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Making Hardware Is Harder Than It Looks

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From idea to real hardware product: what it really takes to design, build, and ship hardware. Matt Liberty shares his journey building Joulescope. Links: - Matt's LinkedIn - Matt's website - Ask your questions about electronics here - Easy search through my videos - Learn more about electronics, check out our online courses

How to Design a USB-C Power Supply (5V–28V) in 3 Hours | Full Tutorial | EasyEDA

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You will learn how to draw schematic, do PCB layout and manufacture your board. You will design an useful USB-C PD Power supply based on CH224A / CH224Q chip. Links: - Download all the files from here - Open schematic and PCB directly here - Ask your questions about electronics here - Easy search through my videos - Learn more about electronics, check out our online courses

Talking About Joulescope Schematic: How Does It Measure Voltage and Current So Precisely?

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This video breaks down the schematic circuit behind how the Joulescope achieves precise voltage and current measurements. Special thanks to Matt Liberty, creator of Joulescope, and Josh Brown from Texas Instruments. Links: - Matt's LinkedIn - Matt's website - Joulescope 3D view - TI Test and measurement website - TI's White Paper on Optimizing Chopper Amplifier Accuracy: - Bluetooth board - Ask your questions about electronics here - Easy search through my videos - Learn more about electronics, check out our online courses

PCB Layout Finished 10x Faster with AI? Here’s How...

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From estimated 10 weeks down to 1 week. Real examples showing how AI helps with component placement and PCB layout. Thanks to Sergiy Nesterenko and Ben Jordan from Quilter. Links: - Quilter - Sergiy's LinkedIn - Ben's LinkedIn - Project Speedrun technical write-up - Get started - Ask your questions about electronics here - Easy search through my videos - Learn more about electronics, check out our online courses

Some PCB Designers Skip Risk Analysis. Should You?

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You probably didn't know you may need this. Thank you very much Clemens Mayer. Links: - Clemens' LinkedIn - Clemens' company - Consultation - Ask your questions about electronics here - Easy search through my videos - Learn more about electronics, check out our online courses

Driving a Motor with STM32 | Quick Tutorial (Drone Example using GaN Controller)

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Easy way to generate STM32 code to drive a motor. Thank you very much Federico Unnia Links: - Federico's LinkedIn - EPC website - Github with files - Learn more about electronics, check out our online courses - Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord

Machines That Build Your Electronics – Factory Tour | Meline Group

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Personal factory tour just for you. You normally won’t see the machines demonstrated this closely. Very special thanks to Alicia and Serena from Meline Group. Enjoy! Links: - Meline Group website - Alicia's LinkedIn - Serena's LinkedIn - Learn more about electronics, check out our online courses - Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord

EMC Essentials Explained: Theory & Low-Cost Lab Measurements

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We go through the essential theory and do some practical and simple measurements. Thank you very much Joost Brilman Links: - Tools we used in the video - Joost 's LinkedIn - Joost 's Youtube - Learn more about electronics, check out our online courses - Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord

Track Crossing on PCBs - Myth vs Reality

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Routing tracks on neighboring layers horizontally and vertically - does it really reduce interference or is it just a myth? Thank you very much Yuriy Shlepnev Links: - Yuriy's LinkedIn - Yuriy's company - FEDEVEL Community Membership - Learn more about electronics, check out our online courses - Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord

Useful Low-Cost EMC Tools (From $0 to $500)

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Tips for measuring EMC in your lab using inexpensive tools. Many thanks to Karen Burnham Links: - Karen's LinkedIn - Karen's company - FEDEVEL Community Membership - Learn more about electronics, check out our online courses - Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord

How to Design an Antenna That Actually Works | All Steps Explained

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Steps taken when designing an antenna. Many thanks to Nikola Dobric. Links: - Nikola's LinkedIn - Nikola's company - FEDEVEL Community Membership - Learn more about electronics, check out our online courses - Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord

Is this PCB layer stackup OK? Solid GND – Signal Layer – Split Planes ???

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Watch what happens when PCB tracks are routed over split planes. Thank you very much Yuriy Shlepnev Links: - Yuriy's LinkedIn - Yuriy's company - FEDEVEL Community Membership - Learn more about electronics, check out our online courses - Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord

From Idea to Mass Production - Explaining the process of electronic product development

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For everyone who would like to design or is already designing electronic products. Thank you very much Zoran Stankovic Links: - Zoran's company website - Zoran's LinkedIn - FEDEVEL Community Membership - Learn more about electronics, check out our online courses - Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord

Designing PCB Cup Coaster in 15 minutes - Full Tutorial

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Step-by-step tutorial to learn how to design your own cup coaster. Links: - Download the stencil from FEDEVEL Github - Download the full project here - FEDEVEL Community Membership - Learn more about electronics, check out our online courses - Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord

Factory Tour in China - Building Electronics | ELECROW

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Watch this video to see the process from PCB to final product. Links: - Elecrow company website - CrowView, the product built in this video - FEDEVEL Community Membership - FEDEVEL Online courses - Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord

ESP32 for Beginners: Selecting module + Starting with Arduino and Espressif IDE

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Explains how to start with ESP32. Thank you very much Seyed Amir Alavi Links: - Amir's LinkedIn - Amir's Github repository - FEDEVEL Community Membership - FEDEVEL Online courses - Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord

Solving EMC Problems Fast & Easy - Near Field Measurement in Your Lab

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About how to find EMC noise fast using a simple near-field measurement setup. Thank you very much Ignacio de Mendizabal Links: - Ignacio's LinkedIn - Ignacio's Github - FEDEVEL Community Membership - FEDEVEL Online courses - Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord

40+ Tips to Design PCB Boards for Mass Manufacturing

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Professional PCB board design is not only about Schematic and PCB layout. Thank you very much Scott Williams for sharing all these tips. Links: - Scott's company - Scott's company YouTube - Scott's company LinkedIn - FEDEVEL Community Membership - FEDEVEL Online courses - Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord

Comparing Bluetooth vs. WiFi vs. Cellular - Speed, Distance, Power ...

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This video helps you to decide which one to use. Thank you very much Frida Gail Rojas Contreras Links: - Frida's LinkedIn - FEDEVEL Community Membership - FEDEVEL Online courses - Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord

Factory Tour in China - How Boards Are Made | SenRuiDa PCBA

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Walking through a company in China that solders components on PCBs. Recorded in SenRuiDa. Links: - SenRuiDa - FEDEVEL Online courses