Is there a shortcut to making edge connectors on PC boards? Or do I
have to just bite the bullet and draw the parts freehand? If so how do
I add the lands/pads/copper to both sides? This is for a board to be
pugged into a 15 pin edge connector. See attachment.
Thanks,
Jim.
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Carsten wrote:
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Hi!
Learning by doing. That's the only way.
(The first one is the hardest,
but it's done realy easy in eagle.
You have to place SMD pads along the edge of the PCB, matching the contacts
of your connector. The PCB has to be milled to fit into the connector. Next
steps have to be discussed with the board house: How to draw the chamfering
of the PCB edge. And if connector gold plating is required, ".
Carsten
OK so use SMD pads. I guess I could build a component consisting of 15
SMD pads so I could use it on more than one board. I'm not sure I
understand what you mean by "how the
> additional traces to short all connector pins must look like".
Can you explain it a little better? I didn't think shorts were
desirable. 
Thanks,
Jim.
Carsten wrote:
Snip
Hi!
Learning by doing. That's the only way.
but it's done realy easy in eagle.
You have to place SMD pads along the edge of the PCB, matching the contacts
of your connector. The PCB has to be milled to fit into the connector. Next
steps have to be discussed with the board house: How to draw the chamfering
of the PCB edge. And if connector gold plating is required, ".
Carsten
OK so use SMD pads. I guess I could build a component consisting of 15
SMD pads so I could use it on more than one board. I'm not sure I
understand what you mean by "how the
> additional traces to short all connector pins must look like".
Can you explain it a little better? I didn't think shorts were
desirable.
Thanks,
Jim.
