The objective is to be able to carry out the electrical design of an electronic board by entering a diagram with Altium Designer.
This training is aimed at electronics technicians and engineers, project managers.
Prerequisites
The training takes place in French. General knowledge of electronics including technical terms in English and design of an electronic board is required.
Configuration
Software setup
Hardware configuration on our premises
- Recent computer and a 2nd screen (1920 x 1080)
- Windows 10/11 Pro 64-bit
- Minimum 8 GB of RAM
Pedagogical means
- Face-to-face or remotely
- Presentation by video projector and sharing of the trainer's screen
- Supply of training manual updated with the latest version of Altium Designer (theoretical and exercise) and a temporary license of Altium Designer
- Supply for taking notes and a USB key for saving training files
Supervision
Trainer approved and certified by Altium – Electronic engineer – Expert in design and routing
Sanction of the training and monitoring method
- Theoretical evaluation in the form of multiple choice questions
- Signed attendance sheets
- Satisfaction survey
- Issuance of a certificate with assessment of acquired skills and a training certificate issued by Altium, depending on the result of the theoretical evaluation
Content
Graphical interface of Altium Designer
- Understanding HMI
- Setting software options
- Update the software and enhance its features with extensions
Principle of capturing diagrams
- Create a new PCB project / open an existing PCB project
- Find and place components
- Annotate components, structure schematic pages, use shortcut keys
- Specify directives: classes, differential pairs, and routing rules
- Create and manage variants
- Search and edit globally
- Manage variants
- Configure and run ERC checks
- Transfer to PCB part
Schematic reuse
- Create and use the schematic “Design reuse” modules
- Achieving a “multi-channel” design
- Annotating a “multi-channel” design
Placement – Routing
- Reading and navigating a PCB document
- Understanding Placement and Routing Rules
Generation of output files
- Configure and automate the generation of output files: documentation, nomenclature, etc., with or without variants
Introduction to the methodology for the management and reuse of project models
- Tracking with version control system
- Set up file templates for reuse (Project, diagram, etc.)
