Surface-mount device prototyping in education
https://www.electronics-lab.com/surface-mount-device-prototyping-in-education/
In this article Vassilis K. Papanikolaou explains how SMD prototyping practice can be used in learning environments using simple and wide available tools and equipment: A feasibility study is herein attempted, towards the adaptation of modern surface-mount device (SMD) prototyping practice to learning environments. This necessity emerges not only from the profound advantages of the […]
ZofzPCB: FREE 3D Gerber Viewer
https://www.electronics-lab.com/zofzpcb-free-3d-gerber-viewer/
Rafal @ zofzpcb.com writes: Many CAD designers, including myself, are equipped with powerful graphic cards. I definitely wanted to use a gamer graphic and I wanted to fly. There is the result, 3D Gerber viewer with newly implemented display of components. Components are guessed, not yet from BOM. Download at http://www.zofzpcb.com Do not forger to check […]
Kristall 511 solder wire won´t dirt your PCB
https://www.electronics-lab.com/kristall-511-solder-wire-wont-dirt-your-pcb-2/
Innovative flux and a high qualty alloy provide to Stannol Kristall 511 solder wire excellent processing properties with a minimum of clean transprarent residues. You, who are at production of electronic devices, know, how important is a choice of a suitable solder. A designer of a given device might not focus on a solder used […]
Homemade x-ray inspector reveals PCB secrets
https://www.electronics-lab.com/homemade-x-ray-inspector-reveals-pcb-secrets/
John McMaster has written an article detailing his homemade x-ray scanner: In some previous posts I talked about getting an x-ray head working, reverse engineering an x-ray sensor, and working with LinuxCNC. In this post I put them all together so that I can take a bunch of x-ray snapshots across an entire PCB. This […]
Making PCBs with CNC
https://www.electronics-lab.com/making-pcbs-with-cnc/
Rui written an article on how to build your own PCBs using a CNC machine. Rui Cabral writes: The PCB manufacturing method i used before buying my CNC machine was the lithography method and worked as follows: First i printed the board design on an acetate sheet. This sheet was placed over a pcb with […]
More awesome DoorBell control
https://www.electronics-lab.com/more-awesome-doorbell-control/
Felix of LowPowerLab posted an update on his DoorBell Mote project: My first DoorBell Mote prototype was working nicely and it allowed monitoring the door bell (while also triggering it remotely – toddlers love it). But I wanted more. On weekends the family likes to get a well deserved nap during the day and often […]