Hardware Development
Introduction to PCB Design Tools
Tutorials on Altium Designer, KiCAD, or Eagle CAD for backplane board design. Design workflow: Schematic capture, PCB layout, and Gerber generation. Power Regulation and Distribution Circuits
Design of power buses: 3.3V, 5V, and custom voltages. Protection circuits: Fuses, TVS diodes, and overcurrent protection. Testing and Debugging Power Lines
Techniques for validating voltage levels and current flow. Identifying and resolving power distribution issues. Designing Fault-Tolerant Backplane Boards
Redundancy in power and data lines. Implementing bypass options for critical paths.