Category Archive: Altium Designer

Jan
10

Compact ATX Breakout Board

Computer to 12 VDC supply conversion board

It sucks when you need 12 VDC and your power supply just died.  Previously we made an ATX breakout board to turn an ATX power supply into a fixed voltage bench DC power supply.  Here we present a board that is designed to be smaller and for use as a backup.

Permanent link to this article: http://blog.curioussystem.com/2011/01/compact-atx-breakout-board/

Oct
22

Debug adapter for eZ430

Adaptor for eZ430 and eZ430-RF

For those of you who do prototyping with the eZ430 or eZ430-RF boards, this may be of interest.  It’s a debug adapter that you can put inline to make use of  a logic analyzer or other test equipment easier.  It expands out to 0.1″ spacing posts from the 0.05″ spacing used in the eZ430 connectors. …

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Permanent link to this article: http://blog.curioussystem.com/2010/10/debug-adapter-for-ez430/

Jul
22

Altium Designer Overbar or Overline

While trying to move to a new EDA package, Altium Designer, I had a really hard time finding out how to put a overbar, or overline on top of a pin designator. This is usually used for active low signals. In Eagle PCB you just put an exclamation in front of the signal, or around …

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Permanent link to this article: http://blog.curioussystem.com/2009/07/altium-designer-overbar-or-overline/