New Year Lions – Another Attempt at KiCad & SVG2SZ PCB Art
Inside the walls of Seeed HQ, Seeeders scramble bits and bobs in the run-up to the new year break. But they are not preparing for …
Posts in category PCB Design for Manufacture
57 Design for Manufacture Tips to look out for during PCB Design
We know that PCB design is no walk in a park. It requires ardent precision and a good amount of time. However, it is easy …
How to Export PCB Gerber Files from the Latest Eagle V9.3.0 the Easy Way
Is anyone keeping up with Autodesk Eagle updates? It seems like every week there is a new update but we are trying our best to …
Making Christmassy PCB art with Inkscape, SVG2Shenzhen and KiCad
Ever wanted to “draw” a PCB? In this article, I attempt to draw and manufacture a pretty PCB from scratch in just one week using …
Appendix – PCB DFM 14
Extracted from the Seeed Fusion Design for Manufacture (DFM) publication, this tid-bit of information is often missed when describing electronic devices. Are my boards double …
Files for Manufacture Requirements – PCB DFM 13
13.1 Naming Requirements for Assembly Files [108] Requires board name, version, panelization description and version information. 13.2 Naming Requirements for Stencil Layout Files [109] Requires …
Surface Treatment – PCB DFM 12
12.1 Hot Air Solder Leveling (HASL) 12.1.1 Process Requirements [103] The PCB is covered with molten tin-silver alloy and the excess is blown off using …
Fiducial Mark Structure – PCB DFM 11
11.2.1 Panel Fiducial Marks and Image Fiducial Marks [97] Size/Shape: a solid filled circle with a diameter of 1.0 mm. Solder mask opening: 2.00mm in …