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Building Beautiful Boards With Star Simpson

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Overview

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This course aims to teach learners how to produce beautiful PCBs for electronic art projects. The learning outcomes include understanding variable thickness soldermasks, creating vector art on a silkscreen, and designing multicolored boards. The course covers topics such as hand-etching circuit boards, using bold ports, working with translucent boards, and different finish types. The teaching method involves a combination of practical demonstrations and theoretical explanations. This course is intended for electronics enthusiasts, hobbyists, and individuals interested in combining art and electronics in their projects.

Syllabus

Intro
PCB is for using not for beauty
Why bother
Goals
The Zipper
The DIA Valino
The Mark Levinson
The Stand
Front Panel
Light Blue Beam
How do you get to this
Hand Etched Circuit Board
Go Bold Port
Translucent Board
The Board House
Substrate
Solder Mask
Bold Port Example
Negative Silk Example
Import bitmap
Import DXF
Communication
The Rainbow
Gerbers
Finish Types
DPaneling
Mouse Bites
V Scoring
Milling
Via Tenting
Templating
Conclusion

Taught by

HACKADAY

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