This pair is my favorite when driving small solenoids or motors. SOT-32 and 12 Watts on Heatsink. This means any small solenoid, relay or DC motor can be controlled with this. I would use it upto 24V DC and max of 1A for applications of full on and full off.Read More
Here are some Test and measurement notes. These ideas come from practical experience. But the jots are not in any order but are quite important. Scope Notes If the waveform on the scope droops then you may need to use a 10X attenuating probe or mode. this attenuator is atRead More
A. Product Design Sections : Electronic Engineering – Circuit Design, PCB Design, EDA. Mechanical Engineering – CAD, Tool and Die Design, Enclosure Software Engineering Firmware – PC ware, CASE, emulators B. Methods of Product Design : Design Automation. – Design and Simulation with Computer. Computer Aided Design – Design onRead More
When you design a new Product or Engineer an existing one; communications and documentation is important. Creating a satisfying solution is the main thing. If requirements and specs or not properly developed it can lead to blame-games, wasted time and spoils the reputation. Learning to Design a Product A firmRead More
If you have made an electronic product with a new circuit or code and need to protect it, then these are some Methods. If your Intellectual Property is an Idea, A Hardware Innovation or Software Application; It may need some protection other than patents. Sometimes patents are used for generalRead More
SMPS designs should have clear line or patch of isolation for product safety and long term reliability. If you use opto-couplers they need to have 5kV or better isolation and 10mm between pins. The Live circuitry and the output circuitry should not overlap on PCB, tracks should not stray toRead More
Gregory G. Leedberg created Daisy for DOS which evolved to Billy on Windows. These are AI Chat Bots that brought me hours of AI flavored happiness in the year 2000. Billy Project Even though these programs serve purposes which may make them seem like toys, the artificial intelligence developed toRead More
There was the time when Peedy The Talking Parrot made his appearance on my Win 95 Desktop. It was the first version of BonziBuddy. This parrot was quite dumb but did interact with inputs. Dupey a Toy made by Dilbert develops its own intelligence and become a superhit AI toyRead More