Describe the job it needs to do.
Explain the application and how you expect the board to behave. Include known inputs, outputs, interfaces and physical constraints. Separate essential requirements from preferences and mark anything that needs an engineering discussion.
For a control board, describe the equipment it belongs to, the signals it receives, the loads it controls and the space available. The engineering team works on how to realize the agreed functions. Do not invent electrical values or select components just to complete a form.
Add files when you have them.
An existing design may have fabrication files such as Gerbers, a BOM, placement information and assembly instructions. These are production-file categories, not prerequisites for starting a new design discussion.
Identify the revision and status of shared files. Samples or reference photos can help explain the intended result; specify which features matter to your project.
Keep open questions visible.
Performance targets, prototype objectives and test expectations can be discussed with the engineering team. Label a budget or delivery date as a target so feasibility and scope can be reviewed.
A requirement, a preference and an unanswered question are different things. Keeping them separate helps the team avoid treating an assumption as an approved design decision.
Your starting brief.
Copy the fields below into a working note, or download the plain-text template. Use only the fields relevant to your project. Unknown details can remain discussion items.
- Application and product purpose
- Main functions and expected behavior
- Known power, inputs, outputs and interfaces
- Size limits and operating conditions
- Essential requirements and preferences
- New design needed or existing design available
- Prototype quantity and possible later quantity
- Existing specifications, files or references and their revision
- Main unanswered questions
- Intended test or acceptance goal
- Budget target, if known
- Target date and destination country, if known
Use the brief to begin a conversation.
Send a short project description through the contact form and mention any supporting files. File transfer can be agreed during follow-up.
This blank brief supports design and quotation. It is not a completed design or production approval.