1. Information

Course

ECE 290 PCB Design

Instructor

Dan White, Ph.D.

Credits

1 cr

Time

Asynchronous, about 3 hours/week of activities. Occasional check-in meetings, as scheduled.

2. Learning objectives

A student who has successfully completed this course will have

  • Designed 2 PCBAs from through the: schematic - layout - ordering and fabrication - assembly - testing phases.

  • Created new schematic symbols from component datasheets.

  • Created new PCB footprints from component datasheets.

  • Evaluated component selections for ease of assembly and availability of alternate sources.

  • Soldered through-hole and surface mount parts.

3. Phase completion checklists

3.1. Schematic

  • Prototype feasibility demonstration (e.g. breadboard version), or extra documentation of the prototyping features of the design.

  • Design files pass all design rule checks with no errors or warnings.

  • Schematic Design Review (SchDR) completed by a third party.

  • Report of updates since the last SchDR.

3.2. PCB

  • Design files pass all design rule checks with no errors or warnings.

  • Bill of Materials information includes all information needed for

    • component ordering,

    • hand assembly,

    • (if applicable) Pick and Place positions (X, Y, R).

  • Paper dry fit prototype completed.

  • Pre-fabrication Design Review (PDR) completed by a third party.

  • Report of updates since the last PDR.

  • Fabrication order submitted.

3.3. Assembly and test

  • PCB order received.

  • Components received and collected.

  • First group components placed and tested. I.e. power supply section.

  • All components placed.

  • First power-on testing.

3.4. Documentation

  • Theory of Operation document describing the functionality and operation of the circuit.

  • Physical design constraints document describing the

    • physical design rules used and their origin,

    • reasoning for the location of external interfaces such as: mounting holes, connectors, buttons, etc.

  • Final project report. Assembles the sch, pcb, assembly, and testing information into one document

  • Project files archive. An archive ZIP file of the design source files and dependencies, including component datasheets. Tested to un-archive correctly and regenerate the same output files.

4. Grading

EMRN rubric 2020
Figure 1. The EMRN Rubric

Letter grades are assigned according to the number of E or M evaluation results are achieved on each of the items in § 3, “Phase completion checklists”. The highest row the has all of the quantity completed in all four columns will be the course grade.

Table 1. Letter grade mapping
Grade SCH PCB ASM DOC

A

8

14

10

10

B

C

4

7

5

5

D