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Development is the process of designing, implementing and maintaining.

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What are low cost circuit and PCB design software?

Do you know of any freeware or low cost circuit / PCB design software? I know a few which I have listed below but I was wondering if there were more of its kind. Please mention the good features and issues you've faced with the software.
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What are good microcontrollers available today?

I have experience with assembly and C programming for microcontrollers, but I'm not familiar with the various MCU and DSP families offered by today's companies. (eg: Texas Instruments, Atmel, Renesas) I'd like to know about the good microcontrollers…
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How do I develop for STM32 discovery on Linux?

I have an STM32 discovery board and would like to be able to program it on Linux. What is the easiest way to do this?
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Good book for non-beginner firmware development

I do a lot of firmware work at my job, but I'm looking for more advanced books on the topic. Things not like the basics of "what is an interrupt". I'm reading the O'Reilly book on embedded systems development which is OK, but not advanced enough. …
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Choosing Configuration Jumpers - Solder bridges, 0-ohm resistors, DIP switches, pin jumpers

I'm working on a development board, and need to let users set some configurations. It will be used by students and engineers who are trying to build circuits on a breadboard; I'm not dealing with consumers. Usually, the settings will stay the same,…
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How to choose an FPGA?

I need to do digital signal processing on 8 analog lines at 10 kHz. This is quite a demanding task, and I was thinking that an FPGA might be the right approach. I am currently looking at dev kits from Xilinx, and since I have no experience with…
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How do you find high-quantity prices for ICs?

I know of findchips.com, oemstrade.com, octopart.com, and the like. But even the lowest prices on these sites are still higher than the prices on BOMs I get from China. How do you realistically estimate the cost of an IC purchased at high…
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FPGA development kit for beginners , Spartan6 or Spartan3?

I intend to purchase an FPGA, development kit and I have looked at both the Xilinx and Digilent website. Both seem to have good development kits. I have never worked with FPGA's before but have some experience working with microcontrollers. I see…
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What are the disadvantages of using FPGA dev kits as the 'final product'?

I understand that serious HW firms can manufacture their own boards, but what are the disadvantages of using a development board 'in production', i.e. placing a PCIe card into a server and performing calculations on it?
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Manufacturing, qualification and sale

I'm thinking about selling a small batch of a simple gadget that would have some electronics inside. If I want to use an online shop and sell it worldwide, what are the certifications and licenses to be aware of? If I qualify something for the UE,…
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Compare implementing a simple automation design on a MCU vs an FPGA/CPLD

I have been working with MCU's since the 90's, and I've recently ventured into the FPGA scene with the Spartan6 series chips from Xilinx. Assuming a simple factory automation design with sensors and motors, and some intelligence to link everything…
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Firsthand experience with Linux AVR IDE

I am looking for some input into getting a good integrated development environment set up for AVR programming under Linux (Assembly and C). My studies gave me some limited practical experience with AVRs but I fear I am getting a bit rusty so want to…
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What should I learn?

My New term is going to start a couple of weeks from now. And as it goes in colleges here the first few months of the semester are easy. I have lots and lots of spare time to learn something new. I like to learn things by myself. But have not done…
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Beginner 8051 microcontroller kit recommendation?

I'm reposting this from stackoverflow, as the question is better suited here. I'm a first year Computer Science student looking to get started with development for micro-controllers. I'd like to use the 8051, as it's common as dirt, and is used…
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Texas Instruments Compiler

I am working with TI's CC2533 SoC Low Power RF I bought a few chips and assembled a few PCBs.. Using TI's debugger I confirmed that I can send and receive packets using the basic RF using the RFStudio. Something I have not realised is that TI does…
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