EE Discussion Forums, Newsgroups, and Mailing Lists
EE Discussion Forums
- Circuit Cellar Discussion Board
Newsgroups from the Circuit Cellar Ink magazine.
- engineeringpost.com
News and Information for Electrical Engineers. Presents articles of interest for professionals and hobbyists. Also contains calculators for maximum trace length before needing terminations and for finding the number and value of bypass capacitors needed for a component.
- Embedded Technology Discussion Forums
A large number of discussion forums on all types of topics, including Electronics, Embedded Technology, Fiber Optics, Power, Semiconductors, Wireless, and more.
- Eng-Tips Forums
Electrical/Electronic Engineers technical support forums and mutual help system for engineering professionals. Selling and recruiting forbidden.
- Electronics-Talk.com
This new community aims to become the place where electronic hobbyists around the earth meet and exchange ideas and thoughts.
- SMTNet Electronics Forums
SMTNet is the portal to printed circuit board design, fabrication, and assembly. Resources include interactive forums, live PCB equipment market, supplier search, SMT news, career center, calendar of events, library, and bookstore.
EE Newsgroups
Usenet Newsgroups
- sci.electronics
- sci.electronics.cad
- sci.electronics.design
- sci.electronics.components
- sci.engr
- sci.engr.control
- comp.arch.embedded
- comp.lang.c
- comp.lang.c++
- comp.realtime
- comp.robotics
- comp.std.c
- comp.std.c++
EE Mailing Lists
- Association of Protel EDA Users
A virtual user group for the Protel line of schematic capture, simulation, and PCB layout tools. Tips and techniques, problem solving, product announcements, and much more. An excellent list full of helpful people.
- The PICList
An outstanding resource for PIC enthusiasts, this mailing list boasts thousands of members, offering help on everything related to PICs. Visit this page to subscribe to the list, or check out the FAQ or search the PICList Archive.
- Yahoo Groups
Yahoo Groups offers mailing lists for a huge number of topics, including 8051 Microcontrollers, AVR Microcontrollers, Electronic Circuits, Embedded Systems, PIC Microcontrollers, and Robotics.