Hello all,
I've been wandering around this forum for a week or so now, and not really found an answer, but judging by the level of expertise that appears to be shown here, I'm sure one (or several!) of you, may be kind enough to point me in the right direction.
I'm new to electronics, but not to programming. Myself and a colleague have an idea that initially we want to see if we can make work, through a bespoke PCB. Now obviously we need to create a prototype board (which would connect to LEDs, small electric motors and an InfraRed receiver/transmitter) to check all works, and also that my PIC/ARM programming is correct. If our thoughts are proven out, and all works as we think, then we strongly believe that within our specific industry there is a potential business opportunity.
My query is: how is the best way to create a prototype board where the design can be taken forward to the production stage? Now, I'll hold my hands up and say, I may easily be missing something, but if its created with a PIC or ARM microprocessor and we use a development board (or one of the Arduino boards with an ATmega microprocessor) then to me there are electronics on there that wouldn't be on the production version - so how do the two correlate? Does that not confuse the PCB design?
At the moment, this is purely a home hobby project which may (or may not!) work, but as it has a chance of being something more, I want to make sure we get the foundation right to start with. Can anyone point me in the right direction, or layout the steps that would be taken? Im really just looking for advice and guidance, all of which is gratefully accepted!
Thanks (in advance) to those who can assist.
Cheers
Richard
I've been wandering around this forum for a week or so now, and not really found an answer, but judging by the level of expertise that appears to be shown here, I'm sure one (or several!) of you, may be kind enough to point me in the right direction.
I'm new to electronics, but not to programming. Myself and a colleague have an idea that initially we want to see if we can make work, through a bespoke PCB. Now obviously we need to create a prototype board (which would connect to LEDs, small electric motors and an InfraRed receiver/transmitter) to check all works, and also that my PIC/ARM programming is correct. If our thoughts are proven out, and all works as we think, then we strongly believe that within our specific industry there is a potential business opportunity.
My query is: how is the best way to create a prototype board where the design can be taken forward to the production stage? Now, I'll hold my hands up and say, I may easily be missing something, but if its created with a PIC or ARM microprocessor and we use a development board (or one of the Arduino boards with an ATmega microprocessor) then to me there are electronics on there that wouldn't be on the production version - so how do the two correlate? Does that not confuse the PCB design?
At the moment, this is purely a home hobby project which may (or may not!) work, but as it has a chance of being something more, I want to make sure we get the foundation right to start with. Can anyone point me in the right direction, or layout the steps that would be taken? Im really just looking for advice and guidance, all of which is gratefully accepted!
Thanks (in advance) to those who can assist.
Cheers
Richard