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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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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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        Recommendations on how to approach learning PCB and hardware design, including my journey, thoughts on university courses, IPC CID, ECAD tools, and resource tips.
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Introduction</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Why Learn PCB Design (Unlocking New Electronics)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Why Learn PCB Design (Career)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:47</span><span class="chapters-text">Problems With University Courses</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">05:37</span><span class="chapters-text">My Initial PCB Design Journey</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Key point: Learn by doing and challenge yourself!</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Open-Source Hardware</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:16</span><span class="chapters-text">Get Your PCBs Manufactured!</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:02</span><span class="chapters-text">Thoughts on IPC and IPC CID</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">13:08</span><span class="chapters-text">ECAD Tools (KiCad, Altium Designer, ...)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">14:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Beginner PCB Design PDF Tutorial</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">14:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Design Reviews</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:56</span><span class="chapters-text">YouTube and Courses (Robert Feranec, Phil´s Lab)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">16:39</span><span class="chapters-text">Rick Hartley (Videos, Books)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:02</span><span class="chapters-text">Outro</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://alternatezone.com/electronics/files/PCBDesignTutorialRevA.pdf">Dave Jones PCB Design PDF</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySuUZEjARPY&ab_channel=Altium">Rick Hartley Grounding Video</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://ninedotconnects.com/public_resources/Ricks-Reading-Recommendation.pdf">Rick Hartley Reading List</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/RobertFeranec">Robert Feranec´s Channel</a></li>
            
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses/mixed-signal-hardware-design-with-kicad">Mixed-signal Hardware Design course</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL courses</a></li>
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How To Learn PCB Design (My Thoughts, Journey, and Resources) - Phil's Lab #87

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        Tips to improve performance when designing mixed-signal (analogue + digital) hardware and PCBs. Demonstrated in Altium Designer via a custom digital guitar effects processing platform.
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Introduction</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:50</span><span class="chapters-text">Design Review Competition</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:09</span><span class="chapters-text">Hardware Overview</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Tip #1 - Grounding</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Tip #2 - Separation and Placement</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:23</span><span class="chapters-text">Tip #3 - Crossing Domains (Analogue - Digital)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:55</span><span class="chapters-text">Tip #4 - Power Supplies</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:09</span><span class="chapters-text">Tip #5 - Component Selection</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">17:48</span><span class="chapters-text">Outro</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses/mixed-signal-hardware-design-with-kicad">Mixed-signal hardware design course</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL courses</a></li>
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Mixed-Signal Hardware/PCB Design Tips - Phil's Lab #88

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        A tutorial about how to create a PCB 3D model from DXF file and how to 3D print it. This is a super nice and simple way to check PCB dimensions and position of critical elements such connectors or mounting holes before you send your PCB to production.
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