💡💡💡 Let’s talk about 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐀𝐍𝐂) 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐄𝐌𝐂) In the simplest terms, ANC is the technique of reducing unwanted noise by adding a second sound specifically designed to cancel the first. In the
Project X – deployed prototype
🆕🆕🆕 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐗 – 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 Anchoring my new design is the versatile ESP32-WROOM module, ensuring full compatibility with Arduino. This microcontroller allows me to pack complex functionalities into the device while keeping it as approachable as possible. Incorporating
Noise Amp
∿∿∿ 𝐍𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐫 This is the second or third version of the Noise amplifier I have created. This time, only the PCB layout part. The device is less strange than its name is.
Capacitive sensing
☁️☁️☁️ 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 Today, I want to recognize the 𝗔𝗧𝟰𝟮𝗤𝗧𝟭𝟬𝟭𝟬 device and this recognition will be brief, I hope. 1️⃣ The 𝗔𝗧𝟰𝟮𝗤𝗧𝟭𝟬𝟭𝟬 is a stand-alone solution for touch sensing. You do not need to program it or
AdafruitIO
📈📊📉 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 Nearly six years ago, I transitioned away from programming and got busy with other ventures. Two years ago, I bid adieu to the world of coding. It was not an easy decision, but it was
ESP32 JTAG
ESP32 JTAG programming
A heart transplantation
❤️🛠 ⚙️ 𝐀 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 My patient is a #PCBlayout, that I’ve been tasked to redesign. The challenge? Replacing an older LQFP #MCU with a newer, more powerful #BGA package MCU. It’s a delicate operation, demanding the utmost
Present A, prepare plan B
One thing is certain in the hardware design world: changes are inevitable. As a design engineer, you’ll often present ideas to customers, expecting acceptance and enthusiasm. However, it’s essential to be prepared for a change in direction and sometimes even
Pinout check
✍️✍️✍️ 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 When creating or importing new symbols in #kicad I do a manual pinout check. 👩💻👨💻 I always check both Snapeda.com and Ultralibrarian.com for the availability of the symbol, footprint and 3D
Media independent interfaces
🌏🌏🌏 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐈𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐈𝐈, 𝐑𝐌𝐈𝐈 and 𝐒𝐆𝐌𝐈𝐈 are standards for connecting Ethernet Physical Layer Transceivers (PHYs) to Media Access Control (MAC) devices in networking hardware. They define electrical and signalling characteristics for data transmission between