PCB Creation for Beginners - Start to finish tutorial in 10 minutes

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[@CompCrasher86]

I have a degree in Electrical Engineering and they didn't teach us this in school, so yeah... theres that. Thanks for making this approachable to the DIY'ers out there.

[@SolkanFTW]

Same here. However we did get to solder some basic components like resistors, capacitors etc to a small PCB with already soldered MCU and we did some basic programming on it, but thats all. Should have been more of this kind of practical work...

[@francek3892]

In highschools and in colleges we are all learnt to be workers and not inovators and that is sad

[@426F6F]

Wow.. I'm shocked that this isn't something they would teach you in an EE course. I think working with electronics would only deepen your interest and understanding further. I also feel like this is a key aspect of what the majority of people would be interested in if they took it.

[@kevin-kw8bv]

i did this in my first internship. I designed a PCB to control a bunch of stepper motors using Pic32 microcontroller.

[@chesshooligan1282]

@@426F6F A university-level electrical engineering course teaching you how to design and order a PCB online would be like a mechanical engineering course teaching you how to change the oil in your car, an economics course teaching you how to open an online savings account, or a computer science course teaching you how to upload videos to KZbin or host your own website. Those are all trivial things that you can learn on your own and not what uni degrees are supposed to teach you.

[@acevfx2923]

Sometimes I forget that I am a certified Engineer. Why did I ever bother going to college. I didn't learn any of this, so here I am. Humble beginnings. I just want to make a usb with a programmable screen that shows a QR when plugged in.

[@shawnmendrek3544]

Respect for your honesty.

[@iSiiNerGia]

This video was amazing. No chit chat about useless stuff that makes the video way too long but didn't miss any important parts, showed process from prototyping with cables to end of design, and even included the ordering from a manufacter part. I'll look forward to watching more videos like this from you!

[@kevinmitchell3168]

A few tip for novices to soldering. Always skip pins whenever possible. For example, if you’re soldering 10 pins in a row, do them in this order… 1, 5, 2, 6, 3, 7…. This prevents excessive heat build up in one area which can damage components and burn up traces. P.A.C.E. has some great videos on KZbin. They are very old videos, but the laws of physics don’t change so it’s all still relevant!

[@chadrugal]

hey, how can I find this videos? i'm new in hardware stuff

[@shawnmendrek3544]

ty

[@shawnmendrek3544]

Question, you mentioned 10 but only showed some numbers out of 10, so what the the numbers you skipped in this. Will check our that video(s). Ty.

[@kevinmitchell3168]

@@shawnmendrek3544 The idea is not to do them in order. Jump around so heat isn't building up in one spot.

[@shawnmendrek3544]

@@kevinmitchell3168 Thank you. Sometimes I can read between lines but sometimes I cannot. Respect for not judging.

[@jeffersonspringfield1785]

Oh man. Rob, stop making such awesome videos that take me deeper down the home automation rabbit hole!

[@Sabotage_Labs]

Gateway drug... no kidding man! Got into Raspi, 3D printing, Microcontrollers like ESPs for things like WS8212s and WLED projects, Home assistant and other Raspi servers...last December. Yea... not enough hours in the day LOL. Especially when my real job as a communications engineer gets in the way....lol. I'm having way to much fun tinkering and being a maker. So much to learn which really is the best part. I'll strat a project, see a video or article on something new and get all excited all over again. But, I am finishing projects! Just shipped a Dinosaur Night Light to my Son for the newborn Grandson's room. D1 Mini running WLED (Amazing app) for WS8212 LEDs. Very happy with how it came out and friends and family have been heaping praise in me. Gotta say...it's pretty rewarding making things after 20 years of doing integrations for voice and data acquisition and analysis. Having PCB made is the next step to make projects look legit. So,, thanks for the help!

[@the.matexe]

That's awesome to hear @Sabotage_Labs! You know right?? This is so scintillating, once you get into one area of this making space, you get drawn into all. I really love that you also share your projects with your family. Sure your grandson was real happy haha! I've been feeling a bit daunted about going into PCB design but I'm glad I ran into this vid. Looking forward to the new niceties to learn. And all the best with everything🎉

[@StJohnny22]

Man, I have never not been blown away with how informative and concise your videos are! Please don't ever leave... 😆

[@ChrisMyers2000]

THANK YOU!! I've had many schematics that i've wanted to create pcbs for but I thought "this is just another thing that I'm going to need to dedicate hours and hours to try and learn.....someday". I just created my first board and ordered it in under 2 hours, next time will be much faster. Thanks for showing how easy it really is.

[@hyahmuleart7144]

I found this channel by searching and subscribed halfway through the first video. This is really, really good content and I expect to see this channel really blow up. I was a little nervous about making a PCB before watching this. After watching this, I feel zero hesitation. that’s pretty incredible for just a few minute long video. It’s still complicated but it’s no longer mysterious.

[@pbase36]

When I made my first crude PCB, I had to draw the circuits on a copper-plated board and then dip it in etchant. Man, things have come a long way since then! Thank you for this tutorial!

[@raventhelabrador2665]

Thank you very much ive been modifying game systems for a long time and being able to have custom printed pcb's made exactly like i want rather than what is available to buy from others who have made something similar will make things so much easier and better for me so thank you very much.🙂👍✌

[@nicksmalley1137]

The curved traces are there for timing. They keep parallel paths equal distance to differential pairs, keeping impedances equal, therefore eliminating noise in the signals. In general, we should leave them in.

[@neodymelanthanide2101]

It is not about resistance, only about length and travel time. Most of the time we can make the approximation of quasi steady state. Meaning we assume current is constant or at least the signal travels all the circuit way faster than the current's changing. And there, from Maxwell equations (that are always true) comes kirschoff's laws. For data transfer, current isn't constant at all and has a pretty high frequency (the higher the more data/s we get). The approximation isn't realy correct because the circuits length isn't small enough compared to current's wave length. 2 bite emitted at the same time need to be received simultaneously, and so we try to make sure they have the same travel time.

[@nicksmalley1137]

Thanks, that was actually very interesting!@@neodymelanthanide2101

[@hixidom2274]

Wow that makes perfect sense. I would've thought it was a mistake too though XD

[@shawnmendrek3544]

@@neodymelanthanide2101 100% correct

[@shenqiangshou]

Thank you. Finally, after all these years, after watching your video, I got started and designed my first PCB last night. It's now awaiting processing! Can't wait to see if the board comes out ok.

[@shenqiangshou]

boards came in from JLCPCB today! they look so nice and everything fits perfectly! Not sure if it works yet (haven't had time to solder it all), but looks so professional!

[@imjustroyal6808]

@@shenqiangshou oii, give us an update. Did it work?

[@shenqiangshou]

@@imjustroyal6808 yeah it sort of did... everything went fine, PCB looks great, except when I powered it up, nothing happened... I realized I missed one important trace, the one that connects the incoming power to the rest of the circuit... lol! Thankfully it's through hole, so I just soldered a wire and it's all good. For v2 of the PCB, I have added the missing trace.

[@WTFMacca]

Making a PCB has been in my bucket list for a while, This video makes it look super easy thanks!

[@pyfferoenc]

Great job! Bonus points for covering ground planes! For complex projects could also include test pads, but not necessary for simple projects.

[@jjarboe01]

This is amazing! I'm working on a WLED project to convert my Christmas light show to addressable LED's this year with X-Lights. I've been prototyping boards for my design, and I want to be able to set up my props different every year. This gets me the final piece of a compact board to drive 2-3 props and only have to feed 12V to the control box! Can't wait to receive my boards!

[@melliflousbufo]

The clearest easyEDA and PCBWay video I've seen so far - thanks so much!

[@dougcox835]

You really blew through a whole bunch of things that would trip up a newbie. But you covered the highlights and the users can gain experience along the way. So many times I've wished that a video would just cover the high points and not bog down in the minutiae. You certainly did that with this.

[@ygreq]

As always, the best on the whole internet!! Plain and simple.

[@bradc6056]

This is great, and why you’re one of the leaders in this space!

[@74357175]

A similar video for 3D printing project enclosures would be amazing

[@duardyparron850]

Sweet, I love these tutorials Rob Nails it every time! I got a few multi sensors that started out as BRUH multi-sensors and have evolved into: temperature, humidity, barometric, LUX, sound level and motion detection and more. Using up almost every pin on a Node MCU. I think I want to add air quality by going from BME280 to a BME680 and then maybe finalize it to PCB but then I think of something else. Like maybe adding a screen to display NTP time.

[@iroesstrongarm]

Thanks for the video. I just used it to design my first ever PCB today. Nothing complicated but think I nailed it. Now just waiting on it to be manufactured and arrive!

[@wallypizza323]

Covering ground planes, thick traces, and vias answers a lot of undiscussed questions I've come up with in learning about PCB's.

[@trapfethen]

Thank you for this video, I was able to make a custom breakout board for a surface mount component using this tutorial in about an hour.

[@josephsanchez08]

As a PCB Designer myself its cool to know that there's easy tools out there for hobbyists to make one!

[@snooter28]

What do the pros use? I've been in Software Development for almost a decade now and I am so ready to transition careers.

[@raymondmichael4987]

Finally someone did a decent job explaining the cool stuff. Thanks buddy, stay safe

[@darrennew8211]

Wow. And to think I used to do them by hand with copper-clad boards, resist marker pens, and trays of acid. :-) What a time to be alive!

[@BioSniper]

Literally been looking at doing this recently! I'd tried EasyEDA for my simple stuff and missed a few steps that you covered. Thanks!

[@ree-she969]

Learned more in this video than in all my years of college. Thank you!

[@Raress96]

Hopefully you are going to do more PCB tutorials, really enjoyed this one.

[@raymondmichael4987]

I agree, his explaining are good too

[@SunilKumar-hs6xn]

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[@Vconti52]

What the hell have i gotten myself into now… great now i know how to make my own PCBs and im gonna put them on EVERYTHING!!! Thanks boss this was just the simplified video i needed

[@74357175]

Holy crap, that was an incredibly succinct and informative tutorial!

[@cam_DA_Hawkdriver]

I started getting into this line of thinking as I am about to build a new house. I want to have relays in the attic, along with esp32s to control the multiple lights for each area. To do this, I need to design a board for my custom solution. Good video to start me down the road into that mode of thinking.

[@aayambhattarai5896]

Thank you ❤️ I am trying to make my own guitar pedals since ones I can't afford the market ones this helped me so much!!

[@AlphaEchoFoxtrot]

Perfect timing for this video. Thanks!

[@dawn9340]

Awesome video, thanks so much. Finally sat down and watched it all and this will be super helpful in my auto suspension adjustment mod for my car.

[@PennyRockStomper]

Great video! I've created my own project but learned quite a bit from the video. Thank you!

[@LarryCoates1948]

Loved this video! Clear information and i found the resources to be very helpful for my first PCB build!

[@acronce]

Great video! Looking forward to trying EasyEDA. For my first board design I'm currently using Fritzing, which is simple but has rough edges. Eagle and KiCAD are too daunting for me. Thanks for the tip on larger traces for higher current. My project also uses 12v and could benefit from thicker power traces. I would have missed that without your video.

[@danielq1985]

This is just the type of tutorial I was looking for. Thanks!

[@k5r2d2]

Thank you that was a perfect introduction.

[@FrankGraffagnino]

this is a great video!! would love to see more like this. we need more makers!

[@steveneldredge3934]

Love your videos, man!!

[@lmidnight]

Outstanding video! Thank you!

[@jmgc97]

thank you for showing this!

[@davidbristoll195]

This is really helpful, thank you for creating and sharing!

[@andrewlhoover]

Nice intro video. One point on safety. Unless people know what they are doing (I mean really know), they should not try to incorporate mains voltage in any of their designs as AC has several considerations to take into account like gaping and how to calculate trace thickness and width. Letting the magic smoke out of a PCB via AC is a much more serious issue than with low voltage DC.

[@TheHookUp]

I agree with you 100%. In fact, you'll notice that I pretty much don't mess with mains on my channel for that exact reason. PCB or not, making a mistake with mains is a much bigger deal than 5-24VDC.

[@Raress96]

Wow, I've always wanted to start getting into creating custom PCBs, since my projects without them look awful and bulky haha. Great timing for the video!

[@boneyboi]

Thanks so much, ima now turn my breadboard raspi pico stuff into a pcb, great video, subbed

[@mikesaragozin9843]

thanks for making this video very helpful !!!!

[@Renegade605]

It's a rabbit hole that's definitely worth going down.

[@skygame5004]

Thank you very helpful video.

[@PaulCuenin]

Very helpful thanks for a quick explanation!

[@DerekDavis213]

Great content, and thanks for sharp 1440p resolution!

[@RichardGreco]

Great video!

[@gvnthomas]

Certainly made that look easy

[@attakorns]

Cool! I heard some manufacturers also provide a pre-assembled service? So instead of them only printing out the PCBs and you source and solder the components, they also source and solder the components for you! Would be nice if you could review this service!

[@wolfdesroyer8711]

this was a great video that very easily introduced how to make a pcb

[@aravjain]

Respect!

[@dablet]

i can see how this can be addicting!

[@ronm6585]

Thanks Rob. 👍🏻

[@JohnAranita]

I made my own PCB boards in the '80s with stuff I bought from a nearby Radio Shack.

[@ChickenPermissionOG]

PCB layout is an art. So yes it can become very complicated.

[@friedhegg8874]

You sir earned a subscribe

[@shehandavy]

Great video as always! Concise and to the point! Definitely going to do this to clean up my custom irrigation and garden light controller which (works but) is currently looking like a rats nest. 😁

[@jumadhaheri]

Fantastic thank you

[@PS3BM1195]

Copper planes are also beneficial in the manufacturing process of the pcb as not that much copper needs to be removed. Always fill your pcb with copper planes even if you're not connecting them to a net.

[@Rees3901Gmail]

Thanks

[@1zebula1]

Epic! Yes 👍

[@OldCurmudgeon3DP]

If you want to keep your designs out of the cloud, KiCAD is another option. It's free, but the routing is manual. It even creates a rendered view of the project.

[@TheHookUp]

KiCAD is honestly the reason I put off doing this for so long. I’m sure it’s a great program when you get used to it but it was so overwhelming for me that I’d open it up, fumble around for a bit and then close it without saving.

[@Bianchi77]

Nice information, thanks for sharing :)

[@chathuva]

Thanks a lot for the video ♥♥♥

[@efratomer]

Love this. Looking forward to a more advanced tutorial in this subject

[@SmootholdGuy]

This was a nice video to keep in my list. I've been playing around with a idea that at the moment will have me trying to Dr. Frakenstein two different PCB's functions for what I thought would be an already available product. I'm trying to create a battery operated, motion sensing, full rgb, fairy light rig for jewelry boxes I make to pair with jewelry I also fashion. I used to work on F-16's decades ago, and I'm a bit out of touch with my electrical skill/knowledge, but hope that this endeavor will shake some rust off one way or another. If it doesn't work, I'll do a bit of studying and head right on over to this PCB creation site. I really wish this thing that I'm trying to do would have been created already. C'est la vie I guess.

[@utgman]

Great video as always! :) But I'm 100% not gonna say, that u soldered the ESP at 9:30 the wrong way ;)

[@techuser1619]

As always, love your tutorials! Do you think it's possible for you to make the "Final" tutorial for your motorized blinds playlist. The older video you show how to hook up everything step by step for newbies like me. This video was amazing but you stopped when the PCB was made. It would be awesome, and I know for sure everyone else thinks so too, if you made one more video continuing off of this showing us how to finish the project but using this PCB and then how to integrate it into Home Assistant. I'm new to all this including Home Assistant and would really love to do this for all the blinds in my parents' home. Keep up the great work!

[@pjbear1813]

hi great video a follow up would be great showing you how to design a smt board to be part assembled at JLCPCB as I am having issues around how to identify the SMT components.

[@Pgan803]

Interesting you could conduct Courses, for beginners as a hobby or work learning.

[@AlvaroALorite]

Is there any way to "simulate" how the PCB will behave in the real world?

[@ItsThicc]

I love the video. I have too many questions. How do I figure out what components I want to use? How do I understand the voltageI need to each components? Or him many voltage I need?

[@by010]

I tried to follow the tutorial you provided, but I got stuck with attempting to figure out how to create custom component (it's Adafruit's servo bonnet (ADA3416, the one with socket on top of it), and I use SDA / SCL pins). I needed to create footprint and layout for this but honestly I failed and gave up on this. I would appriciate guide through creating component if one is missing from library

[@jean-sebastienfrenette5169]

Hello, Do you have any suggestion for pcb mounting box? I need some for outdoor operation but still with WiFi and I'm unable to find some in which I can mount my pcbs. Thanks!

[@jamesd7448]

I would love to see a video on using a local voice assistant instead of Alexa or Google. From what I got so far, Rhasspy is the main software component, Pi's with Respeaker mic arrays are used as the satellite stations, and somehow Ada and Almond are maybe involved.

[@TheHookUp]

I don't know if there is a person in the world that wants to make this video more than me. However, they are all garbage. When a locally controlled and hosted voice assistant comes out that isn't terrible I will absolutely do a video on it.

[@_el.guapo_]

7:30 If I want to build a device with minimum emf emissions, would that be advisable to have a ground plane on both sides of the PBC and join them with through hole vias?

[@maijah95]

Didn't understand any of this just watched the video because it was entertaining 😂.

[@FreshfrogmarketingUk]

Absolutely zero interest in making a PCB, but I love your videos Rob 😁

[@JWest1]

I have a question; I am wanting to build a buck boost converter that has a TFT screen that will show the output voltage. Input will be from a 3.7v lipo batter and has to have an ouput of at least 9 volts, preferably 10 volts. Thing is, I have no idea what will be needed and how to build this thing. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

[@pratyushuzamaki190]

What will be the wattage and amps of a 12volt (120led/m) Smd 5050 rgb strip light of 10mtr length?

[@tratzum]

I found the hardest part of using that site you talk about is finding the correct components. I am not able to do surface mount. I only want to use through hole components. I have not found an obvious way to pick components based on that prefereance.

[@ChuckThunder1111]

Wow...this is amazing. so it's not too expensive to have these made eh?

[@VAKUL-DC]

will try the easy eda. thanks rob. but where the details of the Dave Morris board ?.......in the parts list on github i could only find rj45 jack and the tactile switch. the board eliminates the motor controller and buck convertor. does those components should be part of the BOM or those individual pcbs (buck & motor controller) go on top of this board ? is there any explanation on how it all works ?..does the cat5 cable is what needs to run to the blinds ?...mainly are these PCBs already on PCBway or JLC for ordering like Quin does ?

[@innovativehomeautomationto7112]

Send me an email and I can send you a parts list. I have another board that takes 5v and 12v and sends them to the board. [e-mail]

[@chenwang5857]

Very nice tutorial! One quick question, what’s difference between via and the through-hole? They both are through holes by looking at them.

[@TheHookUp]

A via doesn't get any components put into it and the conductive material passes through the entire PCB.

[@eatchatsleep]

hey mr hook up, do you have any recommendation for 3d printing services?

[@cletemoore8793]

Hello, I need help with a PCB that I’m doing for my 9th grade science fair project. I’m getting input from a solar panel, it’s not a big one at the slightest, only about 4.5 inches by 2.5 inches. How should I go about designing the PCB and what components would I need? I do not need to convert power all DC is perfectly fine.

[@chrisshonamon8880]

Pub boards works on model trains, and make them work on game controllers to write for signals for signals?

[@shawnmendrek3544]

0:38 - 0:42 smart man. hahahahahhahahah. subbed

[@pauldahlman4825]

I cant seem to find the nodemcu in the system(2) with the designated pin outs shown on yours, what am I missing. Thanks

[@lukemeesen3277]

Using EasyEDA and then buying from PCBWay and not from JLPCB 😂 Cmonnnn

[@lovelygacha_uwu_8679]

Mr tait remember when I sat in the corner office seats for the whole year

[@TheHookUp]

New career, who dis?