Rong-Hao Liang

ACM UIST 2016: ACM User Interface Software and Technology Symposium

CircuitStack: Supporting Rapid Prototyping and Evolution of Electronic Circuits

Chiuan Wang, Hsuan-Ming Yeh, Bryan Wang, Te-Yen Wu, Hsin-Ruey Tsai, Rong-Hao Liang, Yi-Ping Hung, Mike Y. Chen

National Taiwan University

[UIST 2016 Best Talk Award]

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Abstract

For makers and developers, circuit prototyping is an integral part of building electronic projects. Currently, it is common to build circuits based on breadboard schematics that are available on various maker and DIY websites. Some breadboard schematics are used as is without modification, and some are modified and extended to fit specific needs. In such cases, diagrams and schematics merely serve as blueprints and visual instructions, but users still must physically wire the breadboard connections, which can be time-consuming and error-prone. We present CircuitStack, a system that combines the flexibility of breadboarding with the correctness of printed circuits, for enabling rapid and extensible circuit construction. This hybrid system enables circuit reconfigurability, component reusability, and high efficiency at the early stage of prototyping development.

Keywords

reconfigurability, conductive ink, hybrid system, reusability, breadboard, circuit prototyping, printable circuits

Cite this work (ACM)

Chiuan Wang, Hsuan-Ming Yeh, Bryan Wang, Te-Yen Wu, Hsin-Ruey Tsai, Rong-Hao Liang, Yi-Ping Hung, and Mike Y. Chen. 2016. CircuitStack: Supporting Rapid Prototyping and Evolution of Electronic Circuits. In <i>Proceedings of the 29th Annual Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology</i> (<i>UIST '16</i>). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 687–695. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/2984511.2984527

Cite this work (Bibtex)

@inproceedings{10.1145/2984511.2984527,
author = {Wang, Chiuan and Yeh, Hsuan-Ming and Wang, Bryan and Wu, Te-Yen and Tsai, Hsin-Ruey and Liang, Rong-Hao and Hung, Yi-Ping and Chen, Mike Y.},
title = {CircuitStack: Supporting Rapid Prototyping and Evolution of Electronic Circuits},
year = {2016},
isbn = {9781450341899},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
address = {New York, NY, USA},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/2984511.2984527},
doi = {10.1145/2984511.2984527},
abstract = {For makers and developers, circuit prototyping is an integral part of building electronic projects. Currently, it is common to build circuits based on breadboard schematics that are available on various maker and DIY websites. Some breadboard schematics are used as is without modification, and some are modified and extended to fit specific needs. In such cases, diagrams and schematics merely serve as blueprints and visual instructions, but users still must physically wire the breadboard connections, which can be time-consuming and error-prone. We present CircuitStack, a system that combines the flexibility of breadboarding with the correctness of printed circuits, for enabling rapid and extensible circuit construction. This hybrid system enables circuit reconfigurability, component reusability, and high efficiency at the early stage of prototyping development.},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 29th Annual Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology},
pages = {687–695},
numpages = {9},
keywords = {reconfigurability, conductive ink, hybrid system, reusability, breadboard, circuit prototyping, printable circuits},
location = {Tokyo, Japan},
series = {UIST '16}
}