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Maybe all you need is a quick-n-dirty prototype. Sometimes you need to know if a 'hunch' will really work before you commit to it, or if your intended solution has a hope of achieving your power budget or performance requirements. Breadboard, OEM dev-kits & Arduino/Raspberry Pi/et.al. to the rescue!
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It starts so tidy...
Measuing power consumption of a very low power system is challenging. Dave Jones’ (EEVblog.com) µCurrent is a fantastic tool for measuing down to nanoAmps with a multimeter or osciloscope.
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With a little help from our OEM friends
I used a ready-made Microchip dev-board to implement the Li-Poly battery recharge controller, saving heaps of time.
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Crude, but effective
Hang on - what’s that bigger green board all about? I needed to add my own stuff, but tiny SMT components & breadboard don’t mix. Pre-designed proto-boards are one way to get it done without the time & expense of designing & getting a proper PCB made.
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Dead Bugs?
Dead-Bug style proto-boarding - yeah, it’s a thing.