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