PCB Design Online Course

Vertical 1:

• Open Capture6/17.2/17.4 and create a new project
• Edit design, template, and title block preferences
• Add a new library file to your project

Vertical 2:

• Copy library parts and paste them into a new design library
• Rename and edit a library part
• Create a new part and add it to your design library

Vertical 3:

• Add a library to your Capture project
• Place a title block, components, ground and power on a schematic page
• Search for parts in the default Capture libraries
• Place a part from the Unified Search (6/17.2 & New in 17.4)

Vertical 4:

• Connect components to wires
• Select and move groups of wired components
• Connect a bus to components and nets

Vertical 5:

• Place net aliases
• Add a new net alias to multiple nets and buses

Vertical 6:

• Edit component values and display information on the schematic
• Add PCB footprints to your design

Vertical 7:

• Edit reference designator text
• Automatically update schematic annotation

Vertical 8:

• Define differential pairs both manually and automatically

Vertical 9:

• Configure and run a design rule check (DRC)
• Correct violations

Vertical 10:

• Create a custom BOM
• Open the BOM in Excel

Vertical 11:

• Configure the first-time setup for a Smart PDF
• Generate a Smart PDF

Vertical 12:

• Create a new PCB layout and netlist for the design

Summery :

Basic Electronics theory.

Basics of Circuit designing.

Schematic design preparation.

Schematic part editing and creation.

Net list and Net class creation.

Electrical Rule Checking.

Bill Of Material generation (BOM).

Footprint Creation:

• Through hole footprint creation.
• Surface Mount Device footprint creation.
• COMBI SMT-TH Footprint Creation.
• BGA / PGA footprint creation.

Vertical1:

• Setup and edit design parameters
• Add a layer to the board stack up

Vertical 2:

• Create a mounting hole
• Place mechanical symbols on your PCB

Vertical 3:

• Place components
• Review a report that identifies unplaced components
• Cross probe components between Capture and PCB Editor

Vertical 4:

• Set up a differential pair
• Specify electrical, physical and differential pair rules with Constraint Sets

Vertical 5:

• Add ground and power planes
• Draw and merge geometric shapes

Vertical 6:

• Route and clean-up traces
• Verify all nets are routed

Vertical 7:

• Run a Design Rule Check
• Identify and correct DRC errors

Vertical 8:

• Add dimensions and title block for fabrication
• Create a Drill Chart and Cross Section Chart
• Setup Artwork/ Gerber Films

Vertical 9:

• Generate IPC-2581, Gerber Artwork files and NC Drill file

Vertical 10:

• Setup STEP mapping for 3D Models
• Perform collision detection
• Cross-probe between 2D and 3D to resolve collisions

Summery :

Board size and shape creation.

Component placements.

PCB Routing: 2 to 4 Layer routing.

Plane creation.

Design rule checking.

Gerber generation.