Ing. Electrónica

PCB Design
Tutorial

by David L. Jones
Email: david AT alternatezone DOT com

Revision A - June 29th 2004
The latest version of this tutorial can be found through www.alternatezone.com
Freely distributable for educational and personal use.
Copyright© 2004 David L. Jones

PCB Design Tutorial by David L. JonesIntroduction............................................................................................................................................... 3
The Old Days......................................................................................................................................... 3
PCB Packages...................................................................................................................................... 3
Standards.............................................................................................................................................. 3
The Schematic....................................................................................................................................... 4
Imperial andMetric................................................................................................................................. 4
Working to Grids .................................................................................................................................... 5
Working from the top .............................................................................................................................. 6Tracks................................................................................................................................................... 6
Pads ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Vias...................................................................................................................................................... 8
Polygons ............................................................................................................................................... 8
Clearances............................................................................................................................................ 8
Component Placement & Design ................................................................................................................ 9
Basic Routing ...................................................................................................................................... 11
Finishing Touches................................................................................................................................ 13
Single Sided Design ............................................................................................................................. 13
Double Sided Design ............................................................................................................................ 14
Other Layers........................................................................................................................................... 14
Silkscreen ........................................................................................................................................... 14
Solder Mask........................................................................................................................................ 14
Mechanical Layer................................................................................................................................. 15
Keepout .............................................................................................................................................. 15
Layer Alignment...