Electronics Design

:blush: Updated for 2019 evaluation standards!

  • Group assignment

    • Use the test equipment in your lab to observe the operation of a microcontroller circuit board

  • Individual assignment

    • Redraw the echo hello-world board, add (at least) a button and LED (with current-limiting resistor), check the design rules, make it, test it.
    • Extra credits: Simulate its operation. Render it.

Learning outcomes

  • Select and use software for circuit board design
  • Demonstrate workflows used in circuit board design

Have you?

  • Shown your process using words/images/screenshots
  • Explained problems and how you fixed them, including how you worked with design rules for milling (DRC in EagleCad and KiCad)
  • Included original design files (Eagle, KiCad, Inkscape, .cad - whatever)

NB. Also, if you make a board and it doesn't work; franken-hack that board (with jumper wires etc) until it does work, then make a new one with the knowledge you have gained.

FAQ

Can I modify an existing design board?

Answer: Yes as long as you acknowledge the original design and explain your contribution to the board.

Do I need to create a schematic file?

Answer: If your software does not generate it no, otherwise yes. You can draw or use kokopelli which does not create schematic files.