Accelerate Your Wireless Connectivity with New MCUs from Texas Instruments
There is no way around it: wireless connectivity is changing the world as we know it. And it’s not just wireless earbuds or turning to your smart speaker to ask what the weather is going to be like. It is everything from advanced building security systems to major automotive and medical applications. At the core […]
The MAX32660 Datasheet: How to Best Use This High-Performance Microcontroller
Building boards without the MAX32660 datasheet is likely to result in poor use of this small, high-performance MCU, slower bringup, and increased costs.
Using MSP430 Microcontrollers for Embedded System Projects
MSP430 microcontrollers easily compete with other popular models for embedded systems like ESP32 and STM32. You can easily scale your hardware in future revisions without rewriting your application when you build with an MSP430.
How To Create a Personalized Part Library Fast and Accurately
While designing your PCB, it is important to ensure your schematic part symbol, PCB footprint, and even the 3D model is correct. This is no easy task as the part creation process is time consuming and prone to errors due to the high level of precision that is necessary and the inconsistency of datasheets. These […]
PCB Debugging with InspectAR
While augmented reality seems to have become another tech buzzword, it is making its way out of the lab and into practical applications and products.
The Importance of Testing Electronic Components
When you buy a new electronic product, you might not realize it has been subjected to a battery of tests, from the component level to the finished assembly. Some finished units may have been taken off the line and subjected to rigorous inspection to ensure quality control.
The CAD Librarian Role is Dead: Long Live the CAD Librarian
Computer-aided design (CAD) Computer-aided design, or CAD, has been around since the 1960s, largely thanks to a French engineer named Pierre Bezier. Math nerds know him better for Bezier curves, which are the backbone of calculating points in CAD. CAD programs have always been a great help to electronics manufacturers, but their capabilities have changed […]
Making the Best Engineering BoM For Your Electronics Production
An engineering BoM, also called an engineering bill of materials, specifies how a finished electronics project is designed. It is a standardized and centralized source of information that guides electronics manufacture. In its simplest form, it can be a single table of materials with their associated costs and other relevant data. Its construction is often […]
Component Library Management: Taking the Hassle Out of Ease of Access
In the early days of PCB design (before PCs and CAD software) designers working on new boards had to do everything by hand. Imagine trying to place millions of transistors like that! Now that CAD applications have become the industry standard for mechanical and electronics design, product design teams need to keep an organized library […]
Ultra Librarian Announces UltraBOM for Digi-Key, Enabling Part Research Within OrCAD Capture
UltraBOM® saves engineers time while reducing needless design respins and errors. Rochester, NY (March 11, 2020) – Ultra Librarian®, the world’s largest free cloud-based CAD library provider, today announced UltraBOM, enabling design engineers to search and research Digi-Key Electronics parts within OrCAD® Capture, and then submit BOM parts directly to Digi-Key for purchase. “The entire Bill […]