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To begin, enter a title for your PIC system design/project.

 

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Click here to chose a Sensor /Input Trigger Switch then drag it down to the Block Diagram. Subsystem information will then open in this panel (you will need to close it before carrying on with these instructions).

 
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Select the Output Device(s) you want from the selection shown.

 
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You can either keep the transistor Controller that has appeared as a basic system, or click "Yes", in the panel top right and go on to select a PIC device for greater control.
Select FastTrack PIC POD if you are using the basic FastTrack modelling unit (to model)
Select FastTrack PIC PCB if you are using a FastTrack PIC PCB (to make) or FastTrack PIC modelling unit (to model).

 

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To see the electronic components added to the Circuit Board below, click on "see PCB". You will notice the standard FastTrack PCB has been replaced by the FastTrack PIC PCB.
 
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The Circuit Diagram shows the component codes/values and PIC devices you can use. To return to the Block Diagram: either scroll up, or click on "See Block Diagram" below the PCB.

 
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By clicking the Block Diagram icons again, you will see their electronic component values, codes and costs.

 
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Use this information and that shown in the "System Circuit Diagram" to fill in the "Components Required" form .
 
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Use the "Component Costs" section to write up the total cost of your electronic system.

 
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To assist practical work, print your system design by using the top right Print Button.

You can model and build your system with FastTrack hardware.

Select "New Design" to design a different system.

Congratulations,
You have now completed your FastTrack PIC design.

(FastTrack PIC PCB's are provided drilled, tinned and with a legend by QuickLink Systems).