Re: 1st Time PCB Design



On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:40:26 -0800 (PST), benn <benn686@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Id like to design a simple board over the holidays, I've never layed
out a board before, so Im a little nervous :)

I've started the schematic capture, and the routing and found a cheap
place to get it fabd. (I dont want to muddy the waters by doing a
homebrew pcb myself!)

Id like to go with whatevers the cheapest to manufacture, so Im
thinking about the $65 single sided boards at www.olimex.com/pcb/ .

There are a lot of suppliers around the $100 mark, depending on speed,
how many you want, and shipping method/speed.

However, Im a little unsure about their requirements:

Does a "SINGLE SIDE SSS" normally mean that all the traces will be on
one side? i.e. I cant route vias from the bottom to the topside
inorder to ease the routing? I would prefer to have 2 signal
layers, (no power layers, etc) but this might be the more expensive
"DOUBLE SIDE BOARD" option?

Single-sided means no vias and traces only on one side.

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!

All holes (including those in footprints).

Do pay atention to the minimum trace size, minimum hole size (eg. for
vias), and minimum annular ring..

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
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