Design and Engineering Documentation Using Microsoft Visio

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1-Day WorkshopCatalog No. ESD051, CEU Credit: 3.5

CEDIA EXPO 2010, AtlantaInstructor: Dave Tkachuk, Symbol Logic

Wednesday Sept. 22, 2010 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Floor Plans and Block DiagramsInstalling your whole-house electronic systems right-the-first-time is crucial for survival in this industry. This can only beaccomplished with the proper design and engineering plansin-hand before leaving for the job site. But creating essentialdocuments such as the floor plan layout, block diagram, wireschedule, schematic diagrams and equipment rack layoutsthat are fully detailed, yet easy to read, is no easy task. Thisone-day, hands-on workshop taught by industry veteran Dave

Floor Plans and Block Diagrams

y, p g y yTkachuk will teach you all of the ins and outs of Visionecessary to create these critical documents. Whether you’refrom a small or large company, a designer or integrator, thisworkshop will help improve your electronic design,engineering and drawing skills and help you betterunderstand the design and engineering process from start tofinish.

Schematic Diagrams

Workshop Topics• Configuring Visio for AV systems integration

• Creating the Floor Plan Layout, showing the physical locations of room devices, equipment racks and head-ends

• Creating the Block Diagram, showing the overall connectivity of the entire system, including all subsystems, y y , g y ,and how it can generate the pre-wire schedule and other reports

• Creating the Schematic Diagrams, showing signal flow and detailed head-end and room wiring

• Creating Equipment Rack Layouts, showing the correct placement of rack mounted equipment and millwork dimensions for cabinet and wall openings

Rack Elevation Drawings

Who Should AttendThis workshop is intended for anyone looking to improve their ability to produce accurate and easy to understand schematics and other essential project diagrams for building, programming and troubleshooting any small to very large integrated system. This workshop is intended for those who have some experience with Visio. Laptops running Visio Professional (or later) and Excel are strongly recommended.

Move Your Company Forward

All attendees will be provided the Visio Reference GuideGetting Started

Workshop Outline Workshop Materials

the Visio Reference Guide for  System Integrators, custom Visio design and engineering symbols, custom AV template,documents and example project diagram.

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Configuring Visio for AVToolbars and settingsVisio pagesSymbols and stencils

Dave Tkachuk’s life has always centered on electronics and music. In the 1970's Dave divided his time as 

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an electrical engineer for a hi‐tech bay‐state corporation and audio engineer for a large Boston‐based lighting and sound company. These experiences led him to start AudyInstruments Inc., a manufacturer of critically acclaimed professional audio mixing consoles. In 1979, he was hired as sound designer for

Floor plan layoutFloor plan legend

Block DiagramRiser-style layoutPre-wire configurationHead-ends and modulesRooms and modules In 979, he was hired as sound designer for

the legendary folk group Peter, Paul, and Mary and has continued this relationship into the present. Since 1981 Dave has been deeply involved in the design and engineering of residential and commercial A/V systems including twenty years as president of Tkachuk Associates, a high‐end systems integration 

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Rooms and modulesDevice and wire settingsLayers and sub-systemsWire schedules and other reports

Schematic DiagramsHead-end layout and wiring detailsRoom electronics layout and wiring

company. He is the founder of Symbol Logic, providers of design and engineering solutions for system integrators. Dave has instructed installers, written articles and taught courses and workshops on whole‐house electronic design and engineering. He is pleased to be serving as a CEDIA volunteer, SME, and co‐chairman of the CEA/CEDIA Systems 

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Documentation Workgroup. Dave holds a B.S. in Physics, and is a certified member of the Imaging Science Foundation and the Audio Engineering Society.

Configuring component symbolsShowing millwork dimensions for cabinet and wall openings

Register for workshop at www.cedia.netCheck for workshop updates and other design and engineering g g g

solutions at www.symbollogic.com