October 2015 Updates

• Moved the Noise page to the Electronics->Test And Measurement section. Added info about standard deviations and RMS measurements of noise.

• New How To Route USB page under Electronics->Communication Protocols->USB Protocol.

• Moved all of the Atmel microcontroller pages under a new Atmel parent page.

A 3D render of the AT32UC3L, an Atmel AVR AT32 microcontroller. Image from http://teckhat.com/.

• New AVRDUDE page under Programming->Microcontrollers->Atmel.

• New PCB Surface Finishes page under PCB Design.

Example of an immersion silver (IAg) PCB finish. Image from http://www.rlcinnovation.com/.

• New GCC Compiler Optimisation Levels page, under Programming->Compilers->GCC.

• New SOT-346 Component Package page.

A 3D render of the SOT-346 (SC-59A) component package.

• Section on low-pass LC filters added to the “Passive Filters” page.

• New RS-485 Protocol page under Communication Protocols.

• Updates under the Addressing section of the I2C Communication Protocol page on I2C address pins present on slave devices.

• Tidied up the PSoC page.

• New Schematic Tips And Tricks page under PCB Design.

• Added information about the MTA-100 colour codes to the Connectors page.

• Added information about the SOT-23-8 package to the SOT-23 component package page.

• New Tips And Tricks page under Programming->Languages->C.

• New Testpoints page under PCB Design.

A miniature SMD testpoint made by Keystone.

• Tidied up the PCB Design page.

• New SOD-923 Component Package page.

• New TO-5 Component Package page.

A photo of the TO-5 6-lead component package.

• New RS-232 Protocol page under Electronics->Communication Protocols.

• New Fans page under Electronics->Components.