Where to order custom PCBs
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Since I'm already somewhat tired of the mess of wires on the backside of perfboards I was thinking of ordering some custom PCBs. Where do people order them these days? Cheaper being better in my case. I was thinking http://dirtypcbs.com/ perhaps, most people seem happy with that (and they refund you if things go really awry). $14 for 10pcs 50x50 boards (9-12pcs in reality).
Any other options? I only need 10 or so boards, after that I hope to buy the official MySensors battery board.
I was thinking of looking into Eagle but since I have done no work like this before it seems like a steep learning curve. What do we have readily available for printing right now? I only found this so far:
http://forum.mysensors.org/topic/408/eagle-files-for-a-mysensors-pcb
Is this the most feature complete board currently? It seems pretty solid and forward thinking.
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I am using itead http://imall.iteadstudio.com/ for making boards. 10$ + shipping 4 $ for 10 boards is good value.
I still have some of my boards left if you are interested?
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@bjornhallberg
@Mrlynx board is a great small footprint board, If you're looking for small form factor, I highly recommend his.Opps, I meant to say @Bandra 's board is a great small footprint board, If you're looking for small form factor, I highly recommend his.
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So to be blunt, which layout is best? The one by @Mrlynx or @meanpenugin?
Really like the possibility for adding an eeprom though @Mrlynx. Been thinking about that but I haven't heard much lately and I don't remember if we settled on how / if this would be used in the future?
Iteadstudio was cheaper than I realized. But if I had to send in the files myself, I'd rather go with dirtypcbs since they offer more options (colors etc, yeah yeah I know, silly) and accept Eagle files directly without the need to convert them yourself. They also use a lead free surface finish at no extra cost if that matters to people.
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@Mrlynx said:
I am using itead http://imall.iteadstudio.com/ for making boards.
I ordered one board from them, which I couldn't etch myself as the SMD's are very cluttered in the bottom-left:
Very nice quality, fast support and good price!
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@Yveaux Looks great. Love the silkscreen logos and everything. I don't claim to be an art critic in any way but I don't see why people don't add more stuff like that to to pcbs, I mean I realize not all boards can look like this but ...
http://dirtypcbs.com/view.php?share=980&accesskey=e81f30fe7e0d71d0d108139dc5ccc538
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Opps,
I meant to say @Bandra 's board is a great small footprint board, If you're looking for small form factor, I highly recommend his.
