Printed Circuit Board Layout by Microcomputer.

Abstract

Printed circuit board artwork is usually prepared manually because of the unavailability of computer-aided-design tools. This thesis presents the design of a microcomputer based printed circuit board layout system that is easy to use and cheap. Automatic routing and component placement routines will significantly speed up the process. The design satisfies the following requirements: Microcomputer implementation, portable, algorithm independent, interactive, and user friendly. When it is fully implemented a user will be able to select components and a board outline from an automated catalog, enter a schematic diagram, position the components on the board, and completely route the board from a single graphics terminal. Currently, the user interface and the outer level command processor have been implemented in Pascal. Future versions will be written in C for better portability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA138427

Entities

People

  • E. W. Krausman

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Circuit Boards
  • Circuits
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Electronic Circuits
  • Fabrication
  • Graphics
  • Lists (Data Structures)
  • Operating Systems
  • Printed Circuit Boards
  • Printed Circuits
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • System Software
  • User Friendly
  • User Interface

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  • Computer Science.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Operations Research