Schematic creation or generation and PCB layout are the two major stages of electronic circuit board design. The last stage, layout design, is generally considered to be more difficult and complex. This may be true, yet how challenging and time-consuming is directly proportional to your understanding of PCB schematics objectives. Establishing and following good PCB schematic best practices will help clearly communicate design intent for the PCB layout.
This eBook answers the following questions:
- What are the primary attributes of a good schematic design?
- Why is it important to consider all stakeholders that view and use the schematic in your design process?
- How do you make your schematic simple to understand for all stakeholders?
- Why is using standard industry component symbols important for PCB design, manufacturing and testing efficiency?
- Why is it important to include information beyond the component symbol in schematic capture?
