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This design also led to my first project idea: Adaptors. That is because modern (read: Apple) computers (mine included) exist in a dream world where all its peripherals work with USB type C, whereas I find myself in the reality of 2022, where they do not. Everywhere I go I have to take many different adaptors to make my computer (that obviously supports USB type C only) work. So the idea was to have a unicorn (read: Swiss Army knife) to help out. [[File:swinehorn_original.jpg|800px]] | This design also led to my first project idea: Adaptors. That is because modern (read: Apple) computers (mine included) exist in a dream world where all its peripherals work with USB type C, whereas I find myself in the reality of 2022, where they do not. Everywhere I go I have to take many different adaptors to make my computer (that obviously supports USB type C only) work. So the idea was to have a unicorn (read: Swiss Army knife) to help out. [[File:swinehorn_original.jpg|800px]] | ||
Unfortunately, when I tore down one of the adaptors available at the local electronics market, I found <I>myself</i> in a dream world. This time I realized that I do not have the electrical engineering degree I needed to understand the not-as-easy-as-I-thought circuitry of connecting different interface systems (HDMI/SD/Audio Jack/USB-A to USB-C). Even though it seems rather simple to transmit signals from one copper contact to another, many components are necessary in between if the ends do not speak the same language. From the picture one can see that there is at least one IC per interface, as well as a quartz to translate between signals of different frequencies, not to speak of numerous capacitors, resistors, and regulators. | Unfortunately, when I tore down one of the adaptors available at the local electronics market, I found <I>myself</i> in a dream world. This time I realized that I do not have the electrical engineering degree I needed to understand the not-as-easy-as-I-thought circuitry of connecting different interface systems (HDMI/SD/Audio Jack/USB-A to USB-C). Even though it seems rather simple to transmit signals from one copper contact to another, many components are necessary in between if the ends do not speak the same language. From the picture one can see that there is at least one IC per interface, as well as a quartz to translate between signals of different frequencies, not to speak of numerous capacitors, resistors, and regulators. So I started all over again. | ||
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