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In this tutorial you will design and build your own keyboard. You will also learn all the essentials to design and build any electronics. Enjoy!
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://github.com/FEDEVEL/custom-keyboard">Github (HW + 3D + SW)</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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Tutorial - Custom DIY Keyboard Design and Build | Part 2: Keyboard Schematic

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        In this tutorial you will design and build your own keyboard. You will also learn all the essentials to design and build any electronics. Enjoy!
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            Chapters:
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">What is this tutorial about</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:34</span><span class="chapters-text">Starting a new project</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:42</span><span class="chapters-text">Adding RP2040</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">14:43</span><span class="chapters-text">Adding 100nF</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">20:12</span><span class="chapters-text">Adding 2.2uF</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">23:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Adding 200R</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">25:43</span><span class="chapters-text">Adding 27R</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">27:40</span><span class="chapters-text">Adding USB-C connector</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">31:25</span><span class="chapters-text">Adding ESD protection</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">34:03</span><span class="chapters-text">Adding 1uF</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">36:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Connecting USB CC pins</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">36:46</span><span class="chapters-text">Adding 5.1k</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">38:21</span><span class="chapters-text">Voltage regulator 5V to 3V3</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">42:27</span><span class="chapters-text">Adding 47uF</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">45:49</span><span class="chapters-text">Crystal ABM8-272-T3</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">47:22</span><span class="chapters-text">Adding 1k</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">48:32</span><span class="chapters-text">Adding 15pF</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">49:48</span><span class="chapters-text">Adding 1M</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">52:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Flash W25Q128JVS</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">58:20</span><span class="chapters-text">Boot Select Button</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:01:09</span><span class="chapters-text">Adding 100k</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:03:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Reset Button</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:04:28</span><span class="chapters-text">Adding 10k</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:08:23</span><span class="chapters-text">Adding 1x3 Header</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:11:50</span><span class="chapters-text">User LED</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:15:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Power LED</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:16:38</span><span class="chapters-text">Thank you for watching</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://oshwlab.com/robertferanec/custom-keyboard">Finished project (EasyEDA)</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://github.com/FEDEVEL/custom-keyboard">Github (HW + 3D + SW)</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6784228">Thingiverse (3D)</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXvLToQzgzdftro2qK5In8p6ExsDFdpzw">Link to the complete playlist</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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Tutorial - Custom DIY Keyboard Design and Build: Schematic + PCB + Case | Part 1 - RP2040

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    <div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lqc1jmbSxnE" class="youtube-player" width="740" height="416.418" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></span>
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Why is the thickness of PCB layers important? Explained.
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            Chapters:
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        <ul class="chapters-list">
            <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">00:36</span><span class="chapters-text">What is PCB stackup</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:08</span><span class="chapters-text">Is stackup important?</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Layer thickness vs. crosstalk</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Layer thickness vs. track width</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">05:11</span><span class="chapters-text">Layer count and order</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">07:44</span><span class="chapters-text">Conclusion</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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How to choose PCB?

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        When you are designing your boards, what calculator do you use and what calculations do you need the most? Thank you very much to Kenneth Wood
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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>
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                <span class="chapters-time">03:22</span><span class="chapters-text">Conductor properties - maximum current through a track</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">12:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Fusing current - when a track will burn up</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">15:20</span><span class="chapters-text">Conductor / Track impedance</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">31:34</span><span class="chapters-text">Differential pair calculator</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">36:32</span><span class="chapters-text">Crosstalk calculator</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">39:02</span><span class="chapters-text">Via Properties - maximum current through a via</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">42:59</span><span class="chapters-text">Impedance of differential VIAs</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">45:32</span><span class="chapters-text">Thermal management</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">48:40</span><span class="chapters-text">PPM XTAL Calculator</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">54:24</span><span class="chapters-text">OHM's Law calculator</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">56:24</span><span class="chapters-text">PDN Calculator</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">59:27</span><span class="chapters-text">Conductor / Track spacing for higher voltages</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">1:02:05</span><span class="chapters-text">Mechanical information</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">1:04:19</span><span class="chapters-text">Er Effective + Wavelength calculator </span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">1:08:51</span><span class="chapters-text">XL XC Reactance + Planar inductor + Embedded resistors</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">1:13:08</span><span class="chapters-text">Bandwidth and Max conductor length (when to consider a track to be transmission line)</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">1:16:39</span><span class="chapters-text">Padstack / Footprint calculator + Conversion calculator</span>
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            Links:
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://saturnpcb.com/saturn-pcb-toolkit/">Saturn PCB Toolkit</a></li>
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PCB Layout – Useful Calculations Which You Maybe Didn’t Know About (with Kenneth Wood)

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        A Step by Step tutorial to help everyone to learn how to design and build a simple microcontroller board. This Part 6 is about checking your board and soldering down missing components.
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                <span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Unpacking</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">01:03</span><span class="chapters-text">Put labels on your boards</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">06:39</span><span class="chapters-text">Do visual inspection</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">13:28</span><span class="chapters-text">Soldering down SOT-23 Diode</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">17:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Soldering down RGB SMT LED</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">19:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Through hole RGB LED</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">22:43</span><span class="chapters-text">Soldering down debug header</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">25:29</span><span class="chapters-text">Measure resistance of power rails</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">29:33</span><span class="chapters-text">Connecting our board to power</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">35:23</span><span class="chapters-text">Measure voltages on the power rails</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">37:46</span><span class="chapters-text">Measure oscillators and crystals</span>
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            Links:
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://youtu.be/D_asM2Lh_I0">Finished project where you can see how this board is used</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://oshwlab.com/robertferanec/myboard">Download the finished Schematic and PCB here</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://github.com/FEDEVEL/youtube-tiny-simple">Download the project source code from here</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXvLToQzgzdea0sQXmpY8k4tfiXpkYIwO">Watch the full tutorial here</a></li>
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Tutorial #6: Useful Steps To Do After You Receive Your Boards From Production + Some soldering tips

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        Just a quick video about de-soldering components. I hope you will find it useful.
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