Overview
Offers a complete hands-on approach to the use of computer-aided software and laboratory-based hardware tools for the design and fabrication of electronic printed circuit boards in an EDA environment. Beginning with basic electronic concepts and ending with fully-developed projects, it features extensive examples and complete solutions to computer-aided electronic circuit board design and fabrication using the most affordable and widely used EDA software tools from OrCAD, Inc. Appropriate for self-paced study in computer-aided tools for electronic design.
Synopsis
Offers a complete hands-on approach to the use ofcomputer-aided software and laboratory-based hardware tools for the designand fabrication of electronic printed circuit boards in an EDA environment.Beginning with basic electronic concepts and ending withfully-developed projects, it features extensive examples and completesolutions to computer-aided electronic circuit board design and fabricationusing the most affordable and widely used EDA software tools from OrCAD, Inc.Appropriate for self-paced study in computer-aided tools forelectronic design.TOC: 1. An Overview of Computer-Aided Electronic Fabrication.
2. Electronic Circuits: Planning, Designing, Experimenting, and Packaging.
3. Personal Computer and OrCAD/SDT and OrCAD/PCB Software Tools.
4. The Electronic Design Automation Environment and OrCAD Software Tool Sets.
5. File Organization and Design Management Tools.
6. Schematic Design Tool Set.
7. Computer-Aided Schematic Capture.
8. Printed Circuit Board Layout Tool Set.
9. Computer-Aided Techniques for Printed Circuit Board Layout Design.
10. Printed Circuit Board Fabrication Process.
11. Assembling and Soldering of Electronic Parts on Printed Circuit Boards.
Appendix A. Microcomputers and DOS Commands.
Appendix B. OrCAD/PCB Modules by Their Package Names.
Appendix C. Potential Sources for PC Board Fabrication Needs.
Appendix D. A Quick User Guide to OrCAD/SDT 386 + and OrCAD/PCB 386 +.
Appendix E. Actual Shape and Size of Common PCB Modules.
Index.