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| USING CIRCUIT WIZARD SOFTWARE TO PRODUCE A PCB MASK | |
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| Circuit Wizard software is very powerful and allows the user to design and experiment with circuits, at a component level. When the circuit is designed and tested (simulated), it can be converted ready for PCB manufacture. | |
| Example of circuit simulation using Circuit Wizard | |
| The conversion to PCB layout can be achieved through a menu at the top of the screen (see below). Clicking on the PCB icon will take the user through a number of submenus, before converting the circuit diagram in to a PCB layout. | |
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| The video below, shows the PCB layout being put together. The software is usually completes the conversion 100%, although occasionally the conversion may require the software user to manually complete a couple of connections. | |
| COMPLETED PCB CONVERSION USING PCB WIZARD | |
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It is possible to construct a circuit totally using the PCB layout option, by selecting components from a series of menus and drawing the tracks connecting them. It can be used by both beginners and experts to produce accurate PCBs. Circuit Wizard allows the circuit designer to view circuits in different ways. Normal and current views are shown below. |
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| The 'artwork' layout is the most likely to be printed out on a transparency, ready for conversion to PCB. The real life layout style shows the PCB with its components. This is useful when arranging the components on the PCB, as the position of each can be check against a real life printed. When the PCB layout is finished it is printed on a transparency and becomes known as a PCB mask. The PCB mask is transferred to the UV box, which is the next stage in the manufacture of a printed circuit board. |
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Advantages of using circuit and PCB software: 5.
Once a PCB has been designed it can be printed onto transparencies
repeatedly, all to the same high quality. |
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