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5000th post with good news!
tooki:
--- Quote from: nctnico on September 24, 2023, 01:13:04 am ---I had a similar job at a research institute a long time ago. Lots of interesting stuff to work on for sure! Maybe working at CERN is next at some point >:D
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Actually, come to think of it, a bunch of PCBs I laid out (and many of which I assembled) are actually at CERN now. (They’re high-speed amplifiers for silicon radiation detectors, 4GHz bandwidth.) The circuit design was done by the PhD student himself, and we collaborated on the mechanical design, but his PCB layouts didn’t work due to oscillation, so I redid them. Here’s the 4-channel version in action:
A 16-channel version was the very last project I did at the physics department, and that board (with a mechanical design entirely my own) is now down at CERN, too. (The PhD student laid out the mating carrier boards himself. Board assembly was done by others, since I’d already finished by then.)
tooki:
I think this is also the 4ch version:
Nominal Animal:
I'm very happy for you, tooki. Yes, we often disagree, but I think that's a positive: it keeps my mind open to new views and possibilities.
The work will be interesting, especially if you get to talk with the researchers before they make component choices, as you will get to help them make better stuff. :-+
I'm also envious. Something like that, but on the software/server-side/embedded/systems integration, would be my own choice. But, I've had it very difficult to get any kind of assistance here, and have basically stalled on any kind of progress for the last five years. On one hand, it is heart-warming to hear someone else has managed to get back to doing useful things! On the other hand, I feel even more like a failure myself: perhaps I just haven't tried enough, spent enough effort...
In any case, I know the work and effort and tenacity that this has taken, tooki, and I definitely admire it. Well done; and keep up the good work!
Marco:
--- Quote from: Zero999 on July 09, 2020, 01:04:48 pm ---ladder logic
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The COBOL of EE, except COBOL suits its niche better. FSMs and ladder logic are not a match made in heaven.
Either way, still a market for programmers.
aeberbach:
Congratulations Tooki! This is a great story and shows it's never too late. I have often described my dream job as something like what you have; find solutions to varied problems in a well-equipped place full of smart people on an unlimited budget. Perhaps you don't quite have the last part ;D
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