int – Operational Amplifier Noise book https://www.amazon.com/Operational-Amplifier-Noise-Techniques-Analyzing/dp/0750685255 – Analog… Read more
LEARN PCB DESIGN – Including High Speed, you will learn everything important about routing PCB Layout for high speed interfaces such DDR3, PCIE, SATA, Ethernet, HDMI, LVDS, etc. Read more >