Component orientation conventions in PCB Design - Dashboard Guide

Dashboard Mode - Component orientation conventions

Goal

Understand how component orientation conventions affect PCB design and assembly quality.

Sample Data

Component	Reference	Orientation (Degrees)	Side	Rotation Direction
Resistor	R1	0	Top	Clockwise
Capacitor	C1	90	Top	Counterclockwise
IC	U1	180	Bottom	Clockwise
Diode	D1	270	Top	Counterclockwise
LED	LED1	0	Bottom	Clockwise
Connector	J1	90	Top	Clockwise

Dashboard Components

• KPI Card: Count of components by side.
  Formula: CountTop = COUNTROWS(FILTER(Data, Data[Side] = "Top"))
  Result: 4 components on Top side
• KPI Card: Count of components by rotation direction.
  Formula: CountClockwise = COUNTROWS(FILTER(Data, Data[Rotation Direction] = "Clockwise"))
  Result: 4 components rotated clockwise
• Bar Chart: Components by Orientation Degrees.
  X-axis: Orientation (0, 90, 180, 270)
  Y-axis: Number of components
  Shows how many components are placed at each orientation angle.
• Table: Detailed component list with orientation and side.
  Shows all columns from sample data for reference.

Dashboard Layout

+----------------------+----------------------+
|      KPI: Side       |  KPI: Rotation Dir   |
|  (Count Top/Bottom)  | (Count Clockwise/CC) |
+----------------------+----------------------+
|                      Bar Chart (Orientation)                    |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
|                      Component Details Table                   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+

Interactivity

Filter by Side (Top/Bottom): Updates KPI cards, bar chart, and table to show only components on selected side.

Filter by Rotation Direction (Clockwise/Counterclockwise): Updates all components to reflect selection.

Filter by Orientation Degree: Highlights components at selected orientation in bar chart and table.

Self Check

If you add a filter for Side = "Bottom", which components remain visible?

Answer: Components U1 and LED1 remain visible in all dashboard elements.

Key Result

Dashboard shows component counts by side and rotation, orientation distribution, and detailed component info for PCB design.