Flying Probe Testing for PCBs: An Overview

Flying Probe Testing for PCBs: An Overview

Flying probe testing is currently the best solution for some major issues in electrical testing. It uses probes to replace the test bed, employing multiple motor-driven electrical probes that can move quickly to contact the pins of the device for electrical measurements. During the production process of PCB boards, it is inevitable that external factors … Read more

Why Your Network Card May Not Function Properly?

Why Your Network Card May Not Function Properly?

Introduction The proper operation of the network card is crucial for the system’s network functionality. This article delves into the issues of network card failure due to insufficient reset time, interpreting the reset requirements of different network card chips, circuit design, and key points for driver compatibility, providing engineers with reference for network card design … Read more

USB Interface Based Heating Temperature Control Board Using ESP32-C3

USB Interface Based Heating Temperature Control Board Using ESP32-C3

▼Follow WeChat Official Account: Hardware Insights▼ Part 01 Introduction A foreign expert has created a heating temperature control board using the ESP32-C3, complete with schematic and PCB. Those interested can learn from it. The schematic includes the minimum system circuit, USB Type-C interface circuit, 3.3V voltage conversion circuit, heating control circuit, temperature sensing circuit, rotary … Read more

Design Techniques for Asymmetric PCB Frame and Schematic Synchronization to PCB

Design Techniques for Asymmetric PCB Frame and Schematic Synchronization to PCB

This course series is centered around the RK3588 chip as the core of hardware design, using the latest version of Cadence Allegro Allegro X software to conduct a complete end-to-end project design and simulation of the system’s on-chip resources, interface circuit design, and various commonly used peripheral resources for chip expansion. Integrating the latest software … Read more

Understanding Linux Process Descriptors

Understanding Linux Process Descriptors

Processes are the entities scheduled by the operating system, and the description of the resources possessed by a process is called the Process Control Block (PCB). Describing Processes with task_struct In the kernel, a process is described by the task_struct structure, known as the process descriptor, which stores all the information necessary for the normal … Read more

Arduino Heartbeat Detection Design: Custom PCB with ECG Display and Sound Alerts

Arduino Heartbeat Detection Design: Custom PCB with ECG Display and Sound Alerts

In the process of making this project, we tried to ensure that this project is the best guide for you to help you when you want to make your own ECG, so we hope this project contains the necessary documentation. After receiving the custom PCB from the PCB factory to improve the appearance of the … Read more

Quality Killers in PCB Manufacturing – Photoresist Semi-Polymer

Quality Killers in PCB Manufacturing - Photoresist Semi-Polymer

Quality Killers in PCB Manufacturing – Photoresist Semi-Polymer In the PCB manufacturing process, many tasks require the use of “photoresist materials,” including inner layer wet film, inner layer dry film, outer layer dry film, and green solder mask. It is a chemical material that, after exposure to light, produces different solubility in the developing solution … Read more

Overview of PCB Layout and Wiring Design

Overview of PCB Layout and Wiring Design

In hardware design, PCB design is a very important and indispensable step. For some simple products, PCB design may simply involve connecting all components and networks accordingly. However, for high-speed circuits and RF circuits, the design of the PCB directly affects whether the product functions properly and whether it meets market requirements. Below, I will … Read more

Understanding Copper Foil in PCB Substrates

Understanding Copper Foil in PCB Substrates

The main conductor material used in PCBs is copper foil, which is used for transmitting signals and currents. At the same time, the copper foil on the PCB can also serve as a reference plane to control the impedance of transmission lines or as a shielding layer to suppress electromagnetic interference (EMI). Additionally, during the … Read more