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PCB Coplanar Waveguide Calculator
RF PCBs can be complex boards that need careful interconnect design and layout. If you’re designing an RF PCB for microwave or higher frequencies, controlled impedance routing should be top of mind to ensure signal integrity. You can choose from many routing styles, but whichever routing style you choose, it should provide isolation against noise and crosstalk. A coplanar waveguide routing style is an excellent choice for RF PCBs as they can be
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PCB 3D Circuit Design Software Helps You Build Advanced Products
New products are intimately designed to fit their enclosures, and getting the design right takes the right set of PCB design tools. When you can see your entire board, you can spot layout errors and component collisions and make sure your new circuit board will fit inside its enclosure easily. Now you can design and evaluate all aspects of your circuit board layout when you use the native MCAD tools in Altium Designer’s complete PCB design
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Free PCB Viewer Software Review: Best Tool for EDA File Formats
To quickly set up and work with the different PCB file formats in one Viewer, you need the best PCB Design tools available; you need Altium Designer. Altium offers a Free PCB Viewer download Looking for a free PCB Viewer download or free PCB design software that can take all EDA file formats and present them in a tool accessible to every member of the production process? Being able to read obscure engineering software formats in a variety of
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Adding Arduino Boards to Your Integrated Components Libraries
An Arduino board is a great way to include standard functionality in your next PCB. If you want to use an Arduino board in your PCB design software, you’ll need to include Arduino boards as part of your component libraries. This allows you to incorporate Arduino boards into your electronics schematics, layouts, and bills of materials. You can use Arduino boards as the backbone for your next product, or as part of a larger multi-board system
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My Favorite Altium Designer Keyboard Shortcuts and Viewing Features
If you want to be more productive in PCB design and layout, try out these common Altium Designer keyboard shortcuts.
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PCB Prototype Board Layout Software That Helps You Scale
Your PCB design software package includes the tools found in simpler prototype board software. Learn more about these software packages here.
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LLC Resonant Converter Design and PCB Layout
You can use an LLC resonant converter design to provide stable DC power in your circuits. Here’s how to layout your LLC converter design.
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Altium Designer’s Free PCB Viewer Download Allows You to Explore Your BRD Files
Today, it almost seems that there are as many PCB design file formats as there are PCB manufacturers. Using a custom file format is advantageous when working with the originating company’s program. However, there are many times when you need the capability to view or use non-native files. This can be a challenge when working with most PCB software companies, but not Altium. Altium offers a free online BRD file viewer powered by the Altium 365
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Designing Capacitive Touch Sensor PCBs in Altium Designer
If you’re familiar with the way smartphones and other devices with touch screens work, then you’re already familiar with capacitive touch sensors. These sensors do more than just allow touch screens to distinguish fingers from other objects. Many sensors use capacitive sensing, sensors for measuring proximity, displacement, force, humidity, and fluid level. With the number of HMI devices that are projected to come into demand in the near future
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Component Parameters Describe Features of a Part
Component parameters define features of electronic parts necessary to meet form, fit, and function within the design for use across the enterprise. ALTIUM DESIGNER No matter the model, attributes, or values - input component properties with smart PCB design software. Component parameters describe features of a part PCB Component parameters are simply text strings in EDA software that describe characteristics. Characteristics such as name, value
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Altium PCB Special Strings Elegantly Designed for Intuitive Use During Layout
Placing PCB special strings is commonplace within Altium’s workspace with direct access to predefined, and custom, special strings in the Properties Panel. Just DO text! ALTIUM DESIGNER Altium special strings allow for a more advanced printed text string and graphic design management during the schematic design and manufacturing process. These special strings, in addition to many other streamlined functions, make Altium Designer the best PCB
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Making the Switch from Proteus PCB Design to Altium Designer
With so many PCB design software packages on the market, you need design software that is adaptable to any design requirements. Features like interactive routing, layer stack, and copper pour management, and defining design rules can make or break your next design. The best circuit design software makes using these tools easy and gives you the power to customize them to meet your design requirements. With Altium Designer, you can rest assured
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Clone and Modify an Arduino Mega PCB Schematic in Altium Designer
There are many different Arduino boards available for development and prototyping, and you might consider designing your own Arduino PCB schematic. If you want to modify an Arduino Mega schematic, you need design software that lets you easily build around an Arduino board and quickly add functionality. Your design software should make it easy to use any Arduino mega pinout board, like the Arduino Uno PCB schematic, Mega, Zero, or another model
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The Best PCB Design Software Downloads
There are many PCB design software packages available for download or purchase. Newer designers and startups who are just starting out will likely build up their skills from a free software program just to get to a proof of concept and initial design of a prototype. Once a design has been proven and it is time to design for a real product, a new designer or startup startup company will need to make the switch over to a paid software package. To
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The Best PCB Layout & Design Software for Your Needs
When designing circuit boards, there are some functions that your PCB (printed circuit board) design tools must excel at without exception. These include the basic functions of schematic design, schematic capture, placing parts, and routing traces. There are other important functions you won’t find in free PCB design software. These include bill of materials compilation, generation of Gerbers and other deliverables, and data management functions
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Why Altium Designer Will Give You Better Results Over OrCAD
A free download of software and a fancy demo can make PCB design tools seem very attractive. You owe it to yourself to do your research before you purchase so that you get the design features you need for success. Altium Designer delivers on its promise of an easy-to-learn, professional set of PCB design tools. When you switch to Altium Designer, you’ll have the same set of design features you’ll find in OrCAD and much more. You can also
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Design Your PCB Stackup with Altium Designer
Your PCB stackup is the foundation for your circuit board and will influence signal behavior. Your signals use internal plane layers as a potential reference, and your signal routing can be made easier with the right layer stack. In addition to determining the right arrangement of board layers, different board materials are placed in your PCB layer stack to satisfy calculations for power, impedance, and signal integrity. Modern designs will use
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