Licky's Column

How to Build Your Own Drone?

by Licky Li

How to Build Your Own Drone?

Introduction Welcome to the Exciting World of DlY Drone Building! In recent years, there has been a remarkablesurge in the fascination for building...

AI with the MAX78000 Feather Board: Hardware Essentials

by Licky Li

AI with the MAX78000 Feather Board: Hardware Essentials

The MAX78000 Microcontroller This controller is of course the heart and the most important component on this evaluation board.  Here we will only b...

What is PoE and How Power over Ethernet Works

by Licky Li

What is PoE and How Power over Ethernet Works

What is PoE (Power over Ethernet)? As the name suggests, providing electric power through Ethernet cables is called PoE. We all know that Ethernet...

Difference Between BJT and MOSFET

by Licky Li

Difference Between BJT and MOSFET

  Previously, we have built many projects that require BJTs, Transistors, or MOSFETs to work properly. You can check those about if you are intere...

Voltage Control Mode, Current Control Mode, and Ripple Control Mode

by Licky Li

Voltage Control Mode, Current Control Mode, and Ripple Control Mode

Nowadays, Switching Mode Power Supply or SMPS is used in nearly all electronic devices. That's why as an electronic engineer, it becomes important...

Different Types of Sensors and their Working

by Licky Li

Different Types of Sensors and their Working

The era of automation has begun already. Most of the things that we use now can be automated. To design automated devices first we need to know ab...

Why you should use Via Stitching for your next PCB Design?

by Licky Li

Why you should use Via Stitching for your next PCB Design?

  There are multiple instances where a well-designed circuit has failed in the POC stage or in the Production Stage because of a bad PCB design. P...

Is Flash Memory just a derivative of EEPROM? How to choose the right one for your applications?

by Licky Li

Is Flash Memory just a derivative of EEPROM? How to choose the right one for your applications?

  Memory is an irreplaceable part of any device. Today, memories can be largely classified into many different categories, but are mainly narrowed...

Understanding Impedance Matching in PCB Design with Example and Calculation

by Licky Li

Understanding Impedance Matching in PCB Design with Example and Calculation

  It is fair to consider a PCB itself as a component in which multiple traces are connected. Each trace is different, some are high speed, some ar...

How to Replace a Comparator IC using Op-Amp?

by Licky Li

How to Replace a Comparator IC using Op-Amp?

In practical electronic circuits, signal processing is an important constraint and different types of methodologies are required to satisfy the cu...

How does a Water Level Sensor Work and How to Interface it with Arduino?

by Licky Li

How does a Water Level Sensor Work and How to Interface it with Arduino?

Water Level Sensor Pinout The working principle of the water level sensor module is very similar to that of a Rain Sensor.   The water level sensor...

What is DCR in Inductors and how does it affect your circuit design

by Licky Li

What is DCR in Inductors and how does it affect your circuit design

What is DCR in Inductors? The term DCR stands for DC Resistance. This value represents the amount of resistance an inductor can offer when a DC sig...