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Professional PCB board design is not only about Schematic and PCB layout. Thank you very much Scott Williams for sharing all these tips.
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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">02:17</span><span class="chapters-text">About Scott</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">05:26</span><span class="chapters-text">What is DFM about (Design For Manufacture)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">20:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Where to learn about DFM</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">28:57</span><span class="chapters-text">Don't do it, Collaborate, You decide</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">38:07</span><span class="chapters-text">6 DFF Tips from Scott (Design For Fabrication)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">53:36</span><span class="chapters-text">6 DFF Tips from PCBWay</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:02:49</span><span class="chapters-text">6 Tips for DFA from Scott (Design For Assembly)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:16:51</span><span class="chapters-text">7 Tips for DFA from Entech</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:36:14</span><span class="chapters-text">6 Tips for DFT from Scott (Design For Test)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:49:31</span><span class="chapters-text">10+ Tips for DFT from Redback</span></li>
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40+ Tips to Design PCB Boards for Mass Manufacturing

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This video helps you to decide which one to use. Thank you very much Frida Gail Rojas Contreras
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:24</span><span class="chapters-text">About Frida</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:47</span><span class="chapters-text">Wireless protocols overview</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Bluetooth generations and BLE</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:46</span><span class="chapters-text">Speed</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:56</span><span class="chapters-text">Range</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:25</span><span class="chapters-text">Power consumption</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">25:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Modulation</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">30:22</span><span class="chapters-text">Channel access</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">36:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Latency</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">40:50</span><span class="chapters-text">Maximum connections</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">44:11</span><span class="chapters-text">Security</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">47:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Current standards and Primary use cases</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">50:47</span><span class="chapters-text">Modem communication</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">54:27</span><span class="chapters-text">Firmware architecture layers</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:02:38</span><span class="chapters-text">Key wireless protocol features</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:04:11</span><span class="chapters-text">Processing memory requirements</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:06:21</span><span class="chapters-text">Development integration considerations</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:10:33</span><span class="chapters-text">Wireless integration failure modes</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:19:21</span><span class="chapters-text">Real-world case studies</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:23:29</span><span class="chapters-text">How to prevent wireless integration failures</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:26:35</span><span class="chapters-text">How to choose a wireless protocol</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:35:26</span><span class="chapters-text">Final thoughts</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:38:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Outro</span></li>
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Comparing Bluetooth vs. WiFi vs. Cellular - Speed, Distance, Power ...

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Walking through a company in China that solders components on PCBs. Recorded in SenRuiDa.
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:41</span><span class="chapters-text">Solder paste and stencils</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:39</span><span class="chapters-text">Pick and Place machines</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Oven - Reflow soldering</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:16</span><span class="chapters-text">AOI - Automated optical inspection</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:56</span><span class="chapters-text">X-Ray machine</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">05:53</span><span class="chapters-text">Through hole components soldering</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Wave soldering</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:55</span><span class="chapters-text">Removing individual boards from panel</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:35</span><span class="chapters-text">Conformal coating</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Board testing</span></li>
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Factory Tour in China - How Boards Are Made | SenRuiDa PCBA

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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">00:52</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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        Basics of audio dynamic range compressors, covering their individual functional blocks (envelope detector, gain computer, attack and release) and DSP theory, and implementation in software on an STM32H7 microcontroller. Audio examples using an electric guitar.
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">05:34</span><span class="chapters-text">Block Diagram</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:26</span><span class="chapters-text">Envelope Detector</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:50</span><span class="chapters-text">Gain Computer</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">13:20</span><span class="chapters-text">Interactive Graph</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Attack & Release (Gain Smoothing)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:41</span><span class="chapters-text">Make-Up Gain & Gain Adjustment</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">19:58</span><span class="chapters-text">Firmware</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">21:27</span><span class="chapters-text">Firmware Parameters</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">22:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Firmware Init()</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">22:54</span><span class="chapters-text">Firmware Update()</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">26:41</span><span class="chapters-text">main.c</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">27:41</span><span class="chapters-text">Control Test</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">31:25</span><span class="chapters-text">Guitar Playthrough</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">32:11</span><span class="chapters-text">Outro</span></li>
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Audio Compressor Software Implementation (STM32 DSP) - Phil's lab #157

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I come up with this a long time ago and keep using it all the time.
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