Schematic Capture

Schematic capture is the crux of a solid circuit board design. Whether you’ve inherited a pcb design, trying to design your own printed circuit board, or just trying to understand how to read a schematic, this section is for you. Here you’ll find information on many different aspects of schematic capture like the components of a schematic, what a good schematic looks like, and how to read and work with schematics.

In the electronic age we live it software has become easily available. Today you can download many different free pieces of schematic capture design software. Most of these tools are user friendly and allow hobbyists and seasoned engineers to begin capturing their schematic in minutes. However in order to become proficient there are many standards practices that should be followed. Following these standards will greatly reduce your design and debug time after you’ve had your circuit board manufactured.

So lets get started learning about schematic capture. We’ve written several articles that you’ll find below to get you off on the right foot. Hopefully with a nudge in the right direction you’ll be off and designing your circuits with only a single spin of your circuit board.