Circuit Board Design for Beginners
https://www.electronics-lab.com/circuit-board-design-beginners/
By: Alex Danovich,President San Francisco Circuits We live in an exciting time where we see a resurgence in electronics as a hobby. Mass production has wiped out a generation or two of kids learning to build radios from scratch with their mom or dad. In the good old days, not sure when, you had companies […]
Layout software eases 3D prototype production
https://www.electronics-lab.com/layout-software-eases-3d-prototype-production/
A manufacturer and service provider for PCB prototyping, Beta LAYOUT has developed a 3D MID CAD program to speed up the prototyping and small-series manufacturing of 3D Mechatronic Interconnect Devices (MIDs). by Julien Happich @ edn-europe.com: Circuit carriers of the three-dimensional circuit boards are produced at Beta LAYOUT using 3D printing. This eliminates the need […]
Essential 10 Arduino DIY Arduino board schematics
https://www.electronics-lab.com/essential-10-arduino-diy-arduino-board-schematics/
James @ seeed.cc has compiled a list of the most popular Arduino boards including schematics and PCB. You can download the files here. Arduino is now a very popular open source development board, many people are using the Arduino Development Board to develop interesting, creative product prototypes. Do it yourself DIY Arduino Development Board, isn’t […]
Omniblox – Eagle BRD 3D viewer update
https://www.electronics-lab.com/omniblox-eagle-brd-3d-viewer-update/
Omniblox, the Eagle .brd 3D viewer we previously covered here has released a new version that uses fonts and corrects rotation issues in silk screens. Code and instructions available on github. Omniblox – Eagle BRD 3D viewer update – [Link]
Tracespace Online Gerber Viewer (beta)
https://www.electronics-lab.com/tracespace-online-gerber-viewer-beta/
This particular PCB viewer takes your Gerber and drill files and gives you individual layer renders as well as very fancy renders of what your completed boards are going to look like. The tracespace viewer accomplishes all this locally (nothing gets sent to any server!) by converting your files to SVGs. Thanks to the “Scalable” […]
kitnic.it – Share your board and Order parts with one click
https://www.electronics-lab.com/kitnic-share-board-order-parts-one-click/
Kaspar tipped us with his nice website which allows you to download Gerbers of a board and order associated parts with one click. Currently supporting: Mouser, Digikey, RS, Newark and Farnell. Kitnic is a registry of open hardware electronics projects that are ready for you to order and build. Click on any project to get […]
Comparing the Top 5 PCB CAD Programs
https://www.electronics-lab.com/comparing-top-5-pcb-cad-programs/
sfcircuits.com compares the top 5 PCB CAD Programs, DipTrace, Eagle, Altium, Pads and Orcad: There are several programs available that range from simple and intuitive to highly sophisticated. They range from free or inexpensive to high-end/premium. They come feature-less or feature-heavy. All of the tools are different and unique in their own way. Ultimately, your […]
Projecta: A Solution For PCB Printing
https://www.electronics-lab.com/projecta-solution-pcb-printing-2/
Projecta, the Affordable & Faster PCB Prototyping Machine has launched their kickstarter campaign. Check the kickstarter page on the link below. Projecta is an affordable desktop CNC machine optimized for making circuit boards in new innovative way. Our dream is to print PCB just like printing a paper, and we are now ready to share […]
Projecta: A Solution For PCB Printing
https://www.electronics-lab.com/projecta-solution-pcb-printing/
Projecta, the Affordable & Faster PCB Prototyping Machine is going to launch their kickstarter campaign soon. Check the draft kickstarter page and feel free to post your feedback. Projecta is an affordable desktop CNC machine optimized for making circuit boards in new innovative way. Projecta: A Solution For PCB Printing – [Link]
PCB layout tips for thermal vias
https://www.electronics-lab.com/pcb-layout-tips-thermal-vias/
Paul Rako @ edn.com discuss about thermal PCB layout tips. Texas Instruments’ WEBENCH is a neat program, especially because it has Mentor Graphic’s FloTherm built in to help you see the hot spots in switching regulators. This is what taught me that a modern buck regulator will have more heat coming out of the catch […]