PCB - FAQ & Co.

Here you can find several frequently asked questions and answers about our printed circuit boards. You may browse through the categories or use the search. If your question remains unanswered, please contact us by email, phone or contact form. We will reply you as soon as possible.

FAQ:

1. Panel Production
2. Eagle
   1. Are there additional costs for PCB layouts in the Eagle board format?

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   2. Is the layout modified or adjusted before the fabrication process?

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   3. Which layers should be used in Eagle layouts by default?

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   4. What is denoted by the layers „Vias“ and „Pads“ in Eagle?

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   5. What is denoted by the layer „unrouted“ in Eagle?

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   6. What is denoted by the layer „Dimension“ in Eagle?

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   7. Wich layers are used for mounting prints in Eagle?

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   8. What is the command „ratsnest“ or „rats“ in Eagle for?

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   9. What are unrouted traces or air wires?

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3. Design Rules
4. Layout Requirements

Additional information about Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs):

• wikipedia.org
  Online Encyclopedia - Topic PCBs
• www.vde.com
  VDE - Verband Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e.V.
• www.vdi.de
  VDI - Verein deutscher Ingenieure
• www.vdlev.org
  VDL - Verband der Leiterplattenindustrie
• www.zvei.de
  ZVEI - Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie e.V.
• www.leuze-verlag.de
  Leuze Verlag - Literature about PCBs and PCB production
• www.elektronikpraxis.vogel.de
  Elektronik Praxis - Magazine covering electronics in general and news in the PCB production industry.
• www.elektor.de
  Elektor - Electronics Magazine with manuals and layouts for home made PCBs and PCBAs
• www.ibfriedrich.com (Target 3001)
  The Engineering office Friedrich has been developing layout and CAD software for PCB design and Application Oriented Special Integrated Circuits (ASICs) since 1989.
• www.cadsoft.de
  CadSoft offers user-friendly, powerful, and inexpensive solutions for PCB designs including circuit diagrams, layouts, and autorouting routines.
• http://news.google.de/news
  Worldwide news about Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)