PCB Elements
Elements represent the components on a board. Elements are loaded from ASCII coded files in a similar manner to the layout file itself, or from the library selector window. An element is composed of l...
Introduction of PCB layout
Each layout consists of several, mostly independent, objects. This chapter gives an overview of the object types and their relationship to each other. For a complete description of how to use Pcb, ref...
PCB's professional features
Pcb is an open source printed circuit board editor. Pcb includes many professional features such as: Up to 16 copper layer designs by default. By changing a compile time setting, this can be set as ...
The history of the PCB
pcb is a handy tool for laying out printed circuit boards. Pcb was first written by Thomas Nau for an Atari ST in 1990 and ported to UNIX and X11 in 1994. It was not intended as a professional layou...
PCB (software)
pcb (software) PCB is an open source software suite for electronic design automation (EDA) - for printed circuit boards (PCB) layout. HistoryPCB was first written by Thomas Nau for an Atari ST in 19...
PCBoard
PCBoard PCBoard (PCB) was a bulletin board system (BBS) application first introduced for DOS in 1983 by Clark Development Corporation. Clark Development was founded by Fred Clark. PCBoard was one of ...
Simple Micro Ampere Meter Circuit
This simple micro ampere meter circuit can help in measuring small currents in five ranges: from 1 µA to 10 mA. The meter is working in this way: the current being measured Ix shifts the input v...
Simple Square Wave Generator with 7400
This is a very simple square wave generator circuit built with IC 74LS00 that can generate square signals with frequencies between 20 Hz and 1 MHz. Its stability is good enough for most applications. ...
TL071, TL072, TL074 Circuit
The JFET-input operational amplifiers in the TL07x series are similar to the TL08x series, with low input bias and offset currents and fast slew rate. The low harmonic distortion and low noise make th...
PCB Design And Its Impact On Device Reliability
When we design for reliability, we usually focus on high-quality components operated conservatively and well within their absolute maximum specs. We expect such designs to become technically obsolete ...
PCB Technology Interview With Sunstone
I was able to interview a few people from Sunstone about rapid prototyping and the PCB industry for research for my article on perfect prototypes (see Tap New Technologies To Produce Practically Perfe...
What's New in Eagle V6 PCB Design Software? Prepare for More Third-Party Tools
From remote control airplanes to military applications for rockets, CadSoft Eagle PCB design software is used widely among hobbyists and professionals for designing circuits. Since its acquisition by...
Software Takes Guesswork Out Of PCB Power Integrity
It’s never been more important than in the current economic climate to get products to market with development costs held as low as possible. One of the ways that systems manufacturers can achieve tha...
Consortium Drives Open PCB Design-Data Standard
The IPC-2581 PCB design-data transfer format strives to be an open format that spans a growing ecosystem of OEMs, EDA vendors, DFM/documentation tools, and CAM/manufacturing providers. The IPC-2581...
Hands On: PCBWeb, The Latest PCB Design Tool to Hit the Web
Several browser-based PCB design tools have emerged in the past couple of years, yet the vast majority of designers are still using the same desktop applications that have dominated the EDA industry f...
Treat ICs, Packages, And PCBs As System Designs
The myriad challenges of designing a chip on its own range from functional correctness to power and signal integrity and manufacturability. Chips do not exist in isolation. Instead, they must be integ...
PCB Design Suite Takes On System-Level, Multi-Board Challenges
Zuken’s Design Force tool is adept enough to handle design of system-in-package devices with through-silicon-vias on a PCB. System design has long been a highly complex affair, often comprising mul...
The Most Crucial PCB Terminology / Glossary To Know
It is always good to know a bit of PCB terminology. Here is a reference table with the most common words. Bookmark it (Ctrl-D) and use it for when you stumble upon any PCB words that you don’t know...
The Engineer's Guide To High-Quality PCB Design
A printed circuit board (pcb) mechanically supports and electrically connects electronic components using conductive tracks, pads and other features etched from copper sheets laminated onto a non-cond...
PCB Design-How To Create Circuit Boards
To create a PCB design you need to draw the holes, pads and wires you want and send this drawing to a manufacturer. Sounds hard? Don’t worry, there are many free tools out there that will help you do...
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