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So you want to design a PCB, eh? This will be a good resource and place to start! | So you want to design a PCB, eh? This will be a good resource and place to start! | ||
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//(Be very aware that this page may not be updated as frequently as we'd like, and therefore might be out of date. Apologies.)// | //(Be very aware that this page may not be updated as frequently as we'd like, and therefore might be out of date. Apologies.)// | ||
- | There are three main PCB CAD programs: KiCAD (free and open-source), | + | //(Note: the links require a GT account. Sorry about that, institute requirements. Email us for a copy if you don' |
- | As of Fall 2020, AutoDesk | + | There are three " |
- | SparkFun' | + | //Update (2024):// KiCAD has improved dramatically in the last few years. Eagle may no longer exist anymore at all (I can't find it on the AutoDesk website), and may have been entirely subsumed into Fusion, sadly. You can probably still download old versions though that would allow you to use the below tutorials. Altium has begun adding AI/ML features as well, and it quite powerful, though definitely better for more advanced designers and larger teams. |
- | KiCAD tutorials from the devs: [[https:// | + | ** Some potentially useful resources: ** |
- | An Eagle walk through by our own PCB MPI, Ben H: [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dMGvQDNdeAxVvKihwhejHeePyfpV92Nc/view?usp=sharing|How To Eagle]] | + | * KiCAD Tutorials by out own MPI, Ben H: [[https:// |
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+ | * An old Eagle walk through by our own PCB MPI, Ben H: [[https://gtvault.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/HiveMakerspace/EUMxzVjmF2hDoAgS18w9Tl0BALFZrPSTjbD2-jXSGu94xQ?e=uPPFKX|How To Eagle]] | ||
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+ | * An Altium walkthrough, | ||
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+ | * There are tutorials and guides and walkthroughs for all of these programs and more, just use Google, SparkFun, Adafruit, YouTube, and more. | ||
**Is there an officially recommended PCB CAD/EDA program? | **Is there an officially recommended PCB CAD/EDA program? | ||
- | No, there is not an official recommendation. GT students get Fusion360 for free, and all that entails, which theoretically makes the integration between the mechanical and electrical easier and more fluid. Altium offers a very steep discount for a student license that was (as of Fall 2020) only $100 a year. KiCAD is basically Python to Altiums' | + | No, there is not an official recommendation. GT students get Fusion360 for free, and all that entails, which theoretically makes the integration between the mechanical and electrical easier and more fluid. Altium offers a very steep discount for a student license that was (as of Fall 2020) only $100 a year. KiCAD is basically Python to Altiums' |
**Is there a recommended DRC/CAM file I can use?**\\ | **Is there a recommended DRC/CAM file I can use?**\\ | ||
Yes! | Yes! | ||
- | - [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YITdTXkcW3ROWZprw-xxPsB8okc73yqF|DRC]] | + | - [[https://gtvault.sharepoint.com/: |
- | - [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WzzpPwXMDUg5DD4iUzenZINrzRG0kSn4|CAM]] | + | - [[https://gtvault.sharepoint.com/: |
** Do you have any recommendations for professional fabrication houses?**\\ | ** Do you have any recommendations for professional fabrication houses?**\\ |