PCB Design with KiCAD # 11 | STM32F4 Electric Motor Controller VESC Tool Compatible

In this video, I guide you through the final part of the PCB design for the Electric Motor Controller project: DF_ESC.

You can see here how the device works in reality: https://youtu.be/2v2uGjjCPSs Here I am using a GO-Kart motor with, 1800W power ratings.

Here, I share the tips and tricks I employ when designing this type of boards, especially those that allow me to design circuits that easily pass EMC. The key to a good layout lies within the fields. Shifting from thinking in terms of current flow, like in the water pipes analogy, to considering Electromagnetic fields guided by the PCB interconnects, will save you from tons of headaches.

CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Design Tips 2:45 - Important traces 3:45 - The most important layers 4:50 - Raw 3D view 5:35 - Stitching Vias 6:00 - Pin 1 connector 6:04 - Adding text 6:25 - Logos and symbols 7:05 - Additional Fab notes 8:00 - Final Checkings and DRC 8:45 - Fabrication files 9:20 - Checking the BOM 9:35 - Checking the Gerbers 10:05 - Product view 10:37 - Resources 10:50 - Support 11:07 - Thank you 11:12 - Outro

Thank you everybody for watching! Keep Designing, Dario ⚡️

The firmware used for the hardware is from the VESC project from Benjamin Vedder: https://vesc-project.com/

The projects schematics are available on Github at the following link: https://github.com/dariofresu/DF_ESC_rev01_1

Here you can find the entire video series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHTs1gmA-RxWiyETC2foEvuwYmoL7mD17

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