You know how you to want to DIY something and it keeps getting put on the back burner? Well, this has been the case for me for over 30 years. Having some free time on my hands (thank you open heart surgery) I finally sat down at the computer with my hand drawn schematic and after many failed attempts arrived at a design and layout which might actually work. I will enclose a picture I took of the computer screen.
I did click the save as button so I probably do have the design on the computer. Now, what do I do. What files do I look for to send to PCB WAY?
I have absolutely no idea what the heck I'm doing just the thought that I would like to try to DIY one project in my life.
I apologize in advance if I've put this in the wrong section. Can anyone help me?
I did click the save as button so I probably do have the design on the computer. Now, what do I do. What files do I look for to send to PCB WAY?
I have absolutely no idea what the heck I'm doing just the thought that I would like to try to DIY one project in my life.
I apologize in advance if I've put this in the wrong section. Can anyone help me?
What you need to send PCBWAY (or JLCPCB, which I prefer) is a set of Gerber files, individual files for each board layer.
Sorry but the ExpressPCB Plus output is rigged so that you can only order boards thru them (at least the first time you order a design).
You CAN order Gerbers at the same time you place a fab order with them, that could then be used to order from PCBWAY.
I use an ancient copy of Orcad Capture to draw the schematic and generate a netlist, then do the layout using an equally ancient layout program, FreePCB, which
can generate Gerbers.
FreePCB is very simple to use and extremely user-friendly. You could take your existing layout and copy it manually using FreePCB, then generate the Gerbers using the utility built in to FreePCB
Sorry but the ExpressPCB Plus output is rigged so that you can only order boards thru them (at least the first time you order a design).
You CAN order Gerbers at the same time you place a fab order with them, that could then be used to order from PCBWAY.
I use an ancient copy of Orcad Capture to draw the schematic and generate a netlist, then do the layout using an equally ancient layout program, FreePCB, which
can generate Gerbers.
FreePCB is very simple to use and extremely user-friendly. You could take your existing layout and copy it manually using FreePCB, then generate the Gerbers using the utility built in to FreePCB