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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.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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        How does a lithium battery protection circuit work? Why my battery shows 0V? Why are there 3 pins?
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                <span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Intro</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">00:19</span><span class="chapters-text">Disassembly</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">00:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Schematic</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">01:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Protection</span>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.ablic.com/en/doc/datasheet/battery_protection/S8261_E.pdf">Battery protection chip datasheet: S-8261 G2JZ</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="http://pmob35624.pic26.websiteonline.cn/upload/uc1870+ver1_x76b.pdf">Dual N-Channel MOSFET</a></li>
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What electrical circuit is inside of many rechargeable batteries?

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        FPGA/SoC with DDR3 memory PCB design overview, basics, and tips for a Xilinx Zynq-based System-on-Module (SoM).
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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">01:30</span><span class="chapters-text">System Overview</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Power Supplies (Schematic)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:50</span><span class="chapters-text">Power Supplies (PCB)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:33</span><span class="chapters-text">Vias as Test Points</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">07:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Layer Stack-Up</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:55</span><span class="chapters-text">Impedance Calculation and Via Types</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:22</span><span class="chapters-text">GND Layers and Power Distribution</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">13:30</span><span class="chapters-text">BGA and Decoupling Layout</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">16:12</span><span class="chapters-text">Routing, Colours, Packag Delays, and Time Matching</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">22:00</span><span class="chapters-text">DDR Termination</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">23:11</span><span class="chapters-text">0.5mm Pad Pitch Tip</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">24:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Final Tips</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySuUZEjARPY&ab_channel=Altium">[LIVE] How to Achieve Proper Grounding - Rick Hartley - Expert Live Training (US)</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt6aske1K10&ab_channel=Phil%E2%80%99sLab">FPGA & SoC Hardware Design - Xilinx Zynq - Schematic Overview - Phil´s Lab #50</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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FPGA/SoC + DDR PCB Design Tips - Phil's Lab #59

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        Examples of 2 / 4 / 6 layer PCB stackups and how to decide on layer ordering
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Intro</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">00:46</span><span class="chapters-text">Sixlayer board</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">03:02</span><span class="chapters-text">Fourlayer board</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">06:54</span><span class="chapters-text">Twolayer board</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">13:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Eightlayer board</span>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://youtu.be/52fxuRGifLU">Full interview with Rick</a></li>
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