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  • PCB Prototyping

    contains links related to PCB layout and production 
    • A Closer Look at Printed Circuit Board Milling
      A comprehensive comparison of PCB Prototyping using commercial board manufacturers vs. using a CNC milling machine. Based on Andrew Sterian's experience using each at Grand Valley University.
    • Think & Tinker
      site with information on various pcb fabrication methodologies, setting up a pcb shop, and they also sell drill bits and other pcb supplies
    • An overview of PCB Milling Machines and the Process of Creating Mechanically Mil
      very well done article from pcbprototyping.com which outlines exactly what the title says. A good place to start for people interested in what isolation milling is all about.
    • Printed Circuit Making For Hobbyists
      guide to how to make a PCB for hobbyists. Includes PCB layout concerns to improve hand solderablility
    • PCB Trace current capacity
      discussion on how to determine proper trace widths based on the neccessary current carrying capacity.
    • Trace Width Table
      Tables of trace width and associated current capacities at various tempatures
    • Package Reference
      reference to the various IC package types
  • Interesting Components

    contains links to unique and interesting components which can be incorporated into a circuit's design.
    • Text To Speech Solution
      decent sounding text to speech converter which can be very easily integrated into an existing design and the board is comparable to the size of a quarter.
    • Sensor Research Page
      this page is a list of sensors and where you can buy them. Sometimes it's easy to find a chip made by a certain manufacturer but then hard to find a distributor. This page takes all the leg work out of it.
  • Eagle

    guides on Eagle PCB software
    • How to use Eagle CAD to create a PCB
      a ten page guide on creating a board using eagle PCB
  • Projects

    links to other sites which contains interesting projects
    • My Home Theatre PC
      myHTPC is a highly customizable,menu driven front end that allows you, among other things, to launch external programs, browse pictures and large collections of almost any type of media stored on your computer.
  • PIC Microcontrollers

    contains links related to development with the PIC family of microcontrollers made by Microchip
    • Setting up MPLAB for use with a C compiler such as PCM or PCW
      A Guide to Simulating and Programming PIC Microcontrollers using the MPLAB IDE program and either the ICD (in circuit debugger) or the PICSTART Plus programmer.
    • Driving Outputs
      contains information on using mosphets, relays, and darlington transitor pairs to drive various outputs from a PIC.
    • In Circuit Serial Programming
      A page of links which provides all the neccessary information on ICSP
    • TEA = Tiny Encryption Algorithm
      encrypt data with your pic
  • References

    contains links to other references i thought were well written
    • How to select the right crystal for your oscillator
      Article which describes the different parameters that can be found in crystal datasheets.
    • Cheat Sheet Roundup
      Links to a page on Pete Freitag's website which lists 30 different cheat sheets for programming languages.
    • Fastner Information
      Need help identifying a bolt, nut, screw? Trying to learn about materials? Need Size Charts? It's all here. Check out their Printable Fastener Tools section!
  • Programming

    • LookRS232
      I wish i had found this site before i wrote code to get data from a GPS receiver for a WinCE device. It explains every facet of the Windows File interface as it's applicable to RS232 reading/writing. Also, a great hardware ref. See links on left.
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Blake Robertson - 2004