What’s involved in Bring-Up Testing, aka “the moment of truth” when everyone finds out just how good their Electronics Engineer is - or isn’t!? Truth is, the electronics engineer has already traversed a minefield of human error possibilities during the design process, but those landmines are on delayed fuses - only now, weeks after clicking the metaphorical ‘Compile…’ button and the finished PCBA lands on our bench, do we get to see the results!

The purpose of a schematic diagram isn’t only a necessary step to designing a PCB, but also to help other humans understand your design intent. Empathy goes a long way and costs little.

Deciding how much time and effort to invest in a new spin depends on the cost and quantity of PCBs you wish to have manufactured. Two critical factors can drastically increase the chances of a Right First Time spin.

Design Thinking emphasizes human-centred principles and cross-discipline collaboration, with particular relevance to the development of products containing electronics

Electronics Engineers use the term ‘spin’ to describe the process of having a PCB design manufactured. What is a ‘spin’, and why are they so fraught with potential points of failure?