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Olin Lathrop

Littleton, Massachusetts

http://www.embedinc.com/olin

Electrical engineering consultant specializing in microcontrollers and the circuitry around them. Master of engineering in EE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1980.

We are certified Microchip design partners, and have been in the top catagory consistantly since around 2000. Various free downloads related to developing PIC firmware and other things are available at http://www.embedinc.com/pic/dload.htm.

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Decoupling caps, PCB layout
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Rules and guidelines for drawing good schematics
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What is the difference between \$V_{CC}\$, \$V_{DD}\$, \$V_{EE}\$, \$V_{SS}\$
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Choosing power supply, how to get the voltage and current ratings?
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How to deal with a subordinate constantly being in semi-professional chats
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Why Are Ethernet/RJ45 Sockets Magnetically Coupled?
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How are integrated circuits fabricated?
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Where does electricity go after being used?
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What is a boot loader, and how would I develop one?
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Why are there no 256-bit or 512-bit microprocessors?
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Why aren't FPGAs ubiquitous?
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What exactly is voltage?
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How do I calculate the required value for a pull-up resistor?
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Why does a commercial PCB need this much rework?
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Why don't you connect unused hot and neutral wires to "complete the circuit"?
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Can I replace all electrolytic capacitors with ceramic?
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Are two (or N) resistors in series more precise than one big resistor?
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Saving data without a microcontroller?
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How can "purely" electrical circuits emit sound?
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Why do breathtaking views turn into "boring" photos, and how can I do better?
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Why don't we use low voltage Power Sources for high wattage applications?
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Transformerless power supply
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Why should you use two resistors in parallel on an LED?
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Why is the Temperature Range of industrial and military products so high?
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Is the neutral wire considered safe?
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What are the advantages of having two ground pours?
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Can a 12V battery give you a shock or not?
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Fast and memory efficient moving average calculation
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Is there a sane reason why ¹⁄₁₂₅ is not, instead, exactly half of ¹⁄₆₀?
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Purpose of the diode and capacitor in this motor circuit
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