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DIY versus Turnkey PCB Assembly with Bald SENSE and MacroFab

My recent experience with the Bald SENSE sensor feather wing project reminded me that time is often our most valuable resource. This video documents the journey that has taught me crucial lessons about design, assembly, and the value of turnkey PCB assembly services. See what went right and what went wrong, and how I ultimately brought this project back to life with the help of MacroFab.

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DIY Arduino Turn-On and Debug | #27

In part 3 of the DIY Arduino series, James solders, turns on, and, debugs the Pyramiduino! In this episode you can see how to solder parts with a toaster oven, test a board with a scope, and program an Arduino bootloader. Episode #27 Show Notes and Links Support AddOhms on Patreon Order Pyramiduino R5 from OSHPark JEDEC Reflow Profile via Diodes Inc. MG Chemicals Low-Temp Solder Paste via Digi-Key FTDI Friend from Adafruit Coin Acceptor Live Stream Open Vapors Reflow Controller on Hackster.io Micrel MIC5504 datasheet 5 LDO Considerations from baldengineer.com Rohde & Schwarz RTM3004 Oscilloscope Code and Final Schematic on GitHub Choose your side (KEY-cad or KAI-cad) T-Shirt from Contextual Electronics Related Videos Part 1: Schematic in KiCad for DIY Arduino Part 2: Creating DIY Arduino PCB

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DIY Arduino PCB in KiCad | #24

Part two of the DIY Arduino series. In this video, we create the PCB. Also, the project gets a new name: Pyramiduino. Watch the process to make a PCB in KiCad. And the Bald Engineer gives you a challenge, can you find the unconnected nets before he does? Check out Part 1 - the Schematic and subscribe to see when Part 3 - Turn On is posted. DIY Arduino PCB in KiCad Show Notes Pyramiduino Project on GitHub Getting to Blinky: KiCad tutorial from Conextual Electronics OSHPark- Bald Engineer’s preferred PCB supplier. (They provided the boards for free for this project.) Related Videos Part 1: Creating DIY Arduino Schematic in KiCad Part 3: Soldering and testing DIY Arduino

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