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Useful List Of Usefulness (PCB Design Edition)

coletonncoletonn wrote 01/20/2017 at 16:02 • 2 min read • Like

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What is this you may ask? It is a huge list I am composing, a Useful List Of Usefulness (PCB Design Edition) that contains: Stuff, Reviews, Part Pickers, Tutorials, Links to official sites, almost everything you'll need to learn! If you have any complaints, if you're an owner and want something removed, feed back, useful links you want me to add, or if any links are down or need to be updated please contact me. So anyway sit back and enjoy reading the Useful List Of Usefulness (PCB Design Edition)

Table Of Contents:

Beginnings

Getting Started

KiCAD

Eagle

KiCAD Tutorials

Eagle Tutorials

Getting To Know Components

Eagle Vs. KiCAD

Part Finders

Distributors

Youtubers

PCB Manufacturing

A Little Bit Of Everything (Tutorials On A Lot Of Stuff)

Data Sheets

Books

Changelog


Beginnings:

Getting Started:

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering

https://6002x.mitx.mit.edu/

KiCAD:

http://kicad-pcb.org/

Eagle:

http://www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/overview

KiCAD Tutorials:

All Of Them:

http://kicad-pcb.org/help/tutorials/

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCNJWVn9MJuORLQ3ds_U3D7RILfE4zdoL

https://www.youtube.com/user/contextualelectronic/playlists

Text:

http://kicad-pcb.org/help/documentation/#_getting_started

Reviews:

https://youtu.be/xRXEc7pB0o0

https://youtu.be/_pyt7-86x0c

Eagle Tutorials:

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL868B73617C6F6FAD

Text:

https://cadsoft.io/resources/documentation/1012211765/

http://www.instructables.com/id/Turn-your-EAGLE-schematic-into-a-PCB/


Getting To Know Components:

http://www.build-electronic-circuits.com/basic-electronic-components/

http://www.explainthatstuff.com/electronics.html

https://youtu.be/C4W20HdVjA0


Eagle Vs. KiCAD:

http://www.bigmessowires.com/2014/12/09/eagle-vs-kicad-revisited/

http://www.kaibader.de/i-made-it-i-switched-from-eagle-to-kicad-to-make-my-pcb-designs/


Part Finders:

https://octopart.com/

https://www.findchips.com

http://www.eem.com/

http://componentsearch.com/


Distributors:

http://www.mouser.com/

https://www.adafruit.com

http://www.jameco.com/

http://www.digikey.com/

https://www.arrow.com/en


Youtubers:

https://www.youtube.com/user/MrDavidJWatts

https://www.youtube.com/user/bigclivedotcom

https://www.youtube.com/user/EEVblog

https://www.youtube.com/user/sparkfun

https://www.youtube.com/user/thebenheckshow

https://www.youtube.com/user/matarofe


PCB Manufacturing:

http://pcbshopper.com/

http://dirtypcbs.com/store/pcbs

https://oshpark.com

A Little Bit Of Everything (Tutorials On A Lot Of Stuff):

https://learn.sparkfun.com

http://fritzing.org/learning/

https://learn.adafruit.com/


Data Sheets:

https://www.arrow.com/en/datasheets

http://www.datasheetarchive.com/


Books:

(Official site): http://artofelectronics.net/

(Cheapest Price For Official): http://amzn.to/1nCmmaK

(EEVBlog Unboxes Fake One): https://youtu.be/KxZ2oKli64U

Volume 1: https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Electronic-Components-Capacitors-Transistors/dp/1449333893/ref=la_B000APYAR4_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1485280531&sr=1-4

Volume 2: https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Electronic-Components-Thyristors-Amplification/dp/1449334180/ref=la_B000APYAR4_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1485280531&sr=1-5

Volume 3: https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Electronic-Components-Orientation-Oscillation/dp/1449334318/ref=la_B000APYAR4_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1485280531&sr=1-2

Changelog:

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Adam5 wrote 10/20/2017 at 02:46 point

it is a helpful list. I found one quick-turn PCB manufacture, jlcpcb(https://jlcpcb.com/). Fast manufacturing and fast DHL international shipping. 

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Jarrett wrote 01/30/2017 at 18:03 point

http://pcbshopper.com/

A price comparison engine for PCB manufacturing

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coletonn wrote 02/02/2017 at 01:24 point

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davedarko wrote 01/20/2017 at 16:36 point

I'd add adafruit to the list, they have a lot of yt live streams, big community and learning platform.

Then also dirtypcbs and OSHpark for pcb production ;)

Great list idea, left a like :)

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davedarko wrote 01/20/2017 at 16:41 point

David Watts on youtube is also streaming his PCB designing process from time to time, in a quite entertaining and charming way. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLhStqjQbgTyphK0dsXi0ZQ

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coletonn wrote 01/21/2017 at 20:35 point

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