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Workshop on PCB Designing

and ARDUINO Simulation

Organized by : AUST IDC

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Workshop Overview

• Why PCBs?
• Terminology of PCBs
• Software Walkthrough
• PCB Fabrication Steps and Fabrication companies
in Bangladesh

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What is a PCB?
• Printed Circuit Board
• Electronic Board that connects circuit components

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Why PCBs ?
• Limited Alternative: Breadboard (messy in case of
large circuits), Vero-board etc.
• Custom Design is possible
• Compact Design is possible (High Density)

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Types of PCB

Surface Mount PCB Through Hole PCB

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Board Technologies

Board Materials:
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Epoxy and Fiber Glass

Layer Structure:
• Copper layers: allows
tracks to cross
• Surface layers: Solder Mask,
Silkscreen printing Components, solder mask, and
silkscreen layers on a PCB

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Parts of a PCB

• Component Packages
• Pads
• Copper Tracks
• Vias
• Top Layer
• Bottom Layer

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Component Packages
• Components are the actual devices used in the circuit.
• I/O ports, including power supply connections, are also important
in the PCB design.

Surface Mount Technology (SMT)

Through-hole packages
packages
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Pads
• Location that components connect to.
• Components are soldered to the pads on the PCB.
• Pads will connect to traces.

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Copper Tracks
• Tracks connect two pads, or a pad and a via, or two vias together.
• Tracks widths depend on the currents that flow through them.
• Equivalent to wire for conducting signals

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Vias
• Pad with a plated hole connecting traces from one layer of
board to other layers.

Types of vias Through-hole vias

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Top Layer

• Most of the components

reside on the top layer
• Fewer or no copper tracks on
the top layer
• Components are soldered to
the pads on the top layer of
PCB in case of SMT
packages

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Bottom Layer

• Few or no components on
this layer.
• Most of the tracks are on
this layer.
• Most of the soldering are
doneonthislayer.

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Solder Mask
• Protect copper tracks on outer layers from corrosion
• Prevents solder from binding between conductors and thereby
creating short circuits

solder masking After solder masking 14

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Silkscreen
• Printing on the solder mask to designate component locations
• Readable information about component part numbers
and placement.

Before silkscreening After silkscreening

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PCB Design Process

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DIY: Making PCB at home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv7Y0A9YeUc

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PCB Manufacturers in Bangladesh

(1) Techshopbd:
https://www.techshopbd.com/pcb-specification

(2) Mr. Taru (experienced manufacturer, can supply both

single-sided and double-sided pcb with top silk and solder
mask). Address: Tikatuli
Mobile: 01712-120144
E-mail: tarupcb@yahoo.com
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Costs of PCB Manufacturing

Fixed Cost:
- PCB manufacturers will charge a fixed cost per PCB (100 BDT or more)
- Does not depend on the size of PCB
- One kind of processing fee

Variable Cost:
- Depends on the area of the PCB (4-20 BDT per square inch)
- Depends on whether you want single-sided PCB or double-sided PCB
- Depends on whether you want solder masking or not

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Want To Learn More?

• More details and “good practices” for PCBs:

– http://alternatezone.com/electronics/files/
PCBDesignTutorialRevA.pdf

• Advanced PCB design:

– High power and high current design
– High frequency design (100MHz to many GHz)

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Our Website
Tutorials on Proteus:
https://sites.google.com/site/tutorialsonproteus/

Or, scan the QR code:

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The END

Thank you for participating in this

workshop.

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