How to Design Printed Circuits

Boards

Overview

What is a Printed Circuit Board?

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What is a PCB?

A Mechanical Solution to an Electrical Problem

Why PCB?

Features

Surprisingly Affordable

Highly reliable

Compact

Drawbacks

Requires more layout than other board types

Higher initial cost than wire wrap or point-to-point construction

What is a PCB?

Layers, Traces, Planes, and Vias

PCB Circuit connects components through

board

Made of alternating layers of conducting and insulating materials

The PCB Design Process

From Vision To Reality

Place Place ComponentsComponents

Route TracesRoute Traces

Fab!Fab!Generate GerbersGenerate Gerbers

Schematic Schematic CaptureCapture

Proteus PCBA CAD Tool For Designing a Board

Schematic Schematic CaptureCapture LayoutLayout

Control PanelControl Panel

LibraryLibrary

Symbol Footprint

Project

Proteus PCB

Symbol + Footprint + Device = Component

DeviceDeviceDevDev

SymbolSymbolSymSym

FootprintFootprintPacPac

What is a PCB?

Essentially, you’re job is this ...