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How do you version your PCBs and schematics?

bmoe

Hi.

 

I just want to know how you decide versions on your PCBs and schematics.

 

For example:

1. You have a PCB version A and schematic version A and you just need to do a tiny fix(wich doesnt need anything in the schamatic to be changed) on the PCB wich will become version B.

 

2. You have a PCB version A and schematic version A, and then you have to change a component value(wich doesnt need anything in the PBC to be changed) in the schematic wich will become version B.

 

How do you handle versions on your PCB and schematic in these scenarios?

 

/Matias

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  • Am 26.11.2012 14:54, schrieb Matias Sjögren:

    2. You have a PCB version A and schematic version A, and then you have to change a component value(wich doesnt need anything in the PBC to be changed) in the schematic wich will become version B.

     

    This situation can NOT occur, because a changed schematics value DOES

    change the board, e.g., in the documentation, where this resistor will

    appear with the changed value.

     

    How do you handle versions on your PCB and schematic in these scenarios?

     

    Under EAGLE, schematics and board ALWAYS belong TOGETHER. Therefore,

    completely independent of where changes are necessary in theory, NEVER

    just change something in only ONE window, but ALWAYS in BOTH.

     

    The absolute simplest method is: If you have a design version A

    consisting of 'a.sch' and 'a.brd', and you want to make another version,

    save the design under a new name 'b.sch' and 'b.brd' and change these

    new files.

     

    With EAGLE 6, other methods called 'version control systems' are

    possible, but these are often a bit tricky to set up. It's much easier

    to just save your design with another name...

     

    I myself put every design in its own folder, and if I have different

    versions of the same design, I put them in different subfolders called

    'v1', 'v2' etc. as in the attached picture.

     

    Andreas Weidner

     

     

     

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  • Am 26.11.2012 14:54, schrieb Matias Sjögren:

    2. You have a PCB version A and schematic version A, and then you have to change a component value(wich doesnt need anything in the PBC to be changed) in the schematic wich will become version B.

     

    This situation can NOT occur, because a changed schematics value DOES

    change the board, e.g., in the documentation, where this resistor will

    appear with the changed value.

     

    How do you handle versions on your PCB and schematic in these scenarios?

     

    Under EAGLE, schematics and board ALWAYS belong TOGETHER. Therefore,

    completely independent of where changes are necessary in theory, NEVER

    just change something in only ONE window, but ALWAYS in BOTH.

     

    The absolute simplest method is: If you have a design version A

    consisting of 'a.sch' and 'a.brd', and you want to make another version,

    save the design under a new name 'b.sch' and 'b.brd' and change these

    new files.

     

    With EAGLE 6, other methods called 'version control systems' are

    possible, but these are often a bit tricky to set up. It's much easier

    to just save your design with another name...

     

    I myself put every design in its own folder, and if I have different

    versions of the same design, I put them in different subfolders called

    'v1', 'v2' etc. as in the attached picture.

     

    Andreas Weidner

     

     

     

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