Schematic editor interface in PCB Design - Dashboard Guide

Dashboard Mode - Schematic editor interface

Goal

Understand how a schematic editor interface helps PCB designers track component usage and connections efficiently.

Sample Data: Components and Connections

Component ID	Type	Value	Pin Count	Connections
R1	Resistor	10kΩ	2	Net1, Net2
C1	Capacitor	100nF	2	Net2, Net3
U1	IC	ATmega328	28	Net1, Net3, Net4
L1	Inductor	1mH	2	Net4, Net5
D1	Diode	1N4148	2	Net5, Net6
Q1	Transistor	2N2222	3	Net6, Net7, Net8

Dashboard Components

• KPI Card: Total Components
  Formula: Count of Component ID
  Result: 6
• KPI Card: Total Pins
  Formula: Sum of Pin Count
  Result: 39
• Bar Chart: Components by Type
  Formula: Count of components grouped by Type
  Data:
  {"Resistor":1, "Capacitor":1, "IC":1, "Inductor":1, "Diode":1, "Transistor":1}
• Table: Component Details
  Columns: Component ID, Type, Value, Pin Count, Connections
• Network Graph: Connections between Components
  Visualizes nets linking components by their connections

Dashboard Layout

+----------------------+----------------------+
| Total Components (KPI) | Total Pins (KPI)     |
+----------------------+----------------------+
|                      Bar Chart: Components by Type           |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
|                      Table: Component Details                |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
|                      Network Graph: Connections              |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+

Interactivity

Filter by Component Type: Selecting a type updates the Table, Bar Chart, and Network Graph to show only those components and their connections.

Search by Component ID: Typing a component ID filters the Table and highlights the component in the Network Graph.

Self Check

If you filter to show only "Resistor" components, which dashboard components update and what changes occur?

• The Bar Chart updates to show only the count for "Resistor" (1).
• The Table shows only the resistor component R1.
• The Network Graph highlights R1 and its connected nets (Net1, Net2).
• The KPI cards update: Total Components = 1, Total Pins = 2.

Key Result

Dashboard showing PCB schematic components, their types, pin counts, and connection networks.