[BlindMath] Assistance with PCB design

Tue Dec 15 01:22:08 UTC 2020

I have not designed a PCB board, but I have drawn serket diagrams with the
Sensational Blackboard:
http://www.sensationalbooks.com/products.html
Email me and I can get you on a beta for an app to digitally    label the
diagram.
For viewing existing diagrams, we still need a transcriber sadly. Swell
paper may help, or a View Pluss embosser.
If you can get your hands on a Graphiti, it may help, but DPI is like 6
whereas an embosser is around 20.

Open SCAD is the best 3D modeling tool at the moment:
https://www.openscad.org/

I personally love the Grove Arduino Shield:
https://www.amazon.com/Beginner-Arduino-Starter-Compatible-Projects/dp/B01AI9V6DW/ref=asc_df_B0874GGGVJ/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=459641872450&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12242042423130330895&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032139&hvtargid=pla-942524307974&th=1
It's so easy to build items with the Grove shield, it's legos. In my
masters program, I was switching prototypes in class because rewiring is so
easy and quick.
I never needed to trace out my cerkets though.
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>

On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 1:52 PM Ken Perry via BlindMath <
blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>
> You may have to draw things out on paper for now.  There are amazing
> devices
> like the Graphiti being sold and more under development.  I have a Graphiti
> and draw schematics can be done but right now there is not a program like
> eagle or others that make doing it as easy because of the resolution of the
> apps more than anything.  You could draw with something like a drafts man
> tactile drawing board and then have a sighted assistant transpose your
> design to eagle.   The command lines of those apps are not as useful as you
> might think.  I have many on my computer and I am 100% blind, but I am
> using
> them more for research on making an accessible version for Graphiti and
> other tactile displays that will be forth coming in a few years.
>  Orbit
> Research orbitresearch.com  does sell the Graphiti and you could view
> schematics with it and even draw some of your own which I have done for a
> couple conferences to show people how to build simple circuits.      Of
> course, good old raised line drawing pins or the for mentioned draftsman
> might be a better way to get your ideas down.  As for viewing them you
> could
> embossed simple circuits, but you might have to blow them up and emboss
> them
> in sections if they are complicated.  Blind people have been doing
> electronics for as far back as it goes.  There are many resources online
> for
> example the SmithKettlewell technophiles are legacy text on doing
> electronics as far back as the early 80's.
>
> http://www.ski.org/smith-kettlewell-technical-file
>     There are also talking multi meters.
>
> https://www.mpja.com/mobile/Talking-Digital-Multimeter/productinfo/35042+ME/
>
> Don't give up trying even if you need sighted assistance at the start.  You
> can build just about anything with breadboards and heck don't even knock
> using snap Circuits.  A Washington university has upgraded their PHD
> physics
> class to use Snap Circuits because it is easier for all their students not
> just blind folks.  Snap Circuits is more than a toy and it can solve some
> quick builds if you use them.  APH has a few sets that are labeled with
> braille and once you see how it is done you an go farther.
>
> Just let me know if you have other questions: kperry at blinksoft.com
>
> ken
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Santiago
> Velasquez via BlindMath
> Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 11:25 PM
> To: BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Santiago Velasquez <zanty410 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [BlindMath] Assistance with PCB design
>
> Hi To you all,
>
> I hope this email finds you well.
>
> I am currently doing Electrical Engineering, but focusing more in the
> abstract side of things. However, I need to take a unit that requires me to
> do PCB design. My uni is very supportive, but nobody knows what the best
> path to take is. For some context:
> I use screen readers, tactile assets and braille to interact with most of
> the information. I am primarily a Mac user, but I use Windows and Linux for
> my work as well.
>
> With that out of the way, here is where we stand. The three pieces of
> software that the unit uses are:
> LTspice, Eagle and Altium.
> They are not required, and I can choose other options if they would work
> better. However, they are our starting point. The professor mentioned that
> some, if not all can be used by a command line interface. However, neither
> him, or the people who are providing support know much about that.
>
> There is also the option of me telling a person how, and what to do, and
> they would operate the software. However, I feel that would not be as good
> for my own learning.
>
> Regardless of which avenue we take, there will be a support person who
> knows
> the unit inside and out.
>
> IF people can provide recommendations, or suggestions, that would be very
> much appreciated.
>
> Regards
> Santi
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