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Understanding Impedance Matching in PCB Design with Example and Calculation It is fair to consider a PCB itself as a component in which multiple traces are connected. Each trace is different, some are high speed, some are low speed, some are noisy, some are used by the return path of circuit current, etc. Now, as we all know, there are lots of variations in ideal circuits and real circuits. Suppose a high-frequency trace is routed with a 7mm copper… |
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Simple Design Techniques that could Reduce your PCB Manufacturing Cost When you are designing and producing a product, a PCB can easily become one of the most costly components of the whole product, thus lowering the PCB cost can be one of the major factors that can be proven beneficial for lowering the overall production cost. Majorly, the PCB cost can be reduced by cutting the PCB size as well as selecting the proper components, and… |
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DIY Handheld Game Console using Arduino Pro Micro and Arduboy In this tutorial, we are going to build a handheld game console using Arduino Pro Micro, Arduboy package, and a handful of hardware. For those who don’t know, Arduboy is an 8-bit, credit-card-sized programmable gaming system inspired by Nintendo Gameboy. Arduboy is a game development system based on the popular open-source Arduino platform. It is really easy to learn, share… |
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How can Efficient Placing of Thermal Vias Improve Heat Management in PCB Designs? While designing a PCB, there are a lot of instances where we need to dissipate heat from certain components (Linear voltage regulator for example). In most cases, those devices are generic through-hole components, thus heat sinks effectively distribute the heat inside the area of Aluminium and keep the device in cooler ambient conditions. But if we are talking about any SMD… |
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Never Loose your keys again with this IoT Based Smart Key Finder Agree it!!! It has happened to all of us. Many times we misplace our keys and go searching for them everywhere in the house, and after a long search, we end up finding them with much distress. Now, the obvious solution here is to place your keys in their right place, but as engineers, what’s the fun in doing that. So, in this tutorial, we are going to build a simple IoT… |
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Here is why you should use Via Stitching for your next PCB Design There are multiple instances where a well-designed circuit has failed in the POC stage or in the Production Stage because of a bad PCB design. PCB design is an art where all components sit together and the connections are done via copper traces. It may seem to be an easy job to connect all but is rather a difficult task as different things of the… |
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DIY Raspberry Pi UPS – An Uninterrupted Power Supply to Keep your Pi Safe during Power Failure Raspberry Pi is a small or mini-computer that can be used in different types of small to large embedded, IoT, Industrial IoT applications. As this is a computer that could run different operating systems, a shutdown of this minicomputer is an important thing to ensure that everything is saved, the operating system properly ended all required tasks, and it is safe to turn the… |
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IoT Based GPS Location Tracker using NodeMCU and GPS Module – Save GPS co-ordinates and view on Google Maps In this DIY tutorial, we are going to build an IoT-based GPS Location tracker using NEO-6M GPS Module. This Location Tracker Board consists of a NodeMCU, OLED Display Module, NEO-6M GPS Module, and 3.7 to 6V booster circuit. Here, we have also created a simple local webserver to display the location details. This webserver contains a link to directly check the location in… |
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Understanding Blind, Buried, and Through-hole vias in PCB In a printed circuit board (PCB), via is a simple copper plated hole that connects one layer to another layer. In a generic double-sided PCB, via connects the top layer to the bottom layer, which is called through-hole vias. Vias are just drilled holes that are plated with copper in a PCB, and due to advancement in technology and precision machinery, we can… |
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How can Teardrops help in Improving Quality and Stability of your PCB Design If you have been into PCB design and manufacturing for a long time, you would have probably come across some unexpected problems during the fabrication/manufacturing process. One among those problems is misaligned holes which will make the tracks of your PCB separate over time. By including teardrops in PCB, you can increase the overall quality and stability of the PCB, in… |
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Single-Ended Primary Inductor (SEPIC) Converter Design with XL6009 In the field of DC-DC Converters, A single-ended primary-inductor converter or SEPIC converter is a type of converter that uses a boost type control topology to step up or step down the input voltage. After reading this, the first question that will come to your mind would be, is it like a glorified Classic Buck-Boost Converter? The answer is yes and no. A classic buck-… |
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What are the Steps involved in Manufacturing a Flexible PCB? With the emergence of flexible PCB technology, modern electronic gadgets have come a long way. They are found in the core of many sensitive and delicate electronic products. Even your smartphone, camera, laptops, calculators, and many electronic gadgets are using this technology. What is Flexible PCB?It is made of a base substrate material from… |
