[dorkbotpdx-announce] Workshop: circuit design for fabrication (PNCA 29Nov09 1-5pm $35)
Donald Delmar Davis
Workshop: circuit design for fabrication (PNCA 29Nov09 1-5pm $35)
As many of you may be aware Laen has been putting together a group ordering process for circuit board fabrications somewhat like sparkfuns batchpcb service except with less time lag and the fabrication is not offshored.
To introduce you to the tools needed to create circuit boards for this service (and most other circuit board services) we are presenting a workshop teaching you how to design a circuit board using Eagle PCB with an emphasis on getting designs that can be fabricated.
Workshop Time and Location
The workshop will be in two sessions: a main session on the 29th of November, and a followup session on the 6th of December. Both Sessions will be from 1-5 pm at PNCA (NW12th and Johnson) room #205 If you are unable to make the first main session a second session through open techspace will be held at TechShop on Saturday December 6th.
Fabrication included
Signing up for the class gets you three copies of your design in the December order (up to 2 square inches of board space). Designs completed by the 10th of December will be included in this months PCB run and can be picked up at the meeting on the 21st (or mailed).
Topics covered.
- Creating schematics
- Organizing your files and libraries.
- Laying out your parts effectively.
- Routing your signals
- Creating / finding parts that you need.
- Documenting your board in the silkscreen
- Using DRUs to design for a specific board fabricator
- Using the ERC to check your designs for problems
The follow up session will focus on resolving issues with your designs and getting them ready to submit for fabrication.
What you will need
You should have some basic understanding of circuits but it is not critical You will need to bring a laptop which is capable of running eagle (linux,windows or mac -- see http://www.cadsoft.de/info.htm). The class is $35 and is limited to 30 so it is best to reserve a space in the class. Please rsvp athttp://tempusdictum.com/tdproducts.html (eagle for fabrication)
Donald Delmar Davis
Workshop: circuit design for fabrication (PNCA 29Nov09 1-5pm $35)