Electronics Design¶
Class Week 06¶
Lesson06 electronics design
Review05 3D scanning and printing
Assignments and assessment
Fabacademy students: visit the assessment
We will be using Kicad 5 in the class, but this is not the only option. We encourage you to explore other possibilities such as Eagle, Inkscape, draw by hand…
MDEF students: visit your assessment guide
Making classes easier
Please, come with the following software downloaded and installed in your machine:
Extra local classes¶
Resources¶
Curated references
Videos¶
Books:¶
- “Make: Electronics Learning by Discovery Charles Platt” (e-book)
- “Make: Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1: Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Switches, Encoders, Relays, Transistors” (pdf)
Extra stuff¶
Components
How current flows in a circuit
- What is electric current
- Voltage, Current, Resistance, and Ohm’s Law
- Conventional Versus Electron Flow
- Electric current
Simulation:
Fab Academy students documentation:
Tutorials
- Schematic + Layout (old version Eagle but cool! ) -> Step by Step tutorial
- AUTODESK Guided Tour (17 videos about 4 min/video new version): Schematic, PCB, Checking the components, how to import a library…
- Assignment Tutorial ( step by step ):
- SPARKFUN ( Schematic ):
- SPARKFUN ( Board Layout ):
- Making Custom Outlines to the PCB
- What resistor should I use with my LED?
- 123Circuit