I presented my TS-3032-C7 temperature sensor demo on the CR2032-powered dongle. The PCB accommodates only a few components—with a focus on the lowest price possible. The first step was to capture the simplest schematic and create a layout for the
🚫 Clearance isn’t creepage These two terms can be confusing, and they are. We need to remember that the shorter distance is the air distance = creepage. while the longer, the surface distance, is creepage. Just when we want to
➡️↩️［ DUT ］⬅️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐒-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬? 1️⃣ Scattering or shortly 𝐒-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 are defined as the ratio of the outgoing wave to the incoming wave at a port of a network. 2️⃣ 𝐒-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 are typically measured using a network analyzer (VNA).
🆕 𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐘𝐀 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐕𝟎𝟔 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧! Yesterday, I wrote about the DAC11001 board in its 6th revision. In version 05, I moved mounting hole positions on this board. I didn’t have a chance to synchronise both designs until this revision
🆕 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐀𝐂𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟏. Why on Earth do I need another revision? Well, because I moved mounting hole positions on a mating board and did not have a chance to synchronise both designs.
🛰️🛰️🛰️ 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 The shared 3D render from #kicad represents my latest RedPitaya carrier, measuring and control board I’ve designed recently. I don’t know why but the picture reminds me Star Trek or similar scifi show pictures.
🎳🎳🎳 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 I am working on a simple test simulation before I move myself to the #PCBlayout job. My goal is to find the simplest, at best, rectifier-less solution for a reliable AC voltage signalisation. Now,
💡𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 I recently needed to test two AC switches—a flexible check before I sit to the #kicad. I used the breadboard for it. After I built and verified the first one, I mirrored the
🕒🕒🕒 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫–𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 ❓Can be the connector pinout changed? 💪 Do it!
🎬🎬🎬 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 …after we pave the road for a successful finish. Please, always follow the following steps: 1️⃣ 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁: Before a single line is drawn or a plan set into motion, ensure that every expectation