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PCB Traces 101 - Phil's Lab #112

Name: PCB Traces 101 - Phil's Lab #112
Uploaded: 2023-06-26T14:07:19+00:00
Duration: 30 min 19 s

Phil’s Lab

Basics and guidelines for PCB traces (tracks), including geometry/materials, sizing (power and signal), thermals, current-handling, controlled impedance, delay, and more. (AD: This video includes a paid promotion for Altium).

[SUPPORT]

Hardware design courses: https://phils-lab-shop.fedevel.education

Course content: https://www.phils-lab.net/courses

Free trial of Altium Designer: https://www.altium.com/yt/philslab (AD)

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/phils94

[GIT]

https://github.com/pms67

[SOCIAL]

Instagram: https://instagram.com/philslabyt

[LINKS]

IPC-2221 calculator: https://www.4pcb.com/trace-width-calculator.html

Trace inductance calculator: https://spok.ca/index.php/resources/tools/106-traceindcalc

Differential pairs video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwrdvhm4vgw

Controlled impedance: https://www.protoexpress.com/blog/controlled-impedance-really-matters/

PCB design for EMI/SI video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtzPL8wQ8-E

Critical length calculator: https://www.protoexpress.com/tools/bandwidth-rise-time-and-critical-length-calculator/

Kicad controlled impedance video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fteCxn5XXA

Stackup/controlled impedance video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3w22veWMbk

[TIMESTAMPS]

00:00 Introduction

00:43 Altium Designer Free Trial (Ad)

01:09 Basics

03:51 Geometry

07:07 Geometry/Material Cost

07:49 Resistance, Inductance, Capacitance

11:33 Power Delivery

12:59 IPC-2221 Calculator

14:09 PDN Inductance

15:31 Inductance Calculator

16:43 Power Planes

17:09 Differential Pairs

17:38 Controlled Impedance

18:54 Critical Length Calculator

20:05 Contr. Imp. Configs & Further Resources

21:30 Propagation Delays & Delay Matching

23:01 Practical Guidelines

29:55 Outro