KiCAD and edge plating
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Scott B
Nov 8, 2012, 9:39:57 PM11/8/12
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I'm sure peter will have the answer for this, but I'll through it out to the public anyway
How does one go about getting 'fingers' on a PCB plated all the way around (edge plating), I assume it requires a definition of a pre (plating) route path, and a post (routing) path - so that it doesn't get removed when the board is routed out?
Peter Wintulich
Nov 8, 2012, 11:28:16 PM11/8/12
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Hello Scott,
I think it is probably a bit tricky.
In the Module editor you can define a through hole pin as a slot. I
guess if you placed more than one and had the end points over lap you
could produce a metal finger plated on all sides.
After that routing the board outline would remove the unwanted second
side of the outline.
You can number several pins with the same number and then they have the
same electrical association in the module.
The problem may be putting two different connections side by side,
without having them short circuit.
The PCB manufacturer may have some rules about making slots, i.e.
minimum width.
It may be possible to edit the PCB database manualy to insert such a
feature but this would be complicated,
If you send a sketch of what you want with some dimensions I can try and
bake a part for it.
Regards Peter
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I think it is probably a bit tricky.
In the Module editor you can define a through hole pin as a slot. I
guess if you placed more than one and had the end points over lap you
could produce a metal finger plated on all sides.
After that routing the board outline would remove the unwanted second
side of the outline.
You can number several pins with the same number and then they have the
same electrical association in the module.
The problem may be putting two different connections side by side,
without having them short circuit.
The PCB manufacturer may have some rules about making slots, i.e.
minimum width.
It may be possible to edit the PCB database manualy to insert such a
feature but this would be complicated,
If you send a sketch of what you want with some dimensions I can try and
bake a part for it.
Regards Peter
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Scott B
Nov 8, 2012, 11:46:50 PM11/8/12
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Ill stick up some pics of the part tonight, what I do have going for me is the whole PCB is just one net - it commons up a heap of relay inputs. So yes I may be able to make them out of slotted through hole pads placed adjacent to each other, and then simply run the board outline through the line of them to turn them in to fingers.
I guess the good thing about Mitche's pricing is for about $10 I can run a batch of 5 though the factory and get him to send me a pic, if they look good I can then do the 500 or so I need.
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