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The free version is slightly crippled in terms of the size of the board you can design but is perfectly fine for most hobbyist use. | The free version is slightly crippled in terms of the size of the board you can design but is perfectly fine for most hobbyist use. | ||
===Next scheduled workshop=== | ===Next scheduled workshop=== | ||
Following a very successful and popular Eagle CAD workshop back in | Following a very successful and popular Eagle CAD workshop back in April, we'll be having another one on Monday, June 15 at 7:00 pm. | ||
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====Potential Topics==== | ====Potential Topics==== | ||
The following will be way too much for one and a half hours. Feel free to add topics, then let's use the [[Talk:EagleCAD_workshop|talk page]] to vote for what we want most to cover. | |||
*Review of last time | |||
**What is EAGLE, 15 minute refresher on making a schematic and laying out a board. | **What is EAGLE, 15 minute refresher on making a schematic and laying out a board. | ||
*Expanding into new topics | *Expanding into new topics | ||
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***How to make the pin outs and footprints from a data sheet, possibly recycling someone else's similar part. | ***How to make the pin outs and footprints from a data sheet, possibly recycling someone else's similar part. | ||
***How to label the part correctly and control what layers show on the board view (this can be confusing!) | ***How to label the part correctly and control what layers show on the board view (this can be confusing!) | ||
**Autorouting | **Autorouting design rules | ||
**Error checking | **Error checking | ||
** How to fab a board. | ** How to fab a board. | ||
*** | ***Exporting gerber and drill files using a CAM processor | ||
***Checking the gerber files in a non-Eagle viewer program | ***Checking the gerber files in a non-Eagle viewer program | ||
***Uploading to fab houses | ***Uploading to fab houses | ||
** Panelizing (step-and-repeat copying) designs using [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/Python/gerbmerge/ gerbmerge] (one way around EagleCad board size limitation) | ** Panelizing (step-and-repeat copying) designs using [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/Python/gerbmerge/ gerbmerge] (one way around EagleCad board size limitation) | ||
** More advanced tricks like logo images in the silkscreen layer | ** More advanced tricks like logo images in the silkscreen layer | ||
===Tutorials=== | ===Tutorials=== | ||
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The following is a biased list from [[User:Jtfoote|Jtfoote]] 09:36, 5 May 2009 (PDT) | The following is a biased list from [[User:Jtfoote|Jtfoote]] 09:36, 5 May 2009 (PDT) | ||
* [http://www.goldphoenixpcb.biz/ Gold Phoenix]: cheapest, longer turn-around (sent from China), fine quality, no charge for "panelization," can submit multiple boards for one run. SparkFun uses them; so could we, if we want to combine orders. They don't have web upload; you email your gerbers to some dude, but it worked great for me. | * [http://www.goldphoenixpcb.biz/ Gold Phoenix]: cheapest, longer turn-around (sent from China), fine quality, no charge for "panelization," can submit multiple boards for one run. SparkFun uses them; so could we, if we want to combine orders. They don't have web upload; you email your gerbers to some dude, but it worked great for me. | ||
* [http://www.protoexpress.com Sierra Proto Express]: I found this best combination of price/turn around time for small orders and prototypes, and they're local (Sunnyvale). Silkscreen was a little smeary if that bugs you; still perfectly readable. | * [http://www.protoexpress.com Sierra Proto Express]: I found this best combination of price/turn around time for small orders and prototypes, and they're local (Sunnyvale). Silkscreen was a little smeary if that bugs you; still perfectly readable. | ||
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* Advanced Circuits 4pcb.com (same as 33each.com and others) Good quality, slick marketing, more expensive than they seem (not-well-advertised setup charges and minimums). Avoid for small runs, but definitely use their free gerber file check site: http://www.freedfm.com/ | * Advanced Circuits 4pcb.com (same as 33each.com and others) Good quality, slick marketing, more expensive than they seem (not-well-advertised setup charges and minimums). Avoid for small runs, but definitely use their free gerber file check site: http://www.freedfm.com/ | ||
* Windell at EMSL recommends ourpcb and his boards always look great. Haven't personally tried. | * Windell at EMSL recommends ourpcb and his boards always look great. Haven't personally tried. | ||
One reponse to [[User:Elgreengeeto|Skory]]'s list email said: | One reponse to [[User:Elgreengeeto|Skory]]'s list email said: | ||
* WellPCB (https://www.wellpcb.com/) - Online prototypes orders, to meet the requirement of High Quality, low cost, fast delivery, easy ordering from customers around the world. | * WellPCB (https://www.wellpcb.com/) - Online prototypes orders, to meet the requirement of High Quality, low cost, fast delivery, easy ordering from customers around the world. |