TI has a great searchable PCB parts library for every device they make. If you’re using a TI part odds are you can use it to make your life alot easier. There is one catch however, they use an intermediate format called “.bxl” . They provide a tool called UltraLibrarian to convert between .bxl and
Found some interesting uses for common Linux commands that I found very useful. Thought I would share. https://57un.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/15-interesting-and-extremely-helpful-linux-cli-tricks/
Up until recently if you wanted to develop for the Stellaris Launchpad on Linux it would require some serious chops to generate your own make files and get everything working with the command line debugger GDB. Now however Mr. Jimmy Brisson has generated general use make files and instructions for getting running in linux. The
It is inevitable that at some point you will want to create your own PCB. This usually comes about either because you are frustrated with existing hardware and want something better, or because you have some special design that cant be made with readily available parts. Either way creating your own PCB is the end
Before class please Download / Install Eagle CAD (select the free license) Download Third Party Libraries Download AustinBlackstoneEngineering Library (the .lbr file) Optional: Find a part and its datasheet you want to create a PCB for (chip, resistor, anything will do) That’s it, see you in class!
If you have ever wanted to learn to solder but never gotten around to it then you no longer have an excuse. There are several awesome illustrated guides that make the entire process of soldering SMD and Through Hole parts completely painless. Below are the links to the original documents. Surface Mount Soldering Manga guide
When you want to create a PCB every device will need a symbol and a package layout. You could create a new one for every part you need, or you could use existing part libraries developed by people with far more skill who’ve been doing this for quite a good bit longer and save yourself
By now you know StellarisWare is gone, and TivaWare has replaced it. For the most part it is a name change, but there are a few things you should know before you upgrade. TivaWare is a rebranding, but it is also an upgrade. Aside from the obvious name changes of the chips (so previous lm4fxxx.h/.c
There’s a new kid on the block, the Tiva LaunchPad TM4C123GXL. It essentially a superset of the Stellaris LaunchPad LM4F120XL. It has all the same functionality, plus PWM, QEI, and USB Host/OTG. All of your old StellarisWare code can run on this board, though there is a new TivaWare library for this board. In effect
What was once Stellaris is now Tiva C-Series (the C stands for “Connected”). In effect Stellaris->Tiva C-Series, StellarisWare->TivaWare.The old LM4Fxxx part numbers become TM4Cyyy, same chip, new name. The effect on your software is you will need to update the old Stellarisware C89 types to the new TivaWare C99 Types. There is a whole new
