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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.youtube.com/@HansRosenberg74">Hans´ YouTube</a></li>
            <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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        Overview of how to write test firmware for a custom STM32-based PCB, in particular for a variant of one made using the hardware design tutorial videos (including various sensors, flash memory, USB, etc.).<br><br>

Includes topics such as: STM32CubeIDE, SWD and ST-Link, Timers and PWM (RGB LED), USB (Virtual COM Port), SPI (driver for inertial measurement unit).
By no means a complete tutorial but rather a guide on how to approach writing firmware when you first get your custom boards!
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Assembled Boards</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:53</span><span class="chapters-text">Hand-Soldered Components</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:26</span><span class="chapters-text">Initial Testing Suggestions and ST-Link/USB Connections</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:45</span><span class="chapters-text">How to Order (JLCPCB)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:36</span><span class="chapters-text">STM32CubeIDE Overview</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">07:43</span><span class="chapters-text">CubeIDE Project Creation</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:44</span><span class="chapters-text">Pin and Peripheral Assignment</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:40</span><span class="chapters-text">Clock Configuration</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">13:43</span><span class="chapters-text">USB CDC Config</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">14:28</span><span class="chapters-text">SPI Baud Rate Config</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Timer PWM Config</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:23</span><span class="chapters-text">RGB LED Firmware (Timers and PWM)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">21:38</span><span class="chapters-text">Debugging via ST-Link and SWD</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">24:11</span><span class="chapters-text">USB Virtual COM Port Firmware (USB CDC)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">29:05</span><span class="chapters-text">Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) (SPI in Polling Mode)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">37:28</span><span class="chapters-text">Final Testing</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://github.com/pms67/LittleBrain-STM32F4-Sensorboard">Github - Hardware files and firmware repository</a></li>

            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL courses</a></li>
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STM32 Programming Tutorial for Custom Hardware | SWD, PWM, USB, SPI - Phil's Lab #13

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        What you are expecting may be completely different from what is happening on your PCB. Also, this video shows how you can do some simulations of your PCB and what you may learn from these simulations.
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">What this video is about</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">03:25</span><span class="chapters-text">About the board we are simulating ( Altium )</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">06:33</span><span class="chapters-text">The board we are simulating in ADS</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">07:58</span><span class="chapters-text">DC Analysis</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">11:48</span><span class="chapters-text">Power plane resonances analysis ( PPR )</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">18:27</span><span class="chapters-text">Closer look at the PCB stackup</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">20:46</span><span class="chapters-text">SI Analysis</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">29:19</span><span class="chapters-text">SI Analysis - Schematic</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">30:43</span><span class="chapters-text">Analyzing the results of SI simulation </span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">40:17</span><span class="chapters-text">How to match impedance of vias</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">47:06</span><span class="chapters-text">AC Analysis</span>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-sandler-022a7210/">Steven Sandler</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.picotest.com/">Steve's company Picotest</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.keysight.com/zz/en/products/software/pathwave-design-software/pathwave-advanced-design-system/pathwave-ads-simulation-elements.html">The software we used is ADS</a></li>
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Thinking to do PCB Layout Simulations? This May Help … (with Steve Sandler)

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        What is your advice? 5 top questions from people asking how to become a great engineer.
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">What this video is about</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">02:59</span><span class="chapters-text">Can I become a great engineer after watching a video</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">07:36</span><span class="chapters-text">Do you need a school / college / university to become a great engineer?</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">12:22</span><span class="chapters-text">How to start with designing hardware / boards / pcb / electronics </span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">15:28</span><span class="chapters-text">How / Where to learn how to draw schematic</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">21:59</span><span class="chapters-text">What are the recommended books to learn electronics and PCB layout</span>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://designhelp.fedevel.com/forum/test/other-aa/13002-books-for-the-developer">Books for the developer - Our forum</a></li>
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