Questions tagged [reference-materials]
For question looking for reference (books, articles, online-resources) for a specific topic or application.
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VME 64x 6U Board standard dimension
I need to build a standard VME64x board 6U, without the P0 connector, only with P1 and P2. This is my first time building a board like this, and the first thing I need is the mechanical dimensions of ...
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IV curve arithmetic - reference request
When playing around with electrical concepts in my head, I realized that the IV characteristic of any combination of elements, in series or in parallel, can be computed by simply adding the IV curves ...
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Visualize antenna radiation pattern [closed]
I am looking for a free tool or codebase to visualize 2d and 3d antenna radiation patterns, as in the picture below: Bonus points if open source. My goal is to visualise common antenna patterns in 2d ...
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Power method for approximation of eigenvector representing steady state
I've been testing a method of circuit simulation where I assign an initial voltage to each node, set the current across each wire according to Ohm's law, and then adjust the voltage of each node ...
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Aiken code- any actual (recent) use?
A search for Aiken code (2-4-2-1 binary coded decimal) yields many web pages and a video with a lecturer claiming (in virtually identical language- this is from Wikipedia) (emphasis added): The code ...
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Incomplete circuit diagrams: how to draw equivalent circuit diagrams?
Generally what I see in textbook problems is a diagram like this: These contain open terminals all over (like the V_CC terminal and the capacitor terminal in this particular case) which makes it ...
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Have cross reference books ceased to exist?
Back in the "good old times" when I had a device fail I could grab my trusty old transistor cross reference book and find a replacement part with the same footprint and comparable parameters ...
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Does the ESP32's ADC have a part number/datasheet of its own?
I need to get as much information as I can about this ADC and I wasn't able to find ample amount of it from the datasheet and reference manual of the ESP32-WROOM-DevKit. Did anyone manage to find the ...
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What is the power voltage pin outs for a Playstation 5 PS5 power drive connector on the motherboard?
I ripped off the drive power connector from the motherboard on a PS5 and looking to get this repaired, but I need to find the power pin outs in order to fix it. Where can I find the voltage pinouts ...
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Where can I find information on interfacing an MCU with an HDMI display? [closed]
I am just starting the process of creating a product that will have an HDMI display (not chosen), but I don't quite know where to start. I have never delved into the realm of Displays, and don't know ...
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Two wires for both digital data transmission and energy supply at the same time - used anywhere?
Are there any real-life examples for connecting sensors or embedded systems using just two wires that are simultaneously used for both for the energy supply and digital data transmission? I'm ...
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What is the difference between a conventional capacitor and a supercapacitor?
A prototypical capacitor consists of two electrodes in parallel separated by a nonconducting dielectric material. What is the difference between a conventional capacitor and a supercapacitor? It seems ...
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Why do point contact diodes use wire whiskers?
I've recently been learning about the operating principles of various semiconductor devices, and I've run into difficulty regarding the point contact/metal-semiconductor diode. I can't find out why ...
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Is there application note or white paper with an in-depth explanation or best practices for how to size PCB bed of nails test points?
Ideally a reference for small boards: The board that will be tested is 10 x 20 mm, and it's crowded. It doesn't have a lot of real estate left for test pads. All I know is to look up IEEE papers: ...
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Reference Request: RF and EM books with a simulation componet [closed]
Does anyone have any book recommendations on EM and RF which integrates a simulator? I find EM/RF to be interesting fields which I want to get some overview of but given that it's very applied in ...
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