Engineers are problem solvers. It’s what we do. When working on a project at your bench, you probably have the usual ...

In our final installment of Tools of the Trade (with respect to circuit board assembly), we’ll look at how the circuit board is tested and programmed. At this point in the process, the board has been ...

In the past, [Sjaak] has had his testing and programming jigs made for him in Shenzhen, but realized they weren’t that great of a value. They weren’t terribly expensive in the grand scheme of things, ...

Nottingham-based Ignys is aiming at low volume manufacturing with a fixture concept for PCB testing, programming or calibration. “For high volume products, there are conventional ways of arranging ...

Creating your own PCB testing lab at home is more achievable than you think, even on a budget. With the right tools, workspace setup, and some DIY ingenuity, you can test, debug, and optimize your ...

What methods can be applied to verify PCB functionality and safety? Which are suitable for mass production and for prototypes? What parameters are checked in each test? How to check a PCB without ...

This article is dedicated to Jim Williams who several years ago (2006) wrote an article in EDN regarding the need of a good lab apparatus to qualify the behavior of voltage regulators for compliance ...

Now, I’ll present some more active electronics-based devices. In Figure 1, here’s a purchased PC board module based on the ...