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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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        <ul class="chapters-list">
            <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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        Guide on how to connect, check, program, and debug your custom STM32-based hardware via SWD and the ST-Link debugger utilizing STM32CubeIDE.
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        <ul class="chapters-list">
            <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">00:28</span><span class="chapters-text">ST-Link</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:08</span><span class="chapters-text">Hardware Connections</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:11</span><span class="chapters-text">ST-Link Utility (Checking that we can connect to STM32 MCU)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:37</span><span class="chapters-text">STM32CubeIDE (Programming and debugging software package)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">05:22</span><span class="chapters-text">Enabling SWD</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Setting up an external high-speed crystal (HSE)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">07:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Additional peripheral selection</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:50</span><span class="chapters-text">LED blinking test code</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:44</span><span class="chapters-text">Building code and checking for compiler errors</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:02</span><span class="chapters-text">Debug configuration, debugging, and flashing via ST-Link</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:26</span><span class="chapters-text">Running, pausing, and setting breakpoints</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:20</span><span class="chapters-text">Hardware running code</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.st.com/en/development-tools/st-link-v2.html">ST-Link/V2 Debugger</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.olimex.com/Products/ARM/JTAG/ARM-JTAG-20-10/">20-pin to 10-pin 1.27mm Adapter</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.st.com/en/development-tools/stm32cubeide.html">STM32CubeIDE</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.st.com/en/development-tools/stsw-link004.html">ST-Link Utility</a></li>

            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL courses</a></li>
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STM32 + SWD + ST-Link + CubeIDE | Debugging on Custom Hardware Tutorial - Phil's Lab #4

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        Overview of STM32, RF, and USB hardware design, schematic creation, and PCB layout and routing in KiCad using a real-world example project.<br><br>

Various tips on controlled impedance routing, differential pairs, USB, and RF layout.

Correction in schematic: NRF24 IREF pin needs to be pulled low to GND via a 10k resistor (not to 3V3 as shown in the video!). Fix has been pushed to GitHub.
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">System overview, component selection</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:15</span><span class="chapters-text">STM32 pin-out and peripheral selection</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Schematic sectioning</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:48</span><span class="chapters-text">Power supply (power via USB, filtering, USB decoupling caps)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:45</span><span class="chapters-text">STM32 microcontroller (USB connections and terminations, SPI, LEDs, decoupling)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:55</span><span class="chapters-text">SWD (Serial Wire Debug) connector</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:45</span><span class="chapters-text">USB connector and ESD protection</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">13:11</span><span class="chapters-text">NRF24 RF transceiver</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">14:40</span><span class="chapters-text">Extern crystal (load capacitor calculation)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:57</span><span class="chapters-text">RF antenna matching circuit</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">17:31</span><span class="chapters-text">Component selection and sizing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">19:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Rough layout and sectioning (USB, power, microcontroller, and RF)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">20:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Component placement order (most 'critical' components first)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">21:30</span><span class="chapters-text">USB ESD protection placement</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">21:42</span><span class="chapters-text">RF layout</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">22:16</span><span class="chapters-text">Determining board outline (size and rounded edges)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">22:42</span><span class="chapters-text">Fine-tuning the layout</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">23:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Layer stack-up (4 layer board)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">24:16</span><span class="chapters-text">Sectioning (USB, power, microcontroller, and RF), track widths, and clearance</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">25:17</span><span class="chapters-text">Power and ground via connections to copper pours</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">26:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Ground and power planes</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">26:43</span><span class="chapters-text">Power supply routing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">27:26</span><span class="chapters-text">STM32 routing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">28:15</span><span class="chapters-text">Crystal routing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">29:40</span><span class="chapters-text">RF and USB routing (trace impedance, differential routing, ground pours)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">36:53</span><span class="chapters-text">RF guard ring</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">38:45</span><span class="chapters-text">Clearance between traces</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">39:25</span><span class="chapters-text">Via-in-pad</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">40:05</span><span class="chapters-text">Labelling and logo</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">40:40</span><span class="chapters-text">Marking 'pin 1' locations</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">40:53</span><span class="chapters-text">Marking diode polarity</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">41:42</span><span class="chapters-text">Checking your work</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">42:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Gerber and drill file export</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">42:25</span><span class="chapters-text">Footprint positions file (for assembly)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">42:49</span><span class="chapters-text">Bill of materials (BOM)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">43:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Gerber file check (via GerbView)</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://github.com/pms67/STRF-Kicad">Github - Design files</a></li>

            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL courses</a></li>
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KiCad STM32 + RF + USB Hardware Design - Phil's Lab #5

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        This video explains what you may want to be careful about when you are comparing footprint with a real component.
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