[hackpgh-discuss] Re: PCB class
- From: Sayan Chakraborty <c.sayan@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: hackpgh-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 10:22:51 -0400
I super want this class.
Diy circuit design and take it all the way through pcb production
Have a few questions/comments that i willsend in or discuss on friday
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On May 23, 2012 10:14 AM, "Doug Philips" <doug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey Matt,
>
> Glad you're still alive and kickin'!
>
>
> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Matthew Beckler <matthew@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > As many of you know I'm going to be teaching a PCB class with Kicad
> coming
> > up in a few weeks. While it's a good software EDA package, and I know it
> > well, what I'm struggling most with is to determine the proper scope.
>
> Given the lack of advertising, promotion, etc. on this, I'm thinking
> we'll probably only get shop members at the class. That'd be OK, but I
> wanted to raise the possibility of postponing the class date to allow
> for more outreach/PR, etc. as well as getting the scope worked out?
>
>
> > think a good group discussion should work just fine. I'm also planning
> to be
> > at the shop this Friday to work on the class plan (and ideally FiniSH
> IT!!!)
>
> Perfect!
>
>
> > Morning session: How to go from a breadboard circuit to a schematic
> > How schematics work, how we represent real work parts with symbols
> > Start with a real circuit that I can make on a breadboard
> > Perhaps a little uC-based RGB led toy?
> > Learn how to enter schematics into Kicad
>
> That all sounds good.
>
>
> > Learn about how to make your own new schematic symbols
>
> That seems kind of ambitious? Do we have some kind of open source
> library that we can contribute back to?
> I'm just concerned that this one item alone could take most of an hour...
>
>
> > Afternoon session: How to go from a schematic to a PCB
> ... Most of this is over my head, so I have no idea how ambitious (or
> mundane!) it is...
> > Maybe talk about component selection?
> Wouldn't that be part of the morning class going from breadboard to
> schematic? (Again, I'm a noob, so perhaps I don't understand...)
>
> > Maybe have a "come back and solder up your pcb" 2-3 weeks later?
>
> Or maybe piggy back on to another learn to solder class? (we'd still
> limit the total class size)
>
>
> > Needs testing with a real live victim
>
> That's a great idea!
>
> -=Doug
>
>
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