PCB Design Exercise

Description

This assignment introduces you to the KiCAD (key-CAD) PCB layout software. You will use this software to design a predefined circuit, and you will be walked through this process in the assignment document. Please follow the assignment document link for the assignment guide and instructions.

Requirements and Grading

Grading will be out of 10 points and follow the attached rubric. Note that this is an individual assignment, meaning that each student is expected to complete this assignment.

Submission and Deadlines

Students will upload their KiCAD files (.kicad_pcb, and .sch) to blackboard by the deadline listed on the Course Calendar. If you have any issues please contact a course staff member.

LED Cube

Featured Project

LED technology is more advanced and much more efficient than traditional incandescent light bulbs and as such our team decided we wanted to build a device related to LEDs. An LED cube is inherently aesthetically pleasing and ours will be capable of displaying 3D animations and lighting patterns with much increased complexity compared to any 2D display of comparable resolution. Environmental interaction will also be able to control the various lighting effects on the cube. Although our plan is for a visually pleasing cube, our implementation can easily be adapted for more practical applications such as displaying 3D models.