Category: PCB
PCB Design for manufacture [PDF]
SeeedStudio has published a PCB design manual to help makers and engineers design better PCBs. The guide covers many aspects of PCB design for manufacture summarizing the experience of their PCB service over the last 9 years. PCB Design for manufacture -...
Continue ReadingPrinted Two-Dimensional Transistors
Researchers from AMBER (Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research) and Trinity College (Dublin), together with the TU Delft have succeeded in producing printed transistors, which are made solely from two-dimensional nano materials. These materials have characteristics with...
Continue ReadingNew Release For EAGLE CAD with PCB Alignment Tools
Since Autodesk acquired Eagle CAD, big changes have been made to Eagle CAD. Regardless of the new licensing system using subscription model, which was a subject to criticism by a lot of users, the new management of Eagle from Autodesk has successfully added a lot of demanding features...
Continue ReadingExploring Eagle CAD ULPs #6 – Group-aps_v4.ULP Autoplace by Group
Welcome to the 6th post of the “Exploring Eagle CAD ULPs” series. Each post will be discussing one useful ULP in Eagle CAD. “ULP” User Language Program is a plain text file which is written in a C-like syntax and can be used to access the EAGLE data structures and to create a...
Continue ReadingCastellated PCB Edges
@ oshpark.com: Castellations are small plated edges, typically used for making circuit boards into small pcb modules. These are often seen on wireless modules, such as the ESP8266-12E. Castellated PCB Edges -...
Continue ReadingExploring Eagle CAD ULPs #5 – Place50.ULP Place All Parts of The Board to The Position in The Schematic
Welcome to the 5th post of the “Exploring Eagle CAD ULPs” series. Each post will be about one useful ULP in Eagle CAD. “ULP” User Language Program is a plain text file which is written in a C-like syntax and can be used to access the EAGLE data structures and to create a...
Continue ReadingA simple and reliable programming & test jig
Pieter @ piconomix.com tipped us with his latest build. Check it out on the link below. I recently had to create a programming jig for an ATmega328PB based board. 1mm diameter test pads were placed on the bottom of the PCB to give access to the ISP pins. Normally one would add two...
Continue ReadingTiny ESP8266 Breakout Board
Stavros made a very small ESP8266 breakout board: A very small breakout for the ESP8266. Includes all necessary pullups/pulldowns for it to boot to your code, a LDO regulator, a 3V3 output pin and enough breadboard space for one row on each side on a standard breadboard. Tiny...
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