<div class="entry-content">
    <div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uPgWZWnhIoI" class="youtube-player" width="740" height="416.418" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></span>
    </div>
    <div class="blog-content">
About how to find EMC noise fast using a simple near-field measurement setup. Thank you very much Ignacio de Mendizabal.
    </div>


    <div class="blog-content-chapters">
        <div>
            Chapters:
        </div>
        <ul class="chapters-list">
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">What is this video about</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:08</span><span class="chapters-text">How a near field probe can be useful</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:45</span><span class="chapters-text">What are near filed probes</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">07:53</span><span class="chapters-text">Measurement setup</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Difference between Electric and magnetic probe</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">13:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Taking measurement - cable and magnetic probe, sinus signal</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">22:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Changing to square signal</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">26:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Changing to electrical probe</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">31:34</span><span class="chapters-text">Example 2 measurement setup - power supplies</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">40:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Measuring with magnetic probe</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">51:28</span><span class="chapters-text">Measuring with electric probe</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:00:03</span><span class="chapters-text">Measuring different power supply</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:14:56</span><span class="chapters-text">Big vs Small probe difference</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:23:29</span><span class="chapters-text">Conducted emissions - setup</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:30:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Conducted emissions measurement</span></li>
    </div>


    
    <div class="blog-content-links">
        <div>
            Links:
        </div>
        <ul class="links-list">
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/idmendizabal/">Ignacio's LinkedIn</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://github.com/imendizabal/Near-Field-Probes">Ignacio's Github</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/community">FEDEVEL Community Membership</a></li>
            
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://discord.com/invite/8a8dUcHmrx">Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord</a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>  
</div>

Solving EMC Problems Fast & Easy - Near Field Measurement in Your Lab

<div class="entry-content">
    <div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XQlm11fhghE" class="youtube-player" width="740" height="416.418" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></span>
    </div>
    <div class="blog-content">
Professional PCB board design is not only about Schematic and PCB layout. Thank you very much Scott Williams for sharing all these tips.
    </div>


    <div class="blog-content-chapters">
        <div>
            Chapters:
        </div>
        <ul class="chapters-list">
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">What is this video about</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:17</span><span class="chapters-text">About Scott</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">05:26</span><span class="chapters-text">What is DFM about (Design For Manufacture)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">20:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Where to learn about DFM</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">28:57</span><span class="chapters-text">Don't do it, Collaborate, You decide</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">38:07</span><span class="chapters-text">6 DFF Tips from Scott (Design For Fabrication)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">53:36</span><span class="chapters-text">6 DFF Tips from PCBWay</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:02:49</span><span class="chapters-text">6 Tips for DFA from Scott (Design For Assembly)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:16:51</span><span class="chapters-text">7 Tips for DFA from Entech</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:36:14</span><span class="chapters-text">6 Tips for DFT from Scott (Design For Test)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:49:31</span><span class="chapters-text">10+ Tips for DFT from Redback</span></li>
    </div>


    
    <div class="blog-content-links">
        <div>
            Links:
        </div>
        <ul class="links-list">
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://xentronics.com.au/">Scott's company</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Xentronics-Vids">Scott's company YouTube</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/xentronics/?originalSubdomain=au">Scott's company LinkedIn</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1XeGQZQfP1SK2IIJJ2RDUrI0G2zy0QehDHxjHA2EUdNwUlQ/viewform">FEDEVEL Community Membership</a></li>
            
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://discord.com/invite/8a8dUcHmrx">Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord</a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>  
</div>

40+ Tips to Design PCB Boards for Mass Manufacturing

<div class="entry-content">
    <div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zivJImIyFLI" class="youtube-player" width="740" height="416.418" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></span>
    </div>
    <div class="blog-content">
This video helps you to decide which one to use. Thank you very much Frida Gail Rojas Contreras
    </div>


    <div class="blog-content-chapters">
        <div>
            Chapters:
        </div>
        <ul class="chapters-list">
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">What is this video about</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:24</span><span class="chapters-text">About Frida</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:47</span><span class="chapters-text">Wireless protocols overview</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Bluetooth generations and BLE</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:46</span><span class="chapters-text">Speed</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:56</span><span class="chapters-text">Range</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:25</span><span class="chapters-text">Power consumption</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">25:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Modulation</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">30:22</span><span class="chapters-text">Channel access</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">36:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Latency</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">40:50</span><span class="chapters-text">Maximum connections</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">44:11</span><span class="chapters-text">Security</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">47:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Current standards and Primary use cases</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">50:47</span><span class="chapters-text">Modem communication</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">54:27</span><span class="chapters-text">Firmware architecture layers</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:02:38</span><span class="chapters-text">Key wireless protocol features</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:04:11</span><span class="chapters-text">Processing memory requirements</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:06:21</span><span class="chapters-text">Development integration considerations</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:10:33</span><span class="chapters-text">Wireless integration failure modes</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:19:21</span><span class="chapters-text">Real-world case studies</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:23:29</span><span class="chapters-text">How to prevent wireless integration failures</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:26:35</span><span class="chapters-text">How to choose a wireless protocol</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:35:26</span><span class="chapters-text">Final thoughts</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:38:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Outro</span></li>
    </div>


    
    <div class="blog-content-links">
        <div>
            Links:
        </div>
        <ul class="links-list">
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gailroco/">Frida's LinkedIn</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1XeGQZQfP1SK2IIJJ2RDUrI0G2zy0QehDHxjHA2EUdNwUlQ/viewform">FEDEVEL Community Membership</a></li>
            
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://discord.com/invite/8a8dUcHmrx">Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord</a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>  
</div>

Comparing Bluetooth vs. WiFi vs. Cellular - Speed, Distance, Power ...

<div class="entry-content">
    <div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vX3l0iRxi8c" class="youtube-player" width="740" height="416.418" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></span>
    </div>
    <div class="blog-content">
See the difference between a module with PCB antenna placed in the middle of a board vs. at the edge. 
    </div>
    
    <div class="blog-content-chapters">
        <div>
            Chapters:
        </div>
        <ul class="chapters-list">
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">What is this video about</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:08</span><span class="chapters-text">What we will simulate</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:09</span><span class="chapters-text">Antenna placement - what to think about</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:31</span><span class="chapters-text">ESP32 module antenna simulation</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">19:11</span><span class="chapters-text">Module placed in the middle of a board</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">24:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Module placed at the edge of a board</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">41:01</span><span class="chapters-text">About Katerina's job</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">43:32</span><span class="chapters-text">Simulation setup
            </span></li>
        </ul>
    </div>

    <div class="blog-content-links">
        <div>
            Links:
        </div>
        <ul class="links-list">
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/katerinagalitskaya/">Katerina´s LinkedIn</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>  
</div>

Don't place PCB antenna into middle of your board. Here is why .... | ESP32

<div class="entry-content">
    <div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hmcTdNyV-pQ" class="youtube-player" width="740" height="416.418" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></span>
    </div>
    <div class="blog-content">
Should you use a special PCB material? Maybe ... 
    </div>


    <div class="blog-content-chapters">
        <div>
            Chapters:
        </div>
        <ul class="chapters-list">
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">What is this video about</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:40</span><span class="chapters-text">Loss in PCB vs. signal shape</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Materials used in PCBs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:34</span><span class="chapters-text">How to decide which material to use?</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">17:26</span><span class="chapters-text">Why do there are losses in PCB dielectric?</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">21:48</span><span class="chapters-text">Why 2.45GHz is in microwave#</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">23:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Loss factor</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">26:27</span><span class="chapters-text">Filler</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">28:36</span><span class="chapters-text">PTFE - Teflon</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">34:29</span><span class="chapters-text">Using special material on selected layers only</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">37:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Structure of materials in PCB and its effect on signal</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">49:28</span><span class="chapters-text">Dielectric constant</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">52:46</span><span class="chapters-text">Losses in copper - skin effect</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:05:01</span><span class="chapters-text">What Alun does</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:08:48</span><span class="chapters-text">Tolerances in PCB</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:14:43</span><span class="chapters-text">Dielectric constant vs. trace width</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:17:48</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB materials in FLEX</span></li>
        </ul>
    </div>
    
    <div class="blog-content-links">
        <div>
            Links:
        </div>
        <ul class="links-list">
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alun-morgan-04050a14/">Alun´s LinkedIn</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>  
</div>

Need To Know This About PCB Materials

<div class="entry-content">
    <div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sCHK3P5tn7s" class="youtube-player" width="740" height="416.418" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></span>
    </div>
    <div class="blog-content">
        I2C implementation tips (pull-up resistor sizing, bus capacitance, schematic gotchas, and PCB design).
    </div>
    <div class="blog-content-chapters">
        <div>
            Chapters:
        </div>
        <ul class="chapters-list">
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Introduction</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:33</span><span class="chapters-text">I2C Basics</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">07:19</span><span class="chapters-text">Bus Capacitance</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:15</span><span class="chapters-text">Pull-Up Resistors</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:29</span><span class="chapters-text">Repeaters, Level Shifters, and Multiplexers</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">21:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Schematic Tips</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">25:16</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB Design Tips</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">34:20</span><span class="chapters-text">Outro</span></li>
    </div>
    <div class="blog-content-links">
        <div>
            Links:
        </div>
        <ul class="links-list">
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JQAve05o_0&ab_channel=Phil%E2%80%99sLab">How To Write A Driver (STM32, I2C)</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/user-guide/UM10204.pdf">I2C Bus Specification and User Manual</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/training-reference-material/DESIGNING-WITH-I2C-BUS-DEVICES.pdf">Designing with I2C Bus Devices</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.ti.com/lit/an/slva689/slva689.pdf?ts=1608399660926">I2C Bus Pull-Up Resistor Calculation</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.ti.com/lit/an/scpa054/scpa054.pdf?ts=1709118605496">Why, When, and How To Use I2C Buffers</a></li>
            
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses/advanced-digital-hardware-design">Advanced Digital Hardware Design course</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses/mixed-signal-hardware-design-with-kicad">Mixed-signal Hardware Design course</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL courses</a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>  
</div>

| KNOWLEDGE BASE

A rich source of expert knowledge

I2C Hardware & PCB Design - Phil's Lab #132

Newest Posts

Solving EMC Problems Fast & Easy - Near Field Measurement in Your Lab

40+ Tips to Design PCB Boards for Mass Manufacturing

Comparing Bluetooth vs. WiFi vs. Cellular - Speed, Distance, Power ...

Community membership

BUSINESS ADDRESS