1st Time PCB Design

benn · 2007-12-21T19:40:26+00:00

Id like to design a simple board over the holidays, I've never layedout a board before, so Im a little nervous :)I've started the schematic capture, and the routing and found a cheapplace to get it fabd. (I dont want to muddy the waters by doing ahomebrew pcb myself!)Id like to go with whatevers the cheapest to manufacture, so Imthinking about the $65 single sided boards at .However, Im a little unsure about their requirements:Does a "SINGLE SIDE SSS" normally mean that all the traces will be onone side? i.e. I cant route vias from the bottom to the topsideinorder to ease the routing? I would prefer to have 2 signallayers, (no power layers, etc) but this might be the more expensive"DOUBLE SIDE BOARD" option?Also, does the standard drill tools (.7,.9,1,1.1,1.3,1.5,2.1,3.3mm)refer to the thru-hole ICs (in case I have any)?Thanks!

Dec 21, 2007 20 Replies

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vinnie 18 years ago

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Since you don't have the license to use your work EDA/CAD at home, yo might want to look at this GPL'ed integrated design tool for your nex project. It runs under W32/Linux/MAC and has autorouting, loads of symbol and footprints, and Gerberviewer built-in. It can even do a 3-D renderin of your finished board.

kicad.sourceforge.net

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