PCB Design andMake


	Intellecta Technologies Pty Ltd


	for PICAXE education, Roland CAM, Techsoft CAD, Intellecta control, Atmel, Arm and Microchip education

PCB Design & Make

This software package is effectively two programs in one

very simple to use PCB design package, developed specifically for the needs of education.
a PCB manufacturing system.

The system allows the use of a STIKA, CAMM 1, or ColorCAMM to cut out the tracks in sticky backed copper foil, or the use of a CAMM 2, CAMM 3, or MODELA, etc., to engrave around the tracks, drill the holes and cut out the board, for a completely finished PCB.

Of course, PCB Design and Make produces plots for conventional photographic processes.

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PCB Design

PCB Design provides a convenient and professional method of designing printed circuit boards and drawing schematics.

It is ideal for both simple single sided PCBs, and complex double-sided boards.A library facility allows standard component libraries to be used. These are supplied in familiies - DIL’ etc that represent appropriate footprints.

Alternatively, user defined components, or even whole circuits, may be saved as library items. Thus it is possible to create small system boards which may easily be loaded and “joined” together to form complete circuits.

A large selection of pre-drawn “Alpha” circuit modules is included.

alpha1

Links with 2D Design for great designs

Links with 2D Design mean that design drawings may be used as templates, allowing accurate positioning of components on the board.

Alternatively, PCB Design drawings may be transferred to 2D Design to use in designing the enclosure, fascia, packaging and publicity material.

PCB Design will also import files from PCB Wizard for maximum flexibility of use.




		Features Shares a common user interface with education standard drawing package, Design Tools - 2D Design. Colour coded double layer boards, silk screen and schematic layers. Preset or user definable pads and tracks. Tracks may be drawn at any angle No practical limit to size of board or component count. Comprehensive transformation commands, move, rotate, mirror image, copy and array. Editing mode allows single items, or groups, to be moved while maintaining connectivity Comprehensive zoom facilities. User definable library items, allows whole circuits to be used as library items, thus enabling “system” circuit design Opens other Design Tools files allowing board profiles to be matched to enclosure design, component profiles to be incorporated into library items, etc File import allows data to be loaded from PCB Wizard. Graphical output via Windows printer drivers.

PCB Make

Conventional school PCB manufacture has been fraught with problems. Now TechSoft have devised clean, quick and simple solutions using manufacturing machines already widely available and proven in schools. Look at the advantages:

NO “Bridging” of tracks due to faulty etching.
NO Dangerous chemicals and messy etch tanks.
NO Chemical disposal problems.
NO Multi-stage manufacturing processes.
NO Expensive photo etch board that ages and cannot be developed correctly.
NO Guessing exposure times (and getting it wrong!).

The software allows two basic manufacturing strategies, engraving onto conventional PCB board using a CAMM 2, CAMM 3, MODELA, etc., or cutting a circuit from sticky backed copper foil using a STIKA, CAMM 1, etc.

Engraving PCBs
A piece of PCB board is placed on the machine bed, and the Make PCB option is selected. The machine will then automatically engrave out the tracks, drill the holes, and cut out the board. This is a quick, clean and reliable process (eg., a typical simple 555 based circuit should take no more than a couple of minutes to complete on a CAMM 2).

Virtually any circuit design can be manufactured with this process. It is even possible to put tracks between DIL pads

Drilling PCB

The PCB Make software sets up comprehensive options that engrave, drill and route the board from the copper laminate. The set up is easy with the mill coming to a tool change position. Tools are inserted into special collets that can be interchanged. The removal of the drill process is a welcome option - no more broken drills and crazy-path holes.

PCB dtool set up02

Set up engraver, drills and router tools to complete the job.




	Copper Foil PCBs This new process, developed by TechSoft, uses self adhesive copper foil (Cutronics). This fits into any Roland vinyl cutter (other than SCP- 85), and cuts just like vinyl. When weeded, the circuit can be applied to any suitable substrate such as plastic sheet, wood or card. (If card is used it is possible to make bendy, even “roll up” circuits). This process is ideally suited to simple circuits with larger pads and tracks, a marvellous introduction to PCB manufacture.

		Selection from manual. Please email - support@intellecta.net for a complete manual


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