You know to duplicate boards with Eagle ? I'll be interested about...

Vasile

On 4/12/07, PicDude <picdude2@avn-tech.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to learn about panelizing -- general how-to's, rules, tips, etc.  I
> am not looking for a tutorial on how to use Eagle to duplicate the boards,
> etc, but really *what* I should do when panelizing.
>
> Currently I am re-laying-out a panel of small boards (which was panelized by a
> CEM originally), but I want to do this in advance now and then send it out
> for quoting to different board houses.  I'm looking for info on if/how any of
> these are possible, and anything else I should know...
> - I want to add 2 pads to each *panel* (not each individual board) for power
> connections so that I can test the whole board at once.  The firmware on each
> board is already setup to run a self-test on initial power-up.
> - Are there general guidelines for how wide the breakaway points should be,
> and how far I should space the holes so that they're well supported during
> assembly, but breakaway easily?
> - Also, I want to move the breakaway holes so that the "burrs" left over on
> each individual PCB after separating them do not extend outside the perimeter
> of the individual PCB's.
> - I also know I'll need fiducials, but is 2 enough?
> - Etc, etc, etc.
>
> Links, pointers, info appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> -Neil.
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