Here's the slides for the talk that i presented at Geekcamp 2015! ~ kennethlimcp

1. Hardware Prototyping
made Easy(ier)
@kennethlimcp

2. Hardware?

6. electronics
bottle
pencil
bed
bus
keylocks
chain
wire hammer
table
building
keychain
phone
window
toy
paper
yacht
train
shoe
chopsticks
pail
printer
syringe
torch
mirror
headphone
toothbrush
scrub
handbag
tentumbrella
saucer
robot
saucer
rack rope
wand
kite
heels
watch
magazine
string
cup
beam
lift
buoy
pump
shelter
bulb
swatter
coin

8. Hand tools
Logic analyzer
OscilloscopeReflow oven
Multimeter
ComponentsCommunity
Resources
Software Fabrication house
TestingAssemblyManufacturingDesigning
Soldering toolsPCBA Service

12. EAGLE CAD
Popular in the
Open source community
Tons of libraries available
Comes with free edition

13. App Note & Datasheet

14. Hardware Community

15. Mentors
“bunnie” huang Sean “xobs”Bao Shi

16. Fabrication House
#onlyinchina
Fast turnaround time
Low-cost
Dirtypcbs

17. Taobao

18. Components

19. Stencil

22. https://talk.hackspace.ca/t/pcb-stencil-jig/2844

28. Logic Analyzer
Cloned product
Allows us to analyze if the
signals are sent/received
correctly
It’s like driving with your eyes
opened

29. Truckload of tools
• Software
• Community
• Mentors
• Online resources
• Fabrication house
• Components
• Stencil + Reflow oven
• Power supply
• Oscilloscope
• Debugger/Programmer
• Logic analyser
• Passion

31. https://medium.com/@senic/time-people-and-money-exactly-why-hardware-is-hard-48d0abf668f0
“Craftsmanship is a concept we don't always
associate with technology products …
there is still a lot of craftsmanship that goes
into creating hardware.”

32. Thank you!
@kennethlimcp