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Introduction to Printed Circuit Board
Prototyping
Danny Graves, P.E.
Overview
This course is targeted at the
professional (engineering manager, marketing personnel, purchasing agent,
materials engineer, mechanical engineer, new electronics engineer) who is not
familiar with printed circuit boards (PCBs) but would like to become familiar
with the basics of the process of designing and procuring prototype PCBs.
This course will provide the
student with knowledge of the constituent parts of a printed circuit board, PCB
design considerations, and the process of procuring prototype PCBs. The student
will also be introduced to various vendors that can provide inexpensive or
quick-turn PCB prototypes. In addition, the student will also learn the types of
design files that are required by those vendors to produce prototypes.
The
student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of ten (10) questions at the
end of this course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course teaches the
following specific knowledge and skills:
- Basic construction of a
PCB
- Types of solder masks,
including LPI and screened
- Silkscreening to
facilitate PCB inspection and rework of defective PCB assemblies
- Traces, lands and holes on
a PCB
- PCB layout software
options
- PCB design considerations,
including EMI, component package types, and PCB grouping
- File types needed for
ordering a prototype PCB
- Design considerations for
cost reduction
- Typical cost and delivery
for a PCB, as well as for expedited delivery
Course
Click on the following PDF attachment and review the document
"Introduction to Printed Circuit Board Prototyping" prior to taking
a quiz for credit.
"Introduction
to Printed Circuit Board Prototyping" (346 KB)
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