IEEE Newsletter - University of Peradeniya Volume 2 (March 2019) | Page 9

"PCB Workshop"
T
he 'IEEE Circuit Jam' organized by the IEEE Student
Branch Chapter of the University of Peradeniya, for
the students of the Faculty of Engineering was
conducted successfully on the 22nd and 24th of May,
2018. The program was mainly aimed towards the second
year undergraduate students of the Departments of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer
Engineering.
The purpose of this workshop was to give the par cipants a
hands-on experience on designing, manufacturing and finishing a Printed
Circuit Board. It's an essen al skill for the students of almost all engineering
disciplines, which will be beneficial for their projects and industrial prac ces
as well. First day of the PCB design workshop commenced with an
introductory session at the premises of Faculty of Engineering. During this
session, the par cipants were educated on the values and benefits of PCBs
and the means through which PCBs could be manufactured without the use
of any fancy or advanced machinery. Also, they were introduced to the Eagle
Cad so ware and its basic func ons a er which the par cipants were given
an opportunity to design a PCB using Eagle Cad, as per the instruc ons given.
The circuit's func on was to blink an LED with the aid of transistors and
capacitors. At the end of the session, all the par cipants had completed their
designs, and were able to design a PCB using the basic func ons of Eagle Cad.
The second day of the PCB Design Workshop was conducted at
the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. During
this session, the par cipants were taught how to print the
designed PCB and to solder it to obtain the finished product.
They were constantly supervised throughout the session and
special considera ons were given for their safety. At the end of
the second session, all the par cipants succeeded in designing
their PCBs to a func onal level.
Manjitha Manchanayake & Kalani Samarasinghe
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University of Peradeniya
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