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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?

<div class="entry-content"><div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YzBtfN1LQtM" class="youtube-player" width="740" height="416.418" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></span></div><div class="blog-content"> I challenged a software engineer to design his very first PCB. What happened?</div><div class="blog-content-chapters"><div>Chapters:</div><ul class="chapters-list"><li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">The challenge</span></li><li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Schematic page</span></li><li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:46</span><span class="chapters-text">STM32</span></li><li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Power</span></li><li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">21:50</span><span class="chapters-text">Power LED</span></li><li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">23:29</span><span class="chapters-text">Boot and Reset</span></li><li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">27:47</span><span class="chapters-text">Crystal</span></li><li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">30:58</span><span class="chapters-text">USB</span></li><li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">33:59</span><span class="chapters-text">Arduino headers and User LED</span></li><li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">36:49</span><span class="chapters-text">SWI and UART connectors</span></li></div><div class="blog-content-links"><div>Links:</div><ul class="links-list"><li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li></ul></div></div>

Is this really how beginners design boards??? | Schematic Review

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This video will help you to understand eye diagrams. Thank you very much Tim Wang Lee
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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">00:17</span><span class="chapters-text">How eye diagram is created and why it´s useful</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">07:35</span><span class="chapters-text">How reflections influence eye diagram shape</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:17</span><span class="chapters-text">Simulating reflections and checking eye diagram</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">20:19</span><span class="chapters-text">How crosstalk influences eye diagram shape</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">30:36</span><span class="chapters-text">Simulating crosstalk and checking eye diagram</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">35:09</span><span class="chapters-text">How loss influences eye diagram shape</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">41:13</span><span class="chapters-text">Simulating loss and checking eye diagram</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">50:32</span><span class="chapters-text">Equalization explained</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">57:53</span><span class="chapters-text">CTLE Equalization</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">58:49</span><span class="chapters-text">FFE Equalization</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:02:19</span><span class="chapters-text">DFE Equalization</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="http://www.keysight.com/find/ads-si-workshop">Learn more about Signal Integrity with ADS</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.keysight.com/us/en/products/software/pathwave-design-software.html">Get a head start with Electronic Design Automation</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwanglee/">Connect with Tim</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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What does an eye diagram show? Here is how you recognize problems - reflections, crosstalk and loss

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        What pad dimensions should I use and why? Where my pin 1 should be located? What if I do not follow standards? What is IPC about? And more …
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            <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">05:17</span><span class="chapters-text">J Standard</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:42</span><span class="chapters-text">Classes</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">13:42</span><span class="chapters-text">Toe and Heel</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">16:09</span><span class="chapters-text">Soldering Standard</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">20:29</span><span class="chapters-text">IPC 7351</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">21:14</span><span class="chapters-text">IPC 735</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">23:27</span><span class="chapters-text">IPC densities</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">23:54</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB path size software</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">25:03</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB density levels</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">30:58</span><span class="chapters-text">Too much solder</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">32:22</span><span class="chapters-text">What to use</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">33:16</span><span class="chapters-text">Nominal density</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">36:11</span><span class="chapters-text">Software example</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">37:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Tolerances</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">38:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Pad size</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">42:02</span><span class="chapters-text">What I like</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">43:33</span><span class="chapters-text">Goldwing lead</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">47:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Different thickness of legs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">51:19</span><span class="chapters-text">Path shape</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">56:11</span><span class="chapters-text">Dual Flat NoLead Parts</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">58:27</span><span class="chapters-text">Thermal Pads</span></li>
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How to create perfect PCB Footprint – What you really need to know

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        An interesting document covering some of the requirements for hardware which is going to be sent to space.
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/rideshare-static/Rideshare_Payload_Users_Guide.pdf">Rideshare Payload User's Guide</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.spacex.com/smallsat">Smallsat Program website</a></li>
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SpaceX Rideshare Payload User’s Guide

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        Can you guess which is one of the most useful shortcuts in Altium? The Shortcut for Shortcuts
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