{"id":1357,"date":"2026-03-05T21:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickplace.de\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=1357"},"modified":"2026-03-10T08:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:09:25","slug":"schematics","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.pickplace.de\/en\/glossar\/schematics\/","title":{"rendered":"Schematics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-6483e85\" data-block-id=\"6483e85\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">A circuit diagram \u2013 often also known as <strong>Schematics<\/strong> designates \u2013 is the graphical representation of an electronic circuit. It depicts electronic components such as integrated circuits, resistors, capacitors, or connectors as standardized symbols and links them together via electrical connections.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-108b309\" data-block-id=\"108b309\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The circuit diagram describes the <strong>logical and electrical structure<\/strong> a circuit, not its physical arrangement on the printed circuit board. It shows which signals are connected to each other, which supply voltages are used, and how individual functional blocks interact with each other. The schematic thus forms the basis for the later printed circuit board layout.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-534ea7d\" data-block-id=\"534ea7d\"><style>.stk-534ea7d .stk-img-figcaption{text-align:center !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-1358\" src=\"https:\/\/pickplace.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schematics-kicad-pcb.png\" width=\"1538\" height=\"858\" alt=\"Schematic representation of four DC-DC converters on an electronics board; embedded hardware, functional safety.\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"stk-img-figcaption\">Schematic editor in KiCad<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-19a6bee\" data-block-id=\"19a6bee\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">In modern electronic development tools, components are inserted into schematics from libraries. Each component has a <strong>Switch symbol<\/strong>, electrical pins, and connections to a footprint for the printed circuit board. During development, nets are defined, components are connected, and supply signals or bus systems are structured.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-58d4c9c\" data-block-id=\"58d4c9c\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The schematic also serves as the central technical documentation for an electronic system. It can be used to derive parts lists (BoM), electrical connections, and design rules. Based on the schematic, the <strong>PCB Layout<\/strong> created, where the components are physically placed and the traces are routed.<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ein Schaltplan \u2013 h\u00e4ufig auch als Schematics bezeichnet \u2013 ist die grafische Darstellung einer elektronischen Schaltung. In ihm werden elektronische Bauteile wie integrierte Schaltkreise, Widerst\u00e4nde, Kondensatoren oder Steckverbinder als standardisierte Symbole dargestellt und \u00fcber elektrische Verbindungen miteinander verkn\u00fcpft. Der Schaltplan beschreibt dabei die logische und elektrische Struktur einer Schaltung, nicht deren physische Anordnung auf der [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1357","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickplace.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickplace.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickplace.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickplace.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickplace.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1359,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickplace.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1357\/revisions\/1359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickplace.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1357"}],"curies":[{"name":"WP","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}