How to Make a Circuit Board (Beginner's Guide)

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Here's how to make your very own custom circuit board/PCB! When we start learning a new skill, we don't know what we don't know. What should you Google search? It's hard to say! This beginner's guide solves that for you even if you know nothing of basic electronics. Follow along and learn from the exact resources I used when discovering my love of electronic design.

Join me.

- Chapters -
00:00 - What We'll Cover
00:38 - Learning Basic Electronics
02:00 - Prototyping on a Breadboard
02:56 - Hand Soldering on Perfboard
04:25 - Learning KiCad
05:38 - Ordering Circuit Boards
07:02 - Project Examples and How to Support the Channel

📚 RESOURCES 📚

#1 Learning basic electronics
Basic Electronics Guide: https://bit.ly/3HzvIOA
The Learning Circuit: https://bit.ly/3Ft8fg1
The Engineering Mindset: https://bit.ly/3FrqxOQ
learnelectronics: https://bit.ly/3kSv6Kd
GreatScott!: https://bit.ly/3qRJwy3

- Arduino -
Core Electronics' Arduino Workshop: https://bit.ly/3FsC8gC
How To Mechatronics: https://bit.ly/3HASuFT
DroneBot Workshop: https://bit.ly/3kQ7kyG

#2 Prototyping on a breadboard
Science Buddies' How to Use a Breadboard:    • How to Use a Breadboard  

#3 Hand soldering on perfboard
Adafruit's Soldering Overview:    • Collin's Lab: Soldering  
wermy's Soldering Crash Course:    • Soldering Crash Course: Basic Techniq...  

#4 Learning KiCad
KiCad download: https://www.kicad.org/
Getting to Blinky 5.0 website (recommended): https://bit.ly/30GjgvD
Getting to Blinky 5.0 YouTube playlist: https://bit.ly/3qQblqt

⭐ #5 Ordering circuit boards from JLCPCB ⭐
JLCPCB website: https://jlcpcb.com/HWN
How to generate Bill of Materials (BOM) and part orientation (CPL) files: https://bit.ly/3Ccl1xx
Need a board design? Order the PCB in the video! Download the gerber ZIP, BOM, and CPL files for free here: https://bit.ly/3CxoTcK

- Some of my projects -
IKEA Bekant Desk Automater:    • Automating an IKEA Standing Desk With...  
Cornhole Boards With Reactive Lights/Sound:    • Smart Cornhole Boards React with Ligh...  
Quad-Barrel Air Cannon Helps Me Make Pasta Sauce:    • Quad Barrel Air Cannon Helps Me Make ...  
How to Make a Quad-Barrel Air Cannon:    • How to Make a Quad-Barrel Air Cannon  
The Focus Flower:    • The Plant That Waters You (To Help Yo...  

🛠️ EQUIPMENT/PARTS I USED 🛠️

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- Prototyping -
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😃 Attributions 😃

Music (in order, all by Patrick Patrikios):

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Running Out

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