Electrical and Computer Engineering

I've been a systems engineer for about 5 years, and while I do appreciate the exposure to a bit more hardware than a pure software engineer role would give me, I still feel like 95% of my job is coding.

I've been considering switching to a DevOps role, and getting more involved with infrastructure.

My only real concern is that if I do this, it may be harder to break back into the engineering side if I ever decide I want to come back.

Does anyone have any experience or advice in this regard? Also, sorry if this isn't the best place to post this; Still trying to find all the new communities here.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/915272

QSPICE is a new and fast SPICE simulator written by Mike Engelhardt (author of LTspice). QSPICE was initially limited to beta testing in May, then expecting to become open beta testing in July.

Quick start gives a quick overview of the UI and other elements of the software. Below are few more videos on the features.

Importing 3rd Party Models: https://vimeo.com/828090312/aa254d2e95

Using C++ and Verilog in QSPICE: https://vimeo.com/828086789/a7ada3a5d3

cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/179956

To get more into espresso i finally got a used gaggia classic and upgraded it with a replacement controller running the open source gaggiuino project.

Fully with loadcell scales, pressure sensor, pid temperature control and a hand soldered all in one pcb.

You can also use standard arduino style modules for most components but the pcb makes it much more compact and reliable.

In this case the modifications are fully reversible in case a future owner wants to revert it back to stock.

Works great and automates a lot of steps to be more consistent. Now i just need to practice the manual parts of making espresso ;)

Note: this is not my project, i just documented the build process on my machine. Maybe it helps someone to get an overview what goes into such a conversion and inspires more users to attempt it.

The community is already pretty big and many also adapted the project for other machines.

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Archived original thread: https://archive.ph/ciWaQ

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/u/verilogical made a list of blogs [they have] found useful in the past.

Feel free to list more in the comments!

Nandland

• Great for beginners and refreshing concepts
• Has information on both VHDL and Verilog

Hdlbits

• Best place to start practicing Verilog and understanding the basics

Vhdlwhiz

• If nandland doesn’t have any answer to a VHDL questions, vhdlwhiz probably has the answer

Asic World

• Great Verilog reference both in terms of design and verification

Zipcpu

• Has good training material on formal verification methodology
• Posts are typically DSP or Formal Verification related

thedatabus

• Covers Machine Learning, HLS, and couple cocotb posts
• New-ish blogged compared to others, so not as many posts

Makerchip

• Great web IDE, focuses on teaching TL-Verilog

Controlpaths

• Covers topics related to FPGAs and DSP (FIR & IIR filters)

Links from comments

FPGAs for beginners

• Youtube videos for beginners about digital design with Vivado and Verilog

Adam Taylor's blog

• Xilinx-specific topics, board reviews and features

ChipVerify

• Verilog reference

FPGA4Fun

• FPGA projects and tutorials

FPGAJobs (previously RTLJobs)

• Job opportunities for work related to FPGA and RTL

Udemy FPGA courses

Project F FPGA development blog and its Github repository

Mohammad Sadri's Youtube channel

Alex Forencich's Youtube channel

VHDLGuide

Ben Eater's Youtube channel

Bitsolver.io

• Web app to practice digital design

Cheap FPGA Development Boards

Open Source FPGA Design Elements Library

FPGA4Student

Ovisign Verilog HDL Tutorials Youtube channel

FPGA Timing Optimization Youtube playlist

FPGA Limerick Youtube channel, companion blog and Github repository

Vipin Kizhepatt's Youtube channel

EE major here, expecting to graduate in 2024. I'll have to admit that I'm only here because I wasn't admitted to the CS program and I've mostly been paying attention to trends in the software development industry, so please pardon my ignorance. My country (Sweden) has a great software industry but the hardware design and manufacturing industry isn't nearly as strong. The advice I get is that EE has great career prospects in semiconductors, IC design, microelectronics and defense, but most of these positions will require relocation which I'm not interested in. I'm clueless about RF and power systems, and besides, the compensation tends to be worse than the previously mentioned industries.

Currently, I'm grinding the "self-taught programmer" stuff, taking CS classes and doing IT jobs to get the experience for a full-time dev role. The CS bubble burst didn't affect my country that much because we didn't have overinflated salaries and excessive expansion during the pandemic. Would there still be good prospects in EE if I choose to focus on it (assume passion for CS is negligible), or would it be a better idea to keep going with CS?

For those uninitiated and those interested in Smith Charts, check out this video from w2aew. I recommend his channel for all things RF related.

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