In the comment section of my last article, there was some great discussion about drawing schematic symbols. It is important you make your schematic symbols understandable. Sometimes, the pre-packaged ...

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In this installment of Weekly Boiler Tips we cover how wiring diagrams work, the most common switches and symbols, and how to test limits to build your own reference guide. Troubleshooting without a ...

When Maxim Integrated introduced the now classic MAX232 in 1988, circuit designers likely didn't give a thought to how the connector affected signal quality or radiated EMI. After all, the data rate ...

Last time we talked about a KiCAD tool it was to describe a way to make the zen-like task of manual assembly more convenient. But what about that most onerous of EE CAD tasks, part creation? Home ...