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 ====== Block Diagrams ====== ====== Block Diagrams ======
  
-Block diagrams are important to display information in a visual way to an audience. Block diagrams ​have the potential ​to display more information ​in a more condensed form that just text alone+Block diagrams are important to display information in a visual way to an audience. Block diagrams ​are typically used for higher level, less detailed descriptions that are intended ​to clarify overall concepts without concern for the details of implementation.  
 + 
 +Contrast this with the schematic diagrams and layout diagrams used in electrical engineering,​ which show the implementation details of electrical components and physical construction. 
 + 
 +===== Workflow =====
  
 Depending on what you're trying to describe the specific elements can be different but here are some points you should follow: Depending on what you're trying to describe the specific elements can be different but here are some points you should follow:
  
-  ​* Figure out what information you want to convey to the audience+ 
 +  * **Figure out what information you want to convey to the audience** 
 +    * Do you even need a block diagram? Why?
     * Are you describing the overall system?     * Are you describing the overall system?
     * Are you describing an algorithm?     * Are you describing an algorithm?
     * Are you describing a workflow?     * Are you describing a workflow?
-    * You may need multiple block diagrams ​in your presentation,​ or you might need less.  +    * Do you need multiple block diagrams?
-  * Make sure you outline relationships well +
-    * For hardware - how are the hardware components interconnected?​ +
-    * For software - you might be describing how your program logically flows from one state to another +
-  * Include enough text to give your audience context +
-    * Label communication types or voltage/​current measurements +
-  * Make sure that you're representing things correctly +
-    * Is there a chance for misintrepretation? +
-  * Get comments/​feedback early and revise+
  
  
-Here are a few tools you can use+  * **Look through some of the [[ .:block diagram examples:​start]]** 
 +    * Which one is closest to what you're trying to aim for? 
 +    * Do any of them fit what you're trying to describe? 
 +    * Look through the other project'​s presentations to look at their block diagrams
  
-  * Word +  * **Outline the blocks that you need to describe** 
-  ​Google Draw +    What are your blocks going to be in this case? Hardware components? Libraries? Software States? 
-  ​Powerpoint +    What are the connections between your blocks?
-  Google Presentations +
-  Draw.io+
  
-===== Guides =====+  * **Get comments/​feedback early and revise** 
 +    * Do not work on this the night before 
 +    * It's important to get some feedback from either the leadership team or another team 
 +    * Look at something else and come back to the block diagram after a while
  
-  * https://​www.smartdraw.com/​block-diagram/​+===== Functional Block Digram =====
  
 +Functional block diagrams describe what your system'​s functions are and not necessarily how it's implemented.
  
-===== Examples ​=====+===== Tools =====
  
-  ​http://cdn.upverter.com/​static/​blog/blockdiagram.jpg+Listed below are some tools that you can use to design your block diagram. Regardless of the tool you use, the content should be first on your priority list - try and few tools and see if they can help you achieve the objective that you want.   
 + 
 +  ​Word 
 +  * Google Draw 
 +  * Powerpoint 
 +  * Google Presentations 
 +  * [[ https://www.draw.io| Draw.io ]]
  
 +===== Reading =====
  
 +  - https://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Block_diagram
 +  - https://​www.smartdraw.com/​block-diagram/​
  
  
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