Tales from the Cube: Disappearing Data |
 There
don't seem to be many electronic products these days without some form
of software in them (EEPROMs, ASICs, μProcessors, FPGAs, etc.); indeed,
many electrical engineers also wear a software engineer's hat. Two consultants
that advertise on RF Cafe, Lance Lascari (RF
Dude) and Joe Cahak (Sunshine
Design) come to mind, along with many others known during my career.
I've even done a bit of software and FPGA programming myself. This installment
of EDN's "Tales from the Cube" series titled "Disappearing
Data," involves an engineer who needed to live in both worlds in
order to solve his problem with a meter designed by someone long gone
from the company. Mihaela Costin applied a bit of ingenuity to make
the best of a bad situation. The moral of his story is to always make
sure employees, consultants or otherwise, leave sufficient information
about their designs and thought processes to allow someone else to pick
up on the effort long after they're gone - a small price to pay in extra
hours compared to what it costs to do it later.
Posted August 27, 2013 |
