Assigning footprints to symbols in PCB Design - Dashboard Guide

Dashboard Mode - Assigning footprints to symbols

Goal

Understand how to assign footprints to symbols in PCB design to ensure correct physical component placement.

Sample Data: Symbols and Footprints

Symbol Name	Symbol Type	Assigned Footprint
R1	Resistor	0603
C1	Capacitor	0805
U1	IC	SOIC-8
L1	Inductor	0603
D1	Diode	SOD-123
Q1	Transistor	TO-92

Dashboard Components

• KPI Card: Total Symbols - Formula: Count of Symbol Name = 6
• KPI Card: Unique Footprints - Formula: Count Distinct Assigned Footprint = 5
• Bar Chart: Symbols per Footprint
  Data: Footprint on X-axis, Count of Symbols on Y-axis
  Values: 0603=2, 0805=1, SOIC-8=1, SOD-123=1, TO-92=1
• Table: Symbols with Footprints
  Columns: Symbol Name, Symbol Type, Assigned Footprint

Dashboard Layout

+----------------------+----------------------+
| Total Symbols (6)    | Unique Footprints (5) |
+----------------------+----------------------+
|                      Bar Chart: Symbols per Footprint                      |
| 0603 | 0805 | SOIC-8 | SOD-123 | TO-92 |                                   |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Table: Symbols with Footprints                                           |
| R1 | Resistor | 0603                                                   |
| C1 | Capacitor| 0805                                                   |
| U1 | IC       | SOIC-8                                                 |
| L1 | Inductor | 0603                                                   |
| D1 | Diode    | SOD-123                                                |
| Q1 | Transistor| TO-92                                                  |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Interactivity

Filter by Footprint: Selecting a footprint filters the table and bar chart to show only symbols with that footprint. KPI cards update to reflect counts for the filtered data.

Filter by Symbol Type: Selecting a symbol type filters the table and bar chart to show only symbols of that type. KPI cards update accordingly.

Self Check

If you add a filter for Footprint = '0603', which components update and what do they show?

• KPI Total Symbols: updates to 2 (R1 and L1)
• KPI Unique Footprints: updates to 1 (only 0603)
• Bar Chart: shows only 0603 with count 2
• Table: shows only rows for R1 and L1

Key Result

Dashboard shows symbols with their assigned footprints, counts, and distribution to help verify correct footprint assignment in PCB design.