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PCB design files question I'm confused (yes, I know...). In particular, I'm confused about how to include board outline info in the file package. I want to send out a PCB design to a couple of outfits... |
Wednesday, 24 August 2011 - 02:55 |
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What would you think of using a jumper to select crystals? I have a potential requirement to design a board that would need to be configured for one of two oscillator crystals. I'm considering adding both crystals to the board and... |
Friday, 19 August 2011 - 15:51 |
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Question about LCD character displays This is a question about the physical layout of LCD character displays - in particular, two-line displays like 16x2. And I'm referring to the type that have a single row of... |
Tuesday, 9 August 2011 - 14:58 |
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Electronic widget companies like Sparkfun? I'd like to find (or build up) a list of companies that sell useful electronic gizmos for hobby and low-volume development needs. I'm not talking about component sources like... |
Monday, 8 August 2011 - 02:18 |
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Couple of PCB copper pour questions I'm a software guy but I do an occasional PCB design as well. I'm doing a 2-sided 6" x 6" design now that will be sparsely populated (more connectors than anything else,... |
Friday, 29 July 2011 - 14:58 |
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More common 5.5mm power plug - 2.1mm or 2.5mm center? Based on your experience, what is the more common 5.5mm power plug found on various wall warts - 2.1mm center or 2.5mm center? I'm designing a board that can take a wide range of... |
Friday, 29 July 2011 - 01:03 |
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MOSFET blow-out As in low prices, not release-the-smoke. Browsing for parts for a project on the Mouser site and I ran across this mosfet (20V, 2.5A, very low turn-on voltage). Looks like Mouser... |
Friday, 22 July 2011 - 18:55 |
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IO via USB - how simple? I want to add some custom IO to a PC and USB seems the natural route. Total IO would be on the order of 10-20 bytes worth. I know almost nothing about USB. I do know what's... |
Wednesday, 22 June 2011 - 14:13 |
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USB - RS485 converters? I have a general question about USB-RS485 converters. Most of them (e.g. search "USB RS485" on ebay) have a connection for +5V or +9V. In your experience, do these devices... |
Saturday, 20 November 2010 - 02:43 |
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Algorithm question - flickering candle Mostly to amuse the kids I've been playing around with trying to get a flickering candle effect from some yellow LEDs, and so far I'm not really happy with the results. I've... |
Sunday, 24 October 2010 - 04:37 |
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Professional Ada 2005 tools for AVR I just ran across this, even though the news is a year old. http://www.adacore.com/2009/03/3... Interesting, just interesting. (I should mention that I think Ada is an excellent... |
Friday, 21 May 2010 - 18:02 |
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What's a good jellybean MOSFET for 3Vgs, 100mA? I'm looking for suitable MOSFETs to switch around 100mA or a little more in a 3.3V system. 2N7002 and 2N7000 variants pop up in my searches, but I'm wondering if there are any... |
Wednesday, 17 March 2010 - 02:06 |