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Designing a PCB with Bradán Lane

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Welcome to a new episode of The CircuitPython Show! Bradán Lane joins the show for a second time and shares his process, tips, and tricks for designing a PCB that uses CircuitPython.

We’re now on Bluesky!

00:00 Welcome


00:24 Recommended tools


2:54 Where to start when designing a board?

4:24 Finding open source hardware examples and schematics


7:02 Designing a board to support CircuitPython

9:00 The board layout and its constraints

12:28 Creating a feature board aka the kitchen sink

14:12 Picking out parts and components

17:14 Placing parts on the board

19:19 Advice for new board designers

20:37 The DC NextGen Graffiti Badge

25:28 Getting CircuitPython to run on a board

29:39 Wrap-up

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