How to order print boards (PCBs): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 21:13, 22 March 2014

The nacked (unassembled) boards can be ordered cheaply from several PCB manufactures.

web page: www.seeedstudio.com
order procedure: Go to Fusion-PCB Service 2-layer and fill in the form, Qty: 10, Layer: 2, Thickness: 1.2mm, Dimension: 5cm Max*5cm Max, Color: Green, Finish: Hasl, and press "Next". Upload the zip file storm32-bgc-v130-eagle-gerber-files-4seedstudio-20140322.zip, which contains the gerber files, and press "Next". Press "Add to Chart" and check out.
price (incl shipping): $9.90 + $8.37 = $18.27 for 10 pieces
quality: copper, vias and finish very good, silk sometimes a bit weak
shipping time: ca 3 weeks (to Germany)
remarks: -

web page: smart-prototyping.com
order procedure: Go to PCB Prototyping and fill in the form, Quantity: 10, Max X-Dimension (cm): 5, Max Y-Dimension (cm): 5, Layers: 2, PCB Thickness (mm): 1.2, Copper Thickness: 1 oz, Surface Finish: HASL, Solder Mask Color: Green, and upload the zip file storm32-bgc-v120-eagle-gerber-files-4smartprototyping-20140206.zip, which contains the gerber files. Press "Add to Chart", and check out.
price (incl shipping): $9.90 + $6.83 (Registered Air Mail by Deutsch Post) = $16.73 for 10 pieces
quality: quite good, vias not always absolutely perfectly centered but electrically OK, ground planes cut out a bit since distance between wires and ground planes of 6 mil not supported
shipping time: very fast, ca 10 days (to Germany)
remarks: even though the quality is not as high as for e.g. seeed, it is really quite good, and in fact good enough, in view of the very fast shipping a very good option for prototyping

web page: oshpark.com
order procedure:
price (incl shipping): $20 + $shipping for 3 pieces
quality:
shipping time:
remarks: it seems that specs of OSH Park don't meet requirements for the STorM32 BGC boards (13 mil drills with 7 mil annular rings)

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 == Seeedstudio ==
 * web page: [//www.seeedstudio.com/ www.seeedstudio.com]
-* order procedure: Go to [http://www.seeedstudio.com/service/index.php?r=site/pcbService Fusion-PCB Service 2-layer] and fill in the form, Qty: 10, Layer: 2, Thickness: 1.2mm, Dimension: 5cm Max*5cm Max, Color: Green, Finish: Hasl, and press "Next". Upload the zip file storm32-bgc-vXXX-eagle-gerber-files-4seedstudio-20140206.zip, which contains the gerber files, and press "Next". Press "Add to Chart" and check out.
+* order procedure: Go to [http://www.seeedstudio.com/service/index.php?r=site/pcbService Fusion-PCB Service 2-layer] and fill in the form, Qty: 10, Layer: 2, Thickness: 1.2mm, Dimension: 5cm Max*5cm Max, Color: Green, Finish: Hasl, and press "Next". Upload the zip file storm32-bgc-v130-eagle-gerber-files-4seedstudio-20140322.zip, which contains the gerber files, and press "Next". Press "Add to Chart" and check out.
 * price (incl shipping): $9.90 + $8.37 = $18.27 for 10 pieces
 * quality: copper, vias and finish very good, silk sometimes a bit weak