🛠🛠🛠 I need a more reliable piece of FlexPCB My idea is to use meanders, like in high-speed design. Here the meanders should work as a „trace protection“ against bending. I do not know what it will be like at
Rugged Flex PCB
Label fields
🎩🎩🎩 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗖𝗔𝗗 𝟳 The new KiCAD v7 brings a new opportunity for fields of a label. In the picture, you can see the new field „microstrip“, which is directly translated as a Net class identifier. 👉
My pet micro
❤️❤️❤️ Find what you love and let it kill you Would you happen to know who said it? By far, my favourite microcontroller platform is STM32L0x. It is not vital what subfamily is it. 1️⃣ STM32L01or2️⃣ STM32L05or3️⃣ other I can
Current sensor replacement
🛠🛠🛠 Soldering is my passion. If i have my soldering iron and the Chip Quik flux nobody can beat me. In the pictures, you can see the replacement process. 1️⃣ An old, TMCS1107 current sensor device 2️⃣ An empty place
Copper to edge clearance
🎩🎩🎩 𝗞𝗶𝗖𝗔𝗗 𝘃𝟳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 What is this all about? The KiCAD v6 had the same design constraint as the new KiCAD v7. Both look the same but act differently. The new KiCAD v7 really pours the
Wearable proto PCB
🚀🚀🚀 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗣𝗖𝗕 Today I finished the prototype board of the new conceptual wearable smart device. The first version is minimalistic and almost empty. 1️⃣ a buck/boost converter2️⃣ a microcontroller3️⃣ a sensor Nothing more but a few input
FreeCAD modelling for KiCAD
🎩🎩🎩 A 3-step guide on how to prepare a simple 3D model for KiCAD I have a very short guide on preparing a simple 3D model of a component for a KiCAD footprint. 1️⃣ Create a simplified body in FreeCAD.
Base board
🚀🚀🚀 𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 I am currently working on a project for a smart wearable device. The first version has to 1️⃣ evaluate the concept and its feasibility 2️⃣ create a practical MVP 3️⃣ prepare the next
Verified current sensor
🎯🎯🎯 Are you looking for a reliable Hall current sensor for your device? You can stop searching. My best recommendations go to the Melexis MLX91221 family. Why? 1️⃣ The pin compatibility with similar devices by other manufacturers.2️⃣ The VREF voltage
Buck for buck
🛠🛠🛠 Buck replacement On a board I have worked for a while, there is a buck converter of a type RP604K281A by @Nisshinbo Micro Devices Inc. The device is ingenious. There is no need for a feedback voltage divider at