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: <https://www.thefouriertransform.com/ >
Even More
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: https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/17382/what-is-the-difference-between-v-cc-v-dd-v-ee-v-ss
The Art of Electronics pdf - https://github.com/TubelMJohn/TheArtOfElectronics/blob/master/The%20Art%20Of%20Electronics%20-%20Paul%20Horowitz%20%26%20Winfield%20Hill..pdf
Hardware Interview Questions: https://www.reddit.com/r/ECE/comments/rmm5di/the_ultimate_list_of_hardware_engineering/
More bigger list (embedded/coding questions): https://montychoy.com/blog/the_ultimate_list_of_hardware_engineering_internship_interview_questions
VectorNav 300 User Manual (Given from manufacturer in November 2021)
Watered down online ltspice clone: https://falstad.com/circuit/
ZP Breakout Schematic: https://github.com/UWARG/ZP-breakout/blob/main/sch.pdf
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:
https://www.getfpv.com/learn/new-to-fpv/all-about-multirotor-fpv-drone-electronic-speed-controller/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 : https://www.vectornav.com/resources/inertial-navigation-primer
The Motor and how it works: The motors of a FPV quad explained: https://fjp.at/projects/fpv/motor
VESC – Open Source ESC: http://vedder.se/2015/01/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: https://oscarliang.com/lipo-battery-guide/
EE Knowledge Base: Electrical 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: LiPo Battery Safety and Procedure
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!): https://youtu.be/4alV5LzHLE4
Protector, monitor or gauge – selecting the correct battery electronics for your Li-ion-powered system: https://e2e.ti.com/blogs_/b/powerhouse/posts/protector-monitor-or-gauge-selecting-the-correct-battery-electronics-for-your-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?: https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/232631/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
Rick Hartley on Proper Grounding: https://www.youtube.com/live/ySuUZEjARPY
Robert Feranac & Rick Hartley on Layering + Stackups: <https://youtu.be/52fxuRGifLU >
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: https://jitter.company/blog/2020/09/29/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" http://www.sigcon.com/books/bookHSDD.html
"High-Speed Signal Propagation: Advanced Black Magic" http://www.sigcon.com/books/bookHSSP.htmlAltium MCAD Co-Designer: https://youtu.be/ju25zXFu8T0
Eric Bogatin Decoupling Capacitors: https://youtu.be/ARwBwHZESOY
Decoupling Capacitor Value Selection: https://www.signalintegrityjournal.com/articles/1589-the-myth-of-three-capacitor-values
Rick Hartley on Stackups & Ground: https://youtu.be/52fxuRGifLUPCB Assembly Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x3hKPOlG934
Murata Sim Surfing for MLCC data: https://ds.murata.co.jp/simsurfing/index.html?lcid=en-us
Resume Guide: https://xierumeng.github.io/resources/resume-guide
BLDC ESC TI Series: https://youtu.be/fpTvZlnrsP0
High Speed Digital Signal Integrity Introduction: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anX8QZMhVjI >
Speedcrunch Calculator: https://heldercorreia.bitbucket.io/speedcrunch/
https://www.ti.com/lit/an/slva958b/slva958b.pdf?ts=1719775854142 list of all TI buck app notes
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
