EasyEDA Quick Look | FTDI USB-to-UART Converter PCB - Phil's Lab #23
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2024
- A quick look at the EasyEDA online PCB design software. Simple design of a FTDI USB-to-UART dongle/breakout board.
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As a professional engineer myself, I am starting to use EasyEDA more and more myself.
The fact that there are billions of footprints ready is just and extreme time saver.
Making your own footprints usually takes a lot of time.
Obviously you can always repurpose footprints, but it really helps with the overall design.
Compared to a lot of heavily priced competitors which I have been using for years, I find the workflow very intuitive. It still has some strange bugs and quirks, but all programs do.
One of those things you want to hate but by the end you have "simple workflow" envy... thanks for the video.
I used EasyEda and JLCPCB to create my senior design project using your videos as a guide! Thanks for the great content!
Thanks so much, Phil! Your videos are amazing.
Eagerly waiting for your course!!!
You are a huge inspiration Phil! Could you make a video about trace width values and when it's a good time to use said values?
What about creating BLDC sensored motor controller?
EasyEDA was actually the first EDA software I used when I just started getting into PCB design.
It's a pleasure to use, but I switched to KiCAD/Altium after experiencing too much downtime which prevented me from working.
I still use it occasionally for little personal projects, but not for work as the KiCAD/Altium projects are easier to transfer to colleagues and commit to source control.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Hope you have a Great day
have to try it eventually
As always thanks for all do on this channel
Thanks for watching, John!
I used it for a couple of boards and i'm quite happy with it. If your PCB design is finished. The gerber-files are only one step. But also get the right BOM and pick and place file is also only one click away.
The only problem I have. But that is quite annoying: is the export of the pcb as 3D Model. Even if you don't mind the lack of colors, it's not calibrated and the origin is way off, so that you have to fiddle around to get it properly imported in e.g. Fusion 360.
Thank you for video.
Nice overview !
I liked your last video on making a small size PCB... I want to see more videos on making denser layouts in a tight space. I think wearable project based on STM32 should be a good example.
your videos always special,keep going ,like like...
Really Love your work! Any projects with ESP32 or Espressif stuff?
Hey Phil! How do we route the differential pair signals for a Type C Receptacle. They say it has to be of equal length and its difficult to route without using some vias for one of the signal traces. I tried on a 4 layer PCB but its such a hassle to rout DP signals. I intend to use this Type C as a micro USB 2.0 receptacle(D+,D-,5V,Gnd). Any resources and suggestions would be appreciated!. BTW love your STM32 series lots of info and very helpful for a beginner and a hobbyist!
Great video! Personally I do not like EasyEDA and would prefer having jlcpcb's library available in my CAM. However, I understand why they did it this way
Hey Phil, any plans to cover external ram chips on youtube or in your course? Thanks
Great to see a new video. Do you have a sense when your paid course will happen?
Topic idea - using usb-c and usb pd for higher than normal power. Eg using usb pd to get 12v dc.
Hi Phil, great video as always. Ever thought about making a radar board with the STM32 at its centre? Using IQ modulator/demodulator demodulator chips? I've got a project that I'm stuck on because I'm struggling to comprehend some of the terminology around these RF components, and how to interface them to an ADC/DAC. Also, how to do wideband RF matching (if that's even possible).
Thank you sir,,,,,
hey Phil. would have loved to see you make a complex pcb to learn more about ground planes and whatnot. i still am unable to understand the ground plane and how it works with the rest of the pcb. and there are no tutorials out there about it when it comes to easyeda. i will order my first pcb soon and will use easyeda to design. i can use all the help i can get.
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No TVS diodes on the data lines?
Can you please tell me how to route usb impedance matching
Phil, do you have a community site/forums or discord?
It's getting tempting, I tried to use it a couple of years ago but it was a painful experience, on my browser at least ! so I started to get to know Kicad and haven't tried since, I like that Kicad is native...cheers.
@@alejandroperez5368 Pretty sure it's just the web app in a wrapper. It does let you save the file locally though.
Would be nice if you have provided the link to a shared design. Could you do this? Please update description of your video with the link. Thanks in advance.
People always say its good for simple boards but you need to use kicad for more complex designs(or Altium) but what features are missing from easyEDA you need for more complex designs?
The people never had an answer they never knew... maybe someone here can tell me :P
Yeah, Phil, it really does look like Altium. #NotFirst
EasyEDA vs KiCAD which one do you recommend ?
EasyEDA looks like to have what KiCAD misses / where KiCAD is weak (at least for KiCAD 5.1): ease of use, huge lib with symbols, footprints, 3D, straight forward BOM / quick step to order components, good looking graphics. I use a little bit KiCAD, it's a bit of a productivity killer (I was used to Altium Designer before).
Drawback for easy EDA (at least as professionals): online mandatory, risk of IP theft. I don't trust. And I guess is also misses quite some other pro features.
But ok for makers I guess. Hope KiCAD catches up ^^
@@rdson1621 okay thanks!
The user interface of EasyEDA is far better by miles. Also the fact that they have billions of footprints ready really is a win.
Saves a lot of time.
I have 20 years of experience in PCB EDA's and had no trouble using EasyEDA. The workflow is so much better than KiCAD (well kicad is just plain horrendous).
It does has some weird bugs and quirks.
@@rdson1621 "Online" is not mandatory. I use it offline.
No oscilator?
Built in (on-die) is probably sufficient
Great content Phil, any teasers about the upcoming course 🥺
mybe consdide if you want of corse full tutorial, of easyeda
Easyeda is only good for simple hobby boards like the one in the video, otherwise Kicad (also free) and Altium (paid) have way more features for more complex boards. Plus Easyeda stores your files in a cloud, which may be an uncomfortable/security risk for some people.
I find that it works fine for more complex boards. The software lacks some complex features, but that is not at all the same thing. Also, storing files in the cloud is optional.
With 20 years of experience in board design, I don't agree with this comment at all.
It does have some bugs, quirks and limitations, and obviously can't be compared to things like Altium.
Unless you work with a team of 20 engineers, most of these things I just see has pure luxury.
It is not a safe place to design your own PCB . It is a online tools, they can easy access to your design files. if you have a look at big company, they never use these kind of the tools. Why not spend our time to learn Altium, Allegro etc.
Got a new mic? Your voice sounds different...deep and sexy :D
first!!!1
You aren't scared of People stealing your design from EasyEDA ? Cloud based software is scary :(
Very terrible experience with EaseEDA. Ui already has changed and doesn't correspond to the video. I wish I did no even try to do this. Waste of time. Menus are absent you may only gues if this is a change or you need to pay. Nah, I'd better find something else. Why they have a paid version not clear. If they make money by creating PCBs them need to make it simple as possible, but it is not.