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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.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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        Why? It’s then easier to create assembly drawing layer.
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TIP #082: Always add assembly drawing layer into your footprint (if your CAD system supports it)

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            For everyone who would like to learn how to start with OrCad and Cadence Allegro PCB.<br><br>

            You will create a simple LED circuit. The course videos are step-by-step and even if you are new in electronics or you have never used OrCAD or Allegro before, by repeating these steps, you will design your board. By the end of this course, you will learn all the most essential information to be able to start using and discovering Cadence by yourself.<br><br>

            Within 1 hour you will learn how to:
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            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">Draw schematic</span></li>
            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">Create and update schematic symbols</span></li>
            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">Create and update footprints</span></li>
            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">Place components into your PCB</span></li>
            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">Route simple PCB</span></li>
            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">Print from PCB and schematic</span></li>
            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">Create Bill of Material (BOM)</span></li>
            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">Generate Gerbers and Drill file</span></li>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Introduction: What you are going to learn</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:35</span><span class="chapters-text">Starting a new project</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:56</span><span class="chapters-text">Creating Resistor Symbol</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Creating LED Symbol</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:35</span><span class="chapters-text">Creating Connector Symbol</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:19</span><span class="chapters-text">Creating Through hole pad</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:35</span><span class="chapters-text">Creating SMD pad</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">13:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Creating VIA</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">14:19</span><span class="chapters-text">Creating Resistor Footprint</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">16:12</span><span class="chapters-text">Creating Footprint for LED</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">17:31</span><span class="chapters-text">Creating Connector Footprint</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:54</span><span class="chapters-text">Assign footprints to symbols</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">19:57</span><span class="chapters-text">Placing components and Drawing Schematic</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">23:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Annotating Schematic</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">24:28</span><span class="chapters-text">How to update symbol ans sync schematic</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">26:55</span><span class="chapters-text">Generating Netlist</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">27:48</span><span class="chapters-text">Starting New PCB</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">29:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Placing components in PCB</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">31:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Creating Board Outline</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">32:11</span><span class="chapters-text">Setting up Rules</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">34:45</span><span class="chapters-text">Doing Layout</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">37:36</span><span class="chapters-text">Adding Text</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">40:39</span><span class="chapters-text">Moving tracks and placing components on the bottom layer</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">41:48</span><span class="chapters-text">Working with Layers and Views</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">47:16</span><span class="chapters-text">How to sync changes in PADs and Footprints with PCB</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">52:25</span><span class="chapters-text">Adjusting LED Footprint</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">56:11</span><span class="chapters-text">Checking DRC and Generating Gerbers</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:00:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Generating Drill File</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:01:19</span><span class="chapters-text">Printing Layers</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:02:20</span><span class="chapters-text">Generating BOM, Printing Schematic</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://youtu.be/d_TPIxPX01s">Tutorial OrCAD 17.4 and Cadence Allegro PCB Editor | 2022 | Step by Step | For Beginners</a></li>
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Starting with OrCAD and Cadence Allegro PCB – Tutorial for Beginners

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        Why? For example wrong connect style can make soldering very hard or it can limit maximum current.
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