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I come up with this a long time ago and keep using it all the time.
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Useful TIP: What Track Width To Use When Routing PCB?

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I asked AI to write software for my board. This is what happened ...
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">What is this video about</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Uploading board info to AI</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:02</span><span class="chapters-text">Generating test code</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">05:35</span><span class="chapters-text">Generating the basic CLOCK code</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">07:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Generating code for Timer feature</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:49</span><span class="chapters-text">Generating code for Stopwatch feature</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:16</span><span class="chapters-text">Testing the finished code</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Problems when creating the code</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">17:11</span><span class="chapters-text">Conclusion</span></li>
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Can AI Read Schematic And Write Software For Your Boards?

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I challenged a software engineer to design his very first PCB. What happened?
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">What is this video about</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:50</span><span class="chapters-text">Arduino compatibility</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:28</span><span class="chapters-text">Switch</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">05:16</span><span class="chapters-text">Text</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:06</span><span class="chapters-text">LEDs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Board name and version</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:16</span><span class="chapters-text">Spread the tracks</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Connector names</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Horizontal / Vertical routing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">16:07</span><span class="chapters-text">Net Color</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Track width</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">24:09</span><span class="chapters-text">2 Layer vs 4 layer PCB</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">25:22</span><span class="chapters-text">VIAs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">26:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Placement</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">27:55</span><span class="chapters-text">VIAs on power and GND</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">30:47</span><span class="chapters-text">Power regulators</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">35:40</span><span class="chapters-text">Stitching capacitors and VIAs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">38:09</span><span class="chapters-text">Through hole pins and thermal relief</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">41:30</span><span class="chapters-text">USB</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">45:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Clearance</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">50:36</span><span class="chapters-text">Critical signals</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">54:15</span><span class="chapters-text">Make it look nice</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">56:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Reference designators</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">57:11</span><span class="chapters-text">DRC checks</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">59:25</span><span class="chapters-text">Does it work?</span></li>
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Do you also make these mistakes in PCB Layout?

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        What is the minimum size of VIA and VIA-in-PAD which I can use in my board? What kind of VIA in PAD I should choose? How much is it going to cost? Everything important about the limits and recommendations of VIAs and VIAs in PAD.
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                <span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Introduction</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">01:34</span><span class="chapters-text">Exception PCB</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">02:16</span><span class="chapters-text">How it started</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">03:53</span><span class="chapters-text">The answer from Mike</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">04:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Dimensions</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">05:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Handling</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">11:32</span><span class="chapters-text">Registration</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">13:27</span><span class="chapters-text">Laser Direct Imaging</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">14:33</span><span class="chapters-text">Minimum VIA</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">22:38</span><span class="chapters-text">Minimum Size</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">24:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Limitations</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">30:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Via in</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">35:22</span><span class="chapters-text">Air trapped inside VIA</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">37:21</span><span class="chapters-text">Resin fill systems</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">38:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Resin filled VIA</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">39:31</span><span class="chapters-text">Epoxy filled VIA</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">42:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Eyebrow crack</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">43:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Using stacked microvias</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">45:02</span><span class="chapters-text">Filling vias</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">48:21</span><span class="chapters-text">Conclusion</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">49:46</span><span class="chapters-text">Whats next</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">53:44</span><span class="chapters-text">Where to send VIAs</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">54:49</span><span class="chapters-text">Dimension of VIAs</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">55:37</span><span class="chapters-text">VIA Types</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">57:42</span><span class="chapters-text">Plugging</span>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-devine-64655220/">About your PCB request, you can contact Mike Devine</a></li>
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Using VIA in PAD? What you need to know – Guidelines, dimensions and more …

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        Many people ask me, why we do not provide libraries with our open source projects. It is because libraries can be easily generated from existing schematic and PCB. Here is how ….
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Altium – How to Create Libraries from Existing Project – Step by Step Tutorial

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        How to track history and changes in your project, how to use git / github by yourself and with other engineers.
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