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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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        How to simply filter and adjust parameters of different objects.
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Altium – Rename a net – Working with Filter


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        First part of a series of videos on the design of a complete flight control system from scratch (hardware, software, control and navigation algorithms, base station, etc.).<br><br>
I go through the necessary steps to design the hardware, including choosing components, schematic design, layout, routing, and testing.<br><br>

I designed the PCB with KiCAD and had the boards manufactured and assembled by PCBWay.
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Quick look at hardware</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Introduction</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:05</span><span class="chapters-text">Aims</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Prototype</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:43</span><span class="chapters-text">Requirements</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:12</span><span class="chapters-text">Block Diagram</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Creating the schematic</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Picking the physical parts</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:00</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB layout</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Routing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">14:21</span><span class="chapters-text">Preparation for production</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Testing the hardware</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">16:54</span><span class="chapters-text">Next steps for flight control system design</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:42</span><span class="chapters-text">Schematic</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">19:48</span><span class="chapters-text">Final layout</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">20:23</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB sectioning</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">22:25</span><span class="chapters-text">Important PCB areas (e.g. oscillators)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">24:08</span><span class="chapters-text">High current traces</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">24:44</span><span class="chapters-text">Routing order and stitching vias</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">25:25</span><span class="chapters-text">First hardware tests</span></li>
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Flight Control System Design: Hardware and PCB Design with KiCAD - Phil's Lab #1

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        For a very first time I decided to buy a footprint. What was my experience like and how it works?
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