PCB design workflow overview (schematic to manufacturing) - Dashboard Guide

Dashboard Mode - PCB design workflow overview (schematic to manufacturing)

Goal

Understand the key steps and time spent in the PCB design process from schematic creation to manufacturing.

Sample Data: PCB Design Workflow Steps

Step	Description	Duration (days)	Responsible Team
Schematic Capture	Creating circuit diagrams	5	Electrical Engineers
PCB Layout	Placing components and routing	7	PCB Designers
Design Review	Checking design for errors	3	QA Team
Prototype Fabrication	Making initial PCB samples	10	Manufacturing
Testing & Validation	Verifying prototype functionality	6	Test Engineers
Final Adjustments	Fixing issues found in testing	4	Design Team
Manufacturing Setup	Preparing for mass production	5	Manufacturing

Dashboard Components

• KPI Card: Total Project Duration - Sum of all step durations.
  Formula: Total Duration = SUM('Duration (days)')
  Result: 40 days
• Bar Chart: Duration per Step
  X-axis: Step
  Y-axis: Duration (days)
  Shows how long each step takes visually.
• Pie Chart: Time Distribution by Responsible Team
  Groups durations by team:
  - Electrical Engineers: 5 days
  - PCB Designers: 7 days
  - QA Team: 3 days
  - Manufacturing: 15 days (Prototype Fabrication + Manufacturing Setup)
  - Test Engineers: 6 days
  - Design Team: 4 days
• Table: Detailed Step Information
  Shows all columns from sample data for reference.

Dashboard Layout

+----------------------+-----------------------+
|      KPI Card        |     Pie Chart          |
|  Total Duration: 40d | Time by Team           |
+----------------------+-----------------------+
|                      Bar Chart                 |
|               Duration per Step                |
+-----------------------------------------------+
|                Detailed Table                   |
|          Step, Description, Duration, Team     |
+-----------------------------------------------+

Interactivity

A filter to select a Responsible Team updates:

• Bar Chart: shows only steps by that team
• Pie Chart: highlights selected team slice
• Table: filters rows to selected team
• KPI Card: updates total duration for selected team

This helps focus on specific teams' workload in the PCB design process.

Self Check

If you add a filter for Responsible Team = Manufacturing, which components update and what changes occur?

• KPI Card: Total Duration changes to 15 days (Prototype Fabrication + Manufacturing Setup)
• Bar Chart: shows only the two manufacturing steps with durations 10 and 5 days
• Pie Chart: highlights Manufacturing slice only
• Table: shows only rows for Manufacturing steps

Key Result

Dashboard shows PCB design workflow steps, durations, and team responsibilities with interactive filtering.