Components Of PCB Layouting

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A PCB layout is required to place components on the PCB so that the component area can be minimized and the components can be placed in an efficient manner. The components can be placed in two ways, either manually or by software. The manual procedure is quiet cumbersome and is very inefficient. The other method is by the use of computer software. This method is advantageous as it saves time and valuable copper area. There are various software’s available for this purpose like- • Express PCB • Pad2pad • Protel PCB • PCB design Many of them are loaded with auto routing and auto placement facility. The software that we have used here is EXPRESS PCB. This software has a good interface, easy editing options and a wide range of components. Express P.C.B. Express PCB is a very easy to use Windows application for laying out printed circuit boards. There are two parts to Express PCB, Express SCH for drawing schematics and Express PCB for designing circuit boards. The software can be downloaded from the website www.expresspcb.com. There are lots of functions available in the software. This software is free of cost and also it is very easy to use. The different layers of the PCB can be viewed by just a click of a button on the interface. And we easily get its print on paper which is utilized for further processing. We can design single sided PCB as well as Double Sided PCB with this Software 8.2 BEGINNING  Begin a new layout by running Express PCB.  In the main window, the yellow rectangle defines the perimeter of the PC board. Set the size of your board by moving three of its four corners (the upper left corner is fixed at 0, 0). Move the corners by dragging them with the mouse, or by double-clicking them and entering coordinat... ... middle of paper ... ...g a pad type on the top toolbar. Carefully position the pads with the correct spacing. It may be helpful to change the Snap-to-grid spacing in the Options dialog. Assign each pad a Pin number. 2. Draw the component outline for the new part on the silkscreen layer. Draw straight lines by selecting or circles and arcs using. Be sure to select the silkscreen layer before drawing the outline by clicking 3. Group everything together to combine it into a single component as follows. Select all of the objects in your new part by clicking and then dragging the mouse to enclose them. From the Component menu, choose the command Group to make PCB component. Next, double click the new component to assign its Part ID (i.e. U12). 4. Save the component to add it to the Custom components list. Do this by selecting the part with the mouse and then choosing save custom

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