Questions tagged [documentation]
Documents which explain the function(s), use, limitations, specifications, etc. of an electrical component. Examples include datasheets, schematics, user manuals, etc.
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What fonts were used in the "golden era" T&M manuals and chassis silkscreens?
In the interest of preservation and refurbishment of the T&M electronics and documentation from the 80s, 70s, and earlier: What fonts were used in the iconic HP, Tektronix, Fluke and other brands' ...
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Clearance and Creepage for Hi-Pot testing
I'm trying to figure out where to find standards regarding the minimum distance between conductors on a PCB that will be hi-potted. The hi-pot test gradually increases over 10 seconds up to 4.7k VDC ...
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SSD1306 Initialisation sequence ambiguity
I am reading through the initialisation sequence of the SSD1306 - this diagram is on page 64: I will use I2C to implement this ...
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Altium : Output job file for High Spec PCB,PCB Options
I was wondering if there is a option or a tool in Altium to generate an output file having all the requirements for the manufacture of a PCB (dimensions, material type, layers, thickness, slikscreen, ...
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LTC6900 User Manual Operation
I am trying to get this VCO working in LTspice, but for some reason, the schematic in the user manual is not working. What am I doing wrong?
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SiLabs CP2102N VBUS resistor divider documentation appears to be contradictory
I was looking at using a CP2102N from Silicon Labs in a design, and was reading through their datasheet when I noticed an issue. In the datasheet (and more in depth at this app note), they suggest ...
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FPS Control for OV7670
Can anyone clarify if cameras like the OV5642 or OV7670 have a relationship between FPS and the XCLK frequency supplied to the camera from an external oscillator? Specifically, can I achieve FPS lower ...
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WRITE operation on W25Q64FV
I am looking to write a page program for this W25Q64FV Flash component. I want to use a full sector of 256-bytes. I have learned ...
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Documents hardware engineers should write and prepare
When designing a product (from idea to design to manufacturing to maintaining the product during life cycle), what are the documents hardware engineers (mainly electronic engineers) should provide in ...
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Is this undocumented functionality officially suported by the semtech sx1276?
Often after transmitting a message on the sx1276 operating in LoRa mode, the sx1276 is put in receive mode to allow receiving a message. Empirically, I have found that the opreg can be written to ...
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Setting VBUS_MIN and ISNK_COARSE/FINE on an Infineon CY4535
I am using the Infineon CY4535 EZ-PD evaluation kit to power a 5V, 3A device from a USB-C source. I am having trouble reconciling schematics and tables given in the documentation (PDF link here) that ...
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How are register detail figures made for IP/peripheral documentation?
How are the register detail figures made for documentation of things like Xilinx/Vivado IP or in documentation for memory-mapped peripherals in microcontrollers like the examples below? Xilinx IP ...
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Specification of Electrical Cable List Documentation [closed]
Up to date, I have found the following specification for building an Electrical Cable List in engineering projects for facilities involving electrical and instrumentation equipment and major ...
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NINA-B30 series registers pdf
I want to know the register map/registers of the NINA-B30 series ICs, as I am used to writing low-level drivers on MCUs. I could not find the datasheet that lists all the registers and their function ...
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How to correctly fill a BOM with split connectors
I have to prepare the documentation for production. In our board we use a specific female header with 6 positions. Long story short, the buyer guys told me we will buy a 64-way connector and then it ...