Rapid Prototyping Tools for PCB Design

This repository was created to support the course rapid prototyping tools for PCB design. During the course, some software would be needed, as well as some technical information. Both would be available here, first be sure to have installed the next software:

• Eagle
• LPKF

Also plaese bring your own Laptop to work along with us

Information about the course

• Version 1
• Place: AE Building, room AE1 and Rapid PCB Lab - SEDEAM
• Lecturers:
  • Gerardo Marx Chávez-Campos
  • Juan Alfonso Salazar-Torres
• Assistants:
  • Ing. Oscar Lobato-Nostroza
  • Jason Ventura-Corona

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Course contents:

1. Basic of Printed Circuit Design with Eagle
2. PCB design
3. Basics of Circuit Pro and Reflow Oven
4. PCB Workshop
5. Pick & Place Workshop
6. Reparing the PCB

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Time table by day and teams

The information here details day by day topics

• Day 1 Morning: Basic of Printed Circuit Design with Eagle

  • Installing Eagle and libraries
  • Adding a new library, Sparkfun library
  • Creating a schematic, video tutorial
  • Footprints

• Day 1 After Break: PCB design

  • The ratnest
  • The layout
  • Back and forward annotation
  • Gerber files

• Day 2 Morning: Basics of Circuit Pro and Reflow Oven

  • How to setup the LPKF machine
  • Importing Gerber files into LPKF software
  • Improving the layers
  • Milling, Drilling and Cutting tools
  • Placement
  • How to solder a component?
  • Reflow oven for SMD soldering
  • Solder paste and its temperature curves

• Day 3: PCB Workshop

  • LPKF
  • Place the tools
  • Milling the PCB
  • Solder Mask
  • UV Curing

• Day 4: Pick & Place

  • Pick & place
  • Applying the solder paste
  • Using the reflow oven
  • Testing the PCB
  • Coffe break and Feedback comments

• Day 5: Reparing the PCB

  • Rework station
  • Desoldering station
  • Desoldering tweezer
  • Soldering a new component