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Documents which explain the function(s), use, limitations, specifications, etc. of an electrical component. Examples include datasheets, schematics, user manuals, etc.

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In the interest of preservation and refurbishment of the T&M electronics and documentation from the 80s, 70s, and earlier: What fonts were used in the iconic HP, Tektronix, Fluke and other brands' ...
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I'm trying to figure out where to find standards regarding the minimum distance between conductors on a PCB that will be hi-potted. The hi-pot test gradually increases over 10 seconds up to 4.7k VDC ...
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I am reading through the initialisation sequence of the SSD1306 - this diagram is on page 64: I will use I2C to implement this ...
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I was wondering if there is a option or a tool in Altium to generate an output file having all the requirements for the manufacture of a PCB (dimensions, material type, layers, thickness, slikscreen, ...
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I am trying to get this VCO working in LTspice, but for some reason, the schematic in the user manual is not working. What am I doing wrong?
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I was looking at using a CP2102N from Silicon Labs in a design, and was reading through their datasheet when I noticed an issue. In the datasheet (and more in depth at this app note), they suggest ...
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Can anyone clarify if cameras like the OV5642 or OV7670 have a relationship between FPS and the XCLK frequency supplied to the camera from an external oscillator? Specifically, can I achieve FPS lower ...
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I am looking to write a page program for this W25Q64FV Flash component. I want to use a full sector of 256-bytes. I have learned ...
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When designing a product (from idea to design to manufacturing to maintaining the product during life cycle), what are the documents hardware engineers (mainly electronic engineers) should provide in ...
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Often after transmitting a message on the sx1276 operating in LoRa mode, the sx1276 is put in receive mode to allow receiving a message. Empirically, I have found that the opreg can be written to ...
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I am using the Infineon CY4535 EZ-PD evaluation kit to power a 5V, 3A device from a USB-C source. I am having trouble reconciling schematics and tables given in the documentation (PDF link here) that ...
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How are the register detail figures made for documentation of things like Xilinx/Vivado IP or in documentation for memory-mapped peripherals in microcontrollers like the examples below? Xilinx IP ...
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Up to date, I have found the following specification for building an Electrical Cable List in engineering projects for facilities involving electrical and instrumentation equipment and major ...
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I want to know the register map/registers of the NINA-B30 series ICs, as I am used to writing low-level drivers on MCUs. I could not find the datasheet that lists all the registers and their function ...
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I have to prepare the documentation for production. In our board we use a specific female header with 6 positions. Long story short, the buyer guys told me we will buy a 64-way connector and then it ...
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Is there somebody, who can deliver me the user guide for MSP432P401R? I know, this question looks dummy. However the mentioned part lost support from the side of Texas Instruments, and they cannot ...
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I found a circuit for this metal detector and would like to make PCB. I can not find anything about this circuit. Maybe someone would know what this circuit is. What are the best component housings to ...
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BACKGROUND I have built very simple dummy load to test thermal behavior of some switching power supply (5V 5A). Vbat is 8-9V from 6F22 battery. Resistors are oversized to reduce working temperature. ...
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The datasheet lists something like this: [0x01f] EPRXREG EPRXLock[3:0] = 4'd5; EPRXReLock[3:0] = 4'd5 I understand that it is an 8-bit register at address ...
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TLDR : Frustrated with the way standards are handled in my industry bc they are important, looking for one website that does it all. I am a controls engineer and have been in this industry for about 7 ...
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is there a place where i can get the actual implementation of a component diagram such as the one below? Usually the tutorial are high level and dont provide any details of how the connections are ...
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I realize this isn't specifically EE theory related, but I hope EE documentation advice falls within the scope of this forum! For example, I have an enclosure from a mechanical engineer, and their ...
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I have been assigned to design a PCB and now I have to create Technical Documentation for in-house use. I tried googling this information but it shows the documentation for the software which is not ...
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Disclaimer: I have limited wireless knowledge at the moment, I'm currently following the Certified Wireless Network Administrator study guide. I'm working on an RC car and have the following network ...
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The following table contains the input power specifications for a laser printer: (Source page 1-9) As you can see, the volts listing is given both as a range, "100-127" and also as a percentage "±10%"...
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I'm working remotely with a person that has a Canon BX-1 computer from around 1978. He has the computer and I have fuzzy memory of the machine. There is no hardware documentation to be found, so we ...
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I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask. I am trying to build a base station for a TACS (Total Access Communication System) phone, but I have not found any detailed document about it. The most ...
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I have read through many electronics documentation over the years and I have really wanted to draw the timing diagrams for digital signals using some software. I have seen https://wavedrom.com/...
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Is there a standard convention for marking an inverted signal using only text? The package currently being used does not support having a bar over the signal in all instances. IE: NOT_Reset or ...
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I think this is an easy enough question - I just don't know how to effectively search for the answer. I have a PCB that came back and the programming header is plugged with solder. This most likely ...
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I have problem with understanding and applying this recommended PCB layout to my design (image from datasheet, page 18): This is isolated RS485 transceiver with integrated isolated high frequency DC-...
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Maybe it's a silly issue, but the fact is that I don' t know why a voltage value is present in the schem project document but it will disappear from the destination document (printed or generated) at ...
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I was reading through documentation for an INA219 sensor from TI (http://www.ti.com/product/INA219), and they have a chart for RSS Error. What does RSS stand for?
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I designed my own PCB in Eagle so I have both the schematics and the board files. I would like to generate a figure like this one made for Arduino board in order to include it in the user manual that ...
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I want to realize i2c communication myself using Raspberry Pi and a LCD module. I am reading documentations to find an appropriate connector but I am a bit confused and I need help. Here is the LCD ...
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I always wanted to develop my own crappy operating system, but the many weird legacy quirks of the x86/PC platform kept me from doing so (e.g. real vs protected mode, only low resolutions available in ...
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I got some LED modules dismantled from old festival screen. It would be nice to get them working, but I can't find any info about them, neither I have any idea how to controll them. As far as I know ...
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As part of the documentation for an Electronics project generated in Altium designer 17, I would like to add part number for items the project need, but are not part of the PCB. For example in the ...
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I have a piece of code that performs self-test on various components of the board, like MCU, BLE, IMU, OLED, flash memory, and etc. What I'm trying to make is a document that would represent what ...
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In previous projects, I used the CurrentDate special string, in the format YYYY-MM-DD (see the image below). Opening the same project on a different installation of ...
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I am writing up a document on a product that includes some U.FL-LP connectors. I try to always put the full version of abbreviations when they are first mentioned and I assume U.FL and LP in the U.FL-...
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I've ran into quite a few engineers from unrelated backgrounds that put unpopulated components on the BOM. Some will do a section clearly labelled DNP at the bottom, others will leave them dispersed ...
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Recently I purchased some AG10 button cells for a device I have. The device specifically calls for LR1131 batteries, but someone online told me that AG10 was equivalent (and they are in a way: same ...
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I have to set up a program for measuring the IV characteristics of some components using LabView. At the time of writing I'm studying the basics of the G language (LabView programming language) for ...
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I have a Venus634LPx GPS on a breakout board from SparkFun. Read more about it in my previous question. The configuration program gives me the option to configure "1PPS Timing": Here I can choose ...
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I have a Venus634LPx GPS on a breakout board from SparkFun. The documentation is very cryptic, so I did not manage to configure it manually through the UART (although I can read data from it). ...
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I have updated the firmware on my device to accept new commands. How do I make it clear to other developers that the new protocol document is specific to this recent version? Should I make it clear ...
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How should an entity and an architecture be commented in VHDL to best be used with Doxygen? Im trying to use Doxygen to generate useful documentation for my VHDL, but im not sure of the best way to ...
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I was reading about something in the assembler documentations of the AVR microcontroller and I usually come across a line used to describe how would an instruction affect specific flag in the status ...
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