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How to Design Rotation-Proof Connector Pinouts

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To continue our examination of pinouts in PCB Design, Tech Consultant Zach Peterson has a very handy tip. When designing pinouts, did you know you can make them rotation-proof? Zach explores how to do this with both even and odd numbers of pins, as well as why you’d want to.

0:00 Intro
0:32 What Is a Rotation-Proof Connector Pinout?
2:02 With an Odd Number of Pins in Each Row
4:58 With an Even Number of Pins in Each Row
7:22 Wrapping Up Connector Pinouts

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