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© 2017 FEDEVEL
AltiumLive 2017:ANNUAL PCBDESIGN SUMMIT
Robert FeranecFEDEVEL Academy
San DiegoOctober 3-4, 2017
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How to design boards that work the first time
Why this topic?
What does it mean, boards that work …
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How to design boards that work the first time
You may be asking: “Why should I listen to this guy?”
That is an excellent question. You know, I can not convince you …
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How to design boards that work the first time
1 Import reference schematics
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Now, this seems to be like: Of course, just import reference schematic
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How to design boards that work the first time
2 Use the same pinout / connections as in the reference circuit
This may be a little bit specific for digital boards …
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How to design boards that work the first time
3 Build simple test circuits
Once we needed to design a circuit …
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How to design boards that work the first time
4Add bypass resistors, pull ups & downs, optional components, …
into your schematic
Sometimes you can not build test circuits …
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How to design boards that work the first time
5 Check, double check and triple check your libraries
Do you remember the times when you were starting with HW design? I remember mine ☺
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How to design boards that work the first time
6 Go through schematic check and layout check documents
Not every company provides these. However, these documents …
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How to design boards that work the first time
7 Take time to browse and check your schematic
This is absolutely the most important tip from all. Every single time …
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How to design boards that work the first time
8 Once placement is ready, build a paper model
This is another very useful tips. It saved me sooo many …
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How to design boards that work the first time
9 Reuse reference layout
When I was starting with hardware design, I didn’t feel confident in …
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How to design boards that work the first time
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0 Read and follow design guides
I love this point. Design guides helped me a lot especially …
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1 If, during layout, you have to break important rules, simulate
This I a very interesting point. Because, normally I do not simulate. However, I do consider …
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Imagine what will happen when you connect your board to
power. Imagine what you are going to do when you receive your
first prototype ….
Always, when you are creating schematic, you should have a look at your board from …
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How to design boards that work the first time
Do not do silly mistakes!
We re almost finished. During my carrier in hardware design, I have seen …
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