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Inductor sign with single line on the top

FB means ferrite bead. In the first circuit the beads are not used and 0R resistors are used instead. In the second circuit, these are used. There is no mention what parameters (impedance, current ...
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Should two different DC power supply GNDs be connected to each other on a PCB?

You would usually connect all the supplies on a single board together back to one GND. Some would suggest you seperate digital and analog grounds in sensitive systems but I don't think this applies ...
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Automatic serial number on a PCB

It depends on what you ask the manufacturer to do! You might just submit your single board with the info "10 pieces of this" to your manufacturer. The manufacturer takes your design, and ...
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How to read schematic for PCBs

How do I learn to read a schematic and understand the function and how the circuit work? Practice and experience. Read books, take lectures and watch YouTube videos. Like people, every circuit is ...
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Pull up or pull down resistor for potentially unused inverter input?

From the data sheet, the magnitude of the input high current is much less than the input low current. So pull-up resistors are my choice. LSTTL has an input capacitance of about 5pF. So to realize ...
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Pull up or pull down resistor for potentially unused inverter input?

Generally, for LS TTL, a pull up makes slightly more sense. Usually that is because before LS TTL ICs, there were other TTL ICs and those consumed much less current with a signal that mostly idles ...
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Should two different DC power supply GNDs be connected to each other on a PCB?

Yes the H bridge IC references signal inputs and motor drive to same ground pin, so you must connect the 5V and 12V grounds tohether. If you connect only the 5V of the 5V supply but not the 0V of the ...
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Earth for custom POE+ board design

That's not "Earth" literally, but it could be. It depends on your exact scenario, but if your RJ45 socket has a metal shell, it connects to that, as it might be Earth if you are using an STP ...
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Which stackup to choose for JLPCB FR4 up to ~10GHz

It really depends on the material of the PCB. If you just went with Isola FR408 YMMV because the dielectric constant might vary from your calculations of the design Here is an example that a user ...
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