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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.
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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">02:08</span><span class="chapters-text">How a near field probe can be useful</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:45</span><span class="chapters-text">What are near filed probes</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">07:53</span><span class="chapters-text">Measurement setup</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Difference between Electric and magnetic probe</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">13:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Taking measurement - cable and magnetic probe, sinus signal</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">22:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Changing to square signal</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">26:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Changing to electrical probe</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">31:34</span><span class="chapters-text">Example 2 measurement setup - power supplies</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">40:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Measuring with magnetic probe</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">51:28</span><span class="chapters-text">Measuring with electric probe</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:00:03</span><span class="chapters-text">Measuring different power supply</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:14:56</span><span class="chapters-text">Big vs Small probe difference</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:23:29</span><span class="chapters-text">Conducted emissions - setup</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:30:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Conducted emissions measurement</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/idmendizabal/">Ignacio's LinkedIn</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://github.com/imendizabal/Near-Field-Probes">Ignacio's Github</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/community">FEDEVEL Community Membership</a></li>
            
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://discord.com/invite/8a8dUcHmrx">Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord</a></li>
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Solving EMC Problems Fast & Easy - Near Field Measurement in Your Lab

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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.
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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">02:17</span><span class="chapters-text">About Scott</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">05:26</span><span class="chapters-text">What is DFM about (Design For Manufacture)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">20:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Where to learn about DFM</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">28:57</span><span class="chapters-text">Don't do it, Collaborate, You decide</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">38:07</span><span class="chapters-text">6 DFF Tips from Scott (Design For Fabrication)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">53:36</span><span class="chapters-text">6 DFF Tips from PCBWay</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:02:49</span><span class="chapters-text">6 Tips for DFA from Scott (Design For Assembly)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:16:51</span><span class="chapters-text">7 Tips for DFA from Entech</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:36:14</span><span class="chapters-text">6 Tips for DFT from Scott (Design For Test)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:49:31</span><span class="chapters-text">10+ Tips for DFT from Redback</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://xentronics.com.au/">Scott's company</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Xentronics-Vids">Scott's company YouTube</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/xentronics/?originalSubdomain=au">Scott's company LinkedIn</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1XeGQZQfP1SK2IIJJ2RDUrI0G2zy0QehDHxjHA2EUdNwUlQ/viewform">FEDEVEL Community Membership</a></li>
            
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://discord.com/invite/8a8dUcHmrx">Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord</a></li>
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40+ Tips to Design PCB Boards for Mass Manufacturing

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This video helps you to decide which one to use. Thank you very much Frida Gail Rojas Contreras
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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">00:24</span><span class="chapters-text">About Frida</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:47</span><span class="chapters-text">Wireless protocols overview</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Bluetooth generations and BLE</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:46</span><span class="chapters-text">Speed</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:56</span><span class="chapters-text">Range</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:25</span><span class="chapters-text">Power consumption</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">25:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Modulation</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">30:22</span><span class="chapters-text">Channel access</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">36:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Latency</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">40:50</span><span class="chapters-text">Maximum connections</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">44:11</span><span class="chapters-text">Security</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">47:24</span><span class="chapters-text">Current standards and Primary use cases</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">50:47</span><span class="chapters-text">Modem communication</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">54:27</span><span class="chapters-text">Firmware architecture layers</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:02:38</span><span class="chapters-text">Key wireless protocol features</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:04:11</span><span class="chapters-text">Processing memory requirements</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:06:21</span><span class="chapters-text">Development integration considerations</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:10:33</span><span class="chapters-text">Wireless integration failure modes</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:19:21</span><span class="chapters-text">Real-world case studies</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:23:29</span><span class="chapters-text">How to prevent wireless integration failures</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:26:35</span><span class="chapters-text">How to choose a wireless protocol</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:35:26</span><span class="chapters-text">Final thoughts</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:38:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Outro</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gailroco/">Frida's LinkedIn</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1XeGQZQfP1SK2IIJJ2RDUrI0G2zy0QehDHxjHA2EUdNwUlQ/viewform">FEDEVEL Community Membership</a></li>
            
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://discord.com/invite/8a8dUcHmrx">Ask questions on our FEDEVEL Discord</a></li>
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Comparing Bluetooth vs. WiFi vs. Cellular - Speed, Distance, Power ...

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        I was very happy to write a post for Altium.
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        <h2 class="blog-content-heading">Do you plan ahead when working on CPU DDR3 fanout?</h2>
        Choosing the correct VIA for a particular memory group and deciding on how PCB layers will be used can make DDR3 layout a lot easier. Assigning different colors to each memory group help visualize the interface.
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        <h2 class="blog-content-heading">Why to use uVIAs instead of through hole VIAs for Address, Command and Control signals?</h2>
        The Address, Command and Control group has the <b>highest number of signals</b> from the memory groups. If we chose through hole VIAs, we would use a lot of space on all the layers. By choosing uVIAs, we only need the space on the Layer 3 and because uVIA is smaller in diameter, we also have more space to fanout the signals on Layer 3.
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How to fanout DDR3 Memory from CPU

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        Here are 9 simple steps, which will help you to design first-time-running boards.
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        <h2 class="blog-content-heading">1) Import/Use/Follow reference schematics & reference boards</h2>
        When you re-use existing and working schematic, your chance that your board will work is quite high.
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        <h2 class="blog-content-heading">2) Add optional circuits and 0R resistors into your schematic</h2>
        If you are not sure if a part of your circuit will work the way you want, place there optional components (not fitted by default). These 0R resistors or optional circuits will be fitted and will bypass the problematic parts in case of problems.
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        <h2 class="blog-content-heading">3) Stay compatible with software / firmware</h2>
        You really want to stay compatible with existing software or firmware.
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        <h2 class="blog-content-heading">4) Think about what will happen and what you are going to do after you power up the board for the very first time</h2>
        You need to be sure your board will power up & reset correctly, and you need to be sure you know how you are going to load the initial software/firmware and debug it.
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        <h2 class="blog-content-heading">5) Check Symbols and Footprints properly</h2>
        I have seen so many mistakes caused by wrong footprint. Don’t do same mistakes.
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        <h2 class="blog-content-heading">6) Take time to browse and check your schematic</h2>
        Take enough time to browse your schematic to find and correct connection mistakes. I always find some!
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        <h2 class="blog-content-heading">7) Once the placement is ready, build a paper model of your PCB</h2>
        Many boards had to be redesigned because something doesn’t fit.
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        <h2 class="blog-content-heading">8) Follow design guides and layout recommendations</h2>
        Good chip manufacturers provides guidelines which help you with layout and to design the board properly. Design guides really help – and you will learn a lot just by reading them.
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        <b><h2 class="blog-content-heading">9) DO NOT DO SILLY MISTAKES!</h2>
        Most of the time when a board has to be redesigned the reason is simple: a silly mistake. I have seen it so many times! Just be careful and check everything.</b><br><br>

        <i>The latest prove that following these points really works is our iMX6 Rex project. Both boards, the iMX6 module and Baseboards are sold as the very first prototype. The boards are quite complex with a lot of components (900+), mechanically advanced (stacked boards, a lot of connectors) and high speed interfaces such DDR3 memories, PCIE, SATA, HDMI. You can check the design and <a href="http://www.imx6rex.com/">download the Schematic and PCB files here</a>.</i>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="http://www.imx6rex.com/">Download the iMX6 Rex Schematic and PCB files</a></li>
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9 Steps to Design First Time Running Boards

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        In case you would like to COPY & PASTE component placement from an existing board to a new Altium project, you can do so very easily. Watch this video.
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                <span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Introduction</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">00:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Copy Components</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">01:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Why</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">03:25</span><span class="chapters-text">Outro</span>
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