Changelog
Follow the evolution of ElectroDesignForge through new calculators, technical references and pinout sheets.
Six new languagesLatest release
- German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Polish and Italian: six new languages for ElectroDesignForge.
- In each language, the tools, 42 technical articles, 15 pinout sheets and the changelog are available.
- The language selector, metadata, hreflang links and multilingual sitemap have been updated.
Technical library
- New PPM ↔ Hz calculator with frequency tolerance, minimum/maximum limits, ppb conversion, exact period span, and an interactive chart.
- New guide to crystal and oscillator frequency tolerance, ppm error budgets, and conversion to hertz.
- New BER confidence-level calculator: transmitted bits, Poisson model, measured errors, target durations, and interactive confidence curves.
- New technical reference covering BER qualification, zero-error tests, BERT patterns, statistical assumptions, and burst-error limitations.
- New junction-temperature calculator: still air, forced airflow or heatsink, °C/°F and W/mW units, thermal margin and surface power density.
- Detailed companion guide covering RθJA, RθJC, RθCS, and RθSA, airflow, heatsinks, model limits, and prototype validation.
- Expanded Ethernet coverage: RJ45, PoE, straight-through and crossover cables, Cat 5 to Cat 8, and copper speeds through 40GBASE-T.
- New PCB tools: via, single-ended impedance and differential-pair calculators with crosstalk estimation.
- PCB guides covering vias, impedance, tracks, copper, and capacitor derating.
- References for interfaces and signals: UART, SPI, I²C, USB-C, M.2, ADCs, Nyquist, and TTL/CMOS levels.
- Expanded fundamentals: Kirchhoff’s and Ohm’s laws, RC/RL, AC, decibels, tolerances, and E series.
- New design and compliance references: ESD, MTBF, temperature grades, IEC classes, CAT I to IV, UL 94, RoHS, and REACH.
Design toolkit
- AWG documentation and pinout directory with USB Type-A, USB Type-B and SD Card sheets.
- PCB track width, cable voltage drop and battery-life calculators.
- Voltage divider, pull-up / pull-down, Ohm’s law, LED and Zener diode tools.
- Resistor and capacitor networks, RC/RL filters, 555 timer and capacitor charge.
- RTD lab, operational amplifier, ADC/DAC and component decoders.
Launch
- First public release of ElectroDesignForge.
- Wavelength, decibel and RMS calculators.
- Resistivity table and resistor colour-code decoder.
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