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Reusing same board layout for multiple proj ects

autodeskguest

New poster here.

(Brief intro here, sorry)

Only been working with Eagle for about the last week.

I've been making my own PCB's for several years using a freeware program,

but it is fa less extensive than eagle.

However, soon I will be be in need of having PCBs made for me,

Eagle has has been suggested my main people whose opinions I trust, so,

here I am.

 

The project I am working on currently has a total of 15 different boards

used.

 

Not as bad as it sounds as some of them can use the same board with a few

component value changes.

Brings me down to 8 PCB's with my initial 15 designs.

(But I may go a high as 30 somewhere down the line if things go well)

But there is one thing common to ALL of them...The same PCB itself as well

as all the board mounted controls, 5 controls in all (4 Pots, and on the

5th one, either a pot or a switch).

Pot/switch values will vary, but their positions own't. And the positions

for the In, Out, PWR and GND will likely remain the same.

 

 

 

While I have all the dimensions of this PCB all written down, it would

really be time saver to be able to have that PCB, and all those control

positions loaded when I create the new .brd file when its time to load it

via the .sch file.

(Or maybe I could even write a script to handle that for me? (I used to

work as a Software Engineer)

 

I have looked around on the forum and haven't seen anything tht describes

my issue (Although I have been awake for far to long :).

 

BTW....this project also uses another PCB that exceeds the size allowed

(Its about 30mmx130mm) in the lite version, so at some point (if all goes

well), I will be upgrading)

 

 

Thanks for your help and time.

 

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  • in reply to autodeskguest

    It took a little fiddling and of course some help file reading, but I got

    it going now.

     

    All those air wires are gonna take a little getting used to though :).

     

    Thanks

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  • in reply to autodeskguest

    Paul Romanyszyn wrote on Fri, 15 March 2013 15:12

    On 03/15/2013 04:41 PM, coder27 wrote:

     

    The same PCB itself as well

    as all the board mounted controls, 5 controls in all (4 Pots, and

    on the

    5th one, either a pot or a switch).

    Pot/switch values will vary, but their positions own't. And the

    positions

    for the In, Out, PWR and GND will likely remain the same.

     

    Thanks for your help and time.

     

     

    Quote:

    Make a component with the pcb outline, mounting holes and

    pot/switch pads.

     

    Take a look how you do the mult gate parts (74xx logic for example)

    to

    have each pot like a gate so it can be anywhere on the schematic.

     

    You may have to research how to set the value of the 5 pots if you

    auto

    generate the BOM.

    Paul R.

     

     

     

    Thanks.

    I wasn't planning on including the pots on the board I'm now starting to

    make for the library.

    Just some pads where they are mounted on the board, if that makes any

    difference.

    The PCB is going to be mounted via the pots to the enclosure as well, so

    mounting holes should not be an issue I would think?

     

    Thanks

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  • On 03/15/2013 04:41 PM, coder27 wrote:

     

    The same PCB itself as well

    as all the board mounted controls, 5 controls in all (4 Pots, and on the

    5th one, either a pot or a switch).

    Pot/switch values will vary, but their positions own't. And the positions

    for the In, Out, PWR and GND will likely remain the same.

     

     

    Thanks for your help and time.

     

     

    Make a component with the pcb outline, mounting holes and pot/switch pads.

     

    Take a look how you do the mult gate parts (74xx logic for example) to

    have each pot like a gate so it can be anywhere on the schematic.

     

    You may have to research how to set the value of the 5 pots if you auto

    generate the BOM.

    Paul R.