Hackaday

PCB Design Review: Tinysparrow, A Module For CAN Hacking Needs

I enjoy seeing modules that can make designing other devices easier, and when I did a call for design reviews, [enp6s0] has submitted one such board to us. It’s a module called TinySparrow (GitHub), ...
Semiconductor Engineering

When Less Can Be More With Smart Module Design: Part 1

Size and power often seem like opposite sides of a coin. When you reduce size – one of the ever-pressing goals in our industry – you inevitably reduce power. But does that have to be the case? By ...
Electronic Design

A Power Module or Discrete Design for Your DC/DC Conversion? How to Choose

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Let’s face it: Some lucky folks don’t have to worry too much about power conversion. Just plug the board into the ...
pv magazine International

Module durability, and design for recycling

A new report published by the International Energy Agency offers a series of guidelines for the design of recyclable PV modules. The report aims to help manufacturers find the balance between ...
Electronics Weekly

SMARC module design guide v2.2 released

The Standardization Group for Embedded Technologies (SGET) has released SMARC Design Guide v2.2, hot on the heels of SMARC Module Specification v2.2. “This updated version of the design guide provides ...
Hackaday

PCB Design Review: TinySparrow, A Module For CAN Hacking, V2

A year ago, I’ve design reviewed an MCU module for CAN hacking, called TinySparrow. Modules are plenty cool, and even more so when they’re intended for remaking car ECUs. For a while ...