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We might consider PCB panels as simply an intermediate step towards getting your PCBs manufactured on the scale of hundreds. This is due to, typically, an inability to run traces …read more Continue reading V-Cut Vias Test Your Whole Panel At Once
For many a hacker, stenciling a board for the first time is a game-changing experience – the solder joints you get, sure do give your PCB the aura of a …read more Continue reading 3D Print A Stenciling Frame For Your PCB
Last year’s Supercon, we’ve had the pleasure of hosting Thea [Stargirl] Flowers, who told us about her KiCanvas project, with its trials, its tribulations, and its triumphs. KiCanvas brings interactive …read more Continue reading Supercon 2023: Thea Flowers Renders KiCad Projects On The Web
When it comes to polarizing and confusing questions in electronics, wiring up shields is on the top-10 list when sorted by popularity. It’s a question most of us need to …read more Continue reading Where Do You Connect The Shield?
These days, PCB fab houses are just about everywhere, and you can’t go buy a taco without walking past eight of them. Still, some out there still like to etch …read more Continue reading Simple PCB Agitator Gets The Job Done
The proliferation of microcontrollers has made it easier than ever to add some smarts to a project, but sometimes there just isn’t enough space for headers on a board, or …read more Continue reading SWD Interface Simplifies Debugging
[Hans Rosenberg] knows a thing or two about RF PCB design and has provided a three-part video demonstration of some solid rules of thumb. We will cover the first part …read more Continue reading A Simple Guide to RF PCB Design
A business card form factor can be quite limiting, but that didn’t stop [Schwimmflugel] from creating CardTunes, an ESP32-based Bluetooth audio speaker that tried something innovative to deliver the output. …read more Continue reading 2024 Business Card Challenge: CardTunes Bluetooth Speaker
When everything used wires, it was easy to splice them or replace them. Not so much with PC boards, but everyone has their favorite method for repairing a broken trace. …read more Continue reading Five Ways to Repair Broken PCB Traces
Like many of us [AnotherMaker] is a fan of the classic Forrest Mims electronics books, specifically, the Engineer’s Mini-Notebook series. They were great sources of inspiration, but at the time, …read more Continue reading Bringing the 555 Mini-Notebook to Video