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From: | "Cam (camfarnell AT bitflipper DOT ca) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-help AT delorie DOT com> |
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Date: | Thu, 2 Apr 2020 20:48:05 -0300 |
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Thanks for pointing me to the blinker demo. I had seen that in the documentation but figured a blinker would need nothing more than a 2-layer board so didn't really look in any detail. It's exactly what I need to get me going. Cheers Cam On 2020-04-02 6:58 p.m., DJ Delorie wrote: > "Cam (camfarnell AT bitflipper DOT ca) [via geda-help AT delorie DOT com]" > <geda-help AT delorie DOT com> writes: >> I'm using PCB 4.0.2. The board is too complex and tight to route with >> two layers. My next thought is to use four layers with the inner >> layers being devoted to power and ground with almost the entire layer >> copper and using thermals where it connects to pins and a gap for >> non-power pins. But I could see no way to achieve this with PCB. Am I >> missing something or is that just not supported? > > pcb supports up to 16 layers in the default config, and more if you > reconfigure. The default stackup is a 6 layer board with an outline > layer and a spare layer, IIRC. > > The Getting Started guide has a demo of a multi-layer board > http://www.delorie.com/pcb/docs/gs/gs.html#SMT-Blinker >
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