Let’s save 30 cents/unit and stuff the environment! How can bad and cheap product design kill the environment by requiring vastly more energy generation, delivery and PF correction infrastructure? Dave looks at the shockingly energy wasteful design of mains powered smoke alarms. Subscribe on LBRY: https://lbry.tv/$/invite/@eevblog:7 Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1284-how-bad-product-design-kills-the-environment/ Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #1282 – Design Your Own Membrane Keypad!
How to design your own custom membrane keypad and get it manufactured, to make your products look really professional. It’s easier and cheaper than you think! Subscribe: http://www.eevblog.tv Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1282-design-your-own-membrane-keypad/ Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #1249 – How To Read Timing Diagrams
A tutorial on how to read timing diagrams. An essential skill for designing and understanding digital logic, FPGA and microcontroller designs and datasheets. Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #1247 – DDR Memory PCB Propagation Delay & Layout
When does PCB propagation delay matter in PCB layout? Dave goes down the rabbit hole from DIY TTL processor design to DDR memory design and layout. DDR memory termination. What is a timing budget? When is it important? How does signal integrity matter? When do you have to do serpentine …
Read More »EEVblog #1246 – Dumpster TV to Retro RGB Monitor Conversion
How to convert a dumpster Sony CRT TV into a retro computer RGB monitor. Going through the design considerations, schematics, datasheets and the “jungle chip” and how to feed in the RGB signal and switch it. Also a look at the the old school CGA video interface on an IBM …
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