The next part of my hardware design series "Interfacing the PSP TFT-LCD Module to a FPGA" is now available online. I am glad that this part is done and dusted. Even though it is quite late and I have work tomorrow I am already planning Part 6 which should contain some VHDL test code.
An abstract of the "Part 5 PCB Design: Schematics and Artwork" is provided below:
In the first section of this part of the series some preliminary design techniques that can ease the overall PCB design process are presented. The next section introduces thermal management and discusses how thermal analysis can be used to ensure that devices are used within the bounds of their operating temperatures. Some last-minute component value modifications and re-calculations are presented in the third section along with updated versions of the requirement and design specifications. Next the preliminary PCB schematics and artwork are presented. In the final section of Part 5 the topic of signal integrity is re-visited in an attempt to explain some of the side effects of transmission lines that could ruin the design. Full article.
