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[Others] ERC error, can someone help

I′m trying to connect the anode from a LCD 16x2 screen to 5V with a 220Ohms resistor. According with my Electrical Rules, it is not supposed to have an error between a Power Input pin and a passive pi...
  • answered Jul 16,2020
    by Andrew
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[Others] What transistor should I use for 3.3v base-emitter voltage? (new to electronic)

I have a ton of LEDs from a flashlight that need 4.5-5V to turn on, and I want to control them with my Raspberry Pi 3.3v pins (The 5v pins are already in use). It looks like I need an NPN transistor, ...
  • answered Jul 16,2020
    by Joson
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[Others] I was wondering if a PCB must always have a single common ground.

I want to put in my PCB (two layers) an H-bridge motor drive that will control a high current motor (like several amps), that will be supplied by a separate power supply. Since it's a high current...
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[Others] How to achieve it? Motor generator polarity reversal?

I’m working on an Arduino project where I want a motor( currently using a dc motor) to generate electricity and then reverse the polarity if it’s spun the wrong way. Any one know how to achieve this?I...
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[Others] How to convert signals from a raspberry pi to a relay board.

How to use an TXS0108E bi-directional logic shifter to convert 3.3V signals from a raspberry pi to a 5.0V signal to a relay board. I'm trying to trigger a 5 volt relay board using a raspberry...
  • answered Jul 13,2020
    by Joson
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[Others] Stencil design for BGA components in Eagle. should I disable the tCream layer for this package?

Hi all,I'm working on a design that uses a power switch(picture showed below) with a 6-UFBGA package to switch between USB and battery backup power. I will be placing the components by hand a...
  • answered Jul 13,2020
    by Andrew
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[Others] Eagle question: How to ground the mechanical pads of a part?

Hi everyone,I'm making a device with an SD card slot. The SD card holder is just a surface mount metal shell, and it has 4 foot pads that solder down, and are not electrically connected. I'd l...
  • answered Jul 13,2020
    by Joson
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[Others] Does anyone in Maker Space know the producer of headphone jacks marked with a K in a square?

Does anyone in Maker Space know the producer of headphone jacks marked with a K in a square? And honestly, who′d thought this was actually soldered onto a PCB? There′s almost no lead on the pins, no w...
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