/challenges-projects/design-challenges/smarter-life/b/blog/posts/steadyclip-an-economical-camera-gimbal-part-10-schematic-capture-pcb-layoutI was able to get a lot of work done over the Thanksgiving weekend. The bulk of the hardware is completed, and now I am shifting the focus over to the software. I am traveling this week so I don’t have much time to divulge much on the ana...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/smarter-life/b/blog/posts/steadyclip-an-economical-camera-gimbal-part-10-schematic-capture-pcb-layoutSun, 08 Dec 2013 21:17:22 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:dc26e6d5-e7d4-481c-9235-6c82f6934933vsluiter1<p>Hi Jianyi,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You made a very, very fast schematic and layout, that <strong>was</strong> a very efficient thanksgiving! </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Regarding your power traces: I&#39;d be VERY suspicious about those. You calculated 1A from the power supply, I saw in the schematic, so each driver will get .33A continuous. However, as this is a switching converter for the motor, the peak currents will probably be quite high... I think I would&#39;ve switched to a larger board or a 4-layer design... But the proof of the pudding is in the eating!</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=16817&AppID=105&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/smarter-life/b/blog/posts/steadyclip-an-economical-camera-gimbal-part-10-schematic-capture-pcb-layoutSun, 08 Dec 2013 20:25:06 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:dc26e6d5-e7d4-481c-9235-6c82f6934933DAB0<p>Nice board work.</p><p>I agree about the motor lines probably needing heavier traces.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=16817&AppID=105&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">