Electronics Design

PCB design tips

Here are some tips for circuit board design: Design in Package Flexibility into Your Next PCB tells that to err is human: to order the wrong component foot print is just part of engineering – it happens to us all who work with hardware. David Cook has a solution that could save your bacon. He

AD9850 scalar network analyzer

A network analyzer is an instrument that measures the network parameters of electrical networks. Today, network analyzers commonly measure s–parameters. Full featured network analyzers are expensive instruments, and sometimes a simpler. Scalar Network Analyzer (SNA) is a simpler form of RF network analyzer that only measures the amplitude properties of the device under test.  SNA is

How to ground and power complex circuits

As electronics applications continue to become more compact and has more and more features in same package (think about modern smart phone or tablet), requires system engineers to use multiple power rails and mixed disciplines of circuit design (mix both analogue and digital parts tightly). A typical tablet will consist of items such as a

Arduino AC measurements

Sometimes there is need to measure power going to different devices. Measuring DC power consumption is pretty easy, but when you try to do the same for AC circuit, things start to become complicated. How to Measure Electrical Power article will discuss best practices for making electrical power measurements, starting with power measurement basics and