Altium Workshop Basic
Altium Workshop Basic
Altium Workshop Basic
Altium Workshop
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Compact and Robust Signal speed and reduced noise. Why not? Design is constantly being modified.
Wire wraps
Harder to rework.
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Board Makeup 1/16th inch FR4 epoxy substrate. 1 oz copper traces and plated Vias.
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PCB Layout
Arrange physical components. Lay down the tracks.
Gerber Files
Convention on how manufacturer will render your design.
Advanced Techniques:
Signal Integrity Analysis. Spice simulations.
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Open Altium and open a PCB Project File -> New -> Project -> PCB Project
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Add a Schematic file to the PCB Project Right click PCB Project in left column -> Add New to Project -> Schematic
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Place -> Power Port Place VCC terminal and then double click to bring up properties and rotate device 90 degrees Wire Power Terminals together (Place -> Wire)
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Place -> Part -> 1) Select Miscellaneous Devices.IntLib from pull down menu 2) Select Cap Semi Folder 3) Select 1608[0603] capacitor and click OK 4) From Place Part Menu, change Designator. Click OK
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Place 3 Capacitors, C1, C2, C3 Wire top terminal of caps to VCC and bottom terminals to GND using previous power and ground techniques.
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PCB Creation
Right click Project name in left column and add new PCB to project Save Project
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PCB Creation
Click on schematic in left column to go back to schematic view Click Design -> Update PCB Document
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PCB Creation
Validate and then execute changes PCB is now created
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- Press OK and CAM File is generated then Save it in Projects Output folder
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Additional Questions?
Ask about specific tasks you want to accomplish.
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Useful Tips and Tricks
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Manually scrolls between layers and automatically places via from original layer to selected layer
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Start -> Altium Designer 6 -> Examples -> Other PCB Projects -> PCB Auto-Routing example boards
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Notice auto-incrementing
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Additional Questions?
Ask about specific tasks you want to accomplish.