The Art of PCB Design

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There are many useful tutorials on this wiki (Category:Altium), covering everything from Altium Installation, to footprint design, to DFM. But it's possible to follow those tutorials exactly and still end up with very sketchy PCBs. The purpose of this guide is to help you become a better electrical engineer and PCB designer. Hopefully it will help you design PCBs that are aesthetically pleasing, functional and reliable.

Step 0: Product Design

Step 1: Schematics

Step 2: Footprints

Step 3: Layout Parts

Step 4: Layout Traces

Step 5: Layout Memes

Step 6: DFM

Step 7: Prototype