This blog is Part 3 in a series that initiates designing prototype circuits from home. Part 1 [1] introduced the concept whereas Part 2 [2] addressed schematic capture (using National Instrument's ...

The internet has made circuit development from home easier than ever before. This benefits engineers in a huge way by offering a venue for them to turn their ideas into physical working reality.

In context: In 1976, Steve Jobs used this prototype to demonstrate the Apple-1 computer to Paul Terrell, owner of one of the first computer stores in the world. Terrell later placed a purchase order ...