I am working on a 2 layer board. Should I be using a ground
plane, and if so how do I add it and perform auto routing?
Hello, thank you for your reply, I am trying to understand this,can you clarify some points, what is a "copper pour" , is it on eagle 4 or 5?do I add the ground layer around my components or over the entire area?can I perform routing on the ground plane as well or only on the otherlayer?if yes, how do I route over the ground, as the routes need to cut spacearound them?tia.--
Hello, thank you for your reply, I am trying to understand this,
can you clarify some points,
what is a "copper pour" , is it on eagle 4 or 5?
do I add the ground layer around my components or over the entire area?
can I perform routing on the ground plane as well or only on the other
layer?
if yes, how do I route over the ground, as the routes need to cut space
around them?
tia.
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Groundplanes aka. copper pours work in all Eagle versions,
one way to make one is to type 'polygon gnd' and draw the outer edges of the groundplane to be.
Before drawing you may also select stuff like width, hatch or solid, via thermals on/off etc.
You can put groundplanes where you see fit, around the entire board or just in selected areas.
When you then click ratsnest the pour is drawn, and automatically avoids routed tracks,
and 'isolate' sets the isolation distance between tracks and pour.
//Greg-
