MEP EP#292: Scott Hinson of Pecan Street Inc.
MEP EP#292: Scott Hinson of Pecan Street Inc.Scott Hinson The Chief Technology Officer at Pecan Street Leads the Pecan Street Lab Directs research efforts to study the grid and climate impacts for...
1 Sep 20211h
MEP EP#291: Vaporized Copper Stiction
MEP EP#291: Vaporized Copper StictionBias Test system update Happy with the two A/D Converters. Got *all* channels running Made a simple breakout board to be able to access all the pins easier 16 ...
25 Aug 202155min
MEP EP#290: Avoiding Bean Counters
MEP EP#290: Avoiding Bean CountersBGA vs. QFP - PCBA cost comparison Inspired by Tim Jager on the slack channel 48 pin QFP vs 56 pin BGA Escaping the package Layer count Increase in PCB toler...
18 Aug 20211h
MEP EP#289: Snicker Bar Integrated Components
MEP EP#289: Snicker Bar Integrated ComponentsMinor correction from last week. IEC 60950-1 was withdrawn in December of 2020, and has been replaced by IEC 62368-1 (Product Safety testing standard for “...
12 Aug 202151min
MEP EP#288: We have clearance, Clarence
MEP EP#288: We have clearance, ClarencePCB design rules for clearances Stephen's favorite calculator Clearance and creepage According to the IEC (international electrotechnical commission) a globa...
4 Aug 202154min
MEP EP#287: Biased For Arduino
MEP EP#287: Biased For ArduinoBias Test System Got the first board built and installed on an arduino First tests were a success Arduino library - works “first” time Adien Akhmad 2.5V referen...
29 Juli 202158min
MEP EP#286: FTC “Nixing The Fix” Report
MEP EP#286: FTC “Nixing The Fix” ReportFTC “Nixing The Fix” Report The debate around repair restrictions illustrates the limitations of MMWA’s anti-tying provision in repair markets. While the anti-ty...
22 Juli 20211h 21min
MEP EP#285: Let The Robots Do It
MEP EP#285: Let The Robots Do ItFinally real engineering… follow up What is the most computational intensive work you have had to do on the job? Mixed Integer Non Linear Optimization problem Ap...
15 Juli 202159min
