Optional but useful things to include in prototype PCBs for testing and debugging // KiCad

#pcb #prototype #kicad There are some useful optional things we can include in our PCBs to make debugging and testing easier. In this videos, I share about 6 optional things that I wish I had included so that I did not waste time searching or testing various configurations. I share how we can incorporate these items with KiCad in any PCBs. ‣ Some links below are affiliate. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. ⏰ TIMESTAMPS AND RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 1:01 Modularity with logical blocks 2:00 Options with DNP, solder jumpers, 0Ω resistors 5:24 Debugging with test points, multimeter, and pogo pins 6:45 Helpers with silkscreen notes, power, polarity, project, writable area 8:25 Mounting holes with standards and sizes 9:58 LEDs for power, indication, TX/RX, power consumption 11:24 My Twitter question & Thanks to open source projects 🛍️ PRODUCTS MENTIONED Single row pin headers 2.54mm https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AZtMoD https://amzn.to/3rszW34 Pin header jumper blocks 2.54mm https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_A5tVit https://amzn.to/3rppEk6 Spring test probe pogo pins https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ATbaTB https://amzn.to/3rr3PQZ Screw set https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ArQ3s5 https://amzn.to/3xUvsUZ 🎩 DEMO FILES Oak PCB https://hutscape.com/oak/hardware 📺 WATCH NEXT What's in a hardware prototype for version 1.0? https://youtu.be/TuAxtWDT01s Design considerations for transferring a breadboard prototype to custom PCB // Arduino, mcu, sensors https://youtu.be/LZrSC_AGrMM Common missing steps between the schematic and PCB layout // KiCad, PartsBox with LoRa, E-Ink, GPS https://youtu.be/SxpuTqal_V0 🔗 LINKS SHOWN Thumbnail photo by Photo Brian Wangenheim on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/k_YLyRBmgo4 Anna's story, GitHub on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzuBJTtwm3o&t=36s Young engineers by Alena Darmel on Pexels https://www.pexels.com/video/young-engineers-developing-robots-7729820/ Adafruit Si7021 Breakout Board https://www.adafruit.com/product/3251 Schematic https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/094/452/original/temperature___humidity_Si7021_sch.png?1598559664 Adafruit VEML7700 Lux Sensor https://www.adafruit.com/product/4162 Schematic https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/073/775/original/adafruit_products_Adafruit_VEML7700_Sch.png?1553798308 How to Use Do-not-populate (DNP) Components in Your PCB Design https://maker.pro/pcb/tutorial/how-to-use-do-not-populate-dnp-components-in-your-pcb-design Arduino Nano 33 BLE https://store.arduino.cc/usa/nano-33-ble Teensy 4.0 board https://www.pjrc.com/store/teensy40.html Solder Bridge Jumper Best Practices in PCB Design https://resources.altium.com/p/solder-bridge-jumper-best-practices-pcb-design YwRobot Breadboard Power Supply https://static.rapidonline.com/pdf/73-4538_v1.pdf 5 uses of 0Ω resistor you should know https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2020/05/27/5-uses-of-0ω-resistor-you-should-know/ Raspberry PI Pico board datasheet https://datasheets.raspberrypi.org/pico/pico-datasheet.pdf What are these round pads on the bottom of a PCB? https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/437423/what-are-these-round-pads-on-the-bottom-of-a-pcb iCEBreaker FPGA https://1bitsquared.com/products/icebreaker From Idea To Production: Using KiCad For OSHW Design And Mfg by Piotr Esden-Tempski (KiCon 2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL58tBZbCsQ&t=737s esden/pretty-kicad-libs GitHub https://github.com/esden/pretty-kicad-libs Writable area on a PCB https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/422510/writable-area-on-a-pcb Particle.io Boron datasheet https://docs.particle.io/datasheets/boron/boron-datasheet/ Adafruit Feather specification https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather?view=all RobotDyn M0 mini https://robotdyn.com/samd21-m0-mini.html Schematic https://robotdyn.com/pub/media/0G-00005516==SAMD21-MINI/DOCS/Schematic==0G-00005516==SAMD21-MINI.pdf Twitter question https://twitter.com/sayanee_/status/1401471208403603463 🔌 TOOLS USED https://hutscape.com/tools 🎶 MUSIC Spring Field by Godmode from YouTube Audio library