SMD-Gridfinity This is a collection of OpenSCAD designs for storage of SMT components for hobbyist/home assembly of PCBAs. These are designed to work with Gridfinity, using the Gridfinity Rebuilt ...

This started as a Perl script to generate images to help manual pick and place of SMD components. It needs the ImageMagick perl module, it works on my Ubuntu 14.04 server but I couldn't make the ...

Digi-Key Electronics is introducing Part Tracing on select cut tape products to further enhance traceability and product customization offerings, and make it easier for customers to visually verify ...

While for some of us it’s a distant memory, every serious electronics hobbyist must at some point make the leap from working with through-hole components to Surface Mount Devices (SMD).

An especially clever trick is that the strip passes over a marker pen, allowing different components in a kit to be identified by a color code.

Article Hassle-free Placement of SMD Components Hassle-free Placement of SMD Components Gadgets can be very useful to assist the task of placing components in printed circuit boards.

SMD components are embedded and fixed in the cavities of the plastic housing made by 3D printer. This housing is subsequently melted by the standard thermo-transfer device, which is used in textile ...

In an era where electronic waste is a growing concern, this paper introduces a groundbreaking recycling and reuse methodology for SMD chip components in e-textiles, promising a sustainable future for ...

It is possible to solder SMD components by hand. Yes, it is possible to solder SMD components on a breadboard with a little care. I would like to show you a circuit that I have recently assembled. It ...