In this beginner, step-by-step series, we'll go through the entire design process for a simple microcontroller-based hardware design using Altium Designer. From part selection, to component sizing, schematic capture, PCB layout and routing, and final manufacturing file generation.

This first video describes the system we'll be designing together (containing an STM32 microcontroller, USB C, switching regulator, and an inertial measurement unit) and how suitable parts can be chosen using a distributor's part search. Created by Philip Salmony, Tech Consultant for Altium and the mind behind Phil's Lab.

00:00 Introduction
00:45 System Overview
03:17 Microcontroller Selection
07:43 Buck Converter Selection
13:45 Sensor Selection
19:29 Block Diagram
20:51 Outro