EE Bookshelf
Brief
This document has some good quick resources for WARG EE members. Any WARG members can add to this!
TODO: Add table of contents and proper headings
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Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us
A short book which has nothing to do with electrical.
A fun concise article about complexities of component selection and pitfalls/gotchas of following formulas / rules of thumb. Ultimately you should understand the implications of design decisions and allow those to guide your design because “There is … no single specific value that is correct for all converters.”
Maxwell's Equations: <https://www.maxwells-equations.com/ >
Antenna Theory: <https://www.antenna-theory.com/m/index.php >
Fourier Transform: < >
Even More
Soldering Guides
What is a decibel?
random buck app note: https://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/Appnotes/Buck-ConvDesign-Feedback-Ctrl-Using-CIP-DS00003725A.pdf
power path protections TI app note: https://www.ti.com/lit/eb/slyy168/slyy168.pdf
What is the difference between VCC, VDD, VEE, VSS:
The Art of Electronics pdf -
Hardware Interview Questions:
More bigger list (embedded/coding questions):
VectorNav 300 User Manual (Given from manufacturer in November 2021)
Watered down online ltspice clone:
ZP Breakout Schematic:
STM32L5 General Series Datasheet: https://www.st.com/content/ccc/resource/technical/document/reference_manual/group0/32/e9/c4/9a/ee/a4/43/f8/DM00346336/files/DM00346336.pdf/jcr:content/translations/en.DM00346336.pdf
BLDC Motors Application Note: https://www.monolithicpower.com/pub/media/document/Brushless_DC_Motor_Fundamentals.pdf
BLDC Motors ESCs:
TI Designs 12V to 24V, 27A Brushed DC Motor Reference Design: https://www.ti.com/lit/ug/tiduaw3/tiduaw3.pdf
Vector Nav INERTIAL NAVIGATION PRIMER :
The Motor and how it works: The motors of a FPV quad explained:
VESC – Open Source ESC:
Buck Layout Tips: https://fscdn.rohm.com/en/products/databook/applinote/ic/power/switching_regulator/converter_pcb_layout_appli-e.pdf
https://www.ti.com/lit/an/slyt614/slyt614.pdf?ts=1675319689544Quick Reference Guide To TI Buck Switching DC/DC
Application Notes: https://www.ti.com/lit/an/slva958b/slva958b.pdf?ts=1675154460098&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ti.com%252Fproduct%252FTPS82085How to Use LiPo Battery for FPV Drones Beginners Guide:
EE Knowledge Base:
Adjustable Current Limit of Smart Power Switches: https://www.ti.com/lit/an/slva859b/slva859b.pdf?ts=1675424016002&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F
LiPo Battery Safety:
Charge Pump Explanation (Would highly recommend this to any EE that does not understand how this circuit works, really good explanation in a quick 10 minute video!):
Protector, monitor or gauge – selecting the correct battery electronics for your Li-ion-powered system:
Five steps to a great PCB layout for a step-down converter: https://www.ti.com/lit/an/slyt614/slyt614.pdf?ts=1670800684601
Ceramic caps vs electrolytic. What are the tangible differences in use?:
Common Resistor Values: http://www.interfacebus.com/resistor_table.html
Layout Guidelines for Switching Power Supplies: https://www.ti.com/lit/an/snva021c/snva021c.pdf?ts=1675714770790&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ti.com%252Fproduct%252FLM22676%253FHQS%253Dti-null-null-custommanuf_df-manu-pf-EDI-eu
PWM:
Rick Hartley on Proper Grounding:
Robert Feranac & Rick Hartley on Layering + Stackups: < >
Resistor Color Decoder: https://www.digikey.ca/en/resources/conversion-calculators/conversion-calculator-resistor-color-code
Think in current loops - the key to reliable PCB layout: (really good resource on basics of grounding, does skim over some important notes though)
An IC Amplifier User’s Guide to Decoupling, Grounding ... : https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/application-notes/AN-202.pdf
"High Speed Digital Design: A Handbook of Black Magic"
"High-Speed Signal Propagation: Advanced Black Magic"Altium MCAD Co-Designer:
Eric Bogatin Decoupling Capacitors:
Decoupling Capacitor Value Selection:
Rick Hartley on Stackups & Ground:PCB Assembly Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x3hKPOlG934
Murata Sim Surfing for MLCC data:
Resume Guide:
BLDC ESC TI Series:
High Speed Digital Signal Integrity Introduction: < >
Speedcrunch Calculator:
https://www.ti.com/lit/an/slva958b/slva958b.pdf?ts=1719775854142 list of all TI buck app notes
Buck Converter Circuit
Instruments
Electronic Load Fundamentals, see picture below on how an ELoad draws constant current, applicable to any Load Regulation/Sweep testing on Bucks and LDOs
Electronic load circuit in constant current operation