Learn · After the piscine
Electronics bootcamp
Two weeks that finish the basics, so you can build a complete electronic product: designing embedded circuits, drawing the board, and soldering it.
Nathan Sauret · CC BY 4.0
- Duration
- 2 weeks
- Prerequisite
- Embedded piscine validated
- Format
- Practicals + rushes in pairs
- Sessions
- Twice a year
What it is
The bootcamp is the hardware half of the path. The piscine taught you to program a board; the bootcamp teaches you to make one: schematics, component choice, PCB design and soldering.
01Schematic
02PCB design
03Soldered & alive
Who it's for
- You've validated the embedded piscineRequired
- You're past the Common CoreRequired
- Circuit design experienceDrawing and soldering your boards is what the bootcamp teaches.Not needed
It earns XP for your cursus.
How it runs
The pace is lighter than the piscine's, but it asks for real commitment over the two weeks. It's built from three practical tracks (embedded programming, techniques and tools, electronic design) of at least 2 hours each, and each practical's work is corrected at the start of the next.
Practicals are individual. Rushes are done in pairs, mixed as much as possible: you get the weekend, and the evaluation is on Monday.
What you learn
- Reading and drawing schematics
- Choosing components
- Designing a printed circuit board
- Soldering and testing your board
- Bringing up firmware on your own hardware
How to get in
The bootcamp runs on fixed dates, twice a year, right after a piscine. Validate the piscine and you'll be given the dates: watch the announcements on Discord.
What comes next
If you want to do the module, start thinking during the bootcamp about the project you'd like to build, and even about your future teammates.