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Ken Burns has published 7 hardware projects on Kickstarter. He explains how it works.
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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>
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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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Do You Design Connector Pinout Correctly? | Eric Bogatin

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        Do you pour copper on your signal layers or not? Thank you very much Rick Hartley. Credits to Lee Ritchy and Susy Webb
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                <span class="chapters-time">03:28</span><span class="chapters-text">Transmission Lines</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">04:55</span><span class="chapters-text">EMI Problems</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">09:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Routing Ground</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">15:57</span><span class="chapters-text">Changing Layers</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">23:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Reference Planes</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">29:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Why We Had an EMI Problem</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">33:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Crosscoupling</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">40:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Six Layer Board</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">43:58</span><span class="chapters-text">Four Layer Board</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">47:50</span><span class="chapters-text">Two Layer Board</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">54:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Eight Layer Board</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">59:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Ten Layer Board</span>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielbeeker/">Daniel Beeker</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-ritchey-0716ba3/">Lee Ritchey</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/susy-webb-pcb/">Susy Webb</a></li>
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How to Decide on Your PCB Layer Ordering, Pouring and Stackup (with Rick Hartley)

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        What do you think, is there a difference if you place PWR and GND planes close to the component layer vs. when you place the planes far away? I was very surprised …
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://youtu.be/XumNc480qYo">What is The Best VIA Placement for Decoupling Capacitors?</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://youtu.be/52fxuRGifLU">How to Decide on Your PCB Layer Ordering, Pouring and Stackup (with Rick Hartley)</a></li>
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Position of PWR and GND Planes in Your PCB Stackup Makes a Big Difference …

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        About how to design boards that you can sell to your customers as the very first version. <br><br>
        
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