The Ultiboard

             

                                                              Reflection 3


 Salam 1 Malaysia....

 This week..... I want to talk about The Ultiboard. In my opinion,I think Ultiboard is the great software because it can make our circuit become 3D. So, from this 3D view, I can understand this software clearly.This software can view the shape our component. For example, we can see clearly what is the shape  capacitor,resistance,LED,and so on.This software Ultiboard has a relationship with the software Multisim,because before I used Ultiboard, I must designed our circuit using Multisim. Only then i can transfer my schematic draft to ultiboard.

Do you know what is mean by Ultiboard??
From my research...Ultiboard is used to design printed circuit board,perform certain basic mechanical CAD operation and prepare them for manufacturing,and also provides automates parts placement and layout.

                                              This is the toolbar at the ultiboard

    *The menus and toolbar give you access to the ultiboard commands


This week I have test on Ultiboard..because last week I have already learn how to used the Ultiboard software.This week En.Ridzwan want to test us,how far we understand to used the ultiboard Picture below showing the question for my test this week....

                                           
                                                           This my test for this week...

              After I received my test,I designed my task in the Multisim software....

        This is my circuit in multisim before I transfer it to the Ultiboard..After I have done designed my circuit in multisim,the next step is to transfer to the Ultiboard...

        But En Ridzwan want us to build the new board outline,i mean with different shape board outline.So,I have designed my own board line with my own creativity...

     
      Now...this is my new board outline..before I arrange my components part I will tell you how to make the board outline or change the shape of my circuit board:

1.Firstly,you must click layer and choose board outline..
2.Then,you right click on your board line and go to shape and choose the shape that you like for your board outline...
3.After you have finished designed your board outline...you can delete your original board outline...
 
      Next step is,I want to arrange my component in my new outboard line.....

    Now,I have done arrange my component in my board....Now,i want to tell you how to arrange our component:
1.you must choose copper top at your layer....It want to make sure that your board does not moving while you want to arrange your components...
2.Then,you click the Enable selecting parts at your tools box,after that, you can arrange your component with your creativity that you like...
After that,En Ridhwan want my some component at the bottom of my board...so to do that we must ...

1.Select the component that you want to bring to the bottom of your board outline...
2.Then,double click at your selected component one by one...and choose position and selected your board side..

      Next steps is,you auto route your ultiboard....auto route is wanted to make our circuit connection become more tidy....

                                                      This circuit is not auto route yet.....

This circuit was done autoroute...after autoroute,we can change the thickness your route layer...to edit the thickness of route layer:

1.you close the enable selecting parts button and open the enable selecting traces...
2.Then,you select all the traces in your board outline..and double clik on your traces and adjust the thickness of your route layer...with the thickness that you like....


After that,you can view your circuit in 3D view.....

                                   This picture show us the component at the top of our board line

                                 This picture show us the component at the bottom of the board..

       In my conclusiom,I think the Ultiboard software is a user friendly.Many people can learn how to used or operate this software...That's all from I for this week....Tq.....

The Multisim

Salam Satu Malaysia....


Today is my second class in the subject Introduction to Electronic System Engineering,(code SMJE 1032).

In this class, Dr Kamal take over the class about 10 to 20 minutes to give briefing about the how to write a good reflective journal, the skills, criteria assessment and every things about reflective journal.The grading actually conclude every critical points on what is the best criteria. The journal that we write, must be creative and original. That one is more likely to be the one of the most important part of grading.

This is the guideline how to write a very good reflective journal.

This is the schedule to hand in the reflective journal.

After 20 minutes the class,Dr. Kamal give the class to En. Redzuan. Then, En. Redzuan teach us about something new to us that is multisim software, and what the function of that software. I'm really eager to know about this software, really. En. Redzuan teach us about this software and what can this software do. So, En. Redzuan start the briefing, and he wanted all of us to focus and watched carefully what he gonna show us, that is how to use this software. It is really fascinating when we observe the expert En. Redzuan working with the software. I mean how he manage to memorize all the icon and every things that is related (seriously, there is really a lot of things u know).

This is the version that we used during the workshop.

This is the 1 that i successfully finish... The LED light up man!! hehehe

En. Reduan really giving us many information about knowledge of this multisim. En. Redzuan told us about the old name of multisim, that is workbench. He also told us about the function of multisim. En. Redzuan tell us that multisim is a simulation to design an electrical built. This multisim software concept is to build student expertise through practical application in designing, protyping and testing the electrical circuits. This software is very useful to us, because this software consists of everything that we need in building up an electrical circuit example, as there are many part of the procedure that is electronic component, board, wiring and other.

After we finish the multisim task, En. Redzuan brief us a bit about the ultiboard and what we gonna learn in the next workshop class.. With that, we finish the class for this week.

See u guys in the next workshop!! TQ.....