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How do you plan out your electronics?

I realise that I perhaps don't prototype how I should. Often some of the components are plug and play, or I just rebuild the circuit every time with a breadboard, but with my larger projects I've realised that I do need to document them in some manner else when I have to rip them apart and come back to them... I'm not sure how it went together, so what do you do?

 

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  • I usually start by designing schematics and PCB layouts on CAD. I don't use simulation although I do all calculations necessary to ensure the circuit will work.

    I almost always design a PCB to build a prototype,  although I will use strip board if I don't have time to order a PCB and occasionally might use a breadboard to do a quick proof of concept or allow software testing before the PCB shows up.

    I have so many extra PCBs lying around (because I always print more than I intend to populate) that I can sometimes find one that can be re-purposed. This works because I usually build in extra features on every PCB beyond what is required for the current project.

    Actually the start of the process is just meticulous visualization in my head, which gets augmented by research before I start the tangible design process.

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  • I usually start by designing schematics and PCB layouts on CAD. I don't use simulation although I do all calculations necessary to ensure the circuit will work.

    I almost always design a PCB to build a prototype,  although I will use strip board if I don't have time to order a PCB and occasionally might use a breadboard to do a quick proof of concept or allow software testing before the PCB shows up.

    I have so many extra PCBs lying around (because I always print more than I intend to populate) that I can sometimes find one that can be re-purposed. This works because I usually build in extra features on every PCB beyond what is required for the current project.

    Actually the start of the process is just meticulous visualization in my head, which gets augmented by research before I start the tangible design process.

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