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Finally I know how the picture from gerber files is generated.  Links:  – The Gerber Format Specification: https://www.ucamco.com/files/downloads/file/81/The_Gerber_File_Format_specification.pdf?8919605ed9d361f16d9f82b26937d6cf

Everything important you may want to know to start with KiCad.

It’s not difficult (unless it’s difficult), it’s not expensive and it can be useful.  Links: – Fusion 360: https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/personal  – Meshmixer: http://www.meshmixer.com/download.html  – Cura: https://ultimaker.com/software/ultimaker-cura

Useful Tips & Tricks which can save you time and make your work on PCB layout easier.

About PCB material properties, safe space between tracks, impedance of VIA & PADs

Comparing results from the real boards with results from a simulation.

This tutorial explains how to work with components in Altium365 and in Concord Pro

Running different currents through PCB Tracks and checking them with thermal camera.

This video explains a simple way to create queries for filters and rules + we will go through some useful examples.

Explains what you may want to be careful about when you are comparing footprint with a real component.

Coupon: MOX04. Here is the link from video. I hope it will help you: https://www.altium.com/altium-designe...

Eight simulations to explore DC Currents and Voltage Drop on the same boards, but with different placement and different layout.

Real numbers from real projects to tell you how long it really takes to design an advanced board. How long it takes to draw schematic, do PCB layout and more ...

Many people ask me, why we do not provide libraries with our open source projects. It is because libraries can be easily generated from existing schematic and PCB. Here is how ....

How to track history and changes in your project, how to use git / github by yourself and with other engineers.

What is the minimum size of VIA and VIA-in-PAD which I can use in my board? What kind of VIA in PAD I should choose? How much is it going to cost? Everything important about the limits and recommendations of VIAs and VIAs in PAD.

From a call where I was interviewed by Peter Dalmaris. Listen to the whole podcast here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/ ...  Thank you Peter for the call.

Elegant way of component placement - updated for recent Altium version.

An interesting document covering some of the requirements for hardware which is going to be sent to space.

Can you guess which is one of the most useful shortcuts in Altium? The Shortcut for Shortcuts :)

What pad dimensions should I use and why? Where my pin 1 should be located? What if I do not follow standards? What is IPC about? And more ...

For a very first time I decided to buy a footprint. What was my experience like and how it works?

How to simply filter and adjust parameters of different objects.

There are big differences between capacitors. Here are some examples what to be careful about. X5R vs X7R vs 25V vs 50V

Create your own TitleBlock which automatically fills out and update it's main parameters.

Talking about how more people can work on one schematic and how more people can work on PCB layout of the same board.

In this video, you will create and setup your own Altium Database Library using Altium + ODBC + MySQL server on Amazon AWS.

Cool software which shows Board and Layout information on top of a real board.

An inspiring story about how Sam designed and built his own smartwatch from scratch. You can do it too ... design your own dreams.

How to redirect high speed interfaces, about decoupling the chips and connectors, about cables and connector pinout

How to check pin connections of a chip and what to be careful about.

Pointing out the things what you may need to be careful about, what to improve in your schematic and why.

If you would like to learn more, have a look at our website here: https://www.fedevel.com/academy/onlin...   After this course, you will know how to design your own boards in Altium Designer. A switching power supply design is used as an example to demonstrate the whole process of designing a board. You can follow all the steps based on the video, repeat them and then design your own boards.  This course is perfect for beginners and anyone starting with Altium Designer. Ideal for companies with fresh hires or young engineers. You will get a lot of useful tips about designing a switching power supply and using Altium Designer.  Why switching power supply? They are used on almost every board!

This video helps you to visualize what is happening on your board - especially important for designing very high speed interfaces.

Simple way to copy placement between components or cloning / replicating placement of component blocks in PCB.