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#Hardware_TechPubs #Harware_Technical_Documentation #TechPubs Link to 3/n: https://lnkd.in/drAxX9fz What is an installation manual? Installation or Install manual instructs the end-user on installing the product. In many cases, the installation will be done by trained professionals. The document may include the following sections: ·       Package contents: The components/accessories/parts shipped with the product and their respective quantities. It can be depicted using illustrations or text or both. ·       Safety: Informs the potential hazards while assembling the product. ·       Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Suggests the PPE to be worn by the installer to protect themselves from the potential hazards. Examples of PPE are hard hats, safety shoes, safety goggles, etc. ·       Tools required: The tools needed to install the product. ·       Installation: Provides step-by-step instructions to install the product. In case the product can be installed in more than one way, the instructions would specify all the different ways of installing the product. The components of the product are shown in an exploded view, connected by dashed lines showing the assembly of components with one another. The illustrations may come with instructions when the assembly process is complex. If the installation is simple, it can be a one-page illustration-only document. Irrespective of the manual type, some information is standard. The standard information varies from company to company. It may include the part number (of the manual), revision date, copyright info, support/contact information, legal information, etc. 4/n To be continued…

#Hardware_TechPubs #Harware_Technical_Documentation Link to 2/n: https://lnkd.in/gYByYesH Here is a brief on the various guides/manuals of h/w documentation. ·       Installation manual/guide: Contains instructions to install the product. If the installation is simple, it may be an illustrations-only document. Complex installations require some amount of text. This document is usually illustration-heavy. ·       User manual/guide: This is a comprehensive document. Contains safety, specifications, installation, operations, alarms and indicators, troubleshooting, warranty, and other information. ·       Illustrated Parts Catalogue (IPC): If the product is huge (like an automobile) and has replaceable parts, companies come out with IPCs. IPC is a document where sub-assemblies of the product are shown in exploded views, each exploded part has a callout. Each callout is then mentioned with a part number, name, description, and quantity. ·       Safety manual/guide: Contains safety instructions on the possible hazards associated with the product. It warns the user/operator about potential risks if the safety instructions aren’t followed. The safety messages are driven by ISO or ANSI standards (more on this later). ·       Specifications/Datasheet: Contains the technical specifications of the product. It helps the user to understand the product and its limitations. 3/n To be continued…

#Hardware_TechPubs #Harware_Technical_Documentation I forgot to mention this information… There are two aspects of h/w technical documentation: ·       Author ·       Illustrator Depending on the organization, the two aspects are either handled by two teams or individual technical writers work on both these aspects for their projects. Authoring is similar for both h/w and s/w technical writing. A deviation about images. Every image can be categorized into two buckets: ·       Vector images: Do not distort even when you zoom the image to the max. ·       Raster images: Get pixelated when you zoom the image. Note: Occasionally, you do get to see mixed images. These contain both vector and raster attributes. Illustrations are 2-dimensional line drawings (vector images) which indicate any one of the following: ·       Product features ·       Dimensions ·       Installation views ·       Exploded view ·       Flow chart ·       Wiring diagrams ·       Cable connections ·       Etc. H/w tech writers believe in the adage “A picture is worth a thousand words”. All the h/w technical documents have a healthy mix of text and illustrations. Here are some of the tools used to create vector illustrations: ·       Adobe Illustrator ·       CorelDraw ·       Arbortext IsoDraw 2/n To be continued… Link to 1/n: https://lnkd.in/gxDwJm9Q

#Hardware_TechPubs #Harware_Technical_Documentation #TechDocs #TechPubs Can you believe this information? Hardware (h/w) technical documentation began during the Pre-Industrial Revolution, 384-322 BC! Google also informed me that software technical documentation began sometime in 1949. Hi, I am an experienced technical writer. I have worked in software and hardware domains, most of which (around 80%) are on hardware products. The majority of the posts on technical communication are about the software domain. I plan to shed some of my know-how on hardware documentation as a series. The consolidation of this may also be published as an article. I am not sure as of now. Hardware technical documentation involves creating documentation for physical products that you can touch and feel. How is it different from software (s/w) technical writing? H/w documentation in general, ·       Follows Waterfall methodology ·       Includes safety messages ·       Contains illustrations ·       If not all, one document is printed and shipped with the product Types of documentation ·       Installation manual/guide ·       User manual/guide ·       Illustrated Parts catalogue ·       Safety manual/guide ·       Specifications/Datasheet 1/n To be continued… Link to 2/n https://lnkd.in/gYByYesH

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A picture is worth a thousand words, especially in technical writing. Use diagrams, screenshots, and infographics to complement your text and enhance understanding. How do you integrate visuals into your documentation? https://lnkd.in/ds8WmWPE #VisualsInWriting #TechWriting #Documentation

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Documentation isn't the art of filling a document/html page with information. It isn't about detailing what the product does. It isn't even explaining step by step how to do something in the product. That's where documentation fails. No one cares what your document says, or even what your product does. They don't care what the name of the feature is, the window, the button, the option. Good documentation is explaining to users how they can accomplish what they need to do, do what they want to do. It's about recognizing that the user has a problem and hoping that you can explain to them how to resolve that problem. All documentation flows from this basic concept. Any document that includes the line, "In this manual..." or "This document details" fails this basic concept. #TechnicalWriting

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