Pi.MX8 Project – Schematic Structure and Component Placement Welcome to the second installment of the Pi.MX8 open-source compute module project! In this article series, we delve into the design and testing of a system-on-module based on an i.MX8M plus processor from NXP. In the previous update, we discussed the motivation behind this project as well as which features our module should have and which components we would like to use to implement them. This time, we will like to focus on the structure of the Read Article 40:03 Don’t Let Multiple ECAD File Formats Slow Your Time-To-Market! Altium 365 Multi-CAD Support Watch the webinar and learn how to remove ECAD data silos to enhance design collaboration, efficiently manage all your BOMs Watch Video PCB Circuit Products: Should You Design for Repairing? As an engineer, I always feel like it’s a personal failing when I have to call someone else in to fix my stuff. 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