ME Training for electronics?

[hygear]

I work in an industry where electronic control and monitoring is becoming more and more popular. I even have a patent in the works for a device that uses electronic control of a (normally) hydraulic system. I know enough about electronics to create basic schematics and PCB layouts using simple components (logic gates, transistors, LEDs, etc.) but I would like to learn more. My goal is to obtain enough knowledge to design PCBs that utilize microcontrollers, MOSFETS, and implement circuit protection. What I would like to know is if there is any kind of electronics training course/certification tailored specifically for Mechanical Engineers?

 

[drawoh]

hygear,

Where do you live?

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JHG

 

[JohnRBaker]

When you start you search, may I suggest that what you should be looking for are courses in what is now referred to as 'Mecatronics':

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechatronics

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[Twoballcane]

Check this site out...

http://www.ipc.org/default.aspx

Tobalcane
"If you avoid failure, you also avoid success."
“Luck is where preparation meets opportunity”
"People get promoted when they provide value and when they build great relationships"

 

[MiketheEngineer]

Try local colleges??

 

[JohnRBaker]

You also may wish to subscribe to some of the recently created on-line publications, such as:

http://mechatronic-design.com/

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[dgallup]

There doesn't seem to be any new content on that site since 2008.

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The Help for this program was created in Windows Help format, which depends on a feature that isn't included in this version of Windows.

 

[JohnRBaker]

Gee, I get emails from them on a regular basis (like just today) with links to recent articles, albeit most of them from websites other then their own, but more current, such as from todays missive:

http://machinedesign.com/article/a-robot-for-the-rest-of-us-1016

http://motionsystemdesign.com/sensi...t-software-Data-Science-case-study/index.html

And finally one that hit much closer to home:

http://motionsystemdesign.com/news/Siemens-acquires-LMS/index.html

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.