How to work with an electronics project
1. Plan the connection in a system diagram
- What is the form factor of the input and output connectors
- How the connectors are assigned to the front and rear panels
- Assign reasonable panel labels
1. Panel design
- Copy the past design files, as they are nicely designed for the LIGO chassis
- If the PCB is directly mounted on the panel, be aware that the connector height needs to be precisely adjusted.
- Arrange the connectors and the labels as planned in 1.
- Is the planned connector assignment physically feasible?
- If not, how are the assignment/arrangement should be?
- Once the design is done, reflect the modification in 1.
- Save the panel files. Export the design in PDF and STP
1. PCB design in Altium
- Copy the past files depending on the # of layers (usually 2 or 4)
- First of all just copy the files and open it in Altium, then rename the file names.
- How to make a library for the missing parts
1. Assembly
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