/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/reference-designsI once worked for a company that provided circuit designs and even application notes based upon construction of a single copy of a circuit, generally at the request of a customer. This is fine if the usual disclamers are given. However, that company en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/reference-designsMon, 21 Oct 2013 19:07:32 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:b37957cd-c02c-436a-8ea4-83f4c4444ae7DAB0<p>Reusing circuits is just like reusing software.</p><p>If you understand what it does and it meets your needs, then you can proceed with some confidence that you have saved some times.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That said, you need to have good documentation and either experience with the circuit or its type and test data that verifies its capabilities.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have seen a lot of money wasted by people trying to fit an old product into a new design.&nbsp; The tendancies of new engineers is to convince themselves that they can design and build a better circuit/software cheaper.&nbsp; I have seldom seen this approach work.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=16842&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">