Can Eagle do 8 layers? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shawn Yates" To: Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 10:30 AM Subject: Re: ] Board Design Cost > If its that simple try using Eagle to do it yourself, its free. > > What capture program did you use to do the schem? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Redmond [mailto:mdredmond@CHARTER.NET] > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 10:21 AM > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: [EE:] Board Design Cost > > > Hi All, > > Within a month (or two or three) I'll be done with the design of a device > I'd like to have turned into a finished board. I've got a buddy in the > board-making business & I'll have him make the board for me - but he doesn't > design them - just works from gerbers. > > My board will be about 1.25" by 3.5", 2-layer. It will consist of an MCU, > several other ICs (all SMT), a few pin headers and a handful of smaller > components. The board itself is bigger than it needs to be due to some > mechanical requirements - the circuit itself is fairly simple. > > My questions: > > 1. If I hand someone a schematic, how much might I expect to pay to have > the board designed? Cheap is good - I wish I could find a talented hobbyist > or student to do this for me... > > 2. I don't have any board design experience - how does one spec component > packages/sizes to maximize cost-effectiveness, availability & flexibility? > ...or does the guy designing the board handle that? > > -matt redmond > > -- > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > -- > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body