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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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        Comparing different differential pair track arrangement vs. crosstalk. Thank you very much Saish Sawant and Keysight Technologies
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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">00:23</span><span class="chapters-text">Crosstalk between Differential pair and Single ended signal</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:38</span><span class="chapters-text">Crosstalk if we swap PN signals to NP</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">13:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Crosstalk between two differential pairs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:47</span><span class="chapters-text">Differential pair N & P length mismatch</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">34:09</span><span class="chapters-text">What did he use to simulate it</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">36:45</span><span class="chapters-text">De-embedding</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">41:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Gap in return plane</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://keysight.com/find/pcie-designer ">PCIE Designer</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/saish-sawant/">Saish's LinkedIn</a></li>
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PCB Layout of Differential Pairs vs. Crosstalk - Is track polarity important?

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Explained how you can add Ethernet to FPGA and use it to transfer your data in and out of the board
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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">01:56</span><span class="chapters-text">Ethernet in FPGA block diagram explained</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:58</span><span class="chapters-text">Starting new project</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:59</span><span class="chapters-text">Creating Schematic of Ethernet in FPGA</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">26:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Explaining IP blocks</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">38:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Assigning pins</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">47:19</span><span class="chapters-text">Building our code, Synthesis and Implementation explained</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">58:03</span><span class="chapters-text">Uploading our firmware and testing our code</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:04:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Ethernet Python script explained</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:09:25</span><span class="chapters-text">Explaining Switches and LED IP block code</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:13:43</span><span class="chapters-text">Explaining Ethernet IP block code</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:23:57</span><span class="chapters-text">About Stacey</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://github.com/HDLForBeginners/Toolbox">Source files from the video</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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How To Do Ethernet in FPGA - Easy Tutorial

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Explained how mass production board testing works and what you need.
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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">01:36</span><span class="chapters-text">Testpoints: size, types and recommendations</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:28</span><span class="chapters-text">Test Fixtures, Bed of nails, Cartridges</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">40:47</span><span class="chapters-text">How much does a test fixture cost?</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">43:08</span><span class="chapters-text">Wiring</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">45:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Instruments for measuring and testing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">52:55</span><span class="chapters-text">Software to test boards</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:06:17</span><span class="chapters-text">Firmware upload</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:08:48</span><span class="chapters-text">Connecting and Testing: High power, SD card, LED, Display</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:14:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Accessories: Screwdrivers, Buttons, Markers, Guide pins,...</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:17:32</span><span class="chapters-text">Software overview</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:22:16</span><span class="chapters-text">About Duncan's company</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fixturfab.com/ ">Duncan´s company</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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