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Request for Review: First PCB Design - Feedback on Potential Issues or Missing Elements

I have recently designed my first PCB and I am seeking feedback on it to ensure there are no errors or missing elements. I have attached the schematic of my design. The PCB includes various components ...
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CAN Protocol traced routed with 90 ohm characteristic impedance

I am using ISO1042BDWV in my board. The schematic is given below. I know that the characteristic impedance of the CAN bus is 120 ohm. The layout team routed CANH and CANL as 90 Ω differential. The CAN ...
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Layout guidelines for TCAN1043DRQ1

I am using TCAN1043DRQ1 in my design. May I know what are the layout guidelines I need to follow. I checked the datasheet it. It does not say anything about layout guidelines. It tells more about ...
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CANBUS module connector

I am wondering if someone can suggest a mating connector they used for the MCP2515 CanBus Module (to connect J4). I can not find any datasheet or anything for it but I will be mounting the module to ...
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MCP2515 and Crystal Error

I'm making a board with MCP2515T-I/ML due to space constraints and it won't start up. (datasheet) https://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/MCP2515-Stand-Alone-CAN-Controller-with-SPI-20001801J....
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Please review my schematic

I wanted to know if my schematic looks correct. I am unsure if I have connected VCC and GND correctly with the capacitor.
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Are my PCB and schematic OK? Am I missing something?

this is my first time designing and ordering a PCB, so I'm quite nervous about this. So I thought you guys could have a look, since you are more experienced than me by far. The PCB is for an ...
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CAN Bus error frame in PWM driver

I have a CAN communication problem with my PWM RGB LED driver. I have a controller and a PWM RGB LED driver. The controller sends messages to the LED driver about what the PWM duty cycle of the RGB ...
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Protect RJ45 CAN from POE

I'm trying to design a PCB with CAN Bus connection with STM32 (will be using a CAN transceiver) where we're using RJ45 for the CAN port. One of the main concern is what if the user plug in a Power ...
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PCB layout for CAN bus transceiver

I have a PCBA where the connector for the CAN bus is about 40 mm away from the MCU. The MCU and connector positions are fixed but I am free in placing the CAN transceiver. I haven't worked with CAN ...
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Printed circuit board connector identification

I have a PCB with some connectors and wanted to identify which type there are of. How do the experts approach the problem, to identify the type? For example, the picture below shows a connector, ...
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PCB Routing of CANH and CANL

Continuation from an earlier question: Current Consumption of CANbus (CANH and CANL) I understand how to specify my power supply for multiple CAN transceivers but I am now wondering about the details ...
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Questions about CAN

I'm trying to build a network of interactive LED matrices which will communicate to each other. Each node will be a circular PCB containing an 8x8 RGB LED matrix that is connected through a vertical ...
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High Speed PCB routing [closed]

I'm a new hardware design engineer. I have a few questions about high speed pcb design. 1) when I search high speed pcb design, I saw pcb routing like snake. What is this ? 2) When I draw a high ...
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CAN bus with star configuration/long stubs

I am assisting in the development of a machine, and have been tasked with achieving high speed CAN (as close to 1 Mbit/s as possible) in a star configuration. The restrictions are: each arm is ...
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