Dr. Maykel Alonso (@Maykel)

Maykel Alonso-Arce is a lecturer at TECNUN (University of Navarra), and a researcher at CEIT-IK4. He received his Technical Telecommunications Engineering degree, majoring in Communications Systems, in 2007 and his Telecommunications Engineering degree in 2009 from the Faculty of Engineering Mondragon University (MGEP), Spain. He obtained his PhD in Electronics and Communications Engineering from TECNUN in 2014.

Layout recomendations and tips for best performance against EMC

Dr. Maykel Alonso ● January 4, 2013

Good PCB layout will prevent many EMC headaches before you even power the board. Maykel Alonso offers a practical checklist covering component and feed analysis, package and PCB choices, placement, routing, and via rules. The post focuses on concrete, low-effort measures like preferring SMD parts, using a 4-layer FR-4 stack with dedicated ground and power planes, and keeping return paths tight to cut emissions and susceptibility.

First Steps in OrCAD 16 [Capture]

Dr. Maykel Alonso ● June 1, 2012●6 comments

A practical, beginner-friendly walkthrough of OrCAD 16 Capture that gets you from a blank project to a netlist ready for PCB layout. Maykel explains the OrCAD suite, project tree and design cache behavior, how to manage part libraries, and the Tools menu utilities you should run. The article ends with step-by-step instructions for creating the .mnl netlist and previews a follow-up on layout and footprint libraries.

Embedded Software Creation II - European Normative & Legislation

Dr. Maykel Alonso ● December 20, 2011●6 comments

If you are building a product for the European market, standards and directives can determine whether it can legally ship with a CE mark. Maykel Alonso breaks down how European normative and legislation fit together, what “New Approach” and “Global Approach” mean, and which directives commonly affect embedded products. The post also points engineers to the Official Journal of the European Union and a useful directive reference table.

Embedded Software Creation I - Methodologies

Dr. Maykel Alonso ● June 20, 2011●2 comments

Maykel Alonso lays out the principal methodologies used to build embedded software, from cascade and incremental to iterative and spiral. The post walks through common stages, including requirements, analysis, design, implementation, integration, testing and maintenance, and highlights when each model fits firmware projects. Read this for a practical lens on picking a development approach that matches hardware constraints and regulatory demands.

Presentation of Blog

Dr. Maykel Alonso ● April 18, 2011●1 comment

Maykel Alonso lays out his plan to publish hands-on tutorials and manuals about creating embedded software, including porting uC-Linux to boards. He promises subjective, experience-driven posts and invites readers to discuss the articles. Expect practical series on firmware development, board bring-up, and step-by-step embedded Linux porting in upcoming posts. If you want to know more about the author, there is a link to his LinkedIn profile.

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