John Dominic Balintona

PCB Assembly and Testing

• Assembled, tested, and debugged printed circuit boards (PCBAs) for complex systems, ensuring proper functionality and adherence to design specifications.
• Reworked PCBA boards to resolve functional issues, including signal integrity, UART signal verification, and impedance matching.

System Troubleshooting and Debugging

• Diagnosed and resolved boost circuit failures in the power electronics of mining boards, significantly enhancing board reliability.
• Debug Bitcoin mining and control boards to identify and fix the cause of their failure.

Power Supply Design and Optimization

• Conducted experiments with power circuits, such as replacing LDOs and troubleshooting burned-out boost circuits, to refine and optimize designs.

Control System Fundamentals

• Describe the basic functions and design of PLC.
• Program the PLC using a ladder diagram and testing it on an actual system (axis gripper pick).
• Learned the basics of HMI.

Robotics Basics

• Programmed the robots to the specific task using the in-line form language.
• Learned Concepts Regarding how the robot operates.
• Commission, setup, master and calibrate the robot system.
• Use expert Level Programming.

Mechatronics Concept

• Understand troubleshooting, preventive maintenance and safety issues revolving around, mechanical, and electrical components within a mechatronics system
• Utilize the technical datasheet for the mechanical components and electrical drives within a mechatronic
  system
• Got familiar with different sensors and pneumatic devices