Stop Worrying and Make Your First PCB

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To learn for free on Brilliant, go to https://brilliant.org/FluxBench/ . You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription. Tired of messy breadboards and tangled jumper wires? It is time to level up. In this video I show you how to take your prototype and turn it into your first real PCB step by step with no experience required. You do not need to be an electrical engineer or have expensive tools. I explain the design process, how to choose the right components, and how to get your board made using free software (EasyEDA) that anyone can learn. By the end you will have the confidence and ability to make your own custom circuit board that looks professional, works reliably, and gives you the satisfaction of building something real. ------------------ Suggested channels/videos from other people to watch: Videos by "Phil's Lab" @PhilsLab (who I learned so much from): "STM32 PCB Design - Complete Walkthrough" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMEpQZ90f34 "How To Learn PCB Design" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aODkA2mrimQ "PCB Vias 101" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPT96w3eLAM Videos by Robert Feranec @RobertFeranec (theory and practice making PCBs): "How GND VIAs Improve Your PCB Layout" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPx2iqmVAHY "How to Make Custom ESP32 Board in 3 Hours" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_p0YV-JlfU Videos by John Teel @PredictableDesigns (the compliance and real life side of selling things with PCBs): "6 Horribly Common PCB Design Mistakes" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9nycymUd-I "How to design an ESP32 PCB with KiCad (in less than 25 minutes)" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiJGbWOSdMo "Arduino in a commercial product?" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5LzsqeSCAc Rick Hartley the legend... Someone made a playlist with lots of his videos from various YouTube channels https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIIq_t5YVnB9WAT3eyW4WAsTIjeO3F_w0 Zach Peterson who was on @AltiumAcademy for many years and now is at @Zachariah-Peterson (the guy who knows all the big and little things that matter about making a PCB): "To Pour or Not To Pour | Copper Pour in PCB Design" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3w4Go1s1hM "PCB Ground Loops and How to Prevent Them" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3swYweisn5g Videos from GreatScott! @greatscottlab (you should know about him already) "From Idea to Schematic to PCB - How to do it easily!" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35YuILUlfGs "How to Solder properly || Through-hole (THT) & Surface-mount (SMD)" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxMV6wGS3NY "Electronic Basics" playlist of his videos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOIVrVVYBfA&list=PLAROrg3NQn7cyu01HpOv5BWo217XWBZu0 Videos from Hans Rosenberg @HansRosenberg74 (the nitty gritty theory of electricity explained and tested) "Flawless PCB design: RF rules of thumb - Part 1" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEb_0dja8tE "Top 5 PCB Grounding Mistakes That Cost Me Thousands" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgJfOklQwNA Too many great people on YouTube to list them all! Make Artistic PCB's (by AGBarber) https://www.instructables.com/A-Guide-Artistic-PCBs/ Download EasyEDA (the software used) at https://easyeda.com This video was sponsored by Brilliant 0:00 Introduction and Roadmap 1:14 Why Use PCBs? 2:04 First LED PCB 4:06 Faceplates and Stencils 6:42 PCB Design Basics Explained 10:53 Through-Hole vs Surface Mount 13:59 Essential Components Kit 16:26 The Resistor Challenge Board 15:20 Sponsor: Brilliant 16:26 Finding and Building with Real Parts 20:30 Beginner-Friendly Example PCBs 22:12 Advanced Sensor Module (BMP390) 25:54 Noise Filtering with Ferrite Beads and Capacitors 29:10 Finalizing the BMP390 Board 38:14 Adding Ground Planes and Files for Manufacturing 40:07 Ultra-Efficient DC-DC Converter 47:00 Routing the DC-DC Converter PCB 51:27 Find Your Gurus 53:01 Combining Modules into a Mega Board 57:29 Wrapping Up