DSDoogal Simpsonindoogal.dev·Jul 26 · 5 min readHow USB-C Power Negotiation Works: Inside the CC PinTL;DR: USB-C devices don't melt when connected to high-wattage chargers because of dynamic negotiation over a dedicated Configuration Channel (CC) pin. Using the USB Power Delivery (PD) protocol, the 00
MWMaggie Wanginanypcba.hashnode.dev·Jul 24 · 5 min readWhy Your Hardware Startup Shouldn't Start with the Biggest PCBA FactoryThere's a moment in every hardware startup's journey where the founder makes a decision that seems obvious but often backfires. It usually sounds like this: "We want to work with the biggest, most est00
MWMaggie Wanginanypcba.hashnode.dev·Jul 21 · 4 min readAI Is Eating the World, But Who's Building the Boards That Feed It?We're in the middle of an AI hardware gold rush. Nvidia can't make GPUs fast enough. Every startup with a .ai domain is raising millions. Governments are throwing subsidies at semiconductor fabs like 00
DPDmytro Paduninlowridekeys.hashnode.dev·Jul 19 · 6 min readLowrideKeysKeyboard? LowrideKeys? Well… let’s get started! The drive to build something of our own is probably what keeps our small team moving. At some point, you simply sit down and start creating something th00
DKDhananjay kumar Sethindhananjaykuseth.hashnode.dev·Jul 14 · 4 min readI Built 4 Interactive Engineering Tools You Can Run in Your BrowserMost engineering concepts live in textbooks and MATLAB scripts — you read about a Fourier transform, a PID loop, or a constellation diagram, but you rarely get to touch one. I'm a game developer by da00
LLlarry liineveryday-lighting-lab.hashnode.dev·Jul 14 · 8 min readHow Rechargeable Picture Lights Combine Battery Power, RGB LEDs, and Modular MountingWireless lighting solves one obvious problem: cables. But removing the cable creates a new set of engineering challenges. A cordless picture light still needs sufficient battery capacity, an accessibl00
Ccircuitrocksincircuitrocks.hashnode.dev·Jul 6 · 2 min readBuild a 2 Hz to 33.5 MHz Signal Generator on One AVR EB ChipWant a bench clock source that can hit almost any frequency without keeping a drawer full of crystal oscillators? Here is the shopping list for David Johnson-Davies' Digital Signal Generator, and it i00
Ccircuitrocksincircuitrocks.hashnode.dev·Jul 6 · 2 min readBuild a 2 Hz to 33.5 MHz Signal Generator on One AVR EB ChipWant a bench clock source that can hit almost any frequency without keeping a drawer full of crystal oscillators? Here is the shopping list for David Johnson-Davies' Digital Signal Generator, and it i00
AGAbhipreya Ghoshinwowcodeind.hashnode.dev·Jul 1 · 6 min readVIDYUT: A 210W MPPT Solar Charge Controller Built for Off-Grid IoT (And Why Most MPPT Boards Aren't)The problem nobody talks about with off-grid IoT By 2034, the world is expected to have more than 40 billion connected IoT devices — up from roughly 17.7 billion in 2024. A huge chunk of that growth i00
AFAeon Flex / Splicer Scorninchaincoder.hashnode.dev·Jun 27 · 7 min readI Mapped an Entire Building’s RF Footprint Without Walking Inside. Here’s How.It started with a bet. A friend — let’s call him Marcus — works in physical security. He runs RF site surveys for corporate clients. The kind of work where you walk into a building with a spectrum ana00