First build! Heater supply question

[caillan]

If you are perusing EE degree...Best to focus on FPGA and VHDL/Verolog ......
Analog circuit design will not help you in your studies or profession, since nobody appreciates designers anymore.. unless you plan to do IC design....

Best of Luck....
Enjoy your stereo amplifier...

Thanks, yes I am an EE student, although this project has been mainly for my own benefit - it's not directly related to my studies, I've just always wanted to build a valve amp

I've still got a little while to go in my degree, however at the moment I am focussing on power electronics and I must say I have found that a good knowledge of analogue electronics to be pretty helpful in most of my courses. A lot of KCL/KVL equations...

I've done a few small embedded C projects, and have been considering taking a course on FPGAs but I'm not a very strong programmer so I'm not sure if I want to do it.

Cheers

 

[cerrem]

OK....I see you are in Power Engineering... This is my area of work...
Get a jump on this stuff....
FPGA is a must !!
Learn Three phase Variable Frequency motor drive controllers from FPGA...
Also know multi-level 3 phase INVERTERS with FPGA controllers...
Yes, Analog as well as digital is good here...
Best of Luck in your studies..