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**[[http://people.wallawalla.edu/~Rob.Frohne/ClassHandouts/Electronics/Circuit%20Board%20Layout%20Tips%20Revised.pdf Reduce the likelihood of noise and oscillation problems.] |
**[[http://people.wallawalla.edu/~Rob.Frohne/ClassHandouts/Electronics/Circuit%20Board%20Layout%20Tips%20Revised.pdf Reduce the likelihood of noise and oscillation problems.] |
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**[http://edn.com/electronics-blogs/all-aboard-/4429390/Ten-best-practices-of-PCB-design?cid=nl_edn&elq=ee97eb731fbd4d13ac9e2c3cc18ba608&elqCampaignId=15922 Ten Best Practices of PCB Design] |
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** Daniel Colls - Parallel traces are often susceptible to cross-talk. These should be separated by at least 2 trace widths for cross-talk reduction. when talking about Circuit Layout. |
** Daniel Colls - Parallel traces are often susceptible to cross-talk. These should be separated by at least 2 trace widths for cross-talk reduction. when talking about Circuit Layout. |
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** Andrew Bylard - Use a stripline circuit when you have two parallel ground planes to give enhanced noise immunity against the propagation of radiated RF emissions. |
** Andrew Bylard - Use a stripline circuit when you have two parallel ground planes to give enhanced noise immunity against the propagation of radiated RF emissions. |
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Revision as of 10:14, 12 March 2014
Links
- Lab Write Up Documents
- United States Frequency Allocations
- Mentor Graphics PCB Design
- Ceramic Capacitors Change Value with Applied Voltage and Temperature (especially small surface mount ones)
- Quadrature Signals Explained
- Software Defined Radio Links
- R2 DSP (an early software defined radio using a dedicated DSP)
- Softrock and Theory
- Softrock Build Instructions and Notes
- Softrock Yahoo Interest Group
- This is a very interesting article on optimizing the performance of the Softrock radio. It is good design review of the Softrock receiver.
- This collection of Software Defined Radio publications is fantastic.
- SDRadio
- RA3WDK SDR Receiver (uses diode mixers)
- Open High Performance Software Defined Radio
- Tayloe Mixer
- Vector Network Analyzer Basics
- M-Audio Delta 44 Sound Card Manual This manual has useful specifications for determining the gain necessary for your software designed radio project.
- Filter Design in 30 seconds
- Bandpass Filter Calculator
- Quite Universal Circuit Simulator Useful for designing and simulating circuits. Can synthesize filter circuits.
- What is an Si570 and why do I want one?
- First steps in Software Defined Radio (SDR)
- Mixer theory
- Serbian SDR and other radios
- TinySDR and others
- Elektor SDR
- A nice pictorial description of I/Q data
- SDR Using Realtek RTL2832U
- Wideband Transformers
- Choosing a Core for a Transformer or Inductor
- Gilbert Cell Mixers
- LVDS to PECL Interface
- Positive Supply for ECL logic
- Voltage regulators put out noise that can make for poor SDR receiver performance. Here is a clever solution. It also works for instrumentation amplifiers and other noise sensitive circuits.
- Good links that explain how Radio originated
- Kicad
- Si570 Libraries
- The USB to Si570 interface design files
- Schematic
- Good Kicad Tutorial Video 1
- Good Kicad Tutorial Video 2
- KiCad Step By Step Tutorial PDF
- KiCad schematic and layout Guides
- KiCad Tutorial
- Mini Tutorial
- Installing KiCad for Windows and more video
- KiCad Schematic to Layout Tutorial - CuriousInventor Guides
- DPRG KiCad tutorial 3
- How to design a circuit board by Doug Paradis using KiCAD
- Ampacity of Wires and Circuit Board Trace Widths
- Circuit Board Layout Hints
- [Reduce the likelihood of noise and oscillation problems.
- Ten Best Practices of PCB Design
- Daniel Colls - Parallel traces are often susceptible to cross-talk. These should be separated by at least 2 trace widths for cross-talk reduction. when talking about Circuit Layout.
- Andrew Bylard - Use a stripline circuit when you have two parallel ground planes to give enhanced noise immunity against the propagation of radiated RF emissions.
- Dealing with harmful PCB effects article
- PCB Trace and Spacing Info
- Trace Impedance Matching
- Add test points at key locations and make it easy to probe (and other tips)
- Make bypassing loops as small as possible in area and length (Page 10)
- Some good, and some not so good EMC Design Principles
- Common layout, prototyping, and schematic issues to avoid
- Grounding in Mixed Analog and Digital Boards part 1
- Grounding in Mixed Analog and Digital Boards part 2
- Silicon Labs Design Notes
- Printing and Etching Circuit Boards
- SMITH Chart
- Parasitic Capacitance
2013 Contributors
- Eric Wilson
- Michael Swan
- Alexander Beckner
- Brian Clark
- Brian Lenz
- Travis deFluiter
- Mark Hildebrand
- Heidi Tupper
2012 Contributors
2010 Contributors
2011 Contributors
- Haddad, Brian
- von Pohle, Michael
- Blaire, Matthew (Included in my name tag is Experimentation with LTspice)
- Cody Lorenz
2010 Articles
- Ideal vs. Nonideal Op Amps
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Basic Op Amp circuits
- Key Facts from Reading Chapter 1
- Golden Rules
- Integrator_Amplifier (by Ben)
- Circuit Board Layout Wisdom
Draft Articles
These articles are not ready for reading and error checking. They are listed so people will not simultaneously write about similar topics.
- Chapter 3 Problems by Ben
- Disecting an Instrumentation Amplifier via Superposition
- Reading from Chapter 4
Draft Articles awaiting review
Contributing Articles
- Generalized Transmitter (in progress, Luke)
- Generalized Receiver (in progress, Luke)
- Electronics Receiver (in progress, Kevin)
- Generalized Receiver (Nick Christman)
- Generalized Receiver Explanation (Jodi Hodge)
- Eric's Generalized Receiver Explanation (Eric Clay)
- Yet another Generalized Receiver Explanation (Joshua Sarris)