DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Subject Code: 01EV0107

Subject Name: Computer Aided PCB design

MTech. Year – 1 (Semester – 1)

Objective: Main objective of subject is to impart hands-on design experience of PCB for
Embedded Systems and Power Electronics related application.

Credits Earned: 4 Credits

Course Outcomes: After completion of this course, student will be able to

 Design PCB Layout considering Power Electronics and Embedded Systems constraints

 Consider Importance of Mechanical and Electrical Specifications in PCB Layout Design

 Consider Importance of DFM in PCB Layout Design

 Consider Importance of Aesthetics in PCB Layout Design

Pre-requisite of course: Basics of Electrical Engineering (or equivalent subject)

Teaching and Examination Scheme

Tutorial/ Practical
Teaching Scheme (Hours) Theory Marks
Marks
Total
Credits Mid Term
ESE Internal Marks
Theory Tutorial Practical Sem Viva (V) work
(E) (I)
(M) (TW)
3 0 2 4 50 30 20 25 25 150

Contents:
Unit Topics Contact
Hours

1 Introduction to PCB 8
Importance and Need of PCB, Footprints of Electronic Components, Types of PCB
based on Application and Fabrication, Terminology and Units in PCB Design, PCB
Material. Available EDA tools
2 Schematic Capture and PCB Layout: 14
Introduction to Eagle EDA Tool, Schematic entry, PCB Layout design, Forward
annotation, Backword annotation, Manual component placement, Automatic
component placement, Manual routing, Automatic routing, Netlist Check, DRC
Check, ERC Check, PCB layers, Gerber file generation, Gerber file viewing
3 PCB Layout Design Specifications: 12
Impedance matching, Power handling, trace clearance, Thermal relief, ground plane,
power plane, trace length matching and optimization.
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4 Component symbol and footprint creation: 8

Component symbol creation in Eagle, Footprint creation in Eagle, Library creation
in Eagle

Total Hours 42

References:

1. Printed Circuit Board by RS Khandpur, Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt Ltd., New Delhi
2. Electronic Product Design Volume-I by S D Mehta, S Chand Publications
3. Open source EDA Tool Eagle Tutorial:
a. https://www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/learning-center
b. https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/using-eagle-board-layout/all
c. https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/using-eagle-schematic/all
4. PCB Fabrication user guide page:
a. http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Printed-Circuit-Boards
b. http://www.siongboon.com/projects/2005-09-07_home_pcb_fabrication/
c. http://reprap.org/wiki/MakePCBInstructions#Making_PCBs_yourself

Suggested Theory distribution:

The suggested theory distribution as per Bloom’s taxonomy is as per follows. This distribution
serves as guidelines for teachers and students to achieve effective teaching-learning process
Distribution of Theory for course delivery and evaluation

Remember Understand Apply Analyze Evaluate Create

5% 10% 15% 30% 20% 30%

Suggested List of Experiments:

1. Installing Eagle EDA Tool on Windows Host Machine.
2. Schematic Entry using Eagle for given circuit diagram of power electronics related circuit.
3. PCB Layout Design using Eagle for given schematic and specifications of power
electronics related circuit.
4. Schematic Entry using Eagle for given circuit diagram of Embedded systems related
circuit.
5. PCB Layout Design using Eagle for given schematic and specifications of Embedded
related circuit.
6. Use of contributed component library in Eagle.
7. Creating symbol of component using Eagle from given component datasheet.
8. Creating footprint of component using Eagle from given component datasheet.
9. Creating and distributing component library using Eagle.
10. Generate Gerber file for given Eagle project as per manufacturer specifications.
11. PCB Trace Length, Impedance, current and Voltage matching calculation.
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Each student need to design, fabricate, solder and test PCB for given specification and document
report as Mini Project