Build your own printed circuit board

With 'Build your own printed circuit board', the reader can eliminate or reduce their company's reliance on outsourcing to board houses, and cut costs significantly.

Perfect for advanced electronics hobbyists as well, this easy-to-follow guide is by far the most up-to-date source on making PCBs. Complete in itself, the handbook even gives the reader PCB CAD software, on CD, ready to run on either Windows or Linux.

Written by a PCB designer and electronics expert, 'Build your own printed circuit board' gives the reader absolutely everything they need to design and construct a professional-looking prototype or production-ready PCB files with modern CAD tools.

Included in this pack:

  • Instructions for every phase of project flow, from design schematics, sizing, layout, and autorouting fabrication 
  • The latest in PCB tips, tricks, and techniques 
  • Cutting-edge tactics for shrinking boards
  • Guidance on generating CAM (computer-aided manufacturing) files to produce the board or send it out
  • A sample project, demonstrating all the book's techniques, that the reader can build and use in practical applications 
  • Discussions on using service bureaus to produce designs 
  • Expert comparison of CAD program options.

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Subject(s)Design and technology
Author(s)Al Williams
Age5-7, 7-11
Published2004
Published by
Shelf reference621.381 WIL
ISN/ISBN9780071427838
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8r8o

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