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    MATLAB, PSPICE circuit simulation software

    LT Spice looks nice, will give it a try in a bit here. No free form of PSpice though? That's ok.
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    MATLAB, PSPICE circuit simulation software

    It's been a long time since I've used either of these programs and need some advice as to what software would be best for someone to analyze potential circuit designs without building them. Need some good freeware variety.
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    Typical Contractor Electrical Engineering Rate

    Alright sounds good. Speaking from personal experiences before and also having my latest employer suggest getting around an unemployment impact, seemed like a fair thing to ask. But I don't want to disrespect the system or other taxpayers by cheating it... Certainly will make a fair effort if...
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    finding a cheap oscope

    Need to measure some basic logic switching, slower clocks, need to see frequency responce of some circuits... There are some older model oscopes up on ebay but not sure what model and make I should focus on.
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    finding a cheap oscope

    Anybody have recommendations on a cheap sub 100MHz oscilloscope with dependably reliability, ideal for 'hobbyist' type work?
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    Typical Contractor Electrical Engineering Rate

    well if you gotta pay taxes then im ok with that. ive had folks pay me under the table for one to two week services before but this may be different. i think the biggest issue was trying to avoid affecting my unemployment payments.
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    Typical Contractor Electrical Engineering Rate

    Excellent! In line with expectations I suppose. As this assignment will be less than one week, I believe it is possible to avoid reporting all income to the government on this particular job. Can anyone confirm? I have worked in situations before (non engineering related), where I was hired...
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    Typical Contractor Electrical Engineering Rate

    Working as a contractor on a short term project not expected to last longer than a couple weeks. Involves some very basic analog design and some C coding. Admittedly a bit of a senior design project or hobbiest type work. My first time working as a freelance contractor. My skills typically...
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    More Learning Resources

    As an addendum of sorts to my other thread... Was curious to know if there are any books that take a top down approach to analog circuit design, giving a rather complex circuit, and gradually breaking it down into pieces. Rather than fundamentals to full circuit. Also, I know there are a few...
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    Solid Analog Design Books

    Thanks for the additional recs... Any books here that focus on example circuits, preferably practical ones with explained applications and break them down?
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    Studying circuits for pca design

    Ok, having some fun going through the fundamentals again, but also want to go top down and break up more complicated circuits.
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    Studying circuits for pca design

    I suppose the best way to study practical applications for analog circuits is to get a book with plenty of real world examples where it breaks down the circuit, as opposed to starting from the ground up with theory? When designing the typical pca, whether for a complex PC motherboard, pcas for...
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    Solid Analog Design Books

    ok thanks for the recommendations. Will probably pick up the Sedra and Smith book. I assume these are all good comprehensive fundamentals books... beyond these, I assume the majority of books published start focussing on specific technologies? Where would I go further after reading through...
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    Solid Analog Design Books

    Need recommendations on solid, intuitive and comprehensive analog design books. Can anyone help :)

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