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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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        Talking about how more people can work on one schematic and how more people can work on PCB layout of the same board.
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How more people can do PCB Layout & Schematic of One Board

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        There are big differences between capacitors. Here are some examples what to be careful about. X5R vs X7R vs 25V vs 50V.
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.murata.com/en-us/tool/simsurfing">Try it by yourself</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses/learn-orcad-and-allegro-essentials">Link to the Online course</a></li>
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How to choose the right capacitor – comparing material, temperature, voltage and capacitance

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