Breadboarding, soldering, schematics, PCB and EMC basics

Module goal: assemble a prototype circuit yourself, read a board’s schematic, and understand the basics of PCB design.

Status alpha (in trial use) · about 260 minutes

You need: a breadboard, a soldering iron and safety equipment, a soldering practice board, the board’s schematic, a multimeter, and an oscilloscope

Lesson	Topic	Time
elec.m06.l01	Building a circuit on a breadboard	65 minutes
elec.m06.l02	Soldering safely	65 minutes
elec.m06.l03	Reading a schematic	65 minutes
elec.m06.l04	PCB and EMC basics	65 minutes

Module checkpoint

• can wire an LED-and-button circuit on a breadboard from a schematic in one attempt, and check it before applying power
• can solder one row of a connector well enough to pass visual and multimeter inspection
• can point out decoupling, ground and high-speed signal sections on the board’s schematic