How to design a minimalistic PCB for the new Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller (MCU) including a buck (step-down) converter. Covers all aspects of schematic, layout, and routing in Altium Designer.
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00:00 Introduction
00:52 Altium Designer
01:19 RP2040 Design Help
02:46 Schematic: Power Supply
05:16 Schematic: RP2040
09:18 Schematic: QSPI Flash Memory
10:37 PCB: Overview
11:18 PCB: Stack-Up
11:55 PCB: Buck Converter
13:45 PCB: RP2040
15:40 PCB: Crystal
16:43 PCB: QSPI Flash Memory
17:07 PCB: USB
17:36 PCB: Additional Tips
18:30 Outro
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