Design

Capture hierarchy
On May 18, 9:24 pm, a7yvm109gf...(a)netzero.com wrote: netnames I placed with the "alias" command will still be the same. Since all I send the customer is the PD, how will he know that A0 is The "PDF", not "PD"... TIA! ... 21 May 2010 11:42

Software bloat (Larkin was right)
"Joel Koltner" <zapwireDASHgroups(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:2cDIn.136868$pj7.90918(a)en-nntp-15.dc1.easynews.com... It's around 1,500 lines of PowerBASIC code. John's program compiles to about 61kB. I've got some microcontroller source here, about 3.8kLOC in C, makes 13,688 bytes object code. Seem... 4 Jun 2010 09:13

OrCad/ question
I am running a magnetic transformer simulation. However, I get an error involving convergence. A message comes up saying that the minimum time step allowed is 35.00 E-15 seconds. Is this an absolute minimum? Or can I change it? If so, then where because I have been searching all over and cannot find where to ... 18 May 2010 20:21

USB to serial driver for FT232R in QNX 6.4.1
HI, I am using FT232RL in my Project for converting the serial data to USB and then transferring it to my PC.. I have developed a GUI in which the data being received is displayed. It works good on Windows XP platform, but now i need it to run on my QNX platform , so i need the USB-Serial driver for it..... ... 23 May 2010 01:45

Garage Door Opener - Electric Eye
Have a neighbor w/ garage door troubles. Can someone explain (from a voltmeter's perspective) how these things work? I can get it to work right if I aim the electric eye sensors directly into each other and tape them up, but if I try to actually aim them across the opening, the door will not close. (It may not ... 18 May 2010 10:21

Very low distortion
I need to make a test source with THD ~ 0.0001% at the frequencies below 1kHz. Leaving many details aside, the biggest problem seems to be an opamp. The typical THD vs frequency plot for a good opamp looks like this: ADTL082 http://www.analog.com/static/imported-files/data_sheets/ADTL082_084.pdf It satura... 20 May 2010 20:31

Class A error
Recently I disagreed with Phill Allison over a class A amplifier and then hurled abuse at him before I checked the information. Phill was correct and I apologise for the undeserved abuse. David Eather ... 18 May 2010 00:35

ignition module
The ignition module on my chainsaw ( Craftsman 358.350180 made by Poulan Beard ) failed. Naturally it is a potted unit and the easy thing is to just get a new module. But inquiring minds want to know what are the parts in an ignition module and the theory of operation. Anyone know? The internet had lots of art... 18 May 2010 19:15

Cool new product again!
Them Electronic designers are pretty smart guys. A Remote Controlled Goose Hunter... http://www.londondrugs.com/Cultures/en-US/Product+Detail/Electronics.htm?BreadCrumbs=Electronics;Electronics;Electronic%20Toys;Electronic%20Toys%20Sub%20Category;Goose%20Hunter%20-%2040041&Catalog=Electronics&Category=Electronic%2... 16 May 2010 19:02

ugly cars
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/10/1028_50_ugliest_cars_of_past_50_years/index.htm?chan=rss_topSlideShows_ssi_5 ... 23 May 2010 15:46