Electronics Design¶
Classes¶
Global Class¶
Assignments and assessment
Fabacademy students: visit the assessment
Local Class¶
EDA¶
This week will be talking about EDAs. From Wikipedia:
Traditionally, we have done two classes for EDAs in Fabacademy (Eagle and Kicad). We will only do Kicad from now on. Either way, you can find both classes here:
Making classes easier
Please, come with the following software downloaded and installed in your machine:
MDEF Example board¶
Here you can find an example header designed for the Huzzah ESP32 board, with a button, an LED and a 3 pin connection for an external sensor.
Download Kicad files from here
Resources¶
Curated references
- All the libraries of Attiny,Atsam etc compilation link
- Circiut diagram
- How to self-learn electronics
- Circuit simulation
- Ultimate Electronics tutorial
- Guerrilla electronics
- Students Guide
- Basics of electronics
- Kokopelli - CAD design
- Multiboard
- Drawing pcb
- Free Simulation Tools ( Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS )
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