Component placement strategy in PCB Design - Dashboard Guide

Dashboard Mode - Component placement strategy

Goal

Understand how component placement affects PCB design quality and manufacturing efficiency.

Sample Data

Component	Type	Placement Area (cm²)	Distance to Connector (cm)	Thermal Sensitivity	Placement Priority
U1	IC	4	2	High	1
R1	Resistor	1	5	Low	4
C1	Capacitor	1.5	3	Medium	3
L1	Inductor	2	4	Medium	2
D1	Diode	1	6	Low	5

Dashboard Components

• KPI Card: Average Distance to Connector
  Formula: AVERAGE('Placement Data'[Distance to Connector])
  Result: 4 cm
• KPI Card: Highest Placement Priority
  Formula: MIN('Placement Data'[Placement Priority])
  Result: 1 (Component U1)
• Bar Chart: Placement Area by Component
  X-axis: Component
  Y-axis: Placement Area (cm²)
  Shows size needed for each component on PCB
• Table: Component Details
  Columns: Component, Type, Thermal Sensitivity, Placement Priority

Dashboard Layout

+----------------------+----------------------+
| Average Distance KPI  | Highest Priority KPI |
+----------------------+----------------------+
|                      Bar Chart               |
|               (Placement Area)               |
+---------------------------------------------+
|               Component Details Table        |
+---------------------------------------------+

Interactivity

Filter by Thermal Sensitivity (High, Medium, Low) updates all components:

• KPI cards recalculate averages and priorities for filtered components.
• Bar chart shows placement area only for filtered components.
• Table lists only components matching the filter.

Self Check

If you add a filter for Thermal Sensitivity = High, which components remain?

Answer: Only component U1 remains. KPIs update to show distance 2 cm and priority 1. Bar chart and table show data for U1 only.

Key Result

Dashboard shows PCB component placement areas, distances to connectors, and priorities with filters by thermal sensitivity.