In this session we will learn about the basics of electronics and drawing and manufacturing PCBs.
- Basic components and reading their values
- P=UI, U=RI
- Trace width calculation, wire gauge calculation
- Drawing schematics
- Drawing components
- Laying out a board
- Producing production files and previewing them
- Ordering boards from China (e.g. Itead or JLCPCB)
- Tutorials
Grunderna i elektronik: Arbis_Maker-kurs lektion 1
Component suppliers
https://www.arrow.com/en/products
Links
KiCad tutorial
http://docs.kicad-pcb.org/stable/en/getting_started_in_kicad.html
Electrodroid Android app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.android.demi.elettronica
Wire ampacity
https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wire-gauges-d_419.html
Trace width calculator
http://circuitcalculator.com/wordpress/2006/01/31/pcb-trace-width-calculator/
Via calculator
http://circuitcalculator.com/wordpress/2006/03/12/pcb-via-calculator/
KiCad
http://kicad-pcb.org/download/
quicklib for making KiCad components with many pins
http://kicad.rohrbacher.net/quicklib.php
Tutorials
How to read a schematic
https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/how-to-read-a-schematic/all
Learn electronics
https://www.build-electronic-circuits.com/learn-electronics/
Sparkfun electronics tutorials
https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials
Free example schematics
https://www.build-electronic-circuits.com/free-electronic-circuits/
Schematics and projects
https://www.electroschematics.com/
Some more example schematics
http://www.discovercircuits.com/list.htm