PCB Design
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Build a Smart Digital Game Board Using Multicolour PCB Ludo, one of our cherished childhood board games, holds a special place in our hearts. Its simple yet engaging gameplay that provided countless hours of fun and bonding. However, as times have changed, so have our ways of enjoying these nostalgic pastimes. Today, children often experience classic games like Ludo through smartphones and gaming consoles, losing the… |
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RP2040 Business Card: Playing Doom on a Tiny PCB What if your business card could do more than share contact information? A community creator has made an RP2040-powered business card capable of running the classic 1993 game, Doom, showing that even small microcontrollers can handle retro gaming. The project uses a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller, known for its dual-core capabilities, along with: 8MB Flash Memory for the game… |
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Now you can 3D Print Your Own PCBs using a SLA 3D Printer If you have worked with electronics, at some point you have probably wondered or even tried to make your own PCBs at home. Thanks to the magic of 3D printing, that dream is now a reality. Stephen Hawes, CEO of Opulo, on his YouTube channel shows us how you can use an SLA 3D printer to etch your very own PCBs. First, you'll need to… |
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PCB Coil Design for Electromagnetic Object Movement: Bringing Pallet Town to Life Recently, a Reddit user posted a new project where they created a Playable Pallet Town project , combining creativity and technical skill using a custom PCB and a magnet to bring the town to life. The project features a magnet that moves across 3D-printed buildings, controlled by electromagnetic coils built into the PCB, simulating movement within the scene. Technical BreakdownThe core… |
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New Demonstration Board Controls Two Motors from a Single Integrated Driver, Simplifying PCB Design and Bill of Materials STMicroelectronics has launched the new EVSPIN32G4-DUAL demonstration board that controls two motors from a single STSPIN32G4 integrated driver, accelerating product development and simplifying the PCB design and bill of materials. The EVSPIN32G4-DUAL board cuts the time to market for advanced industrial and consumer products such as robots,… |
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256 Core Supercluster with the 10-cent Microcontroller Nowadays we have seen super cheap microcontrollers running neural network, now they are running superclusters. Maker and Youtuber Bitluni has showcased his 256-core supercluster using the infamous 10-cent CH32V003 RISC-V microcontrollers. Previously Bitluni, himself has created a 16-core cluster board using this very own MCU. This early model featured an 8-bit data… |
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Quilter: An AI-Driven PCB Design Solution Quilter, an AI startup, recently garnered $10 million in Series-A funding to revolutionize the process of designing printed circuit boards (PCBs). Their approach combines machine learning with high-performance computing to streamline what has traditionally been a labour-intensive and manual task. Despite the availability of automation tools like auto routers, Quilter… |
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OS3M Mouse an Open-Source 3D printable Spacemouse Alternative Colton Baldridge, an electrical engineer known for his engineering enthusiasm, has devised a cost-effective open-source alternative to the 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse, renowned for its six degrees of freedom (6DOF) functionality in computer-aided design. Frustrated by the high price tags attached to commercial 3D mice, typically ranging from $150 to $400, and the limited… |
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Innovative Flexure-Based Actuator Project Showcases Potential for Miniaturized Applications In a groundbreaking project, a creator named Carl bugeja has ingeniously combined flexure bearing mechanisms with magnetic PCB (Printed Circuit board) actuators, pushing the boundaries of miniaturization and exploring novel applications. The project was sparked by the development of a magnet-based actuator enclosed within a 3D printed… |
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DIY Solution for Precision Drilling using Digital Periscope Electrical engineer John McNelly has revolutionized the process of drilling precise holes in homemade printed circuit boards (PCBs) by enhancing a drill press with a digital periscope featuring crosshair targeting. McNelly, known for his tinkering and problem-solving skills, sought to improve the accuracy and ergonomics of drilling small… |
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DIY Handheld Retro Gaming Console Using ESP32 Do you remember the old classic 8-bit games? Perhaps you enjoyed your leisure time in front of an early home computer or video game system. They were so nostalgic, and every kid in that era loved them. Now they are replaced with modern high-end graphics and game dynamics. Yet many people still love to play those classic games.… |
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DC to DC Converter with Constant Current (CC) and Constant Voltage (CV) Control - Schematics, PCB, Parts List, and Working In this article, we will be learning about the features and working of the XL4015, which is a 5A 180KHz 36V Buck DC to DC Converter. Here we will desolder all the components from the module, completely reverse engineer the schematic and make the PCB from it, so that we can order the components and make the PCB ourselves. The XL4015 DC-DC buck converter is a versatile… |
