In the associated video, we're adding more information to our fabrication drawing for our PCB, including a drill table and fab notes. This allows us to get a board quoted or manufactured by a wider range of PCB houses than the online options. With a fab drawing, we have a record of what we want the PCB to look like and what the critical specifications are.[Read more...] about Drill Tables and Fab Notes on a PCB Fab Drawing
Add mounting holes to a layout, but not the BOM (KiCad 5.1)
In this post, Chris shows how to add mounting holes that persist throughout your design, but don't show up in your manufacturing data (BOM).[Read more...] about Add mounting holes to a layout, but not the BOM (KiCad 5.1)
CEP010 – Low Volume and Low Cost with Timon Skerutsch
Timon (@timonsku) joins Chris to talk about his experience creating low volume products at low cost (two things not normally associated). His experience building technical exhibitions, and more recently CM4 boards, gives him the experience to offer Chris some suggestions on reducing the cost of the ABC board.[Read more...] about CEP010 – Low Volume and Low Cost with Timon Skerutsch