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Guidelines for PCB Trace Routing

e14softwareuk

Watching your old town grow up can be a lot like watching your favorite television shows ending, or watching a sequel years after a good movie was released. The town I grew up in was laid out on a grid with streets so wide you didn’t even have to par...
- 3 Jan 2018
Common Causes of Shorts on PCBs

e14softwareuk

As an undergrad, I once had classes cancelled because of an electrical fire in a neighboring building. Even funnier was that I was actually in a junior-level electrical engineering course when we were dismissed. Several students wanted to go c...
- 6 Dec 2017
PCB Design for Manufacturing: Avoiding Critical Design Mistakes

e14softwareuk

I swear I would have been on the journey to be the next MasterChef if I had not completed my engineering degree. Not because I’m terrifically good at cooking, but because I didn’t give up after a horrifying attempt to cook fried ric...
- 22 Nov 2017
Multilayer PCB Design Tips

e14softwareuk

Doing something new for the first time can be difficult. Baby birds probably don’t appreciate being pushed out of the nest and teenagers are nervous before their first real date. I, personally, was scared to death on my first...
- 14 Nov 2017
PCB Design Tools at NY Maker Faire 2017

e14softwareuk

I just want to share with you a view of the recent NY Maker Faire as I guess many on the community forums will be in the maker movement. Element14 even got involved by releasing a special CircuitStudio Makerfaire special at a massive discount for att...
- 6 Nov 2017
Circuit Design Tips: PCB Moisture Protection for Humid Environments

e14softwareuk

I pride myself on being meticulous when I check my designs. I can spend hours checking schematics, footprints and the proper values of components before finalizing the design. Unfortunately, the same zeal and perfectionism cannot be said with my hous...
- 30 Oct 2017
Creating a board outline from DXF in CircuitStudio

e14softwareuk

This short post will show how to work with an imported DXF drawing to define a complex board outline that includes slot and hole cutouts. We will convert the imported DXF drawing into usable data ready for designing your PCB. This was undertaken with...
- 19 Oct 2017
PCB Library connectors are getting flipped 180

opeongo73

I am fixing up my custom connector library and have the connector(s) labelled from left to right as Pin 1 to Pin x. For some reason while saving the library, CS deems it necessary to flip the connectors 180 degrees so that Pin 1 is now on the r...
- 12 Aug 2017
CircuitStudio Routing with Accordions

e14softwareuk

I've had some support queries recently regarding the suitability of CircuitStudioCircuitStudio for high speed design so I would like to introduce you to what CircuitStudio offers the PCB designer with regards to individual net length tuning rules and...
- 27 Jul 2017
CircuitStudio Interactive Routing Modes

e14softwareuk

Although one of the easiest to use PCB design packages out there, when you first start evaluating CircuitStudio there can be a steep learning curve to get your head around all the features. If you have a spare 10 minutes this short video highlights t...
- 20 Jun 2017
Using Ultra Librarian with CircuitStudio

e14softwareuk

I’ve noticed comments in the forums from users believing that you cannot use Ultra Librarian with CircuitStudio. I would like to set the record straight with this short tutorial, showing how to select and download a part from Ultra Librarian and then...
- 19 Jun 2017
The Challenges of Choosing PCB Design Software

e14softwareuk

Choosing a new PCB design package, or even your first one, can be a difficult and daunting prospect. There are numerous packages in many different price brackets on the market and understanding the differences is not always easy. Although it may be t...
- 7 Jun 2017
CircuitStudio v1.3 Released!

pwenzel

Hello everybody, We are pleased to announce that a new update of CircuitStudio is now available for download.You can install version 1.3.0 via the Update System in CircuitStudio. To install the update: 1. Select View>>Start to op...
- 29 Nov 2016
Altium CircuitStudio v1.3 Design Contest

rsc

Since the contest entry form gives me an error every time I try to enter, I'll just post the project here.This project is a PCB for a thermistor array to be used with a Linear Technology LTC2983 Temperature measurement system.The board uses a HIROSE ...
- 28 Oct 2016
CircuitStudio - Next Generation

AshokRao

element14, in partnership with Altium, have made many exciting updates to CircuitStudio! What’s Changing?Pricing: In order to make Altium CircuitStudio more accessible to PCB designers we have reduced the price to 1/3rd of the original cost.Prod...
- 11 Jul 2016
New version v1.2 is out!! Quick…grab your update.

AshokRao

We are pleased to announce the new update of CircuitStudio is now available for download. You can install version 1.2.0.37 via the Update System in CircuitStudio. To install the update:Select View > Start to open the Home pageSelect Ext...
- 29 Jun 2016
Part-3: Generate output files for printing – Eureka!!

AshokRao

Related Content:Part 1:Create a schematic from your idea – Out of the head, into the tool.Part 2: Make the PCB from your design – Almost there...Part-3: Generate output files for printing – Eureka!! Again, a reminder, if you still don't have you...
- 11 May 2016
Part 2: Make the PCB from your design – Almost there...

AshokRao

Related Content:Part 1:Create a schematic from your idea – Out of the head, into the tool.Part 2: Make the PCB from your design – Almost there...Part-3: Generate output files for printing – Eureka!! OK, further to Part 1 of this blog where we cr...
- 20 Apr 2016
Part 1:Create a schematic from your idea – Out of the head, into the tool.

AshokRao

Related Content:Part 1:Create a schematic from your idea – Out of the head, into the tool.Part 2: Make the PCB from your design – Almost there...Part-3: Generate output files for printing – Eureka!! OK, so you’ve got a marvellous idea for your n...
- 20 Apr 2016
Importing Altium Circuit Studio files to Altium Designer and Vice Versa

DaveYoung

The decision of which PCB CAD program to buy is huge anytime a professional design is undertaken. With every hour of CAD design spent in the tool, and with each board released to production, it gets harder to change programs. While most small compani...
- 23 Jul 2015
Altium Circuit Studio Component Creation, Vault, and Search Tools

DaveYoung

In the world of PCB CAD, the humble component is the unsung hero. Controlling stackup impedances, routing high speed signals, achieving high density, and managing thermal performance of a PCB gets all the sex and glamor while the component design is ...
- 20 May 2015
CircuitStudio: Altium's easy-to-use PCB design software

Catwell

Altium’s CircuitStudio opens into what looks like a moderns CAD system, complete with a design tree. Into each project sits a collection of details about it. Click the home tab to navigate the less ‘designy’ aspects of the software. What I like...
- 3 May 2015
Altium Circuit Studio: A First Look

DaveYoung

Altium recently released their latest PCB CAD tool: Circuit Studio. Known for ‘Altium Designer,’ the company is among the premium PCB CAD tool creators. Their Circuit Studio (CS) offering was created to make getting a PCB to the board house fast and ...
- 1 Apr 2015
Best Career Courses After 12th

e14 Contributor

School life is the best part of anyone’s life you do not have to worry about anything and you do not have to worry about the career path but the last year of the school life that is the 12th standard is the time when you have to decide what next you ...
- 11 Apr 2013