开云体育

On Sep 20, 2024, at 09:52, Harvey White via groups.io <madyn@...> wrote:

?You're welcome. I can take a design from concept to hardware to pc board to build and then do the same for software. Limitations, of course.

I always encouraged my students to learn both hardware and software, even if they were not going to use it immediately (either!).

I have a program written in C++ (on the PC) that parses an EAGLE board file, then produces an OpenSCAD file (will need custom OpenSCAD parts) to model the board. Makes it useful for designing cases and assemblies as well as getting an idea of what fits where.

So current languages? embedded C, C++ for microprocessors, C++ for the PC, VHDL for FPGAs, OpenSCAD for 3D designs.

I have mostly dropped Delphi, which can be somewhat annoying to code in. Not a bad language (Pascal), but gives me no transportability to the microprocessor realm.

I do mostly digital and power supply design (in support), with a reasonably heavy concentration in microprocessors.

Harvey

On 9/20/2024 9:27 AM, Frank Mashockie wrote:
Thanks Harvey!
I really appreciate the feedback. The software is definitely my weakest point. I think it might be a good idea to start introducing myself to some of it. I've gotten familiar with programming development software to flash MCUs, but that is about it.
I love repair of PCBs. The problem solving and troubleshooting. Learning more about different types of circuits. With that, I think I'd like to get into PCB design. Definitely hardware related. But I guess I won't know for sure until I get into that degree - there's still so much I need/want to learn. I am also interested by power systems and the grid. I probably would have been a lineman if I wasn't afraid heights!
Sorry I don't mean to derail the thread, but I greatly appreciate the feedback!
-Frank