On 5/19/05, Olin Lathrop wrote: > Matthew Miller wrote: > > This sounds good. IMO, I think the prototype area should be about 3/4 > > to 1.5 the size of the board. > > Sorry, but I don't follow this. How can the prototype area be bigger than > the board it's on? great topic! Let say you are prototyping only with SMD parts, did you heard about like that? So, the board have at least two "faces" and an infinite numbers of layers. As biggest the technological development in the developers country, as many the numbers of layers on the PCB, no matter if are necessary indeed or not. :) One half of one face is the circuit itself and 1.5 is the prototyping area. For those which need a bigger prototype area, prototyping also on layers 2 to 15 will be available at request. best regards, Vasile > > Given the number of prototype pads I've shown in the schematic, the > prototype area would be about 5 inches wide by 1.5 inches deep. This will > dictate the board with, which will probably be 6 inches to allow for rubber > feet and mounting holes. I'm planning on the prototype area being at the > front of the board with the fixed circuitry in as thin a strip as it will > fit in at the back of the board. > > > ***************************************************************** > Embed Inc, embedded system specialists in Littleton Massachusetts > (978) 742-9014, http://www.embedinc.com > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist