SCHEMATIC CAPTURE & LAYOUT

ARMDuinos.com provides Schematic Capture and Layout services, if there is a need for electrical design and layout design then we can do that for our clients. We use different software packages such as, Altium, ORCAD, Allegro, PADS PCB and EagleCAD.

The schematic is the basis of your design. You must have this initial outline of the circuit paths and descriptions of key components before you can do anything else. The schematic can be considered the high-level blueprint for the PCB.

PCB editing software can import this schematic unless you import it or replicate it inside of an electronic design automation or EDA application. In some EDA software applications, you’d start the conversion process by selecting the option “convert to PCB.” However, it is your responsibility to make sure that there are no errors in the component footprints, overlaying items, or overcrowding them based on design rules.

The resulting diagram is then used as the basis for the PCB design detailing how thick the PCB layers will be and how the SMT components connect with each. The final design in the PCB editing software becomes the PCB file.

The PCB file is a data file containing the printed circuit board design. The PCB manufacturer doesn’t need the program used to create the file or the original schematic. They need the PCB fabrication data typically contained in the Gerber files. The PCB design tools may create a Gerber file for each layer of the PCB or a single file for the entire PCB to be manufactured. We can also create a design from concepts provided by the customer.