Electronics Design

Updated for 2025 evaluation standards!

• Group assignment:

  • Use the test equipment in your lab to observe the operation of a microcontroller circuit board (as a minimum, you should demonstrate the use of a multimeter and oscilloscope)
  • Document the workflow for sending a PCB to a board house
  • Document your work on the group work page and reflect what you learned on your individual page

• Individual assignment:

  • Use an EDA tool to design a development board to interact and communicate with an embedded microcontroller, produce it and test it

Learning outcomes

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

Have you answered these questions?

• Linked to the group assignment page
• Documented what you have learned in electronics design
• Checked your board can be fabricated
• Explained problems and how you fixed them.
• Included original design files (Eagle, KiCad, etc.)
• Included a ‘hero shot’

FAQ

Can I modify an existing EDA software project?

Answer: No, you have to draw your board from scratch.

Can I draw my design by hand?

Answer: Yes, but you still have to demonstrate the use of EDA software this week.

Do I need to fabricate a board for this assignment?

Answer: yes

What does 'interact and communicate with an embedded microcontroller' mean?

Answer: It means you must design a development board with embedded microcontroller. The development board must have local input &/or output to interact with the embedded microcontroller and enable microcontroller to communicate with external device(s).

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