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
  2. 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
  3. PCB design in Altium
    • Copy the past files depending on the # of layers (usually 2 or 4 layers)
    • 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
  4. Assembly
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