HOW TO – Prep schematics for PCB fabbing

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HOW TO – Prep schematics for PCB fabbing

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This Instructable outlines the process of preparing to get your circuit designs fabbed into professional PCBs. It walks you through, from designing the schematic to preparing the Gerber files to finding a fabber and ordering your job. And yes, they got theirs done in China. We’ll leave the moral, political, and environmental decisions in that regard up to you.

Professional PCBs almost cheaper than making them at home – Link

Related:

  • Ordering PCBs from China – Link
  • Gold Phoenix vs. Olimex – Link
  • HOW TO – Manufacture your own PCBs – Link
  • PCBs with magazine paper – Link

4 thoughts on “HOW TO – Prep schematics for PCB fabbing

  1. VoidReturn says:

    I just received some PCBs from Gold Phoenix of China. They look great and the ordering process was easy. You do have to wait 10-12 days however.

  2. VoidReturn says:

    I posted pictures of the boards I ordered from Gold Phoenix raw and populated at my blog. There is something magical about having your project made into a PCB.
    http://www.uchobby.com/index.php/2007/09/05/arduino-siggen1-boards-arrive/

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