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Crash Course Electronics and PCB Design

Learn Electronics and PCB Design from the Ground up with Altium CircuitMaker and Labcenter Proteus
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Rating: 4.7 out of 54.7 (7,811 ratings)
38,977 students
Created by Andre LaMothe
Last updated 1/2021
English
English [Auto], French [Auto], 
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What you'll learn

  • Students will be able to analyze and construct basic analog and digital circuits. Everything from filters and amplifiers to clocked and combinatorial digital circuits. As well as completely design printed circuit boards, assemble and get them up and running.
  • Students will be able to leverage this knowledge to build and produce electronic products completely themselves.
  • Students will be able to use numerous CAD and design tools such as schematic entry, PCB layout and routing, circuit simulators, MATLAB, and more.
  • Students will learn how to use basic electronics lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, signal generators, and more.
  • Students will learn hands on techniques such as circuit construction with solderless breadboards, wire wrapping, and soldering.
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Requirements

  • A modern Windows PC (or VM) capable of running various CAD and design tools used in this course such as Altium CircuitMaker, Labcenter Proteus, Matlab, and more.
  • A High School or equivalent understanding of mathematics.
  • Since the course is about electronics, to get the full benefit of the course, you will need to follow along and build the circuits. Thus, access to breadboards, power supplies, tools, parts, etc.
  • A lot of patience! This is a university level course with many 1 hour lectures. There's a lot of material to cover, and we are here to learn this cold, inside and out!

Description

Crash Course Electronics was designed for one thing -- to take you from mystery to mastery in Electronics and PCB Design. This massive course was custom made for those interested in learning electronics from the ground up that wish to leverage that knowledge to build actual printed circuit boards (PCBs). There is no other course like this in existence that has the depth and breadth of Crash Course Electronics. The course starts with atomic physics and the electron, before you know it you are learning Ohm's Law, circuit analysis, AC, DC, complex impedance, RC and RL circuits,  filters, amplifiers, transistors, FETs,  analog and digital theory -- too much to list here! 

But, unlike other courses that are highly technical and math based. Crash Course Electronics was designed to be taken as a journey with the instructor. Each lecture building on the last, each new concept like a new puzzle approached in many different ways. The most complex topics and mathematical concepts are distilled down into understandable lectures and we have a lot of fun doing it! I had to learn this stuff at one point and remember how hard it was, so I approach each lecture as if we are both learning for the first time and make no assumptions about what you know or don't know.

As we progress through the lectures, expect to see every circuit and idea worked out on the black board, virtually simulated (with Labcenter Proteus), and built by hand right in front of your eyes in high def, ultra clean video and audio. Not only will you learn all the theory and practical aspects of Electrical Engineering, but my 35+ years of experience with electronics will be downloaded to your brain with countless real-world tips and tricks that will take you from a hobbyist to a deep understanding of the subject matter. 

Then when we have all the basic electronic theory under our belts, buckle in for something you have never seen -- we will build, not one, not two, but three complete products! We will talk about the design, the motivation, look up parts, background information, and then design the circuits together like colleagues, lay them out in Altium CircuitMaker, route them, verify and produce manufacturing files. If that wasn't enough, we will take those files and go out on internet and send them to a number of online manufactures and get them ready for production, all you have to do is hit SUBMIT!

Last, but not least -- the course is based on my college text book "Design Your Own Video Game Console" aka "The Black Art of Video Game Console Design" -- this 800+ page book is included free of charge (the PDF version) with the course. Although, we won't be talking about game consoles in this course, we will be using the text for its theory, electrical engineering and PCB design chapters.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone interested in learning electronics and/or printed circuit board design.
  • Programmers interested in learning about how the machines they code with actually work and the electronics inside them.
  • Electrical or Computer Engineering students that would like to see what the major is all about end to end as a head start in their degree.
  • Someone that is a hacker/hobbyist that has some experience with electronics, but wants to take it to the next level and obtain a much deeper understanding of electronics and circuit analysis/design.

Featured review

Clark M
Clark M
1 course
1 review
Rating: 5.0 out of 5a year ago
I am only 56% of the way through this course and I can already highly recommend it. Andre is a brilliant teacher, he has a very fluid teaching style, is not boring like some lecturers I have had in the past and more importantly he never assumes everyone learns something first time they are shown it. Support is also superb, quick responses and very patient. Top Class *****

Course content

9 sections • 151 lectures • 105h 9m total length

  • Setup, Installation and Getting Things Ready to Roll
    Preview10:53

  • Preview10:22
  • Intro to Electronics and Meet the Parts
    52:27
  • Digital Concepts Primer, Units and Hands On
    40:02
  • Atomic Theory and other Spooky Phenomena
    20:31
  • Understanding Current and Voltage
    20:01
  • Understanding Current and Voltage - Part II
    24:37
  • Series and Parallel Batteries and Circuit Analysis Teaser
    24:50
  • Into the Abyss with AC/DC
    38:03
  • Ohm's Law and Just a "Bit" of Power
    21:51
  • Preview43:30
  • Ohm's Law Deep Dive and Basic Circuit Analysis - Part II
    42:15
  • Deciphering Resistor Color Codes and Meet the Capacitor
    40:56
  • Inductors: Be Afraid...Very Afraid
    23:50
  • Transformers - There's More to Inductors than Meets the Eye!
    51:02
  • Manipulating Current with Diodes
    39:01
  • "Manipulating Current with Diodes - Part II
    53:43
  • Manipulating Current with Diodes - Part III
    01:01:34
  • Preview37:25
  • Switching States with Transistors - Part II
    37:50
  • Switching States with Transistors - Part III
    29:21
  • Understanding the Alien Language of MOSFETS
    43:26
  • Understanding the Alien Language of MOSFETS - Part II
    48:50
  • Tools of the Trade
    52:11
  • Tools of the Trade - Part II
    01:15:08
  • Tools of the Trade - Part III
    45:36

  • Real DC Circuit Analysis
    39:43
  • Kirchhoff's Laws and a Dash of Common Sense
    49:49
  • Kirchhoff and Ohm vs. Basic Circuits
    27:00
  • Preview58:20
  • Simulating Circuits with SPICE
    01:02:13

  • Game Plan for Section 4.0
    04:44
  • All About Mechanical Switches
    49:19
  • Fun and Games with POTentiometers
    32:47
  • Capacitors and AC Coupling
    59:24
  • Working with Series and Parallel Capacitor Networks
    32:42
  • Getting to Know RC Circuits
    01:05:19
  • Exploring the Dark Side with Inductors
    49:28
  • RC Circuit Review, Simulation with Matlab and Finally RL Derivations
    56:33
  • Understanding I and V in RC and RL Circuits with E.L.I. and I.C.E.
    29:02
  • Preview48:52
  • Easing into Complex Impedance with Phasor/Reactance Diagrams
    33:36
  • Imaginary Number Primer and Complex Phasors
    34:36
  • Putting Complex Impedance to Work with RC Analysis, Simulation, and Bench Model
    01:09:37
  • Phasor Analysis of an RL Voltage Divider Circuit
    31:14
  • Using RL Circuits and Impedance Analysis to Illustrate Low and High Pass Filters
    54:06
  • Bonus Round - Plugging AC Line Voltage in an RC Circuit
    51:42
  • Frequency Domain Analysis of a Low Pass Filter
    53:39
  • What's Up with Decibels and all this dB, dBm, and dBv Stuff?
    32:17
  • Hands on with Low Pass Filters and Frequency Response
    34:46
  • Going to the Bench with High Pass Filters
    35:04
  • The Dreaded Inductor - Round 1: Low Pass Filters
    22:52
  • The Dreaded Inductor - Round 2: High Pass Filters
    22:58
  • Building the Low/High Pass Filters
    31:34
  • Diodes Reviewed and Starter Applications
    55:35
  • Understanding Zener and Schottky Diodes plus Simple Voltage Regulators
    52:10
  • Half Wave and Full Wave Diode Experiments on the Bench
    01:16:25
  • Diode Experiments on the Bench - Part II
    29:04
  • Schottky Diode Experiments and Logic Gate Implementation
    35:06
  • Introduction to Voltage Regulators and Power Supply Design
    42:25
  • Power Supply Primer
    49:49
  • Building a 5V Power Supply...LM7805 Style
    32:14
  • Adding 3.3V to our Power Supply Design
    46:14
  • Taking our Power Supply Offline with a Transformer
    21:11
  • Wiring up the Transformer to our Power Supply
    39:42
  • Preview51:12
  • Circling Back to Transistors...A 15 Minute Refresher Course
    14:51
  • Introduction to Transistor Amplifier Circuits and Models
    48:47
  • Transistor Biasing, Current Amplifiers and Voltage Regulation
    52:32
  • Small Signal Transistor Amplifiers
    43:40
  • Common Emitter Amplifier Design
    42:22
  • Hard Core Analysis of the Common Emitter Amplifier
    37:47
  • Transistor Motor Driver Bench Experiment and Noise Reduction
    28:18
  • Current and Voltage Regulation Experiments
    26:19
  • Building a Practical Audio Voltage Amplifier
    43:08
  • Crossing the Threshold from Analog to Digital Electronics
    57:38
  • Retro TTL Build! - Inverter, AND, NAND, OR, NOR
    34:46
  • Temporal Manipulation and Clock Oscillators
    40:27
  • Timing Circuit Theory and Building Clocks with XTALs and Oscillators
    24:31
  • It's all about the 555 Baby!
    41:02

  • Boolean Algebra, Number Systems, and 100% Digital Electronics
    31:02
  • Preview19:54
  • Logic Families, Data Sheets, and Digital Signal Properties
    34:26
  • Slaying the Dragon with Timing Diagrams
    51:19
  • Integrated Circuit Packaging and a Walk Through History
    22:06
  • Binary Mathematics Primer and the Full Adder
    51:13
  • Mixing Logic Families and TTL/CMOS Interfacing Considerations
    19:29
  • Circuit Fabrication Technique Review
    06:22

  • Getting to Know Basic Integrated Circuits: SSI, MSI, LSI, and VLSI
    43:52
  • Building Circuits with the 74LS138 3:8 Decoder
    25:12
  • Intro to LED Display Drivers and the 74LS47
    19:39
  • Wiring up the 74LS47 on the Bench
    28:01
  • Switching Things up with Multiplexers
    22:20
  • Multiplexing Analog Signals on the Bench with the 4051
    22:37
  • Understanding Shift Registers and their Applications
    41:42
  • Shift Registers, Cylons and Knight Rider...Seriously
    24:29
  • Building the Scrolling LED Effect on the Bench
    11:35
  • Interfacing and Bus Design with Buffers, Drivers and Transceivers
    52:21
  • Introduction to Math Chips: First up...the Comparator
    32:53
  • Getting to Know the 74LS83 Full Adder
    18:36
  • Arithmetic Logic Units (ALUs)... The Building Blocks of Modern CPUs
    29:51
  • Digging Deeper into TTL ALUs and their Architectures
    24:21
  • Preview21:38
  • Flip Flops and Counters Redux
    44:16
  • Sequential Logic, State Machines and K-Maps
    38:44
  • Counter Design with Advanced Simulation
    18:15

  • PCB Basics and Installing CircuitMaker
    34:28
  • PCB Design End to End for Beginners
    01:05:00
  • Hands on PCB Teardowns
    01:07:43

  • CircuitMaker Fundamentals: Forking Projects and Basic Navigation
    30:39
  • CircuitMaker Fundamentals: Magic Wand Schematic/PCB Overview
    27:18
  • Preview44:17
  • CircuitMaker Fundamentals: Magic Wand 555 Timer Design & Parts Selection Process
    47:30
  • CircuitMaker Fundamentals: Magic Wand Counter and Decoder Logic
    58:07
  • CircuitMaker Fundamentals: Finishing the LED Connections and Starting PCB Layout
    35:32
  • CircuitMaker PCB Layout: Magic Wand Part I
    47:25
  • CircuitMaker PCB Layout: Magic Wand Part II
    36:08
  • CircuitMaker PCB Layout: Magic Wand Part III
    47:28
  • CircuitMaker PCB Layout: Magic Wand Part IV
    42:04
  • CircuitMaker PCB Layout: Magic Wand - That's a Wrap!
    30:44
  • CircuitMaker: Intermediate Design The 555 Organator Design/Music Theory Overview
    38:39
  • CircuitMaker: Intermediate Design The 555 Organator Power Supply Design
    24:48
  • CircuitMaker: Intermediate Design The 555 Organator Sound Generation and Amp
    26:41
  • CircuitMaker: Intermediate Design The 555 Organator PCB Layout Part I
    50:32
  • CircuitMaker: Intermediate Design The 555 Organator PCB Layout Part II
    46:00
  • CircuitMaker: Intermediate Design The 555 Organator PCB Layout Wrap Up
    54:48
  • Preview43:18
  • CircuitMaker: Advanced Design The SimonDuino's Processing and Power Supply
    53:47
  • CircuitMaker: Advanced Design SimonDuino's USB and Serial Port
    42:11
  • CircuitMaker: Advanced Design SimonDuino's Indicator LEDs
    17:25
  • CircuitMaker: Advanced Design SimonDuino's Input Buttons and Sound
    33:44
  • CircuitMaker: Advanced Design SimonDuino Wrap Up
    01:10:15
  • Generating Gerber Files with CircuitMaker Part I
    41:23
  • Generating Gerber Files with CircuitMaker Part II
    01:01:40

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Instructor

Andre LaMothe
Computer Scientist / Embedded Engineer / Author
Andre LaMothe
  • 4.7 Instructor Rating
  • 7,811 Reviews
  • 38,977 Students
  • 1 Course

I hold degrees in Mathematics, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University. I am a Computer Scientist, Electrical and Embedded Engineer that specializes in hardware design, gaming, AI, and robotics. I have written many books, articles and papers on the aforementioned subjects and taught Computer Science and Electrical Engineering courses at UC Santa Cruz as well as online for many years. 

I am currently the CEO of Nurve Networks LLC, a full stack embedded development company in Austin, Texas, USA. Before that I was CEO of Xtreme Games LLC, a PC game development company in Silicon Valley.

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