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I am trying to order a bunch of Steve's driver boards from Express pcb. How do I convert the .brd file into the .pcb layout file. I have been trying to figure this out forever, but I am still clueless, even after googling around.
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Ok, heres what I don't get. I am at this website.
On page 14, it shows how to creat the gerber files, but there are a whole bunch of categories, such as top layer, solder mask top, solder mask bottom. Am I supposed to make every single one of these. I honestly can't figure any of this out.
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Did you ever figure this out? I have been trying to get a few of these boards myself. I use ExpressPCB and like you said it won't open the file.... I don't want to have to buy Eagle just to get a few boards...
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Polonium210 wrote ...
Did you ever figure this out? I have been trying to get a few of these boards myself. I use ExpressPCB and like you said it won't open the file.... I don't want to have to buy Eagle just to get a few boards...
See my comments wrt the OP...
SWC wrote ...
I am trying to order a bunch of Steve's driver boards from Express pcb. How do I convert the .brd file into the .pcb layout file. I have been trying to figure this out forever, but I am still clueless, even after googling around.
1. BRD files are from EAGLE *not* Express PCB - each PCB design program generally has its own file format 2. I'm not at all sure there is a simple (or even complex) way to convert between the formats - they are completely different 3. Find a PCB manufacturer that accepts Eagle BRD files directly (like Olimex and a bazillion others) or.... 4. ...get the free version of Eagle from their website (cadsoft.de) and generate the Gerbers for whichever fab company you are using.
Option 4 is generally for people who understand about PCB manufacture & Eagle - you may want to go to the Eagle news forums at cadsoft.de or the webby versions at Stratford Digital (eaglecentral.ca)
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