Elektor Magazine

CRT Test Pattern Generator Fits in Your Pocket

CRT test pattern generator built on M5StickC PLUS2 outputs PAL/NTSC composite patterns, making quick on-site CRT checks easy ...
Hackaday

Recreating An Analog TV Test Pattern

While most countries have switched to digital broadcasting, and most broadcasts themselves have programming on 24/7 now, it’s hard to remember the ancient times of analog broadcasts that would ...
Hackaday

Pocket-sized Test Pattern Generator Helps Check Those CRTs

Nicholas Murray]’s Composite Test Pattern Generator is a beautifully-made, palm-sized tool that uses an ESP32-based ...
SlashGear

Why Did Old TVs Show Color Bars?

Before streaming and 24/7 programming, there was a time when TV stations actually signed off for the night. Yeah, unbelievable. You'd be watching a late movie or dozing through infomercials, and then, ...
Electronic Design

Simulation Mismatches Can Foul Up Test-Pattern Verification

Design for testability (DFT) works to make a circuit more testable to ensure that it was manufactured correctly. Alfred Crouch explains the purpose of DFT in his book, Design-For-Test for Digital ICs ...
Electronic Design

Using Timing Constraints For Generating At-Speed Test Patterns

Handling timing exception paths in ATPG tools while creating at-speed patterns has always been a tough and tricky task. It is well understood that at-speed testing is a requirement for modern ...