How we design a board
We start with where the product will live: the supply voltage and how clean it is, cable lengths, temperature inside the enclosure, and who will install it. Those answers decide more about a board than the feature list does.
Parts are chosen for availability as well as function. For anything with a long lead time or a single supplier, the BoM names a second source before layout starts.
The schematic is reviewed before layout, and the layout follows your manufacturer's design rules from the first track. Test points go in during layout, not after, so the board can be checked on a jig in production.
Before release we compare the BoM line by line with the schematic, check the board against the enclosure in 3D, and walk through the areas where field failures usually begin: connectors, power entry, isolation and anything that switches a load.
What you get
- Schematic PDF and source files.
- Layout files and Gerbers, checked against your manufacturer's rules.
- A BoM with manufacturer part numbers and second sources.
- Pick-and-place, assembly drawings, and STEP and DXF files for the enclosure designer.
- A short design note covering the decisions a future engineer will want to know about.