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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://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 low-dropout (LDO) regulators work, when they should(n´t) be used, LDO datasheets, key parameters to choose, power dissipation and thermals, and PCB layout/routing demo.
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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">03:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Reasons for Using LDOs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:19</span><span class="chapters-text">How LDOs Work</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:31</span><span class="chapters-text">Power Dissipation Calculation</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:58</span><span class="chapters-text">Datasheet & Key Parameters</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:05</span><span class="chapters-text">Input/Output Capacitors and Derating</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">17:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Cascading Switching and LDO Regulators</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:15</span><span class="chapters-text">Example Design</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">19:34</span><span class="chapters-text">Layout & Routing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">25:47</span><span class="chapters-text">Outro</span></li>
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            <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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LDO Regulator Hardware Design - Phil's Lab #105

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        Switching boost converter function, working principles, and PCB layout & routing. Best practices, tips, and guidelines to minimise noise, EMI, etc...

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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">01:43</span><span class="chapters-text">Boost Converter Basics</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:41</span><span class="chapters-text">On/Off States</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">07:36</span><span class="chapters-text">Input/Output Voltage vs Duty Cycle</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:28</span><span class="chapters-text">Important Nodes & Loops</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:31</span><span class="chapters-text">Example Boost Converter Part (Datasheet)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:40</span><span class="chapters-text">Schematic</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:17</span><span class="chapters-text">Datasheet Recommendations</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">13:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Layout</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">19:43</span><span class="chapters-text">Routing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">25:17</span><span class="chapters-text">Outro</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boost_converter">Wiki Boost Converter</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tps61041.pdf?ts=1683452684512&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ti.com%252Fproduct%252FTPS61041">Boost Converter Datasheet</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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Boost Converter PCB Design - Phil's Lab #106

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        What is happening with signals when tracks are changing layers in PCB? Thank you very much Eric.
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">The board</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:02</span><span class="chapters-text">How signal travels through a via</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:32</span><span class="chapters-text">About setup</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">07:26</span><span class="chapters-text">About ground</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:38</span><span class="chapters-text">With GND VIAs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">13:45</span><span class="chapters-text">Current, plane, skin effect</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.ansys.com/academic/students/ansys-electronics-desktop-student">Ansys free version</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.signalintegrityjournal.com/events/504-ten-signal-integrity-rules-of-thumb-i-use-every-day">Ten Signal Integrity Rules of Thumb webinar</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL courses</a></li>
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