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Complete PCB Design
Complete PCB Design
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Introduction
Multisim equips educators, students, and professionals with the tools to analyze circuit
behavior. The intuitive and easy-to-use software platform combines schematic capture and
industry-standard SPICE simulation into a single integrated environment. Multisim abstracts the
complexities and difficulties of traditional syntax-based simulation, so you no longer need to be
an expert in SPICE to simulate and analyze circuits.
Ultiboard provides an easy and intuitive platform to design printed circuit boards
(PCBs). The flexible Ultiboard design environment offers automated functionality for speed and
manual techniques for precise control. With complete integration to NI Multisim, Ultiboard helps
you optimize PCB design. Quickly prototype whether for professional designs or academic
research.
CircuitCAM is a combined Computer Aided Design(CAD) and Computer Aided
Manufacturing (CAM) program. You can use CircuitCAM to import, check and edit circuit
board production data in various CAM formats, and then output them into a LMD format.
CircuitCAM is particularly useful for calculating the insulations channels between the conductor
tracks in circuit board prototype production using LPKF circuit board plotters.
BoardMaster is capable of reading in, displaying and processing production data in
LMD format generated in LPKF CircuitCAM as well as production data generated in HP-GL
format. Boardmaster takes over complete control of the circuit board plotter.
LPKF Protomat S100 is one of LPKF's top-of-the-line rapid circuit board plotters, ideal
for all in-house prototyping applications, including multilayer and RF applications. The S100
features the highest spindle speed possible -- resulting in the precision circuit geometries today's
high-frequency and microwave applications demand -- and a pneumatic working depth limiter,
for the most surface-sensitive substrates.
PCB process & Recommended Experience Level
Multisim
Ultiboard
Intermediate
level
Novice level
CircuitCAM
Novice level
BoardMaster
Novice level
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3. Select [ANSI] symbol set, and click [Copy from DB]. Choose LM7805CTs symbol for
LM2937ET_3.3_ND component. Click [OK] and choose [Next>] when done.
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4. Set pin parameters for your component. Click [next>] when done.
5. Set mapping information between symbol and layout footprint. Click [next>] when done.
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Remember to exclude green color components before you run the Electrical Rules Check.
1. Double-click on the desired component to display its properties dialog box. Example:
LM2937ET.
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2. Click on the [Pins] tab. Select [exclude] for each of the components pins.
3. Click [OK] to close dialog box. Select [Tools] >> [Electrical Rules Check] to display
Electrical Rules check Dialog box and click [OK] to close dialog box again. You will see
ERC results in the Results tab of Spreadsheet View.
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1. Select [Transfer] / [Transfer to Ultiboard 10]. A standard Windows Save As dialog box
appears. Specify the name and location of the files to be created and click [Save]. Multisim
creates files that can then be loaded into Ultiboard.
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Caution:
Comparison between
Green color component ?
Ans: Layout only
vs
Blue color component ?
Ans: Layout and Simulation only
vs
Black color component ?
Ans: Virtual component. No Layout and simulation
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2. Make sure all fields are selected in Import Netlist Action selection and click [OK].
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3. A board outline (a yellow rectangular) is placed on the workplace with the components
(above the board outline) ready to be placed.
4. Accessing layers. Click [Layers] in the design toolbox to display Layers tab. The layer
highlighted in red is the active layer. To active the Board Outline layer, double click the
Board Outline layer in the Design Toolbox.
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6. Working with the Board Outline. Right-click the edge of yellow rectangle and select
Properties from the menu. This launch a Rectangular Properties dialog.
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7. Under the rectangular tab, set the Units to mm, the Width to 160 and the Height to 50. Click
OK to close the dialog box and the board outline becomes much smaller.
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8. Select the components and drag them until they are above the board outline.
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9. Ultiboard Configuration. Select [Options] >> [Global Preferences], and then select the
General Settings tab. Make sure it matches below settings.
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10. Select PCB Design tab and make sure you choose Auto trace narrowing and Auto add
teardrop. Click OK to close the dialog box.
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11. Select [Options] >> [PCB Properties], and then go to Copper Layers tab. Change Board
thickness to 59.00 mil. *Refer to LPKFs PCB board.
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12. Next, go to the Pad/Vias tab, and modify the settings as shown.
How to calculate annular ring?
For example, a 50 mil drill hole (radius of 25 mils) with a relative value of .6 (60%) will
create an annular ring of 15 mils (60% of 25 mils).
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13. Go to Design Rules tab, and the Use multiple clearances checkbox must be selected.
Otherwise, only clearance to traces will be operational. Set the Clearance to Traces
parameter to 40.000000 mils; Clearance to Pads, Clearances to Vias and Clearance to
Copper Areas parameters to 32.000000 mils. Click OK to close dialog box.
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14. Power and Ground Planes. Select [Place] >> [Powerplane]. Select net 0 for Copper Bottom
Layer. Click [OK] to close the dialog box. The bottom layer fills in red color plane.
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15. The next step of PCB design is layout the components. Place the components inside the
yellow triangle. It takes practice to make perfect PCB boards. The green lines represent
copper trace on the top layer of the board.
3D View
16. Once you are satisfied with your PCB design, remember to save the design.
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2. You will see Gerber properties dialog box. Transfer Board Outline, Copper Top, Copper
Bottom, and Drill to the Export Layers by using arrow
box.
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3. Click Export in the Export dialog box. Click [OK] to close Create aperture mapping Board
Outline dialog box. Choose a save location for your file and click Save.
4. Click [OK] to close Create aperture mapping Copper Bottom dialog box. Choose a save
location for your file and click Save.
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5. Click [OK] to close Create aperture mapping Copper Top dialog box. Choose a save
location for your file and click Save.
6. Click [OK] to close Create aperture mapping Drill-Copper Top-Copper Bottom dialog box.
Choose a save location for your file and click Save.
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icon on
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2. Choose the layer type for each file in the import dialog box. For instance, your board outlines
BoardOutline. Click [OK] to close the dialog box, and your PCB board should appear.
Remove any extra parts that you do not want in your finished PCB.
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4. Click [OK] to close the dialog box, and you will see a wide yellow board outlines with four
breakout tabs.
6. Rubout area. A rubout area is a zone in which all the residue copper between the conductor
tracks and the pads is removed from the circuit board. Click
use the cursor to create a rectangle around area you desire.
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7. Remove your Ultiboard Outline. Click a Green check next to the BoardOutline.
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Pause Position
5. Defining the work area. You have to define the front left and then the back right corner
points for the work area.
Front Left. Click on the
Move with mouse button. Drag the mouse pointer to the front
left corner point of the desired work area. In the main menu, click [Configuration] >>
[Material] >> [Set Low Corner].
Back Right. Click on the
Move with mouse button. Drag the mouse pointer to the
back right corner point of the desired work area. In the main menu, click [Configuration] >>
[Material] >> [Set High Corner].
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6. Reviewing the material size and position. Click [Configuration] >> [Material] >> [Size].
The material thickness should be 1.6mm and the free drive lever 3mm.
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7. Importing into BoardMaster. Click [File] >> [Import] >> [LMD\LPR]. Navigate to the
file you exported from CircuitCAM. Select your LMD file and click [Open].
Save button.
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Use the drop down boxes to select the wanted tools for the job. The wanted tools are listed in
the window on the right. Select Stop at tool exchange.
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10. Loading the tool magazine. As each tool has been inserted into the magazine, choose the
same tool from the respective drop-down box in BoardMaster. Make sure each tool is firmly
seated into the socket. Numbering is left to right 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 in the milling machine.
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11. Adjusting the milling depth of the Tool. You will likely have the missing pads and traces
if the milling machine drills too deep or too shallow. You have to verify the milling depth
before start a production run. Select the tool Universal Cutter 0.2mm (8 mil). The milling
machine will automatically retrieve the tool.
Move with mouse button and move the drill head to an unused position of the
Pause button, it
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13. Examining the sample line by using Microscope with a scale of 0.001 inches. The width
must be exactly 0.2mm (8 mil). You can adjust the milling depth by using knurled wheel if
necessary. When you turn the knurled wheel, you will feel it click. For S100, 6 clicks = 1 mil
(0.0254mm). Adjust the wheel clockwise to lower the drill head, which creates a slightly
wider channel. Adjust the wheel counter clockwise to raise the cutting head and create
narrower channel. Mill a new sample and measure again until the channel is exactly 0.2mm
(8 mil) wide.
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the
Start button to begin the marking drills phase. The S100 begins the process and
notifies you when completed.
the
Start button to begin the drilling plated phase. The S100 begins the process and
notifies you when completed.
the
Start button to begin the Milling Bottom phase. The S100 begins the process
and notifies you when completed.
d. The first side of the PCB is finished after the Milling Bottom phase is completed. Click
Pause button because you need to send the drilling head to Pause position, and
clear the work space. Flip the copper board and reset it against the work space.
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All+ button to select all of your design and then click the
Start button to begin the Milling Top phase. The S100 begins the process and
notifies you when completed.
f.
Cutting Outside. Cutting Outside is the last production phase and it separates the
working PCB from the working material. Click the
g. Click
Pause button, it will send the drill head to the pause position.
h. Remove the copper board from the milling machine and close the BoardMaster.
i. Click [OK] when you get the messageMachines head will move to reference point
when you press the button!
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Top PCB
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Bottom PCB
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