Can someone do a PCB layout?

[sevenisthenumber]

I need this in a layout form! Anyone?

[frequencycentral]

Dude! I could lay that out beautifully in an hour or less, but all you would learn from that is that FC can lay that out beautifully in an hour or less. It might take you longer to Do-It-Yourself, but.....

A couple of things I read recently:

"The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your arm!"

"Give a man a fish........."

"......or would you like it wrapped in Parma Ham and lavished with mustard?"

I'm not having a pop at you, but dude........

[Nasse]

There was that book thread some time ago. Is that R.G. (geofex) book about subject still available at Small Bear (goes looking after posting this). That paper must be bargain, whatever it costs and even if the info is not that good.


I paid for computer program licence and it was useable and did few layouts. There were damn annoying bugs in the program and I had disastrous difficulties with positive photo spray method and then was fighting against nature when winter came and was too cold to spray. Then I tried press and peel and we messed my computer printer drivers. Company´s computer chief and several techs tried to fix it but no success

[23]

Just take the linear approach, start at the in>>>>>>>>>>out, its got trannies, I could understand wanting a layout for an IC project. Just start and the front and build toward the back, you may have a bit bigger circuit but at least you built it. This method has worked for me several times.

sands

[JKowalski]

It may seem daunting when you get ready to start and you don't have a clue, but the best way is to just try. You'll get the hang of it.

My method involves laying out preferred pads for the off-board connections or PCB mount parts where I want them to end up, then placing large objects where I think they would work best (like DIP IC's) and then starting to connect things. when I run into issues, I take a look at the board in a big picture kind of view, and see how things can be rearranged or re-routed.

If the schematic is transistor only, then I go sequentially from input to output. If using IC's, I build outwards from the op amp.

Always remember too that resistors/diodes or similar can be put intoa schematic different ways. 1/4W resistors can be put into 0.1" lead spacing by pointing the resistor upwards, 0.2" spacing by bending the leads inward a little and then straight down, 0.3-0.5" spacing no problem. Use different resistor spacings in different cases where you need to run a certain amount of traces under them, say if you need three traces under a resistor, use the 0.5" spacing but if your board is cramped for room and the resistor doesn't need to bridge anything maybe use the 0.1" spacing.

Don't hold back completely on wire bridges, but don't overuse them. They are a no-other-option tool, when you run into a place where it looks like you have to use them, try as hard as you can to reroute traces to get rid of it, then maybe give up and place it. I usually end up with 0, 1, or in more complex builds, 2-3. My stock of 1 ohm resistors is handy for this application, duplicating the ideal 0 ohm resistor packages manufacturers use (1 ohm rarely makes a difference, though obviously watch out for where it might if you decide to do this)



You could do it by hand on paper or a drawing program, but it's way nicer to use a dedicated PCB program. I now use ExpressPCB, it's real simple to learn. Your method changes when you use different programs: I have alot more freedom to change things around with Express PCB once I place them down then earlier methods (DIY layout creator is great but was very laggy in certain cases (such as selecting or deleting parts), did not offer the ability to move traces or parts around once placed, and limited the user to a strict grid)

[askwho69]

this can be done in perf for a day!

[23]

guess Im a cave man either I draw it by hand or just start building, I dont even breadboard stuff and have only had to salvage about two pedals.

[Gurner]

I reckon that's about 90 minutes Eagle work (I'm in or around 'intermediate' level) - 90 minutes of my hard earned leisure time for a complete stranger?

Nah...... especially if they don't say please & use dodgy words like " I need" (vs "I'd like").

680 posts on a forum such as this & not still not up to mapping out your own pcb layout from a schematic yet? tsk.

Now I'm all for 'contributing' & helping out in a virtual community ....but ony in 10 minute (max) snippets now & zen!!

[sevenisthenumber]

I think this was taken wrongly.. I have no time and wanted to pay someone. PM me if interested with a price. I can do it but I am slammed....