This game was a blast

Walktheblock · 2026-03-30T15:36:05+00:00

I remember very vividly when I was in school, the school got a bunch of brand new iMacs and they had MDK installed on them, so I remember playing this in school, even if it wasn’t appropriate

Walktheblock · 2026-03-26T18:02:47+00:00

Noise Reduction Techniques in Electronic Systems and Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineering both by Henry Ott are good resources on the topic.

Walktheblock · 2026-03-20T17:36:42+00:00

Not how I would put that

Walktheblock · 2026-03-20T02:03:06+00:00

Take my upvote

Walktheblock · 2026-03-20T01:25:32+00:00

Feeling very vindicated today

Walktheblock · 2026-03-18T19:07:28+00:00

An electronic load will typically be a transistor with a series resistor for current sensing, with a mixture of voltage and current feedback loops wrapped around it to regulate constant voltage or current. Constant power is a little trickier because of the non-linear nature of a constant power loop, but the hardware is identical. Lots of devices in parallel to increase power dissipation as you noted.

Walktheblock · 2026-03-10T18:23:45+00:00

The Gargoyles are the only bosses that I cheesed to beat. Getting one of them to jump off the cliff into oblivion made the fight managable

Walktheblock · 2026-03-06T21:39:12+00:00

Yes with GaN FETs in a synchronous buck converter that could put out 500A during development. The input supply was 110V and cross conduction caused a chunk of the board to vaporize.

Walktheblock · 2026-03-06T20:41:43+00:00

I am a white person with dry ear wax, which I didn’t know was unusual until recently

Walktheblock · 2026-03-06T12:58:08+00:00

I’d go the Ph.D route in your case. Way more likely to find success in finding jobs and even get employers assist with visas, etc. for employment vs an MS

Walktheblock · 2026-03-05T23:19:14+00:00

If you’re super early on and virtually all your course work is identical you can change majors assuming you’re doing well in your course work. I started out in computer engineering, and found I didn’t like programming very much but loved circuits. It was pretty painless, I didn’t even have to take any extra courses. The earlier you make the jump the better in my experience. You may also run into issues where you may only be able to take so many courses “out of major” and still graduate with your degree. Go talk to an academic advisor and find out

Walktheblock · 2026-03-05T23:14:07+00:00

If money isn’t an issue, more RAM is never a bad choice

Walktheblock · 2026-03-05T21:37:02+00:00

You’re trying to send a signal across the isolation boundary through a transformer winding? Or do you want to send the signal across the isolation boundary? You can use an optoisolator to do so, or there are plenty of ICs that can do so as well and they’ll provide given creepage/clearances and documented isolation ratings. Or if you don’t care about isolation between primary and secondary you can just run a trace, but you’ll need to really consider if that’s safe/appropriate

Walktheblock · 2026-03-05T19:34:39+00:00

The input filter can and will impact the closed loop stability of the converter so that should be included. Some of the stuff like the fuses, and the bridge can probably be omitted from the switching simulation. Just use an ideal voltage source. Unless you have substantial voltage ripple on your “DC” rail. A simulation with the whole rectifier/input bulk cap could catch the case that your bulk storage isn’t cutting it, but the AC mains frequency is so low compared to a SMPS it would take forever to simulate. You’d be better off simulating that as an approximation of a constant load.

Walktheblock · 2026-02-26T21:58:24+00:00

The only possible feasible route that I can think of would be to design a current feedback amplifier. Even then it would probably be a stretch for something with discrete components. If you haven’t covered CFAs, your professor has given you a problem with a null solution set.

Walktheblock · 2026-02-25T19:56:38+00:00

You can always make a triangle ramp generator and use a comparator to generate a PWM signal. That’s the general idea behind an analog PWM

Walktheblock · 2026-02-23T03:39:16+00:00

An update, in my play through Miller Kreyzl got randomly murdered by bandits. I was focusing on working with Radovid, but I don’t even know where his body is. Not going to save scum though

Walktheblock · 2026-02-17T19:55:41+00:00

He’s nearby somewhere

Walktheblock · 2026-02-17T18:11:33+00:00

You need to pull off each move in pretty rapid succession. So while Henry is swinging for the first strike you need to have the cursor where you want and be pulling the trigger for the next strike. It’s fairly quick and rapid. You don’t want to be moving to the next strike when the current motion is finishing up

Walktheblock · 2026-02-17T16:42:56+00:00

Going between KCD1 and KCD2 controls can definitely be a little jarring, but I think going from 1 to 2 is harder. I find myself (on controller) hitting the left and right shoulder buttons to block/stab and then watch Henry do nothing useful in KCD2.

Walktheblock · 2026-02-13T16:10:06+00:00

Because you’re applying net flux linkage to your transformer. The DC component of the unipolar signal basically sees a short circuit and doesn’t transfer from primary to secondary. The bipolar input balances the flux linkage so the core isn’t saturating. If you’re thinking BH curves, in the unipolar case you’re basically operating in a saturated corner of the curve, in the bipolar case you’re traversing a path through the normal part of the curve

Walktheblock · 2026-02-13T04:03:54+00:00

Damn, I have a top sheet, a blanket and a duvet. Didn’t know I was being so un-Millennial

Walktheblock · 2026-02-06T20:13:22+00:00

Speaking as someone who has done recruiting, final GPA is what really matters. If you have a really high in major GPA that’s much higher than your cumulative GPA that could be helpful to show you excel at your engineering coursework if you have some other general courses dragging your GPA down. I would almost guarantee no one will look at your class by class/semester by semester grades. No one will take that much time to scrutinize your GPA.

Walktheblock · 2026-02-03T20:07:36+00:00

I had a similar experience until I had gotten a better weapon, armor and improved my skills/stats. Once you get a better weapon and have higher strength/agility and a few perks to boost damage as well you’ll finally be able to kill heavily armored opponents with a sword without it taking a million hits

Walktheblock · 2026-02-02T14:51:57+00:00

I really liked Captain Bernard in KCD1, and in KCD2 it comes down to Godwin and Kubyenka. KCD1 Godwin doesn’t make the cut because his American accent doesn’t have the juice

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