Placing components from library in PCB Design - Dashboard Guide

Dashboard Mode - Placing components from library

Goal

Understand how to place components from a library onto a PCB design workspace to build a circuit layout.

Sample Data: Component Library

Component ID	Name	Type	Footprint	Value
C1	Capacitor 10uF	Capacitor	0805	10uF
R1	Resistor 1k	Resistor	0603	1kΩ
U1	Microcontroller	IC	QFP-64	STM32F103
D1	Diode 1N4148	Diode	SOD-323	1N4148
L1	Inductor 10uH	Inductor	0805	10uH

Dashboard Components

• Component Selector: Dropdown list showing component names from the library (C1, R1, U1, D1, L1).
• Placement Workspace: Visual grid area representing the PCB where components are placed by selecting from the library.
• Placed Components Table: Table listing components placed on the PCB with columns: Component ID, Name, Position (X,Y), and Rotation.
• Count of Components: KPI card showing total number of components placed on the PCB.

Dashboard Layout

+----------------------+--------------------+
| Component Selector   | Count of Components |
| (Dropdown)           | (KPI Card)          |
+----------------------+--------------------+
|                                              |
|             Placement Workspace               |
|             (Grid Area)                       |
|                                              |
+----------------------------------------------+
| Placed Components Table                       |
+----------------------------------------------+

Interactivity

User selects a component from the Component Selector. The selected component can then be placed by clicking on the Placement Workspace grid. Each placement adds a row to the Placed Components Table with the component details and position. The Count of Components KPI updates automatically to show the total placed components count.

Self Check

If you place the component 'R1' at position (3,4) on the workspace, which components update?

• The Placed Components Table will show a new row for R1 at (3,4).
• The Count of Components KPI will increase by 1.
• The Component Selector remains unchanged.

Key Result

Dashboard to select and place PCB components from a library onto a workspace, tracking placements and counts.