How to Make Custom ESP32 Board in 3 Hours | Full Tutorial

In this tutorial you will learn how to draw schematic, do PCB layout, manufacture your board and programming.

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Chapters:
00:00 Start a new project in EasyEDA
04:00 Add ESP32 into schematic
05:00 Add CP2102N
05:48 Add AMS1117-3.3
06:41 Add USB connector
07:43 Add ESD, Transistors, Buttons
09:33 Add Capacitors
14:06 Add Resistors
18:29 Add LED
19:12 Drawing schematic: Buttons + ESP32
25:42 Connecting: USB to UART
36:19 Connecting: LED, Power
40:28 Connecting: Series resistors, Connectors
47:40 ESP32 vs S2 reference schematic
51:55 CP2102N Errata
56:23 Adding titles
59:20 Annotating schematic
1:00:47 Fixing errors in schematic
1:02:24 Importing schematic to PCB
1:03:25 Component placement
1:20:39 Start PCB Layout: setup rules, stackup and route it
1:47:50 Updating schematic and importing changes to PCB
2:07:39 Running DRC check and fixing errors on PCB
2:11:32 Drawing polygons
2:21:35 Updating tracks to 50OHMs, improving power connections
2:28:23 Adding text
2:41:04 Ordering PCB: Gerber files
2:42:40 Ordering board assembly: BOM, Pick and place
2:46:37 Ordering additional components
2:50:52 Boards received! Check them
2:52:20 Programming: Setup
2:53:53 Programming: Blink (Example)
2:55:03 Programming: Controlling LED over Internet (WiFi Example)
2:56:32 Thank you very much

[hedleyfurio]

Another awesome contribution to the community 👍, having started doing layout on light tables using vellum and bishop tape all I can say is this generation of engineers have no excuse for producing nothing short of excellent designs . Modern tools and your guidance and generosity of sharing many years of your experience is all they need . Having purchased your Cadence course a few years back it saved me $ 1000’s of dollars of wasted time getting to know the tool chain 🙏👍👏

[TYGAMatt]

Inspirational!
I'm in process trying to design a PCB for a motorcycle CDI. I was really stuck today but your video has given me a bunch of new ideas and a lot of enthusiasm. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. Perfect!

[miguelake]

Hi Robert, Thank you for the great video! Great content as always

I would like to share a little tip: When you are routing a line on the top layer, and you want to pass to the bottom layer through a VIA (e.g., at 01:35:15), you can just switch the layer on the "Layers and objects" box, and it creates the VIA automatically from your current layer to the one to which you changed to (instead of (1) stopping the routing command, (2) placing the VIA, (3) switching the layer, and (4) starting the routing command again).

[shelleywise]

Another awesome contribution to the community , having started doing layout on light tables using vellum and bishop tape all I can say is this generation of engineers have no excuse for producing nothing short of excellent designs . Modern tools and your guidance and generosity of sharing many years of your experience is all they need . Having purchased your Cadence course a few years back it saved me $ 1000’s of dollars of wasted time getting to know the tool chain

[rohandesigns]

One of the best professional pcb designing tutorial 👌 so far. A to Z steps for pcb development... thank you for such an awesome tutorial...

[DmitriyKhazansky]

Great video! Only wish that you went a bit more into explaining why you physically placed the components where you did on the PCB. It might be that you had already designed one of these and was copying it, but it would still be good to understand the logic when you’re initially laying things out.

[valntin]

Thanks for the great tutorial, Robert! At first I was a little discouraged by the 3 hours, but it is by far the best tutorial I have seen so far on this subject. And now I discovered others of your quality videos, 8-9 hours in total. :)

[GIGEO]

A great tutorial from start to the very end, you went through all the necessary steps without any skipping of content and with lots of aspects explained. I really enjoyed the whole video. Thank you Robert!

[konturgestalter]

These practical videos are the best, so much to learn. WOuld be great to see more of them! these are really helpful! Thanks for the hard work on this

[garyh]

I am absolutely awestruck from this video, amazing! I have watched some of your other Altium ones, and will be purchasing at least one of your Fedevel courses today. Can I ask one question? What about vias in pads? Is it something to be avoided? Guidelines? Thank you so much!

[ctbram]

I am just getting into designing my own PCB's and this is going to be my first project as you have covered every single step. Great job. I can't think of anything more you could have done short of coming to the house and building it all with me. Thanks

[krishnakantwal]

I have just finished the tutorial and this is just awesome. It is the moment about the truth. Thank you.

[ergindemir]

Nice to see the corrected wroom-32E easyeda model in action. It took me a long time to let them correct it.

[originuk]

Thank you Robert! I am amazed at how serious you are about having fun! Gold medal!

[andrewna]

Great video mate!
Even though I have already made 30+ different PCBs, still learned a few new tricks! Amazing.
Keep up the good stuff!

[georgeocean]

I REALLY CAN'T FIND WORDS, THIS VIDEO IS MIRACLE... ROBERT THANK YOU VERY-VERY MUCH, YOU CHANGE MY LIFE

[ethanbluestein]

I understood very little about electronics going into the video. Your step by step instructions really helped clarify some concepts I didn't fully grasp. I am looking forward to watching more. Thank you for the great video.

[avinadadmendez]

Hello Robert. I am just finishing a design using the ESP32-S2 bare IC. While using the bare IC instead of the module, you have to place a 40Mhz Oscillator, and you also have to design a transmission line for the RF input, and a Pi Network for transmission matching. Do you think you can cover that in a future video?

[alanyukeroo]

I just wanted to say thank you for this excellent video. Your explanation was exactly what I was looking for and I learned so much from it!

[bubbl_media]

Thank you so much! This is an awesome tutorial, from the real beginning to a working pcb. No one shows so much details as you! Thank you!