15 Essential Circuit Board Repair Tips: Transforming Beginners into Repair Experts!

Considerations for Renovating Old Electrical Circuits It is necessary to replace all wiring with copper core; partial modifications are not recommended; Old aluminum wiring within walls is prone to oxidation and overheating, posing hidden dangers; Old air switches should be replaced with new models with leakage protection; Increase the number of sockets to avoid overloading … Read more

Analysis of Testing Equipment in PCBA Production Lines

The role of the FAI first article tester is to conduct comprehensive testing on the first product produced before mass production begins, ensuring it meets quality standards before large-scale manufacturing starts. This mechanism effectively reduces the risk of incorrect items, lowers the probability of errors, and improves the overall quality of production. Through first article … Read more

Boeing 747 Digital Fuel Quantity Indicator – Teardown, Reverse Engineering and Testing

From: Michelle’s LabLDM #401: Boeing 747 digital fuel quantity indicator – teardown, reverse engineering and testIntroductionInterface DisplayLabel InformationConnectorPinout of the Aviation ConnectorOpening the InstrumentFrom Altera’s CPLD, EPM7160 1MHz Crystal OscillatorPower Board (LT1074)Reverse Engineering: Power SupplyPower SupplyReverse Engineering: Dimmer Circuits0-5V, 400Hz AC Voltage Rectification Comparison 8-bit Sent to CPLDReverse Engineering: ARINC 429 InterfaceOptocoupler (an ARINC 429 … Read more

How to Design Circuit Boards for Electromagnetic Interference Immunity?

The basic task of interference immunity design is to ensure that the system or device does not malfunction or lose functionality due to external electromagnetic interference, and does not emit excessive noise interference to avoid affecting the normal operation of other systems or devices. Therefore, improving the system’s interference immunity is also an important aspect … Read more

Tungsten and PCB (Printed Circuit Boards)

Tungsten in the field of PCB (Printed Circuit Boards) is primarily applied in interconnection materials and advanced packaging technologies. Its high electrical conductivity, high-temperature resistance, and anti-electromigration properties make it a critical material. Below is a detailed analysis of applications and consumption: 1.Core Application Scenarios (1)Interconnection Materials and Via Filling Tungsten forms conductive layers for … Read more

How to Embed Text into a Circuit Board Using Photoshop?

How to Embed Text into a Circuit Board Using Photoshop? At three-thirty in the morning, I stared at my computer screen, clutching half a can of cola. The “cyberpunk style logo” that the client wanted was still unfinished, and suddenly I thought: if I could make the text look like it was engraved into the … Read more

Circuit Board Recycling: Can It Really ‘Auto-Refill’? The Environmental Technology is Getting Competitive!

Recently, a “technological breakthrough” has emerged in the circuit board recycling industry! A company in Anhui has applied for a new patent, intriguingly titled “A Device for Hydrometallurgical Recovery of Precious Metals from Waste Circuit Boards”—doesn’t the name alone make you feel like precious metals are calling out to you? In simple terms, the biggest … Read more

The Best RAM Solutions for Xilinx FPGA in the Wind

Introduction During the FPGA development process, it is common to encounter situations where data needs to be cached for later use. Typically, there are two solutions: RAM and FIFO. However, using FIFO has two limitations: There is a fixed delay of at least 3 clock cycles between FIFO output and input, and it cannot be … Read more

Beyond CPU/GPU: How NPU Enables AI to Operate Lightly

The report from Electronic Enthusiasts (by Li Wanwan) states that the NPU is a processor specifically designed for artificial intelligence (AI) computations, primarily used for efficiently executing operations related to neural networks (such as matrix multiplication, convolution, activation functions, etc.). Compared to traditional CPU/GPU, the NPU has advantages in energy efficiency and computational speed, making … Read more

SWUpdate: The Ultimate Tool for Updating Embedded Linux Devices – Secure, Reliable, and Efficient!

Is the update process for your embedded Linux devices cumbersome, error-prone, and lacking in security? SWUpdate will completely transform the way you update your firmware! It is a powerful Linux update agent designed to provide an efficient and secure method for updating embedded Linux systems in the field. Whether for local updates or OTA updates, … Read more