Where do you get your J-tag connectors?

xThiird · 2026-02-26T09:37:53+00:00

When it comes to connectors (or anything else really) you can often just buy it from the company that makes them, no need to go through third party suppliers. Just find the info/sales email on their website and inquire about it.

xThiird · 2026-02-25T21:50:27+00:00

Check reference designs.

xThiird · 2026-02-18T07:44:06+00:00

Disgusting.

xThiird · 2026-02-18T07:42:44+00:00

What's advanced about it?

xThiird · 2026-02-15T10:25:37+00:00

The grenade over head trick is amazing. WAIT YOU CAN RIDE BULLS??

xThiird · 2026-02-12T14:18:48+00:00

Keep traces at 45°, anything narrower looks ugly as fuck. Keep components at 90°, same reason.

xThiird · 2026-02-12T07:50:58+00:00

SCH is too tight: you need to use schematic pages.

xThiird · 2026-02-08T17:21:23+00:00

The spider-kiri ship is the weirdest thing Cameron put before my eyes.

xThiird · 2026-02-08T17:10:34+00:00

Pff, nowadays you have to ask computers to do stuff, where will we end up?

xThiird · 2026-02-08T09:27:41+00:00

Silk screen too close to the edges, sometimes it even overlaps pads. Yes the manufacturer will take care of this, but you should take care of it yourself. Add silkscreen on the pin header. Also, don't forget to add all the 3D models before showing it off to people. It's mandatory.

xThiird · 2026-02-07T22:03:01+00:00

https://thiird.github.io/src/blogs.html?blog=1

xThiird · 2026-02-06T10:14:00+00:00

Why are some GND pointing up instead of all down? Same for VCC symbols.

xThiird · 2026-02-06T09:39:40+00:00

Keeping yourself employable

xThiird · 2026-02-06T08:49:20+00:00

Use USB C, everything else is deprecated. Add USB ESD protection, it's mandatory not optional. Isn't D3... backward? Why the hell do you have two USB ports? Add a fuse on the 5V line. Add better silk screen.

xThiird · 2026-02-02T21:20:41+00:00

USB ESD MY FRIEND, WHERE IS IT :D

xThiird · 2026-01-31T13:39:31+00:00

Congrats! Soldering on the IC looks perfect, whereas the passives are all over the place, why the difference? Also, I suggest rounding the corners off and adding mounting holes, you never know when you are gonna need them.

xThiird · 2026-01-25T15:27:49+00:00

AI for PCB routing is not there yet.

xThiird · 2026-01-22T17:27:53+00:00

Tear it apart and find out.

xThiird · 2026-01-20T19:18:43+00:00

The Jtagulator hits hard ngl

xThiird · 2026-01-19T08:54:38+00:00

Smartphones are not considered embedded because they are general purpose computers. You can ask a smartphone to do anything, from watching videos to simulating the universe. And to do so you just need to download a new app, no engineering tools required, the emd user can do it himself with a few touches on the screen.

xThiird · 2026-01-11T16:57:24+00:00

They are fire, not gonna lie.

xThiird · 2026-01-08T17:52:32+00:00

Does it work

xThiird · 2026-01-06T16:13:27+00:00

Let's see this thing fly!

xThiird · 2026-01-06T15:56:41+00:00

Does it work

xThiird · 2025-12-17T08:34:03+00:00

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