Purpose of the board
- What are we trying to achieve with the board?
- System requirements of the board: A list of things the device should be able to do - should be concise, high-level and implementation free (for eg. needs to produce a regulated 5V supply rail)
Constraints & Initial block diagram
- Specifications: Technical requirements need to achieve the above requirements (more indepth, basically provide implemenations/solutions to the above requirements)
- What are the key circuits/chips needed for the board? Are there any other key connections that is needed to be made to other boards?
- Define communication protocols the board will use. What will the board communicate with?
- Is a microcontroller required? Include a defined matrix for the pros-cons of including a microcontroller and link to the sheet from the part selection tracker using which the final microcontroller was selected
- What is the expected supply power for the board? What voltage will be required for signals and logic?
- Will there be a requirement to do on-board voltage conversion or stepping-up or down of the voltage?
- Define an overall block diagram that will help achieve the listed constraints and incorporates all the above listed circuits/chips
- Write an initial test plan for the project using the testing template from Testing Documentation Template
- Initial Size Estimate
Board owners
- Indicate the name of each person involved with the board, the subteam they are from and what their role is specifically
- Electrical designers
- Mechanical team support
- Firmware developers