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.

Logic Circuit Teaching Board

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Partners: Younas Abdul Salam, Andrzej Borzecki, David Lee

The proposal our group has is of creating a board that will be able to teach students about logic circuits hands on. The project will consist of a board and different pieces that represent gates. The board will be used to plug in the pieces and provide power to the internal circuitry of the pieces. The pieces will have a gate and LEDs inside, which will be used to represent the logic at the different terminals.

By plugging in and combining gates, students will be able to see the actual effect on logic from the different combinations that they make. To add to it, we will add a truth table that can be used to represent inputs and outputs required, for example, for a class project or challenge. The board will be able to read the truth table and determine whether the logic the student has created is correct.

This board can act as a great learning source for students to understand the working of logic circuits. It can be helpful in teaching logic design to students in high schools who are interested in pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Please comment on whether the project is good enough to be approved, and if there are any suggestions.

Thank you