Perfect Soldering on PCBs with 3D Printed Jigs
Date: 27th Feb 2025
Duration: 2.30 PM - 4.30 PM
Venue: Workshop Room, KTPO, Whitefield, Bengaluru, India
₹2,999
(In addition to above, more time may be allocated by instructors for participants who want to do detailed study and Q&A)
Shree Kumar
Independent Consultant
- Electronics product developers and hobbyists.
- A basic level of soldering is desirable. Some familiarity with 3D printing is useful.
- Get a laptop with the following software installed already:
- KiCAD (open source EDA software)
- FreeCAD, or any other similar mechanical CAD software that can load STEP file and meshes for visualization
- The slicer software you use for 3D printing (optional)
- You will install the open source software (JigIt) that generates 3D printable jigs from PCB designs (KiCAD board files). You will use your laptop to try this out against test board designs, a reference board, as well as against your own boards.
- You will get to try out the system with pre-printed jigs and a reference board. This will help you understand how the whole system works in practice.
- You will be able to generate jigs for generic PCB designs. With these jigs, you will be able to solder connectors and components in-house with perfect results. This is great for DIY prototyping as well as for small batch in-house assembly. You will also be able to integrate the tool into your workflow for improved productivity.
- Shree Kumar is an embedded software engineer and an independent consultant, with over two decades of experience across many layers of the system stack. He headed the software team that designed India's first 3G tablet. Some of his early significant work was in High Performance Computing (HPC) visualization, winning awards at SuperComputing 2007 (SC '07) conference. He also created KitePhone, the world's first DIY 3D printable Android smartphone concept. Shree enjoys long walks and longer bicycle tours. Recently, he has been spending time looking at government policies, especially related to semiconductors.