On Monday 12 April 2004 06:43 pm, Dan Devine scribbled:
> I have been doing that with Eagle too....  I've found that the maximum
> "free" size of Eagle is very usable for most of my projects.  I will be
> purchasing the professional version, but more for the added layers than
> the bigger size.

Also been thinking I might like to (or need to) do a 4-layer board someti=
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soon.


> I've built a number of projects where I've stacked the boards.
> Processor board (PIC of course ;-), I/O board, Amplifier board, LCD,
> etc.  I've been using single and dual row headers to interconnect to a
> female socket on the mating board.  Works well, and can be pulled apart
> for rework/testing.

I've done a bunch of stacked boards like this, but I soldered the headers=
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both boards, with the intention of saving space (thickness).  That is, of=
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course, until I needed to make the first repair :-(


Cheers,
-Neil.

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