This is course 4 of this specialization (although it can be taken out of order) and focuses on applying experience and knowledge gained in the first three courses to build physical electronics hardware. Specifically, this course focuses on four areas: circuit simulation, schematic entry, PCB layout, and 3D CAD modeling. There are many excellent commercial applications available in these areas, however to give everyone access we'll be using all free and open-source software.
Designing Hardware for Raspberry Pi Projects
Designing Hardware for Raspberry Pi Projects
This course is part of Powering your Home Projects with Raspberry Pi Specialization
Instructor: Drew Wilson
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals
Beginner level
No previous experience necessary
10 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
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- Category: layout
- Category: Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
- Category: Raspberry Pi
- Category: PCB
- Category: Electronics
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Course
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals
Beginner level
No previous experience necessary
10 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Build your subject-matter expertise
This course is part of the Powering your Home Projects with Raspberry Pi Specialization
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There are 4 modules in this course
When you are building your projects and need a circuit (maybe to interface to a sensor, motor, or something else in the physical world) wouldn't it be nice to have a high confidence that the circuit will work, before you invest in physically constructing it? That's where circuit simulation comes in. In this first module, we will discuss several free and open source circuit simulator applications, the underlying computational engines they use, and how to simulate circuits for your projects.
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12 videos
Producing professional looking schematic drawings serves two purposes. First, they are a document for you, the designer, to communicate how the circuit works and how to use and troubleshoot the circuit. Second, they are necessary step in the process to create a printed circuit board (PCB). This module will get you up and running using the open source project Kicad to create professional level schematics. And keep in mind that this is a stepping stone to Module 3, where we will convert the schematic into a physical PCB design.
What's included
19 videos
Designing printed circuit boards (PCBs) is both an art and a skill. There is a game-like challenge of optimizing the layout and sometimes solving the puzzle of how to correctly route all traces in a confined space. This module will cover the conceptual stages of layout out your PCB and we'll demonstrate every step from importing the schematic data to having a board fabricated by a commercial board manufacturer.
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16 videos1 reading
Now that we're confident in designing printed circuit boards, let's turn our attention to 3D modeling custom parts such as brackets and cases for our PCB. We'll use the open source project Freecad to import our PCB design and draw 3D models around it. Co-designing parts together is a powerful skill for creating truly custom projects.
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