8a. PCB Milling

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Individual assignment: Make and test an embedded microcontroller board#

This week we had to take the board we designed in week 6 (Pi Pico W with 3 LEDs and 220 ohm resistors) and actually prepare it for milling on the Roland SRM-20. the workflow is basically KiCad design rules check, export gerbers, convert to PNGs, then generate toolpaths in mods. sounds straightforward but I ended up doing it twice because of a footprint issue

8b. Board House Submission

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Submitting a design to a board house#

Part of the assignment was to go through the process of submitting a PCB design to a professional board house. I picked PCBWay since they seem popular and have a straightforward quoting system. didnt actually pay or ship anything, just went through the full flow to understand what it looks like

Getting an instant quote#

PCBWay has an instant quote tool right on the homepage. you pick PCB Prototype, enter your board dimensions and quantity, select layers and thickness, and it gives you a price

week 8. Electronics Production on shaazahm @ fabacademy

8a. PCB Milling

Individual assignment: Make and test an embedded microcontroller board#

8b. Board House Submission

Submitting a design to a board house#

Getting an instant quote#