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Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design from the Ground Up ™

Introduction

Course Promotion (1:15)
Welcome (7:49)

Course Introduction & KiCad Installation

Course Introduction (4:46)
Setting Up KiCAD (3:32)
Getting the Required Documents (4:57)
Notice

The PCB Design Flow

Overview of KiCad (3:12)
Getting Started with the Schematic Editor (9:53)
Adding more Components to the Schematics (10:36)
Connecting Wires and Annotating Schematics (10:18)
Handling Errors (5:22)
Assigning Footprints (9:22)
Introduction to the PCB Editor (11:07)
Creating the Board Outline and Downloading 3D Models (11:14)
Adding Copper Pour and Routing the Board (11:45)
Adding Silkscreen (2:57)

Analyzing the Documentation

Understanding the Datasheet(ADXL345) (3:24)
Reading the AN4488 Application Note (10:16)
Understanding the AN2867 Application Note (11:13)

Part Selection Using Distributors

Searching for Components- Mouser(Pt.1) (8:36)
Searching for Components- Mouser(Pt.2) (5:39)
Analyzing the AMS1117-3.3 Regulator (4:54)

Schematic Design for Power Supply (Regulator)

The AMS1117 3V3 Regulator (Pt.1) (9:41)
Creating the Schematics (8:50)
The AMS1117 3V3 Regulator (Pt.2) (7:20)

The Mincrocontroller(MCU)

Adding Decoupling Capacitors(Pt.1) (10:12)
Overview of the STM32CubeMX (7:48)
Adding Decoupling Capacitors(Pt.2) (2:56)
Decoupling VDDA and CAP1 (10:09)
Adding a Pushbutton for RESET (6:11)
Connecting the BOOT0 Pin (6:22)
Connecting the Crystal Oscillator(Pt.1) (10:45)
Connecting the Crystal Oscillator(Pt.2) (6:55)
Connecting the LED & User Pushbutton (6:47)

The Debugger and the USB

Connecting the USB Lines (11:35)
Connecting the Serial Wire Debugger Lines (11:37)
Adding ESD Protection Diode (8:06)

The Accelerometer

Adding the ADXL345 Accelerometer (Pt.1) (10:10)
Downloading Component from SnapEDA (10:53)
Adding the ADXL345 Accelerometer (Pt.2) (8:51)

Exposing Connectors and Cleaning Up

Adding Texts and Bounding Boxes (6:36)
Adding Connectors to the Schematics (6:36)

Schematic Annotation and Footprint Assignment

Dealing with Electrical Rule Check (ERC) Errors and Warnings (5:21)
Annotating the Schematics (3:52)
Assigning Footprints to Components (Pt.1) (12:00)
Assigning Footprints to Components (Pt.2) (11:24)
Assigning Footprints to Components (Pt.3) (11:40)

The PCB

PCB Design Rules Set-up (10:12)
Introduction (13:10)
Importing the Components to PCB Editor (3:16)
Adding the Board Outline (6:04)
Components Arrangements(Pt.1) (10:57)
Components Arrangements(Pt.2) (12:02)
Components Arrangements(Pt.3) (9:14)

The PCB Routing

Routing Decoupling Capacitors and Adding Copper Pour for VCC (9:31)
Copper Pour on F.CU In1.CU In2.CU and B.CU (4:51)
Routing the ADXL345 accelerometer (10:19)
Routing Connectors and Adding Ground Vias (9:39)
Routing Crystal and VDDA (9:24)
Routing other Signals (10:47)
Routing the Crystal (10:48)
Removing Copper Under Crsytal (2:36)

Adding Silk Screen and Finishing Touches

Adding a LOGO to the Board (5:08)
Adding Silk Screen to the Board (11:59)
Some Finishing Touches (3:42)

Getting the Board Manufactured

Preparing the BOM file (10:55)
Generating the Necessary Files for Manufacturing (4:11)
Sending the Files for production and Manufacturing (7:17)

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