Are there any books for non-engineers, that go from basic concepts up to PCB design?<p>UPDATE: Not sure if it's going up to PCB design but apparently this one[1] seems to be the most praised on Amazon UK.<p>[1] <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0071771336?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_sfl_title_1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0071771336?psc=1&redirect...</a>
Next question is how to go from final prototype into production... that can be pretty hard in practice.<p>Indeed, calling a prototype "final" before looking at the manufacturing side of things might not be wise.
Tip: to help make even smaller proof of concepts use a Teensy [1] instead of an Arduino.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/</a>
Great article, lots of resources in there for someone getting started and your writing style is great too. Please do a follow up if you figure out the production part :)