Course category: Entry level course
Target audience: Students with no prior experience in designing printed circuit boards (PCBs).

Course summary: Printed circuit board (PCB) design suites ALTIUM, SOLIDWORKS PCB, and CircuitMaker, alongside their structure. Interconnectivity between individual suites and their versions. Graphical editors, core commands, and functional buttons. Rules for drawing schematic diagrams and schematic components. Conversion of schematic diagrams into printed circuit board netlists and routing connections. Graphical editors for board routing. Automatic routing strategies.