| Code | REA307 |
| Name | PCB Design |
| Status | Compulsory/Courses of Limited Choice |
| Level and type | Undergraduate Studies, Academic |
| Field of study | Electronics and Telecommunications |
| Faculty | |
| Academic staff | Dmitrijs Pikuļins, Juris Grizāns |
| Credit points | 3.0 (4.5 ECTS) |
| Parts | 1 |
| Annotation |
PCB design fundamentals: technology, constructions, EMC. . CAD, EDA design tools, software. Altium Designer, CADSTAR etc. and their structure: . design explorer, navigation, existing menus and toolbars, locating component and loading . libraries, creating schematic sheet, components placement, manual and automatic routing , . design rule check, board design verifying. Creating output files. Practical design. . |
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Goals and objectives of the course in terms of competences and skills |
The goals of the course is to acquire knowledge about the board-level design by means of CAD and to develop practical skills necessary for PCB design. Results and competences: elaborated study project in accordance with technical task; ability to work in CAD environment and to use graphical editors; ability to create libraries of components; ability to set up design options, to locate components and to load libraries; ability to document the project; ability to design PCB manually and by means of interactive options; ability to discuss the project and to defend it |
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Learning outcomes and assessment |
Ability to locate & create PCB components and load the libraries - practical studies, home work - discussion Ability to add schematic sheets to a project - practical studies, home work - discussion Ability to set up the PCB workspace and place components on the PCB - practical studies, home work -discussion Ability to route the PCB - practical studies, home work -discussion Ability to design PCB, to discuss and defend the work - studies work - defence |
| Course prerequisites | RTR105 Computer Studies (basic course) |