On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Timothy Normand Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 9:47 AM, Kai-Martin Knaak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:36:01 -0400, Timothy Normand Miller wrote: > > > >> Is it okay to ask on this list to hire someone to do a PCB design? > > > > It is ok. IMHO, it is still ok, if the resulting design design were > > closed source. That said, I definitively appreaciate the free as in > > freedom approach. > > > > > >> Probably no more than 4 layers, and a relatively simple design. > > > > Can you be a little bit more specific? How many components? Any special, > > non standard footprints? What size? Digital, or analog? How much power? > > What frequencies are involved? (...) > > Mostly just a SoC, some power supplies, headers, and other connectors. > However, one of our guys wants to integrate resistors and small caps > into the PCB, because it's cheaper in large volume. I understand that > the free tools can't do that, at least not directly. Is there an > indirect way to do it? I am assuming you want low values of resistance and capacitance. What kind of tolerances do you require? For a cap you could create a footprint with parallel pads on the component and solder sides. For resistances create a footprint consisting of a series of overlapping pads. (* jcl *) -- http://www.luciani.org
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