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MEP EP#335: Your Toaster is ToastProject: Diff Probe
Circuit Cellar design
Hack a Day project
Active Differential probe with 600V Common mode and 600V differential mode
Measure virtually any two points. No need for ground reference.
Perhaps a battery system with a boost converter?
Excuse to finally use that 3d printer to make a case
Basically all precision components
UtracerV6 enclosure
Decided to make an enclosure that better suits my use case
Stripped down from last time. It does not need all the bells and whistles from last time.
Fixed sockets
FTDI and SMPS for 6.3V and 19.5V
EOL: The Chip Shortage You Don’t See Coming
Instant obsolescence
No phase-out period
Foundries are booked three years out
Suppliers are working on their most profitable lines and filling standing orders
New fabs coming online won’t be buying old wafer equipment
New foundries will be making new parts
Avoiding instant obsolescence
What parts are more readily available and are continuity coming back into stock
Look at the market segments using the components you need
Put out orders for the components that you need regardless of lead times.
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Show Notes
MEP EP#335: Your Toaster is Toast
Project: Diff Probe
- Circuit Cellar design
- Hack a Day project
- Active Differential probe with 600V Common mode and 600V differential mode
- Measure virtually any two points. No need for ground reference.
- Perhaps a battery system with a boost converter?
- Excuse to finally use that 3d printer to make a case
- Basically all precision components
UtracerV6 enclosure
- Decided to make an enclosure that better suits my use case
- Stripped down from last time. It does not need all the bells and whistles from last time.
- Fixed sockets
- FTDI and SMPS for 6.3V and 19.5V
EOL: The Chip Shortage You Don’t See Coming
- Instant obsolescence
- No phase-out period
- Foundries are booked three years out
- Suppliers are working on their most profitable lines and filling standing orders
- New fabs coming online won’t be buying old wafer equipment
- New foundries will be making new parts
- Avoiding instant obsolescence
- What parts are more readily available and are continuity coming back into stock
- Look at the market segments using the components you need
- Put out orders for the components that you need regardless of lead times.
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