I really need to get back to writing about techniques and technology, but today, it's parts again. Parts pricing, specifically. We have some tariffs coming up on parts imported from China, starting on July 6th. Specifically, a 25% tariff will... Read more
The USB 3.1, type C standard have been around long enough such that the connectors and chips are readily available. But, it's a more complex set up and may have far more capabilities than is needed in your design. As... Read more
I've given a few talks at the various Embedded Systems Conferences on the subject of the Arduino as a real prototyping tool. I've designed and built a number of custom Arduino-compatible boards myself. I've become an advocate for the Arduino... Read more
We love what we do here at Screaming Circuits. As the first dedicated online quick-turn manufacturer, we've worked hard at delivering on our mission to reinvent electronics manufacturing in North America. It's very important to us to make the design... Read more
AKA, A second post on the Raspberry Pi Zero. It's been two months since the release of the $5.00 Raspberry Pi Zero, and I still haven't been able to buy any. As I discussed in my prior blog about it,... Read more
The two most common causes of delay in small volume manufacturing here at Screaming Circuits (and presumably, others like us) are component availability, and footprint mismatches. We don't substitute parts without your approval for a number of reasons. I've written... Read more
What could you. would you do with a computer that costs $5.00? First, let me explain a bit. The Raspberry Pi, if you don't know, is a small, inexpensive single board computer designed by the non-profit Raspberry Pi foundation in... Read more
There's a lot of buzz floating around these days, about "Personal Manufacturing." Screaming Circuits has more than a decade of bringing personal manufacturing to engineers. We pretty much started the category in the electronics industry, so we're quite familiar -... Read more
My prior blog covered the Screaming Circuits Manufacturability Index. It's something I'll be using from time to time when discussing new components I run across. I've got a few examples to put the numbers into context. On the low side... Read more
Screaming Circuits Manufacturability Index Ranks the difficulty of assembling a component. Index is one to five, with one being easiest, and five being the most complex Sub index: a, b, c a: Not a challenge within the number rank b:... Read more
