Real-Time Manufacturing Updates in Your Inbox
Wouldn’t it be great if you knew what was happening with your order the second it happened? We think so, and that’s why we built real-time updating…
Controlling USB Bus Voltage with the FT230X
For USB powered devices, controlling the power consumption is important. This involves adhering to USB specifications and carefully controlling power…
DIP Sockets and a More Manageable Manufacturing Process
!image Sockets for through-hole parts (specifically DIP components) tend to cause issues with sending manufacturing data to an assembler for PCBs.…
A Holistic Approach to Electronics Manufacturing Services
Updated Oct 2024 One of the primary reasons why we started MacroFab was that we found that electronics manufacturing partners who were both…
FT_Prog and Programming the FT230X
I mentioned FT-Prog in my last blog post. FT-Prog is a utility to program the EEPROM on FTDI devices. FT-Prog can configure the FT230X and add more…
USB UART Interface on the Cheap
Updated 2024 Adding USB connectivity to a microcontroller project can often significantly increase the overall cost. While popular solutions like the…
Making Services for Maker Communities
We are on the cusp of a new world of electronics development, where no longer are large markets and huge financial investments prerequisites to ideas…