thank you! please make more fast type videos with to the point explanations. im getting started with my electronics journey as a hobbyist & these help so much!!
Many thanks for your educational content, especially for beginners like me! I guess the schematic was inspired by the reference design provided by the manufacturer, but I'd love to hear a brief explanation why a particular component is used (like you did for C3 and R1).
Great feedback, and I'll be sure to more thoroughly explain each component. The only two components I didn't explain were the input and the output capacitors. Those serve a few purposes: they smooth out the voltages, they provide instantaneous current when there is a fast load change and the regulator can't respond fast enough, and they also stabilize the regulator which will oscillate without them. Capacitors basically just store energy.
It's better to develop the habit of pouring a continuous ground plane on the bottom layer for two-layer PCBs and introduce it very early in the learning process. Here, however, it seems unnecessary for the board to work.
I agree. In the longer version of this video (see link in description) I do add a copper pour on the backside with vias connecting it to the top pour. Wanted to keep the less than 10 minutes version super simple. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thank you! Fast, neat tutorial. Am watching on phone, so hard to see mouse on black background and mouse clicks. Consider enabling mouse trail, and/or larger/outlined mouse cursor. Cheers!
Download the full-length version of this tutorial here: PredictableDesigns.com/FirstPCB
You are way too late. I needed this Video 25 years ago.
Haha, better late than never:)
thank you! please make more fast type videos with to the point explanations. im getting started with my electronics journey as a hobbyist & these help so much!!
Great to hear, and I will do just that:) Thanks for watching!
Many thanks for your educational content, especially for beginners like me! I guess the schematic was inspired by the reference design provided by the manufacturer, but I'd love to hear a brief explanation why a particular component is used (like you did for C3 and R1).
Great feedback, and I'll be sure to more thoroughly explain each component. The only two components I didn't explain were the input and the output capacitors. Those serve a few purposes: they smooth out the voltages, they provide instantaneous current when there is a fast load change and the regulator can't respond fast enough, and they also stabilize the regulator which will oscillate without them. Capacitors basically just store energy.
Very nice tutorial, also helpful to me as a refresher for quickly making a PCB in KiCAD
Thanks, glad it was helpful!
Thank you Sir for sharing your Knowledge
I like using JLC PCB's Easy EDA. Same animal, different whiskers. Neat video.
Yeah I think EasyEDA is also a great choice. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Very very good. Thank you for your educational work!
Awesome, thank you!
Hi. Im going to ask that your next video be on making a PCIE card for a computer. Measurements, thicknesses, and install. Thanks!
That would definitely be stepping up the design complexity. I'll keep it in mind. Thanks for the suggestion.
Can you talk about raising money? I'm going back and forth between trying to find money and building a product.
It's better to develop the habit of pouring a continuous ground plane on the bottom layer for two-layer PCBs and introduce it very early in the learning process. Here, however, it seems unnecessary for the board to work.
I agree. In the longer version of this video (see link in description) I do add a copper pour on the backside with vias connecting it to the top pour. Wanted to keep the less than 10 minutes version super simple. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thank you! Fast, neat tutorial. Am watching on phone, so hard to see mouse on black background and mouse clicks. Consider enabling mouse trail, and/or larger/outlined mouse cursor. Cheers!
Good suggestion. I'll do that in the future. Didn't consider that issue for mobile.