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I challenged a software engineer to design his very first PCB. What happened?
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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">00:50</span><span class="chapters-text">Arduino compatibility</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:28</span><span class="chapters-text">Switch</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">05:16</span><span class="chapters-text">Text</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:06</span><span class="chapters-text">LEDs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Board name and version</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">10:16</span><span class="chapters-text">Spread the tracks</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Connector names</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Horizontal / Vertical routing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">16:07</span><span class="chapters-text">Net Color</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Track width</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">24:09</span><span class="chapters-text">2 Layer vs 4 layer PCB</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">25:22</span><span class="chapters-text">VIAs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">26:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Placement</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">27:55</span><span class="chapters-text">VIAs on power and GND</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">30:47</span><span class="chapters-text">Power regulators</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">35:40</span><span class="chapters-text">Stitching capacitors and VIAs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">38:09</span><span class="chapters-text">Through hole pins and thermal relief</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">41:30</span><span class="chapters-text">USB</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">45:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Clearance</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">50:36</span><span class="chapters-text">Critical signals</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">54:15</span><span class="chapters-text">Make it look nice</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">56:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Reference designators</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">57:11</span><span class="chapters-text">DRC checks</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">59:25</span><span class="chapters-text">Does it work?</span></li>
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Do you also make these mistakes in PCB Layout?

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Is this really how beginners design boards??? | Schematic Review

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This video will help you to understand eye diagrams. Thank you very much Tim Wang Lee
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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">00:17</span><span class="chapters-text">How eye diagram is created and why it´s useful</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">07:35</span><span class="chapters-text">How reflections influence eye diagram shape</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:17</span><span class="chapters-text">Simulating reflections and checking eye diagram</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">20:19</span><span class="chapters-text">How crosstalk influences eye diagram shape</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">30:36</span><span class="chapters-text">Simulating crosstalk and checking eye diagram</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">35:09</span><span class="chapters-text">How loss influences eye diagram shape</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">41:13</span><span class="chapters-text">Simulating loss and checking eye diagram</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">50:32</span><span class="chapters-text">Equalization explained</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">57:53</span><span class="chapters-text">CTLE Equalization</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">58:49</span><span class="chapters-text">FFE Equalization</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:02:19</span><span class="chapters-text">DFE Equalization</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.keysight.com/us/en/products/software/pathwave-design-software.html">Get a head start with Electronic Design Automation</a></li>
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What does an eye diagram show? Here is how you recognize problems - reflections, crosstalk and loss

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        Overview of how to design an STM32-based PCB including various peripherals (SD card, USB) and some sensors (IMU and barometric pressure sensor). Including information on how to order these PCBs fully-assembled from JLCPCB.<br><br>This board will be used in future videos on signal processing, STM32 firmware, and more - and is an upgrade on the original ´LittleBrain´ PCB.<br><br>Hardware designed using Altium Designer.
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:45</span><span class="chapters-text">Schematic Overview</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Power Supply Schematic</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:20</span><span class="chapters-text">STM32 Microcontroller</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:25</span><span class="chapters-text">Pin Assignment with STM32CubeIDE</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:15</span><span class="chapters-text">Serial Wire Debug (SWD)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:55</span><span class="chapters-text">USB</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:05</span><span class="chapters-text">SD Card</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:39</span><span class="chapters-text">GPIO Header</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:58</span><span class="chapters-text">Sensors (IMU and Pressure Sensor)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:26</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB Overview</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Layer Stackup and Impedances</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:51</span><span class="chapters-text">Power Supply Layout and Routing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">13:22</span><span class="chapters-text">STM32 Layout and Routing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">14:09</span><span class="chapters-text">SDIO and USB Interfaces</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">14:34</span><span class="chapters-text">Sensors Layout and Routing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">14:56</span><span class="chapters-text">Ground and Stitching Vias</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:29</span><span class="chapters-text">Silkscreen</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:38</span><span class="chapters-text">Design Rule Check, Gerber and Assembly Files</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">16:33</span><span class="chapters-text">Ordering at JLCPCB</span></li>
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Altium STM32 Hardware Design - An Overview in Under 20 Minutes - Phil's Lab #38

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        Even if you have access to a simulation software, sometimes it’s super difficult to setup memory simulation. I hope this video helps.
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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></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:22</span><span class="chapters-text">Importing board into PathWave</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:16</span><span class="chapters-text">Setting up stackup</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">07:15</span><span class="chapters-text">Setting up LPDDR4 simulation in SIPro (RapidScan, DDR Wizard )</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">20:13</span><span class="chapters-text">S-Parameters, Skew results, Sub-Circuit</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">25:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Setting up the simulation in Memory Designer schematic</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">39:48</span><span class="chapters-text">Viewing the results from memory simulation</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">44:39</span><span class="chapters-text">What to do when getting some weird results from the simulation</span></li>
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Setting Up DDR4 Memory Simulation | ADS | with Vandana Wylde

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        See how a stitching VIA can help to control return current path when a track is changing reference layers.
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