Does anyone have any advice (other than 'just do it, try it, learn as you go, pick a datasheet') for getting into higher-speed designs, in order to play with USBC/HDMI/Ethernet/SATA/etc.?
I enjoy Phil's Lab on YouTube which seems a pretty good resource, but I still think it would be naïve of me to jump in and expect to be able to design something that works.
E.g. I couldn't find a USB-C SATA adaptor that used PD to power the disk. Even the USB3 ones will do a 2.5" disk, but all of them, even if USBC, require a separate power cable for hungrier disks. I thought that was silly, and ought to be relatively easy to make.
Is there a good book for taking (digital) electronics beyond basics (i.e./and that isn't through a lens of Arduino or ESP or whatever) as a hobby? Protocols & design/layout for higher speeds is I suppose where I'm most lacking.
My background: EE but professionally only CS. (Even at university ended up choosing more CS-y/information-theoretic-y courses than electronics tbh.) Hobby electronics (off & on I suppose) since as long ago as I can remember, but haven't designed a PCB since high school. Most recently (a year or so ago) breadboarded a USB serial Ethernet bridge for my Prusa Mini.
I enjoy Phil's Lab on YouTube which seems a pretty good resource, but I still think it would be naïve of me to jump in and expect to be able to design something that works.
E.g. I couldn't find a USB-C SATA adaptor that used PD to power the disk. Even the USB3 ones will do a 2.5" disk, but all of them, even if USBC, require a separate power cable for hungrier disks. I thought that was silly, and ought to be relatively easy to make.
Is there a good book for taking (digital) electronics beyond basics (i.e./and that isn't through a lens of Arduino or ESP or whatever) as a hobby? Protocols & design/layout for higher speeds is I suppose where I'm most lacking.
My background: EE but professionally only CS. (Even at university ended up choosing more CS-y/information-theoretic-y courses than electronics tbh.) Hobby electronics (off & on I suppose) since as long ago as I can remember, but haven't designed a PCB since high school. Most recently (a year or so ago) breadboarded a USB serial Ethernet bridge for my Prusa Mini.