Hi Everyone!
I'm pleased to announce that we'll be running a 3 week course at the CCHS on the basics of PCB CAD & hand assembly (soldering, various forms). It's starting in on 29/05 and running for 3 consecutive Tuesday evenings.
You can find out more here and register your interest:
We haven't settled on a project just yet, but it will certainly blink at you when you're done.
Lachlan has done a good job of writing up the bullet points of what should be covered and when:
* What's a circuit board? Lets look at examples
* Understanding circuit board layers and their purpose
* How to use the Kicad open-source PCB software
* Design your very own circuit board (Week 1)
* Learn how to solder, solder challenge, and how to customise Kicad (Week 2)
* Solder your own circuit board (Week 3)
There is a fee for the full three-week ordeal ($60/$30) which will be used to cover (no order, no promises):
Quick-turn contract manufacture of a PCB design you did!
Components for the design you did!
Bits
Some other PCB things to mess up soldering on?
Peices
Consumables
Buying organizers dinner
Supporting CCHS
A pony
Hope you can come along, places limited.
Cheers,
Bob