Electronics and Rapid Prototyping

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General Information

MakeICT's Electronics and Rapid Prototyping lab is an enclosed 200 sq ft area dedicated to creating and debugging electronics, as well as some rapid prototyping capabilities.

James Seymour is the Benevolent Dictator over the electronics and rapid prototyping lab.

Classes

• Basic Electronics Workshop
• Circuit Design and Fabrication
• Rapid Prorotyping with CNC

Machine Access Policy

Clean up! Users are responsible for clean up after themselves; failure to which may result in loss of E&RP Privileges.

Scopes and Analyzers

Use of the Scopes and Analyzers requires certification from a reasonably knowledgeable member (when in doubt ask).

• List of known Scope and analyzer users is listed below

Circuit Design and Fabrication

Use of the Curcuit Board Mill and or SMD Circuit Work Station requires attendance in the Circuit Design and fabrication workshop or certification from an approved peer-certifier.

• Any member who has been certified to use the circuit fabrication equipment may peer-certify other members
• Certification instruction must at least include
  • Fundamental knowledge of circuit board milling principles
  • Fundamental knowledge of soldering and solder reflow
  • Proper use and control of the LinuxCNC software
  • Basic circuit design
• Certification must be documented (link to instructions or form) prior to use
• List of circuit fabrication users below

V90 CNC router

Use of the V90 CNC router requires attendance in CNC Router certification workshop

• Certification must be documented (link to instructions or form) prior to use
• List of CNC Router Certified users is listed below

Electronics and Rapid Prototyping Safety

1. Do not use any machine you are not trained on and comfortable using. If at any time you are unsure of what you are doing, stop immediately and ask for help.
2. Do not use any machine that is not in good working order. Stop, unplug and leave a note on the machine and notify the FabLab BD OR Mike Doolittle.
3. NEVER ASSUME A TOOL IS PROPERLY ADJUSTED. Always check the tool prior to use.
4. NEVER MODIFY OR HACK MACHINERY WITHOUT CONSENT FROM THE AREA BD.

Equipment List

• Soldering Iron

Picture	What	Manufacturer	Model	Power	Status	Expert
	RD-500S II Area Array Rework System	Den-on Instruments	RD-500S II	110	Not yet	James Seymour
	Logic Analyzer	Tektronix	1240	110	Working	James Seymour
	Programable Spectrum Analyzer	Tektronix	492P	110	Working	James Seymour
	Oscilloscope	Tektronix	465B	110	Working	James Seymour
	Lead Free Reflow Oven	Qinsi Technology	QS-5100	110	Working	James Seymour
	Soldering Station with Heat Gun	Arksen	992D	110	Working	James Seymour

Rapid Prototyping

Picture	What	Manufacturer	Model	Power	Status	Expert
	3-axis CNC Machine	Probotix	Fireball V90	110	Working	??