Area 05
PCB design
From circuit drawing reach real board
Printed circuit board (PCB) dey hold and connect di electronic parts inside almost every device. To design one mean say you go place parts and draw copper tracks between dem.
Wetin you go learn
- How circuit diagram dey turn to board layout
- Why tracks no suppose cross, and how designers dey route round obstacles
- How to arrange components neat and wit logic
- Why boards get layers, pads and holes
Example experiments
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Turn one simple LED circuit to board layout.
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Route tracks between parts witout any crossing.
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Arrange di components again make di tracks short and clean pass before.
Tins wey you fit build
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Board for light wey dey blink
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Board for small sensor
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Board wey be size of badge, wit your own design
Dis examples dey show di kind work wey dey dis area. Di lessons wey dem go publish fit different.
Wetin di simulation simplify
- Board wey you design for lesson, dem no dey check am against real manufacturing rules.
- Real boards still get to deal wit heat, interference and soldering: dis ones na topics for later.
Every simulation dey simplify reality. To sabi how e dey do am na part of learning engineering.
How e connect to school subjects
Electronics, geometry, design and technology
Connection to oda areas
PCB design dey continue electrical circuits and digital logic, and e dey prepare you for robotics.
E good make you know
Almost every electronic device, from calculator reach phone, get at least one printed circuit board inside.