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        This video will help you to start simulating your electronic circuits. Explained by Eric Bogatin
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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">03:50</span><span class="chapters-text">Circuit simulator vs. Field solver</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">07:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Which simulator to learn</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:17</span><span class="chapters-text">Downloading Qucs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Starting a new simulation</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">19:43</span><span class="chapters-text">Time domain simulation</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">26:19</span><span class="chapters-text">Simulating impedance</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">29:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Using parameters</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">32:00</span><span class="chapters-text">AC simulation</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">35:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Explaining the results of simulations</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">40:40</span><span class="chapters-text">Simulating PCB tracks</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">43:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Simulating transmission line</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">55:48</span><span class="chapters-text">DesignCon</span></li>
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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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How to Start with Electronic Circuit Simulation for Free | Eric Bogatin

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About power supplies on motherboards and all related control and logic subsystems. Explained by Istvan Nagy
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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">01:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Types of power supplies</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:32</span><span class="chapters-text">Testing power supplies</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:36</span><span class="chapters-text">About power supply layout and voltage sense</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">17:23</span><span class="chapters-text">Output voltage</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">19:57</span><span class="chapters-text">Voltage regulator features</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">35:56</span><span class="chapters-text">CPLD</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">39:59</span><span class="chapters-text">Motherboard power subsystem example</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">43:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Power sequencing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">54:30</span><span class="chapters-text">System management</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">58:03</span><span class="chapters-text">Sequencer chip</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:00:44</span><span class="chapters-text">FPGA</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:02:40</span><span class="chapters-text">Initialization sequence</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:08:01</span><span class="chapters-text">CPLD schematic page example</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:10:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Power domains</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:18:44</span><span class="chapters-text">x86 Power stages</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:24:39</span><span class="chapters-text">Thermal protection and management</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:29:46</span><span class="chapters-text">Istvan's book</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Complex-Digital-Hardware-Design-Istvan/dp/1032702087">Istvan´s Book</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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How Computer Motherboard Power Supplies Work

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Ken Burns has published 7 hardware projects on Kickstarter. He explains how it works.
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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">03:15</span><span class="chapters-text">Starting with Kickstarter</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Kickstarter vs. Indiegogo</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">13:49</span><span class="chapters-text">Calculating price for HW products</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:36</span><span class="chapters-text">Starting Kickstarter vs. Project status</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">24:11</span><span class="chapters-text">Preparing marketing materials</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">27:42</span><span class="chapters-text">Getting help with promotion</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">33:21</span><span class="chapters-text">Shipping thousands of products</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">37:34</span><span class="chapters-text">Goal amount</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">40:46</span><span class="chapters-text">Find people</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">46:02</span><span class="chapters-text">Board vs. Product</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">50:07</span><span class="chapters-text">Cost</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">54:51</span><span class="chapters-text">Do it because you enjoy it</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">58:20</span><span class="chapters-text">About Ken's company</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:06:57</span><span class="chapters-text">How to reach out to media</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:12:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Component sourcing </span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:15:45</span><span class="chapters-text">"Just" a board example</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:18:02</span><span class="chapters-text">Product example</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:23:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Community</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:27:28</span><span class="chapters-text">Advice</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:29:21</span><span class="chapters-text">... only lost 60k, but ...</span></li>
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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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        This is my Hardware Design directory template which I found most useful.<br><br>

        <b>Here is how the Directory Tree looks</b>
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        <b>Each directory contains read_me.txt file with short description e.g:</b><br><br>

        <i>Place following files here:
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                <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">Pick and Place</span></li>
                <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">Bill of Materials (grouped by component type)</span></li>
                <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">Component reference BOM (each component on one line)</span></li>
                <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">TOP and BOTTOM VIEW (shows board outline with TOP + BOTTOM layer)</span></li>
                <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">Mechanical Drawing (Board dimensions, holes position, ..)</span></li>
                <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">TOP and BOTTOM Assembly Drawing (Component position with Reference Designator)</span></li>
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        <b><span style="color:#ff0000;">UPDATED! </span></b> Download latest version from 11-JAN-2013 <a href="https://assets.fedevel.com/blog/downloads/FEDEVEL-Directory-Template-11-JAN-2013.zip" >here</a>.
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        <i>Previous (older) versions:<br>
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                <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">28-NOV-2012 The Directory Template can be downloaded <a href="https://assets.fedevel.com/blog/downloads/FEDEVEL-Directory-Template-28-NOV-2012.zip" >here</a>.</span></li>
                <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text">07-MAR-2012 The Directory Template can be downloaded <a href="https://assets.fedevel.com/blog/downloads/FEDEVEL-Directory-Templates.zip" >here</a>.</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://assets.fedevel.com/blog/downloads/FEDEVEL-Directory-Template-11-JAN-2013.zip" >FEDEVEL Directory Template 11-JAN-2013.zip</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://assets.fedevel.com/blog/downloads/FEDEVEL-Directory-Template-28-NOV-2012.zip" >FEDEVEL Directory Template 28-NOV-2012.zip</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://assets.fedevel.com/blog/downloads/FEDEVEL-Directory-Templates.zip" >FEDEVEL Directory Templates.zip</a></li>
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Hardware Design – Directory Template Tree

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        If you have never worked in Altium Designer and you would like to start, or you are beginner / just starting, this selection of video tutorials is right for you.<br><br>

        After you watch the attached video tutorials, you should be able to start and finish successfully your first project in Altium Designer. Tutorials explain how to create Schematic, PCB, Libraries, Footprints, generate files for PCB production and files for board assembly / manufacturing.
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        Links are ordered based on importance with the most important link on the top:
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            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text"><b><a href="https://fedevel.com/blog/how-to-start-with-altium-designer-all-in-17-minutes-video/">Altium Designer Tutorial: How to start with Schematic & PCB</a></b></span></li>
            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text"><b><a href="https://fedevel.com/blog/altium-designer-create-bom-library-with-live-links-to-supplier-data/">Altium Designer – Create BOM & Library from Supplier’s Data</a></b></span></li>
            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text"><b><a href="https://fedevel.com/blog/altium-designer-tutorial-printing/">Altium Designer Tutorial – How to Print assembly drawing</a></b></span></li>
            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text"><b><a href="https://fedevel.com/blog/altium-designer-generating-gerbers-for-pcb-manufacturer/">Altium Designer – Generating Gerbers for PCB Manufacturer</a></b><br><br>

                These other video tutorials will help you make your design more professional:
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            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text"><b><a href="https://fedevel.com/blog/altium-designer-how-to-creat-assembly-drawing-layers/">Altium Designer – How to Create Assembly Drawing Layers</a></b></span></li>
            <li class="content-list-item"><span class="content-text"><b><a href="https://fedevel.com/blog/altium-designer-3d-model-of-your-pcb-its-reallyeasy/">Altium Designer – 3D model of your PCB – it’s really easy</a></b></span></li>
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6 Altium Tutorials for newbies


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        I spoke for EEWEB about HW design. <a href="http://www.eeweb.com/spotlight/interview-with-robert-feranec">Read the interview here</a>.
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="http://www.eeweb.com/spotlight/interview-with-robert-feranec">EEWEB Interview with Robert Feranec</a></li>
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