Phos

Quick design to throw into the next PCB order

#pcb #prototyping

Mar 21 at 1:08pmWeb
Show threadCryptoLek 🍉🌻Mar 21
@phos I know next to nothing about "hardware". If have time, can you, please, tell what for would you use it?
Show threadPhosMar 21
@CryptoLek when you experiment with new circuits, you often start out with a breadboard, a grid of holes to plug components in that are connected in rows. Once you have a design figured out a bit more you may want to actually solder it down to have a more secure/permanent connection, so various boards with rows of holes in different arrangements exist. I also very much like the SMA edge connectors on top as they allow easy connection of a variety of different cables in the lab.
Show threadCryptoLek 🍉🌻Mar 21
@phos thanks a lot! 
Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialMar 21
@phos nice. did you go 4L with ground planes on inner layers? I keep meaning to design some protoboards like that
Show threadPhosMar 21

@gsuberland this is just the outer layers, no internal grounds.

I was considering it, potentially having a ground and power plane via on every row that can be bridged in, but I wanted to rush this design out as we are about to place the next order.

Potential side project for the future

Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialMar 21
@phos oh connectable vias are a nice idea. I hadn't thought of that.