20 Mar
2010
20 Mar
'10
5:48 p.m.
From: cclist at sydex.com
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:57:02 -0700
Subject: Re: Datasheets and modern display technology
On 20 Mar 2010 at 12:48, Dave McGuire wrote:
Hi Chuck!
I thought I was the only one doing paper dolls! I'll take tat a step further and put
every IC footprint on paper, and move em around a bit for PCB layout planning.
Randy
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I've thought about that sort of thing for
the bench. But just
having a terminal there (actually just nearby) solves most of the
problem. For something that I want ON the bench, I print the
relevant pages of the PDF. Paper is cheap, toner is cheap.
Yup, and it's easy to scribble on paper. Not so much on a Kindle.
So much of a datasheet is filler that you don't need at the bench--
mostly, the pinout will do.
Sometimes, I'll cut and paste to make a couple of sheets of paper
with the pinout of every IC used in the design for quick reference.
--Chuck