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

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Check out https://jlcpcb.com/HWN to get 1-4 layer PCBs for $2 and free SMD coupons! Need a board design? Order the PCB in the video! Download the files for free here: https://bit.ly/3CxoTcK ⭐ Support these videos on Patreon ⭐: https://patreon.com/hardwareunknown Subscribe to Hardware Unknown: https://bit.ly/3qctyxZ Doing any of these things helps grow the channel, allowing me to make more videos. Thank you for your support. You make all this possible. ------------------------------ 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: https://youtu.be/6WReFkfrUIk #3 Hand soldering on perfboard Adafruit's Soldering Overview: https://youtu.be/QKbJxytERvg wermy's Soldering Crash Course: https://youtu.be/6rmErwU5E-k #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: https://youtu.be/PAwVm_qNaAs Cornhole Boards With Reactive Lights/Sound: https://youtu.be/Ilx1WQxmtjk Quad-Barrel Air Cannon Helps Me Make Pasta Sauce: https://youtu.be/a1XdPYEsf_o How to Make a Quad-Barrel Air Cannon: https://youtu.be/Rig2nZphQ7A The Focus Flower: https://youtu.be/W6ikFC172cY 🛠️ EQUIPMENT/PARTS I USED 🛠️ As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases through links in my descriptions and comments. This helps me finance future videos at no additional cost to you. If you choose to support me in this way, thank you. - Prototyping - Breadboards + jumper wires: https://amzn.to/3c8YOWq Breadboards only: https://amzn.to/3F8WJWY Jumper wires only: https://amzn.to/3pwa4UK Multimeter: https://amzn.to/3naf4No - Components - Resistors: https://amzn.to/2UIjCPl Electrolytic capacitors: https://amzn.to/3kvHrDW Ceramic capacitors: https://amzn.to/3qBS8Zl Diodes: https://amzn.to/3xUKlX8 LEDs: https://amzn.to/3coxNi6 Signal MOSFETs: https://amzn.to/3Ef6S4i Power MOSFETs: https://amzn.to/2TVselb Power jacks: https://amzn.to/3y0absD Power plugs: https://amzn.to/3A6d11t Push buttons: https://amzn.to/3jpG6iv Terminals: https://amzn.to/3A0UTpu Toggle switches: https://amzn.to/3gR3ELo M2.5 threaded inserts: https://amzn.to/3A5zdsl - Arduino - Arduino Uno clone: https://amzn.to/3nvv8cD Arduino Uno starter kit: https://amzn.to/3Cry3qZ Arduino Nano clone: https://amzn.to/3jcLDsw - Power - 12V 3000mAh battery: https://amzn.to/3zZOP0n 12V 2A power supply: https://amzn.to/3nnW4Kj - Soldering Tools - Hakko FX-888D soldering iron: https://amzn.to/3dfthmY Soldering tip set: https://amzn.to/3HhU9zX 3D-printed insert tip set: https://amzn.to/3c907EO Helping hands: https://amzn.to/3jcJ89A Fan: https://amzn.to/3A4jnhy Diagonal cutters: https://amzn.to/2U7tNg4 Wire strippers: https://amzn.to/3qrEwhr Solder sucker: https://amzn.to/3CfSCH1 Pliers: https://amzn.to/3qz3k98 Heat gun: https://amzn.to/3HkkIVd - Soldering Consumables - Solder: https://amzn.to/3xRtNPP Perfboard: https://amzn.to/3vX3NRO 22AWG solid wire: https://amzn.to/3haZlJz 22AWG stranded wire: https://amzn.to/3dkN4Bc Heat shrink: https://amzn.to/3A1sxeF Headers: https://amzn.to/3gY1hGL Isopropyl alcohol: https://amzn.to/3wNK9JR Isopropyl dispenser: https://amzn.to/2YP19Da Flux paste: https://amzn.to/2YNouVM 😃 Attributions 😃 Music (in order, all by Patrick Patrikios): Dynamite Know Myself We March Together Running Out Graphics and Footage: Lightning bolt https://bit.ly/30nUmR1 Artist: https://bit.ly/3C8MujP Public domain AC/DC Logo https://logos-world.net/ac-dc-logo/ Included in accordance with 17 U.S. Code § 107: Fair use