Board Station Comprehensive

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Duration: 3 days
Pricing: 600000 KRK
Course Part Number: 056144

Description

The Board Station suite of PCB design tools provides the most comprehensive technology available for board design. You will examine every step of the design process in lectures; including schematic packaging, component placement, interconnect routing and manufacturing data generation. Lab exercises provide you with hands-on tool usage experience under the guidance of our industry-expert instructors reinforcing the design process steps covered in the lecture.

You will learn how to

  • Create a board outline geometry
  • Create and edit mapping and catalog files to control packaging of logic symbols into components
  • Package a PCB design automatically and interactively
  • Setup design rules for automatic clearance checking
  • Use placement tools to automatically or interactively place components on a board
  • Use routing tools to complete route trace connections
  • Create filled or hatched copper areas, split power planes, and thieving
  • Create the data necessary to manufacture the board including: artwork, and drilling data; and fabrication and assembly drawings

Hands-On Labs

Throughout this course, extensive hands-on lab exercises provide you with practical experience in using Board Station under the guidance of our expert instructors. Hands-on lab topics include:

  • Adding schematic properties to control component placement in layout
  • Building a board outline geometry
  • Packaging the board design
  • Placing components on a board using various interactive and automatic techniques
  • Setting PCB design rules including rules for layers and clearances
  • Routing net connections interactively
  • Creating copper areas for power and ground planes
  • Generating artwork, drill and mill data
  • Creating fabrication and assembly drawings
  • Creating a bill of materials

Audience

  • PCB Designers and Technicians
  • Electrical Engineers who will be directing or performing their own circuit board layout
  • CAD Engineers and Managers who are responsible for integrating Board Station into their design flow
  • Members of CAD supports groups who are responsible for increased productivity of PCB design teams

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of PCB design techniques and theory. Experience designing printed circuit boards is a definite plus.

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