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Windows Tools for the Electrical Engineer
Do the best with what you've got
by lady ada
You're an electrical engineer. And you have to run Windows - because a vast number of utilities and eval tools are Windows only! Or perhaps you're running windows out of choice. No biggie, either way you can make your environment pretty flexible with some tools.
How to Sign Windows Drivers & Executables
Be a trustworthy software distributor with signed drivers and software
by lady ada
Make life easier for you and your customers. This tutorial will go thru the steps of signing basic drivers, and even making a fancy installer! You can also use these steps to sign software such as, say, the installer for that driver.
DIY 3D Printing Filament
Turn failed prints into recycled filament!
by Ruiz Brothers
Break down failed prints to make recycled filament. Its all about sustainable 3d printing. recycling parts to make new filaments saves money and reduces waste!
How we designed an injection-molded case
How to make a an injection molded case for your project.
by Mike Doell
This is the multi step process we went through to create a two piece injection molded case for the Raspberry Pi.
Standalone AVR Chip Programmer
Program without a computer for speed!
by lady ada
Instead of having a computer that talks thru the Arduino to a chip for programming, instead the Arduino itself programs the chip. This means you can program chips without having a computer involved. The good news about this technique is that it is incredibly fast, you can program chips 10x faster than with a computer and without having to type anything in.
Shop Tips & Tricks
Making manufacturing easy
by lady ada
This guide is a series of manufacturing notes. This is where you will find all the stuff we've learned in our short time of running a company, manufacturing in-house electronics and basically having a good time.
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KTOWN's Ultimate Creating Parts in Eagle Tutorial
Listen up! KTOWN is going to school you right in EagleCAD!
by Kevin Townsend
Creating parts in Eagle isn't difficult, but you do need to understand a few things about how Eagle organizes things internally. This tutorial will walk you through everything you need to know to start making reliable, manufacturable parts today!
How to Make a Pogo Pin Test Jig
Get jiggy!
by Tyler Cooper
If you end up buying a pick and place to assemble PCBs (or even if you're doing it by hand) you'll need to test out your boards! If you have an assembler do it for you, its still probably a good idea to have a jig you can give them. A good jig will tell you whats going right and whats going wrong. In this tutorial I will show how I designed a very basic jig with a "tested good" audible indicator. The board its testing is very simple but the basic premise can be expanded to large projects with ease.
Creating Accurate Footprints in Eagle
by Kevin Townsend
A guide to making footprints in Eagle that accurately reflect the mechanical outline of your parts
SMT Manufacturing
Our mods, hacks, tips and tricks for SMT manufacturing.
by lady ada
Here are a bunch of tutorials for manufacturing small to medium scale (10 - 10,000) piece surface mount electronics.