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        Professional hardware design of complex boards 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">00:59</span><span class="chapters-text">Learning step-by-step</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:53</span><span class="chapters-text">Where we can find electronics</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:02</span><span class="chapters-text">Misconceptions</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">41:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Istvan's book</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">44:35</span><span class="chapters-text">Testing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">51:19</span><span class="chapters-text">What to learn</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:05:09</span><span class="chapters-text">What do we need to start</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:15:35</span><span class="chapters-text">Learning types</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:23:29</span><span class="chapters-text">Learning path</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:27:48</span><span class="chapters-text">Hobby tools</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:37:56</span><span class="chapters-text">Production</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:45:05</span><span class="chapters-text">Company types</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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Are you the right person to design complex electronic boards?

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Watch close details of building a keyboard - from soldering to programming. Enjoy!
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">I received PCB and 3D printed parts</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:29</span><span class="chapters-text">Soldering</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">04:20</span><span class="chapters-text">Finishing and testing the board</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:59</span><span class="chapters-text">Software</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">09:56</span><span class="chapters-text">Building the case</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:23</span><span class="chapters-text">RGB colors and custom shortcuts</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">13:56</span><span class="chapters-text">The final result</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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I built a real electronic product from home… and recorded everything

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        I built a circuit designed by AI.
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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">00:39</span><span class="chapters-text">Building the circuit</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:47</span><span class="chapters-text">Installing CircuitPython</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">05:53</span><span class="chapters-text">Running and fixing the code</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:33</span><span class="chapters-text">Results</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://x.com/i/grok/share/5T8BmTFnsI9Rr195HKz5qPQ8U">My chat with A</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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I asked AI to design an electronic circuit and write software for it. Here is what happened ...

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        Basics of designing hardware with Gigabit Ethernet MACs, PHYs, and MagJack RJ45 connectors. Covering signalling (RGMII, MDIO), PHY selection, schematic walkthrough, and PCB design.
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Intro</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:02</span><span class="chapters-text">Basics</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:07</span><span class="chapters-text">Media-Independent Interface (MII)</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">07:12</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB Overview
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:52</span><span class="chapters-text">Choice of PHY</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:51</span><span class="chapters-text">PHY Datasheet</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">15:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Strapping Pins</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">16:42</span><span class="chapters-text">Schematic - MAC</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">18:17</span><span class="chapters-text">Schematic - PHY</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">20:46</span><span class="chapters-text">Schematic - RGMII, Series Term., Strapping</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">25:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Schematic - MDIO, Control, Clock</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">26:51</span><span class="chapters-text">Schematic - MDI & MagJack</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">29:57</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB - Resources</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">31:42</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB - Stack-Up & Impedance Control</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">35:12</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB - Layout</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">36:47</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB - RGMII</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">42:15</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB - MagJack</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">44:02</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB - QFN Layout/Decoupling</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">45:34</span><span class="chapters-text">Outro</span></li>
            
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lukjt-zWbuw&t=531s&ab_channel=Phil%E2%80%99sLab">Zynq Ethernet Firmware Tutorial</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media-independent_interface">MII Wiki</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vALt6Sd9vlY&ab_channel=RobertFeranec">Rick Hartley Grounding</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijQMTl7fUOg&ab_channel=AltiumAcademy">Zach Peterson Ethernet Grounding</a></li>
            
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://resources.altium.com/p/ethernet-layout-routing-standards-mac-phy-and-rj-45-connectors">Ethernet Layout Routing Guidelines: MAC, PHY, and RJ-45 Connectors</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.ti.com/lit/an/snla387/snla387.pdf">Ethernet PHY PCB Design Layout Checklist</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.pulseelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Pulse_Layout-Considerations-v7.pdf">Layout Considerations for Pulse Ethernet Magnetics
                and Ethernet Connector Modules</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/aemDocuments/documents/OTH/ApplicationNotes/ApplicationNotes/00002054A.pdf">Gigabit Ethernet Design Guide</a></li>
            
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses/advanced-digital-hardware-design">Advanced Digital Hardware Design course</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses/mixed-signal-hardware-design-with-kicad">Mixed-signal Hardware Design course</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL courses</a></li>
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Gigabit Ethernet Hardware Design - Phil's Lab #143

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Close look at BGA soldering, chip soldering, hand soldering and more
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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">00:09</span><span class="chapters-text">Soldering BGA</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">01:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Soldering TSSOP</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">03:05</span><span class="chapters-text">Soldering QFN</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">06:02</span><span class="chapters-text">Hand soldering</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:35</span><span class="chapters-text">Multilayer PCB under a microscope</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.keyence.eu/yt-kib-vhx-0924">Microscope Keyence VHX-7000N</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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Have you ever seen soldering THIS close?

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How to come up with ideas for electronics projects and having fun when building them. Talking with Chris Greening
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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">00:23</span><span class="chapters-text">How to come up with ideas</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:23</span><span class="chapters-text">How Chris learned and designed his 1st PCB</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">05:53</span><span class="chapters-text">EasyEDA vs. KiCAD</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:42</span><span class="chapters-text">Wireless LEDs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">21:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Haptic knob</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">27:53</span><span class="chapters-text">Printing PCB at Home</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">32:26</span><span class="chapters-text">USB Tester</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">37:25</span><span class="chapters-text">ESP32 and MP3</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">41:57</span><span class="chapters-text">ESP-Now</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">44:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Minimalistic Microcontroller & TV project</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">50:17</span><span class="chapters-text">Touch Spectrum</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">59:32</span><span class="chapters-text">Paper display / ePaper</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:09:00</span><span class="chapters-text">DYI Alexa</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:15:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Laser Projected Asteroids game</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:24:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Your project may not work ...</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:31:51</span><span class="chapters-text">3D printing</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@atomic14">Chris´ YT channel</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://esp32zx.substack.com/about">Chris´ ZX Spectrum Project</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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