Difference between revisions of "Techniques"

Revision as of 21:53, 1 December 2006

Toner Transfer -- This method involves laser printing your PCB design onto paper, then transferring toner onto copper-clad board.
Photoetching -- Exposure of PCB designs onto photosensitized copper-clad board.
Chemical Etchants

Submitting PCB's for fabrication -- Common processes for submitting PCB's for fabrication.
PCB Manufacturers

Some people still build circuits without ever using any software tools. For complicated circuits, software design tools can save a lot of time.

schematic capture, simulation, PCB layout.

In no particular order:

gEDA http://geda.seul.org/ ; gEDA wiki -- free version; open source
McCAD http://mccad.com/ -- free demo version available for download; a (different?) free demo version comes with the book "Apple I Replica Creation" <tangent>(any useful tips in this book for those who want to build a CPU from scratch ?)</tangent>
Protel DXP http://altium.com/ ; independent Protel users FAQ
Eagle http://cadsoftusa.com/ ; http://cadsoft.de/ ; Eagle tutorial from Sparkfun ; another Eagle tutorial -- free demo version available

(Should I make a huge grid here, with checkmarks for "runs on Mac", "runs under Linux", "open source", "includes autorouter", etc. ?)

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 * [[Solderless protoboard]]
-* [[Point-to-point]]
+* [[Point-to-point]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-to-point_construction Wikipedia:Point-to-point construction])
 * [[Wirewrap]]
 * [[Dead bug style]]
 * [[Manhattan style]]
+* [http://workmanship.nasa.gov/lib/insp/2%20books/links/sections/302_jumper%20wires.html official NASA recommendations for adding discrete wiring ("jumper wires") to PCBs]
 == Soldering techniques ==