dsavitsk Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 I am having some PCBs made, and I have a 3.5" x 3.9" spot left empty on the panel. If anyone has a small board they want made, and it will fit within that spot (that size or smaller), I am happy to add it. Board will be 2oz copper and RoHS if that matters. Cost is Free. The only complication is that I am sending the order in late Sunday, or possibly very early Monday, so I'd need the files before then. I guess the other complication is that if you did not do the board in Eagle, there is no guarantee it will work. We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 (edited) Newest version of the blackhole amp is 3.45 x 3.67 inches http://gilmore.chem....u/blackhole.zip not done in eagle however. Edited April 1, 2012 by kevin gilmore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 (edited) Single or double sided? I might have something... Edited April 1, 2012 by Pars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsavitsk Posted April 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 not done in eagle however. If you can put te Gerbes into the following format, I might be able to get it to work. *.drd = drills *.bor = board outline *.cmp = top copper *.sol = bottom copper *.plc = top silkscreen *.stc = top solder mask *.sts = bottom solder mask I am using Gerbmerge to do the panelization. Single or double sided? I might have something... Double, but single will work, too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 (edited) try this, but the sizes are in the one extra file http://gilmore.chem.northwestern.edu/doug.zip Edited April 1, 2012 by kevin gilmore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Double would be good If Kevin doesn't take it, I will. Files are Eagle, ran the gerbers, would like to check them at work but should be good to go. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsavitsk Posted April 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 The board outlne layer looks like it might be the sticking point, and I believe the panelization software needs it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 I added it to the CAM processor on Eagle (20 dimension layer). At least I think it should have worked. I don't have a gerber viewer here at home (Mac), but have Gerbview at work. I suppose I could load it onto that PC I have in the basement. I may need to go into work today at some point anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 (edited) all the files are there and seem to work, the extra file can be ignored because the tool sizes are in the echelon files ?? Edited April 1, 2012 by kevin gilmore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsavitsk Posted April 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Kevin, I get the following: Traceback (most recent call last): ... RuntimeError: File ./blackhole.cmp has uninterpretable line: M00* Probably not worth the effort to try to tack this down right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Thanks for trying. Was worth a shot. When is a standard not a standard?? Pars you are up... But really, shouldn't the board house do the panelizing for you??? (without charging you a setup fee?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsavitsk Posted April 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 But really, shouldn't the board house do the panelizing for you??? (without charging you a setup fee?) Would be nice. The only one I know that will do the panelization is Olimex. But, they have started charging 5 EUR per design to do it. Plus, their panels are a little small for the price, and shipping takes forever -- I've waited 3 months for boards from them before. Most places won't allow you to do multiple designs on one board, even if it is within their space requirements and they don't have to do panelization, or depanelization. I've managed to put multiple designs on a single board with both Advanced and Imagineering, but both said they generally charge extra for doing so. Gold Phoenix is the only one I have found that is more laissez-faire about the whole thing. Though, they have started adding rules, and increasing prices lately, so it is not the deal it once was. Anyhow, for Eagle files, the Gerbmerge software is relatively easy to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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