TOOLS
Tools
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Descriptions, usages, pictures and more info of various tools used by embedded engineers.
- Electronics▶
- Circuit Design▶
- 555 Timer Circuits
- ADCs
- Analogue Filters
- Antenna Design
- BLDC Motor Control
- Capacitive Sensing
- Capacitive Touch Sensing
- Component Designators
- Current Sensing
- Debouncing
- Digital Logic▶
- Enclosures
- ESD Protection
- Four Terminal (4T) Sensing
- GPRS
- H-Bridges (and Half-Bridges)
- Inrush Current
- Light Dimmers
- Logic Families
- Made For iPod/iPhone/iPad (MFi)
- Noise And EMI Suppression
- PCB Fault Finding
- Power Management▶
- Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
- Reliability Engineering For Electronics
- RFID
- Small-Signal Analysis
- Smith Charts
- Snubber Circuits
- Temperature Sensing
- Thermal Management
- Thermoelectric Effect
- Voltage-Level Translation
- Voltage-To-Current Converters
- Communication Protocols▶
- 1-Wire Protocol
- 4-20mA Current Loops
- AT Protocol
- AXI Bus
- Bluetooth
- CAN Protocol
- Communication Protocol Theory
- EasyScale Protocol
- Ethernet Protocol
- High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC)
- I2C Communication Protocol
- I3C Communication Protocol
- IEEE-488 (GLIB)
- IO-Link Protocol
- LIN Protocol
- LON (ANSI709.2) Communication Protocol
- LVDS (Low-Voltage Differential Signalling)
- Modbus Protocol
- MQTT Protocol
- NMEA Protocol
- PCI Express (PCIe)▶
- Power Line Protocols
- PROFIBUS
- RS-232 Protocol
- RS-485 Protocol
- SDQ Protocol
- SMBus Communication Protocol
- SPI Communication Protocol
- UART Communication Protocol
- USB Protocol▶
- Z-Wave
- Components▶
- Analogue Switches
- Batteries▶
- Bluetooth▶
- Cables
- Capacitors
- Cellular Modems▶
- Circuit Protection▶
- Clocks And Timing
- Common-mode Chokes
- Comparators
- Connectors▶
- Desiccant
- Digital-to-Analogue Converters (DACs)
- Diodes▶
- DPOTs
- Electroluminescence
- Electropermanent Magnets (EPMs)
- Encoders
- Fans
- Ferrite Beads
- FPGAs▶
- GNSS (GPS) Modules
- Heatsinks
- Inductors
- IR Devices
- LCD Screens
- Light-Dependent Resistors (LDRs)
- Memory
- Microphones
- Motors
- Multiplexers And Demultiplexers
- OLED Screens
- Op-Amps
- Optical Isolators
- Oscillators
- Peltiers (Thermoelectric Cooler)
- Piezos
- Potentiometers
- Power Regulators▶
- Relays
- Resistors
- RF Shields
- Satellite Modems▶
- Sensors▶
- Shift Registers
- Solar Cells
- Transformers▶
- Transistors▶
- TRIACs
- Vacuum Tubes
- General▶
- Projects▶
- Autoelectric Blanket
- Backlit PCB Stencil
- Casio Calculator To PC Link
- Coil Gun Mach 1
- Columbus Radio
- Electric Skateboard▶
- HHO Fuel Cell
- iNursery
- Leyden Jars (High Voltage Bottle Capacitors)
- Luxcity UV Tonic Control System
- Medium-Voltage Cap Charger
- Piezo Crystal Formation
- Remote Electronic Ignition System
- RS232 To TTL Serial Converter
- Santa Alarm
- RF Design
- Teardowns▶
- Test And Measurement▶
- Tools▶
- Mathematics▶
- Mechanical▶
- PCB Design▶
- Castellation
- Component Packages▶
- BGA Component Package
- Chip (EIA) Component Packages
- D2PAK Component Package
- D3PAK (TO-268) Component Package
- DDPAK Component Package
- DFN Component Package
- DIP Component Package
- DO-15 Component Package
- DO-204AC Component Package
- DO-214AA Component Package
- DO-214AB Component Package
- DO-214AC Component Package
- DO-219AA Component Package
- DO-35 (DO-214AH) Component Package
- DO-41 Component Package
- DPACK Component Package
- DSOP Advance Component Package
- E-Line Component Package
- EEP Component Package
- HC-49/US Component Package
- LFCSP Component Package
- LGA Component Package
- LL-34 Component Package
- MELF Component Package
- Micro SOP Component Package
- Micro-MELF Component Package
- Micro3 Component Package
- Mini-DIP SPM
- Mini-MELF (SOD-80, DO-213AA) Component Package
- MSOP Component Package
- PDIP Component Package
- PowerDI123 Component Package
- PP3 Component Package
- PP9 Component Package
- QFN Component Package
- QFP Component Package
- QIP Component Package
- SC-101 Component Package
- SC-109D Component Package
- SC-116A Component Package
- SC-59 Component Package
- SC-70 Component Package
- SC-74A Component Package
- SC-79 Component Package
- SIM Card Sizes
- SIP Component Package
- SMA (DO-214AC) Component Package
- SMB (DO-214AA) Component Package
- SMC (DO-214AB) Component Package
- SMD Electrolytic Capacitor Packages
- SMD Inductor Packages
- SMD Tantalum Capacitor Packages
- SMD-220 Component Package
- SMD35 Component Package
- SMT3 Component Package
- SNAPHAT Component Package
- SOD-110 Component Package
- SOD-123 Component Package
- SOD-123F Component Package
- SOD-128 Component Package
- SOD-323 (SC-76) Component Package
- SOD-523 Component Package
- SOD-723 Component Package
- SOD-923 Component Package
- SOIC Component Package
- SOJ (SOIJC) Component Package
- SON Component Package
- SOP Component Package
- SOT-1040-1 Component Package
- SOT-1193 Component Package
- SOT-1226 Component Package
- SOT-223 Component Package
- SOT-23 Component Package
- SOT-323 Component Package
- SOT-346 Component Package
- SOT-363 (SC-88) Component Package
- SOT-457 Component Package
- SOT-523F
- SOT-563 Component Package
- SOT-583 Component Package
- SOT-665 Component Package
- SOT-723 Component Package
- SOT-753 Component Package
- SOT-762-1 Component Package
- SOT-883 Component Package
- SOT-886 Component Package
- SOT-89 Component Package
- SOT-902 Component Package
- SOT-923 Component Package
- SPM23 Component Package
- TO-204 AA Component Package
- TO-204 AD Component Package
- TO-204 AE Component Package
- TO-205AD Component Package
- TO-220 Component Package
- TO-226 Component Package
- TO-23 Component Package
- TO-236AA Component Package
- TO-236AB Component Package
- TO-247 Component Package
- TO-247AC Component Package
- TO-247AC Component Package
- TO-252 Component Package
- TO-261AA Component Package
- TO-263 Component Package
- TO-268 Component Package
- TO-273AA Component Package
- TO-277A (SMPC) Component Package
- TO-279 Component Package
- TO-3 Component Package
- TO-39 Component Package
- TO-5 Component Package
- TO-92 (TO-226) Component Package
- TO-93 (TO-209AB) Component Package
- TO-99 Component Package
- TO-Leadless Component Package
- TO-PMOD-7 Component Package
- TQFP Component Package
- TSOC Component Package
- TSSOP Component Package
- uMAX Component Package
- UQFN Component Package
- uSiP Component Package
- USON Component Package
- uSOP Component Package
- VQFN Component Package
- WLCSP Component Package
- WOG Component Package
- WSON Component Package
- Decoupling And Noise Suppression
- Designators
- Desmear And Etchback
- EMI/EMC (Electromagnetic Interference/Compatibility)
- General Routing Tips
- How To Calculate Maximum Track Current
- Impedance Controlled Routing▶
- IMS (Insulated Metal Substrate) PCBs
- Layer Stack-up
- Mouse Bites
- Pads, Vias And Holes
- PCB Data Formats
- PCB Design Checklist
- PCB Design Tools
- PCB Layers
- PCB Manufacturing And Assembly Considerations
- PCB Surface Finishes
- Prototyping
- Schematic Tips And Tricks
- Soldering
- Soldermask Stencils
- Testpoints
- Thermal Design For PCBs
- Programming▶
- Algorithms And Data Structures▶
- Artificial Intelligence▶
- Build Systems And Package Managers▶
- Cloud▶
- Compilers▶
- CPU Architectures▶
- Databases
- Design Patterns▶
- Embedded Linux▶
- General Programming▶
- Automated Code Analysis
- Bootloaders▶
- Checksums
- Code Licenses
- Command-line Interfaces
- Continuous Integration
- Control Methodology▶
- CRCs (Cyclic Redundancy Checks)
- Debugging On An Embedded System
- Doxygen
- Eclipse
- ELF Files
- Encryption
- File Systems
- Fixed Point Mathematics
- Makefiles
- Memory
- Microcontroller IDE Comparison
- Naming Conventions
- PID Control
- protobuf
- Time Measurement Systems
- UML Diagrams
- Unit Testing
- Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)▶
- Microcontrollers▶
- Arduino▶
- Atmel▶
- BeagleBone
- MicroBlaze
- PIC And dsPIC Family▶
- PSoC▶
- Bootloading
- Components
- Controlling Registers
- Creating And Editing Your Own PSoC Components
- Data Types
- Family Comparison
- How To Route A PSoC Microcontroller
- Installing And Using emWin On A PSoC
- Interrupts
- Low-Volume Production With PSoC Microcontrollers
- Outputting A Constant Length Pulse
- Porting
- Programming
- PSoC Bugs, Problems And Annoyances
- PSoC Creator
- PSoC Power Management
- Useful PSoC Macros
- Using C++ With PSoC Creator
- RaspberryPi
- Si100x Family▶
- SiFive
- STM32 Microcontrollers
- Operating Systems▶
- Android
- Azure RTOS ThreadX
- FreeRTOS▶
- Linux▶
- Command-Line CSV Viewer
- How To Change The IO Scheduling Class And Priority In Linux
- How To Use SocketCAN With C++ In Linux
- How To Use SocketCAN With The Command-Line In Linux
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Linux Serial Ports Using C/C++
- Monitor Linux Process Memory Usage Using C/C++
- Programs▶
- The Basic Essentials You Should Do After Installing Ubuntu
- Users, Groups, And Permissions In Linux
- Using Serial Ports In Linux
- macOS
- NuttX
- PetaLinux
- Quantum Platform (QP)
- VxWorks
- Windows▶
- Zephyr Project
- Programming Languages▶
- Assembly
- Bash
- Batch Files
- C Programming▶
- .bss Section
- Arithmetic Operators
- Arrays
- Assertions (assert())
- Bit Fields And Bit Manipulation/Masking
- C Naming Conventions
- C Related File Extensions
- Comma Operator
- Commenting And Documentation
- Common C Compile/Build Errors
- Control Statements
- Data Types
- Dynamic Memory Allocation
- Enumerations
- File Input And Output
- Header Guards
- Inserting Assembly Code Into C
- Linkage
- Linux Bash Commands For C
- Local Jumps (goto)
- Logical Operators
- Non-local Jumps (setjmp(), longjmp())
- Object-Orientated C
- Pointers
- Portability
- Processing Command-Line Input
- Reading User Input
- Reducing Code Execution Time
- Standards And Versions
- String Manipulation
- Structures
- Switch Statements
- System Calls
- The C Preprocessor
- Unions
- Variadic Functions
- C# Programming▶
- C++ Programming▶
- A Brief History Of C++
- Auto (Specifier)
- Boost Libraries
- C++ Callbacks
- C++ On Embedded Systems
- Classes
- Clocks And Timing
- Code Checkers
- Const Correctness
- Containers
- Exceptions
- Inheritance
- Input And Output
- Linux Bash Commands For C++
- Magic Statics
- OpenMP Tutorial
- Operator Overloading
- Passing A C++ Member Function To A C Callback
- Qt
- References
- Smart Pointers
- Special Casts
- Streams
- Strings
- Threading
- Type Conversion
- Unit Testing And Mocking
- Virtual Methods
- Warning And Error Message Help
- Delphi
- Java▶
- JavaScript▶
- Julia
- Lua
- PowerShell
- Python▶
- A Tutorial On geopandas
- An Introduction To Asynchronous Programming In Python
- Anaconda
- Comments And Documentation
- Installing Python
- matplotlib
- Numpy
- pandas
- Parsing Command-Line Arguments In Python
- pybind11
- pytest
- Python And File Paths
- Python Classes And Object Orientated Design
- Python Debugging
- Python Dictionaries
- Python Generators
- Python Multiprocessing
- Python Sets
- Python Strings
- Python SWIG Bindings From C/C++
- Python Threading And Multiprocessing
- Python Type Annotations
- Python Virtual Environments
- Running External Commands
- scipy
- Regex
- ReStructuredText
- Rust
- TeX▶
- VBScript▶
- Verilog▶
- VHDL
- Serialization Formats▶
- Signal Processing▶
- Version Control Systems▶
- Virtual Machines And Containers▶
- Website Design▶
- Content Management Systems▶
- CSS
- Domain Name Servers (DNS)
- Folder And File Permissions
- HTML
- Image Manipulation
- jQuery
- nodejs▶
- OpenCart▶
- Adding New Sections To An OpenCart Page
- Adding Things To The Top Vertical Menu
- Extending The Background
- General
- Modifying The Appearance Of The Specials Module
- Removing Product Count From Categories
- Removing The Currency Options
- Stopping OpenCart From Being Hacked
- Stopping Un-wanted Modules From Appearing On The Search Page
- PHP
- Static Website Generators▶
- User Interface Libraries▶
- WebSockets
- Wireframes
- XAMPP
- Pyrotechnics▶
- Robotics▶
- Space▶
- Posts
- Categories
- Tags
Recent Updates:
An Introduction To Asynchronous Programming In Python
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A Function Pointer Based State Machine
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March 2021 Updates
Modified: 31 March, 2021Blog updates during March 2021.
MQTT Protocol
Modified: 30 March, 2021History, brokers, clients, Mosquitto, Puho and more information about the MQTT communications protocol.
Dynamic Memory Allocation
Modified: 29 March, 2021A beginners tutorial on memory allocation in C (malloc(), free(), e.t.c.) for embedded systems.