Servo Data
To plan your driver board you are going to need to know some things about the servos our sorting mechanism will be using. Pop on over to surplustronics to find out more.
Here is the datasheet for this servo. |
Track Optimisation
So you want to optimise your track layout on your PCB. You probably know some basics like keeping tracks as short as possible and placing your off board connections first but there is lots more to it. A major focus for this year is electrical noise reduction. This webpage covers some of the basics in more depth.
You will also need to justify the width of some of your tracking. You will first need to measure the current flowing through your tracks. Signal tracks don't have much/any current flowing in them but your ground and supply tracks may, as well as tracks running to motors, servos or any other power hungry component. So identify these tracks and use a multimeter to measure the current flowing in them. Then use this calculator to calculate a suitable track width for them.
You will also need to justify the width of some of your tracking. You will first need to measure the current flowing through your tracks. Signal tracks don't have much/any current flowing in them but your ground and supply tracks may, as well as tracks running to motors, servos or any other power hungry component. So identify these tracks and use a multimeter to measure the current flowing in them. Then use this calculator to calculate a suitable track width for them.