<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html> <head> <title></title> <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" type="text/css" href="./style.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" type="text/css" href="./design.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="print" type="text/css" href="./print.css" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> </head> <body> <h2 class="sectionedit599"><a name="pcb_faq" id="pcb_faq">pcb FAQ</a></h2> <div class="level2"> </div> <!-- EDIT599 SECTION "pcb FAQ" [1-21] --> <h3 class="sectionedit600"><a name="what_is_pcb" id="what_is_pcb">What is pcb ?</a></h3> <div class="level3"> <p> “pcb” is software to help you draw (“lay out”) the wires for a custom “printed wire board” (“PCB”). </p> </div> <!-- EDIT600 SECTION "What is pcb ?" [22-147] --> <h3 class="sectionedit601"><a name="how_do_i_install_pcb" id="how_do_i_install_pcb">How do I install pcb?</a></h3> <div class="level3"> <p> The recommended way to install pcb is to install the complete gaf package. See <a href="geda-installation.html" class="wikilink1" title="geda-installation.html">installation</a>. </p> </div> <!-- EDIT601 SECTION "How do I install pcb?" [148-282] --> <h3 class="sectionedit602"><a name="is_it_true_that_pcb_is_limited_to_exactly_8_copper_layers_and_2_silkscreen_layers" id="is_it_true_that_pcb_is_limited_to_exactly_8_copper_layers_and_2_silkscreen_layers">Is it true that pcb is limited to exactly 8 copper layers and 2 silkscreen layers?</a></h3> <div class="level3"> <p> No. “Out-of-the-box”, pcb supports 16 copper layers and … </p> </div> <!-- EDIT602 SECTION "Is it true that pcb is limited to exactly 8 copper layers and 2 silkscreen layers?" [283-437] --> <h3 class="sectionedit603"><a name="is_it_true_that_pcb_has_no_way_to_make_a_mechanical_layer_to_show_the_physical_outline_of_the_board_and_its_dimensions" id="is_it_true_that_pcb_has_no_way_to_make_a_mechanical_layer_to_show_the_physical_outline_of_the_board_and_its_dimensions">Is it true that pcb has no way to make a "mechanical layer" to show the physical outline of the board and its dimensions ?</a></h3> <div class="level3"> <p> No. Lines on a layer with layer name <code>outline</code> will be interpreted as physical edges of the board. Also see <a href="geda-pcb_tips.html#how_do_i_make_a_board_outline_to_go_with_my_gerbers_to_the_board_maker" class="wikilink1" title="geda-pcb_tips.html">this note</a> in the more comprehensive <a href="geda-pcb_tips.html" class="wikilink1" title="geda-pcb_tips.html">PCB tips</a> </p> </div> <!-- EDIT603 SECTION "Is it true that pcb has no way to make a mechanical layer to show the physical outline of the board and its dimensions ?" [438-824] --> <h3 class="sectionedit604"><a name="how_do_i_design_a_pcb" id="how_do_i_design_a_pcb">How do I design a PCB?</a></h3> <div class="level3"> <p> This is well beyond the scope of this <acronym title="Frequently Asked Questions">FAQ</acronym>. There are a few tips at </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed circuit board" class="interwiki iw_wp" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed circuit board">Printed circuit board</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Practical_Electronics/PCB_Layout" class="urlextern" title="http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Practical_Electronics/PCB_Layout" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Practical_Electronics/PCB_Layout</a></div> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- EDIT604 SECTION "How do I design a PCB?" [825-1024] --> <h3 class="sectionedit605"><a name="yes_but_how_do_i_design_a_pcb_with_pcb" id="yes_but_how_do_i_design_a_pcb_with_pcb">Yes, but how do I design a PCB with pcb?</a></h3> <div class="level3"> <p> Generally, you start with a schematic, run gsch2pcb to generate the netlist. See <a href="geda-faq-gsch2pcb.html" class="wikilink1" title="geda-faq-gsch2pcb.html">FAQ-gsch2pcb</a>. Then you might go through the <a href="geda-gsch2pcb_tutorial.html" class="wikilink1" title="geda-gsch2pcb_tutorial.html">gsch2pcb tutorial</a> </p> <p> Then you … Hey, did you know about the <a href="http://pcb.geda-project.org/pcb-cvs/pcb.html" class="urlextern" title="http://pcb.geda-project.org/pcb-cvs/pcb.html" rel="nofollow">PCB manual</a>, the <a href="geda-pcb_tips.html" class="wikilink1" title="geda-pcb_tips.html">PCB tips</a>, and the <a href="geda-pcb-quick_reference.html" class="wikilink1" title="geda-pcb-quick_reference.html">PCB-quick reference</a>? </p> </div> <!-- EDIT605 SECTION "Yes, but how do I design a PCB with pcb?" [1025-1381] --> <h3 class="sectionedit606"><a name="what_about_footprints" id="what_about_footprints">What about footprints?</a></h3> <div class="level3"> <p> See <a href="geda-pcb_footprints.html" class="wikilink1" title="geda-pcb_footprints.html">PCB footprints</a>. </p> <p> There are also some unofficial gEDA footprints at Open Circuits <a href="http://opencircuits.com/PCB_Footprints" class="urlextern" title="http://opencircuits.com/PCB_Footprints" rel="nofollow">http://opencircuits.com/PCB_Footprints</a>. </p> </div> <!-- EDIT606 SECTION "What about footprints?" [1382-1544] --> <h3 class="sectionedit607"><a name="i_had_a_hard_time_to_find_info_on_pcb_due_its_ambigous_name_why_don_t_you_rename_the_app" id="i_had_a_hard_time_to_find_info_on_pcb_due_its_ambigous_name_why_don_t_you_rename_the_app">I had a hard time to find info on pcb due its ambigous name. Why don't you rename the app?</a></h3> <div class="level3"> <p> The application is a fairly old project, with roots way back in the era of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari" class="interwiki iw_wp" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari">Atari home computers</a>. Its name has always been “pcb”. The current developers have no intention to break that tradition. </p> </div> <!-- EDIT607 SECTION "I had a hard time to find info on pcb due its ambigous name. Why don't you rename the app?" [1545-1855] --> <h3 class="sectionedit608"><a name="is_there_any_relation_between_the_geda_pcb_and_the_opencircuitdesign_pcb" id="is_there_any_relation_between_the_geda_pcb_and_the_opencircuitdesign_pcb">Is there any relation between the gEDA PCB and the opencircuitdesign PCB?</a></h3> <div class="level3"> <p> <a href="geda-faq-pcb.html" class="wikilink1" title="geda-faq-pcb.html"> gEDA PCB</a> and <a href="http://opencircuitdesign.com/pcb/" class="urlextern" title="http://opencircuitdesign.com/pcb/" rel="nofollow"> opencircuitdesign PCB</a> ? </p> </div> <!-- EDIT608 SECTION "Is there any relation between the gEDA PCB and the opencircuitdesign PCB?" [1856-] --></body> </html>
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