Category: Electronics Design
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PACE Zenith Awards 2015
PACE Zenith Awards 2015 We have only just heard. You probably already know that we are finalists for the Endeavour Awards 2015 this year with 3 of our projects. Today we got the news that we are finalists in four categories at the PACE Zenith Awards for 2015. I’m sure at least one of you…
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Electronics Design: PCB Layout
PCB Layout After the Schematic Capture component of the Electronics Design is complete, the logical connections for the electronics components have been determined. If the Electronics CAD package also supports it, you can add rules to guide the Printed Circuit Board Layout, also abbreviated to PCB Layout which we will use from here on. …
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Fine Pitch PCB
Fine Pitch Printed Circuit Board This example is from a project coming to the end of the Proof of Concept phase. So we have done the Electronics Design and also completed the PCB Layout. I can’t tell you what it does, but you don’t really need to know in order to appreciate the technology. This…
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Electronics Design: Schematic Capture
Schematic Capture Schematic Capture is the process of defining the logic connections between different components in an Electronic Circuit. At the end of the process you have a diagram or Schematic of the circuit. That’s a complicated way of saying that it shows the connections between the selected components. We use Altium Designer as our…
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Electronics Design: Component Selection
Component Selection We have worked our way through Requirements Capture and Technology Selection. After doing some initial design work and deciding on how the circuit will work, you have to find components that you can buy on a reasonable lead time and at a reasonable price. This depends a lot on the expected production volume…
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Electronics Design: Requirements Capture
Requirements Capture Product Development is the core process your use when you have a great idea for a new product, or an improved version of an existing one. The very first step is to define what it is meant to do. This first step is known as Requirements Capture. And requirements break down into…
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Electronics Design: Process
Electronics Design The Electronics Design Process involves a number of steps. Unless what you are doing is a minor tweak to an existing product, you will use these steps. Over the next few weeks I will unpack what is involved in each step but this post is just going to be the list of steps.…
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Electricity Grid 2.0
What if we could start again In the days when DC converters didn’t exist, it made sense to base our electrical distribution system on transformers and AC voltage level shifting. It still makes sense to distribute at high voltage where resistive losses in the wires are a smaller issue than they are at lower voltages.…
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Mains Power Plugs
Mains Power Plugs These days, more than ever before, many of the new consumer products developed have to run from batteries. But there are still an enormous number of products that run from mains power, including the battery chargers needed for all those battery powered products. If you are targeting the world market, the issue…