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Ken Burns has published 7 hardware projects on Kickstarter. He explains how it works.
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://tinycircuits.com/">Ken's company TinyCircuits</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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Can You Make Money on Kickstarter HW Projects?

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    <div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2oA4X3OTz0M" class="youtube-player" width="740" height="416.418" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></span>
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Interesting experiments and examples to help you to understand ground layout in PCB. Explained by Hans Rosenberg
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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">00:19</span><span class="chapters-text">Currents flow under track</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:10</span><span class="chapters-text">What happen when you are making a board</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Where currents flow</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">14:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Experiment: Cut under track</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">19:51</span><span class="chapters-text">Floating copper fill</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">23:15</span><span class="chapters-text">Grounded copper fill</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">27:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Experiment: Filter</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">35:05</span><span class="chapters-text">2 Layer vs. 4 Layer</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">44:00</span><span class="chapters-text">3 rules to prevent ground problems</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">46:05</span><span class="chapters-text">Example: Ground plane</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">49:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Example: 1 VIA per GND pin</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">54:46</span><span class="chapters-text">Example: Gap in GND plane</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:02:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Example: FPGA board redesign</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:05:16</span><span class="chapters-text">Star grounding</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:07:39</span><span class="chapters-text">Multiple ground planes</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:14:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Example: Digital and Analog on one board</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:16:40</span><span class="chapters-text">About Hans</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@HansRosenberg74">Hans´ YouTube</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.hans-rosenberg.com/">Hans´ website</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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Examples of BAD Ground in PCB Layout And How to Fix It

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What will happen if you don't have enough GND pins on your connector?
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/faculty/bogatin/">About Eric</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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Do You Design Connector Pinout Correctly? | Eric Bogatin

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        Lesson 4 from the Learn Altium Essentials Course which I have created for you! Enjoy!
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                <span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Hide component reference designators</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">00:27</span><span class="chapters-text">Split window, Cross select Mode</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">01:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Reposition components – ISL6236</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">01:58</span><span class="chapters-text">Showing windows with PCB Filter / Inspector</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">02:20</span><span class="chapters-text">Setting up grid, switching off nets, customize toolbar</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">03:34</span><span class="chapters-text">Start reposition with the BOOT components</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">04:02</span><span class="chapters-text">Setting up rules: Component clearance</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">05:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Reposition components – ILIM, VREF3, REF</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">06:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Reposition components – FB, RFIN</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">07:40</span><span class="chapters-text">Reposition components – POK, EN LDO, EN</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">08:40</span><span class="chapters-text">Reposition components – ISL6236 power</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">11:15</span><span class="chapters-text">Reposition components – Transistors, Inductors, Capacitors</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">13:20</span><span class="chapters-text">Reposition components – Pads</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">14:38</span><span class="chapters-text">Creating layer sets: Top, Bottom, Top & Bottom</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">16:28</span><span class="chapters-text">Do not show grid, Highlight net, Highlight intensity</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">18:05</span><span class="chapters-text">Placement optimization – BOTTOM</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">23:02</span><span class="chapters-text">Setting up rules: Clearance, Width</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">24:05</span><span class="chapters-text">Drawing layout: Preliminary connections on Bottom layer</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">27:31</span><span class="chapters-text">Assigning a color to a net (GND)</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">28:40</span><span class="chapters-text">Setting up the board stackup</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">30:26</span><span class="chapters-text">Placement optimization – TOP</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">33:11</span><span class="chapters-text">Setting up VIA: default, Routing style, Hole size</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">35:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Placing VIAs</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">36:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Copy and paste layout, snapping point</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">37:53</span><span class="chapters-text">Backspace deletes more segments</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">38:08</span><span class="chapters-text">Connecting rest of the signals</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">47:44</span><span class="chapters-text">Show all connections, connect everything (GND, VIN, …)</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">57:05</span><span class="chapters-text">Checking for violations and fixing them</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">59:34</span><span class="chapters-text">End of Part 4</span>
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            Links:
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses/learn-altium-essentials">Learn Altium Essentials course</a></li>
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Learn Altium Essentials – Doing PCB Layout (Lesson 4)

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        Lesson 4 from the Advanced PCB Layout Course which I have created for you. Enjoy!
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                <span class="chapters-time">00:51</span><span class="chapters-text">Rule 1: Maintain Single ended and Differential pair impedance</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">04:27</span><span class="chapters-text">Rule 2: Length match differential pair signals within pair</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">17:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Rule 3: Keep space between “waves”</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">20:53</span><span class="chapters-text">Rule 4: Length match buses and differential pairs</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">41:42</span><span class="chapters-text">Rule 5: Route signal groups by same topology</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">50:32</span><span class="chapters-text">Rule 6: Be aware of tracks running in parallel</span>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses/advanced-pcb-layout-course">Advanced PCB Layout Course</a></li>
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High Speed PCB Design Rules (Lesson 4 of Advanced PCB Layout)

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        If you are looking for an Altium integrated library, I have generated some from our <a href="http://www.imx6rex.com/">Open Source iMX6 Rex project</a>. You can use them as an example or as a starting point to build your own integrated libraries. Hope it helps.
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        <img src="https://assets.fedevel.com/blog/2019/10/e265d-free-altium-integrated-library.jpg" alt="Free Altium Integrated Library" />
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://assets.fedevel.com/blog/downloads/iMX6-Rex-Altium-Integrated-Libraries-Created-by-FEDEVEL.zip">Download the Free Altium integrated libraries here</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="http://www.imx6rex.com/">Open Source iMX6 Rex project</a></li>
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