Activity 1: Placing components

In this activity, you place all the components necessary to make the electronic component.

Components added to the design

Steps

1. Ensure the grid size is 0.1 inches.

   1. Click Grid Settings the toolbar at the bottom of the display area.

   2. Ensure the Size is 0.1 inch or equivalent.

   3. Click Cancel if no changes were made, and OK if changes were made.

      Note:

      For schematics to work correctly, the grid size must be 0.1 inches or equivalent.

2. Add the timer, LM555N to the schematic.

   1. Click Design > Place > Place Component

   2. Enter 555 into the search field.

   3. In the Tutorial-Fusion Library, click the arrow next to LM555N to expand the list.

   4. Select the D0008A variant.

      

   5. Double-click or drag and drop the component from the Place Components panel into the canvas. Using Enter will also put you in placement mode.

   6. Properly orient the component using the controls in the Add dialog or by:

      1. Clicking the right mouse button twice to rotate the component 180 degrees.
      2. Clicking the mouse wheel once to mirror the component.
         Note:

         Don't worry if you don't like the position of the component added. The position will be adjusted later.

   7. Locate the origin symbol on the screen and place the component in the positive coordinate space. Ensure all components can be placed in the positive coordinate space.

      

   8. Click OK or press Esc to exit placement mode and return to the Place Component panel.

3. Place four R-US_CHIP-0805 resistors to the schematic.

   1. Clear the contents of the Search field.

   2. In the library dropdown scroll down to the Tutorial-Fusion library and select it.

   3. Expand the R-US list.

   4. Click the variant list and select CHIP-0805, then double-click the row and move the cursor into the canvas.

   5. Right-click to rotate the resistor symbol 90 degrees.

   6. Position the 4 resistors in the locations shown in the figure below.

      

   7. Click OK or press Esc to exit placement mode and return to the Place Components panel.

4. Add two C-CHIP-0805 capacitors to the schematic.

   1. In the Tutorial-Fusion library locate the C list.

   2. Scroll down the variant list and select CHIP-0805(2012-METRIC).

   3. Double-click the row and move the cursor into the canvas.

   4. Position 2 capacitors in the locations shown in the figure below.

      

   5. Click OK or press Esc to exit placement mode and return to the Place Components panel.

5. Add one LED_CHIP RED-2012 LED to the schematic.

   1. In the Tutorial-Fusion library locate the LED_CHIP components.

   2. Scroll down the variant list and select RED-2012.

   3. Double-click the row and move the cursor into the canvas.

   4. Position the LED in the location shown in the figure below.

      

   5. Click OK or press Esc to exit and return to the Place Components panel.

6. Add one LED_CHIP_BLUE_ LED to the schematic.

   1. Scroll down the LED_CHIP variant list and select the BLUE-2012 component.

   2. Double-click the row and move the cursor into the canvas.

   3. Position the LED in the location shown in the figure below.

      

   4. Click OK or press Esc to exit the command.

Activity 1 summary

In this activity, you added most of the components necessary for this design, totaling 9 components.