Explanation:
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:
- Khan Academy (Much Easier):
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering
- MITx 6.002 (Harder, but more information):
KiCAD:
- Official Site:
Eagle:
- Official Site:
http://www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/overview
KiCAD Tutorials:
All Of Them:
- Tutorials
http://kicad-pcb.org/help/tutorials/
Video:
- Ashley Mills:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCNJWVn9MJuORLQ3ds_U3D7RILfE4zdoL
- Videos By Chris Gammell at Contextual Electronics:
https://www.youtube.com/user/contextualelectronic/playlists
Text:
- Official KiCAD Getting Started:
http://kicad-pcb.org/help/documentation/#_getting_started
Reviews:
- EEVblog Part 1:
- EEVblog Part 2:
Eagle Tutorials:
Video:
- Jerry Blum:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL868B73617C6F6FAD
Text:
https://cadsoft.io/resources/documentation/1012211765/
- Instructables:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Turn-your-EAGLE-schematic-into-a-PCB/
Getting To Know Components:
- build-electronic-circuits.com Basic Electronic Components:
http://www.build-electronic-circuits.com/basic-electronic-components/
- Explain That Stuff:
http://www.explainthatstuff.com/electronics.html
- bigclivedotcom:
Eagle Vs. KiCAD:
- BigMessO'Wires:
http://www.bigmessowires.com/2014/12/09/eagle-vs-kicad-revisited/
- Kaiblader:
http://www.kaibader.de/i-made-it-i-switched-from-eagle-to-kicad-to-make-my-pcb-designs/
Part Finders:
- Octopart (Built in BOM builder):
- Findchips (Built in BOM builder):
- EEM:
- Componentsearch:
Distributors:
- Mouser:
- Adafruit:
- Jameco:
- DigiKey
- Arrow:
Youtubers:
- David Watts
https://www.youtube.com/user/MrDavidJWatts
- bigclivedotcom (Takes apart items, usually bad ones, and goes over mistakes):
https://www.youtube.com/user/bigclivedotcom
- EEVblog (Does a little bit of everything and is amazing):
https://www.youtube.com/user/EEVblog
- Sparkfun:
https://www.youtube.com/user/sparkfun
- The Ben Heck Show (One of the main reasons I'm into electronics):
https://www.youtube.com/user/thebenheckshow
- Robert Feranec:
https://www.youtube.com/user/matarofe
PCB Manufacturing:
- PCBShopper:
- DirtyPCBs:
http://dirtypcbs.com/store/pcbs
- OSHPark:
A Little Bit Of Everything (Tutorials On A Lot Of Stuff):
- SparkFun Learn:
- Fritzing Learn:
- Adafruit Learn:
Data Sheets:
- Arrow Datasheet
https://www.arrow.com/en/datasheets
- Datasheetarchive:
http://www.datasheetarchive.com/
Books:
- The Art Of Electronics, (Look out for fakes See official site for more info):
(Official site): http://artofelectronics.net/
(Cheapest Price For Official): http://amzn.to/1nCmmaK
(EEVBlog Unboxes Fake One): https://youtu.be/KxZ2oKli64U
- The Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Series:
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
Changelog:
- List Made (1/20/2017)
- Added Section PCB Manufacturing (1/20/2017)
- Added Section Changelog (1/20/2017)
- Added Section Distributors (1/21/2017)
- Added David Watts in Youtubers (1/21/2017)
- Added Fritzing Learn and Adafruit Learn to Section A Little Bit Of Everything (1/24/2017)
- Added Arrow to Distributors (1/24/2017)
- Added Section Data Sheets (1/24/2017)
- Added Datasheetarchive (1/24/2017)
- Added Arrow to Datasheet (1/24/2017)
- Added Section Books (1/24/2017)
- Added PCBShopper to PCB Manufacturing (2/1/2017)
- Added Sub-Section Getting Started (2/1/2017)
- Added Table Of Contents (2/1/2017)
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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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http://pcbshopper.com/
A price comparison engine for PCB manufacturing
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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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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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