On Thu, 12 Jun 2003 12:35:22 -0400, you wrote:

>On 12/6/03 11:53, "Tal" <tal@ZAPTA.COM> wrote:
>
>> You want to include the board model/revision, copyright notice, your
>> company name, and possibly some contact info (e.g. a short URL).
>
>Yeah, I was definitely going to include a revision number, URL, and a
>copyright notice.
>
>> All the 'funny' stuff will give a non professional impression of
>> somebody that just made his first board ;-)
>
>Ah, but it's only semi-commercial, so I thought I'd have some fun ;-)
>
>> I am not sure what the 'penalizing' is but did you considered =
panelizing
>> your order such that each 'board' actually include multiple boards =
that
>> you later cut yourself (remember to include silk screen or copper =
guides
>> that will help you to cut the board).
>
>I wrote "panellizing" not "penalizing". :-p I believe Olimex =
'de-panellize'
>boards for free as long as boundaries are proper and as long as cuts are
>straight (i.e. All boards have to be square or rectangular). I hate =
cutting
>PCBs, so I hope I'm right ;-
=46or small panels, you DO NOT want the PCB house to depanellise them. =
It's a LOT easier to assemble
(and often test) small PCBs in sheets of several at a time, then snap =
them out afterwards.=20
You need to set your panel up so you have breakout tabs in places that =
won't cause a problem after
breakout, but will provide enough support for assembly.

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