Resources for engineers and engineering managers

1. VOLER’S TOP 20 RESOURCES

2. PCB LAYOUT CHECKLIST
# 1 Part placement
Dimensions
Silk screen
Routing
LINK:
https://volersystems.com/v-
2010/91-pcb-layout-
checklist/

3. HOW TO AVOID BIG
ERRORS USING
ACCELEROMETERS# 2 Choosing the right material
and methods
Aliasing, the most
commonly misunderstood
aspect of of accelerometers
Impact of time delays
LINK:
https://volersystems.com/v-
2011/125-how-to-avoid-big-
errors-using-
accelerometers/

4. KEY POINTS A PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL
SHOULD COVER# 3 Engineering is about tradeoffs
 Cost
 Performance
 Schedule
 Volume Targets
Proposal should include:
 Problem statement
 Required information
 Project deliveries
 Stages with dates
 References
LINK:
https://volersystems.com/v-
2009/12-design-proposal-key-
points/

5. MOTION CONTROL:
ACCELEROMETERS, GYROSCOPES,
AND MAGNETOMETERS
# 4 Recent Projects
 Motion control in a
wearable device
 Motion control in a
rehabilitation device
 Complex motion control
software in surgical table
How gyroscopes work
LINK:
https://volersystems.com/v
2017/motion-control-
accelerometers-gyroscopes-
magnetometers/

6. ARE YOU MAKING A
MEDICAL DEVICE?
# 5 What is a medical device?
The instructions matter
Is your device a medical
device?
LINK:
https://volersystems.com/m
edical-devices/182-are-you-
making-a-medical-device/

7. DATA ACQUISITION BASICS
 The concept of a sample rate
 How to determine the speed you
need
 Aliasing filters
 Polled and interrupt acquisition
 Data acquisition devices with
buffers
 Streaming to disk
 Counter/timer inputs
 Noise
 Radiated noise
 Conducted noise
 LINK: https://volersystems.com/v-
2010/122-data-acquisition-basics/
# 6

8. TEAM BUILDING STAGES
# 7 Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
LINK:
https://volersystems.com/v-
2016/260-team-building-
forming-storming-norming-
performing/

9. WHY THE LAST 10%
TAKES 90% OF THE TIME
# 8 Putting off the unknown till
the end
Last minute changes
Over-committed resources
LINK:
https://volersystems.com/pr
oject-management/228-
why-the-last-10-takes-90-
of-the-time/

10. SIGNAL CONDITIONING
DEMYSTIFIED
What is signal conditioning?
Amplification
Linearity
Filtering
Electrical Isolation
Simultaneous Sampling
Excitation Source
Cold Junction Compensation
LINK:
https://volersystems.com/v-
2010/105-signal-conditioning-
demystified/
# 9

11. IOT BASED ON ARM
PROCESSOR AND TI
CC3200 WIFI MODULE#10 Wifi offers a power
challenge
Details on two recent IoT
projects
Voler understands and
manages the challenges of
designing with
preproduction parts
LINK:
https://volersystems.com/v-
2016/246-armiot2015/

12. MACHINE LEARNING ON
GPUS AND EMBEDDED
DEVICES#11 Python libraries
Training the algorithm
Why are GPUs used
Business benefits of GPUs
Porting to an embedded
end device
LINK:
https://volersystems.com/v
2017/machine-learning-
gpus-embedded-devices/

13. IOT DEVICES
#12 How does Sensor Data Go
From Device to Cloud?
LINK:
https://volersystems.com/n
ews/readwrite-how-does-
sensor-data-go-from-
device-to-cloud/

14. 10 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
What are the priorities in the
project?
What are the risks?
Explain the different portions
of design
Where are the details missing
or where don’t you
understand the customer
point of view?
LINK:
https://volersystems.com/v-
2013/175-10-questions-to-
ask-your-electrical-design-
engineer/
#13

15. WHICH WIRELESS STANDARD
MAKES SENSE FOR YOUR
APPLICATION?#14 LINK:
https://volersystems.com/pr
oduct-design/wireless-
design/2017-guide-wireless-
technology/

16. SOFTWARE: TESTING
MOTION DETECTION FOR
WEARABLE DEVICES
What are the issues you
have?
What problems are most
important?
What are the most
important functions to
verify?
LINK:
https://volersystems.com/v-
2014/199-software-testing-
motion-detection-for-
wearable-devices/
#15

17. INNOVATION TRENDS FOR
SENSORS AND WEARABLE
DEVICES#16 LINK:
https://volersystems.com/v-
2014/198-innovation-
trends-for-sensors-and-
wearable-devices/

18. MOTION CONTROL FOR
MEDICAL DEVICES
Bone drill
Motion control in
rehabilitation device
Complex motion control
software in surgical table
Accuracy vs precision
About Voler Systems
Past clients
LINK:
https://volersystems.com/v-
2016/267-motion-control-for-
medical-devices/
#17

19. DEVELOPING PRODUCT
REQUIREMENTS FOR
MEDICAL DEVICES#18 Templates
LINK:
https://volersystems.com/pr
oduct-design/medical-
devices/developing-
product-requirements-
medical-devices/

20. DESIGN CHECKLIST FOR
WEARABLE DEVICES
#19 Power
Wireless
Sensors
Flew Circuits
Software
Packaging
LINK:
https://volersystems.com/v-
2015/237-design-checklist-
for-wearable-devices/

21. HOW TO REDUCE NOISE
IN TEST SYSTEMS
#20 Radiated Noise
Conducted Noise
LINK:
https://volersystems.com/v-
2009/13-noise-reduction/