Oooh. Today I learned that the second edition of The x-Chapters is now available for pre-order. Looking forward to getting my copy of this one!
Category Archives: Design
21 Worst PCB Design Mistakes
In my feed today another design mistakes video from John Teel.
5 Ways Your Prototype Is Lying to You
Today in my feed this one from John Teel. The five lies are:
- I just need to put my parts on a PCB
- It’s reliable, it ran on my desk for a week
- The firmware is basically done
- Power is handled, it runs fine
- The enclosure works, I 3D printed it
The Burglar Alarm | Project 16/30 | Maxitronix 30in1 | Learning Electronics In The Lab With Jay Jay
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Silly Job Title: Joule Juggler. I am the Joule Juggler!
In this video we do the 16th project from the Maxitronix 30in1 Electronics Project Lab Kit: The Burglar Alarm.
I mention in the video about the Silicon Chip magazine, check it out!
We use the Rigol MSO5074 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope to investigate the oscillations.
We use the UNI-T UTi260B Thermal Imager to investigate circuit thermals.
We use the EEVblog BM2257 Digital Multimeter to measure circuit current draw.
We use the Kaisi S-160 45x30cm Repair Mat as our workspace.
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Learning the Art of Electronics: 1W.4 Thevenin Models | Learning Electronics In The Lab With Jay Jay
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Silly Job Title: Capacitor Captain. I am the Capacitor Captain!
In this video we continue working our way through Learning the Art of Electronics and continue working through 1W Worked Examples: DC circuits with 1W.4 Thevenin models.
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Maxitronix 500in1 Electronics Project Lab Kit notes |
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How a LM317 variable voltage regulator works
USB for Software Developers: An introduction to writing userspace USB drivers
In my feed today: USB for Software Developers: An introduction to writing userspace USB drivers. It references some documentation about how libusb works on Windows: https://github.com/libusb/libusb/wiki/Windows.

