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Engineering Primers

29 primers, 48 pages. Every page has a bar along the bottom: Back, Prev and Next in the order listed here, and Index to return.

Interfaces and signaling

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Camera links, serial standards and how bits become voltages.

6 pagesMIPI CSI-2D-PHY signaling, protocol, C-PHY comparison, AWR2243 and Zynq-7020 receivers.4 pagesGMSLPhysics, link layer, cameras and displays.4 pagesFPD-LinkPhysics, link and clocking, cameras and displays.Worked example8-Camera Link BudgetBandwidth budget for an eight-camera system.5 pagesSignaling StandardsLVCMOS, LVDS, HDMI, DP/eDP/DSI.5 pagesLine CodingFoundations, modulation, block codes, spectra.PrimerPAM3 SignalingThree-level signaling for automotive Ethernet, USB4 v2 and GDDR7.VisualNRZ, Manchester and PAM4 waveformsSide-by-side waveforms of the common modulation schemes.

Power

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Converters, decoupling and protection.

ReferenceBuck Converter Fact SheetEquations, design numbers and talking points in one sheet.VisualBuck Switching PhasesWhat happens in each switching interval.PrimerSynchronous Buck LossesLoss breakdown for a synchronous stage.PrimerNon-Synchronous Buck LossesLoss breakdown with a catch diode.VisualSynchronous Buck AnimationAnimated current paths.CardsBuck Converter Flash CardsQuick recall cards.PrimerMLCC DecouplingCapacitor physics, DC bias, ESL, resonance, bank sizing.InteractiveMLCC Decoupling StrategiesInteractive: identical vs mixed values, anti-resonance.PrimerUVLO, OVLO and Overcurrent ProtectionProtection thresholds and how they are set.

Compute and networks

4

Board architecture and real-time fieldbus.

PrimerCompute Carrier Board ArchitectureCarrier board design around a compute module.InteractiveCCU ArchitectureCentral compute unit architecture, explorable.PrimerEtherCATProcessing on the fly, distributed clocks, topology.PrimerEtherCAT Latency and TimingCycle time and latency budgets.

Sensing and analog

3

Front ends, oscillators and amplifiers.

PrimerCapacitive SensingFrom charge to grippers.VisualRelaxation Oscillator PhasesPhase-by-phase walk through a relaxation oscillator.PrimerAmplifier ClassesClass A through D and beyond.

Device physics and fundamentals

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Transistors, switching and first principles.

PrimerField-Effect TransistorsJFET and MOSFET operation from the physics up.PrimerMOSFET as a SwitchGate charge, transitions, losses.InteractiveMOSFET Switch SimulatorInteractive switching waveforms.PrimerFirst PrinciplesEstimating from physics, without a datasheet.PrimerMaxwell's EquationsThe four equations and what they mean for boards.