SchemaBoard: Supporting Correct Assembly of Schematic Circuits using Dynamic In-Situ Visualization

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  • SchemaBoard

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  • Yoonji Kim
  • Hyein Lee
  • Ramkrishna Prasad
  • Seungwoo Je
  • Youngkyung Choi
  • Ashbrook, Daniel Lee
  • Ian Oakley
  • Andrea Bianchi

Assembling circuits on breadboards using reference designs is a common activity among makers. While tools like Fritzing offer a simplified visualization of how components and wires are connected, such pictorial depictions of circuits are rare in formal educational materials and the vast bulk of online technical documentation. Electronic schematics are more common but are perceived as challenging and confusing by novice makers. To improve access to schematics, we propose SchemaBoard, a system for assisting makers in assembling and inspecting circuits on breadboards from schematic source materials. SchemaBoard uses an LED matrix integrated underneath a working breadboard to visualize via light patterns where and how components should be placed, or to highlight elements of circuit topology such as electrical nets and connected pins. This paper presents a formative study with 16 makers, the SchemaBoard system, and a summative evaluation with an additional 16 users. Results indicate that SchemaBoard is effective in reducing both the time and the number of errors associated with building a circuit based on a reference schematic, and for inspecting the circuit for correctness after its assembly.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUIST'20 : Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
EditorsShamsi Iqbal, Karon MacLean
Number of pages12
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Publication date2020
Pages987-998
ISBN (Print)978-1-4503-7514-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Event33rd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2020 - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: 20 Oct 202023 Oct 2020

Conference

Conference33rd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2020
LandUnited States
ByVirtual, Online
Periode20/10/202023/10/2020
SponsorACM SIGCHI, ACM SIGGRAPH

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© 2020 ACM.

    Research areas

  • Breadboard visualization, Circuits, Physical computing, System

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