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  • Week 06: Electronics Production

    This week we will explore the basics of electronics production. We will learn the basics of printed circuit board (PCB) production and create our own microcontroller programmer circuit from scratch. We will use the resulting programmer in the future assignments of the course.

    Lectures

    Wed 16 Feb 16:00 (online, global)
    Electronics Production by prof. Neil Gershenfeld.

    Thu 17 Feb 15:00 (online, hybrid)
    Making a UPDI programmer.

    Machine Introductions

    Machines that are relevant for this assignment week are booked for the course. You can use them on a first-come first-served basis. The only exception is that you should book the introduction sessions beforehand. Introductions are available on Thursdays and Fridays of the assignment week.

    Resources

    You can find videos to watch below. Please watch them and come back to them during your PCB production process. The goal is to have all the practical information you need contained in them.
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      Assignment 06: Electronics Production Inlämningsuppgift

      Do the following to complete the assignment.

      • Characterize the design rules for the PCB production process at the Aalto Fablab.
      • Make an in-circuit programmer. Create tool paths for the milling machine, mill it and stuff (solder components) the board.
      • Test the board and debug if needed.
      • Document the process in a new page on your documentation website using pictures and text.
      • Submit the link of the page.

      This assignment will be graded in the scale from 0 - 5.

      Read more about the assignment on the Fab Academy Assessment Guide page.

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      Video: Using CopperCAM for PCB Milling with SRM-20 URL

      We will be using the Roland monoFab SRM-20 machine to mill our circuit boards. This video shows how to use CopperCAM software to produce instructions (or tool paths) for the SRM-20 machine. Gerber files are used as input and tool path files are created as output.

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      Video: PCB Milling with SRM-20 URL

      This video shows you how to use the Roland monoFab SRM-20 machine to actually mill a circuit board. You should have tool paths generated prior to milling and it is covered in another video.

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