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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by neilh[/i] [br]Hi, I wonder if anybody knows of some software (or a report) that I can generate to be able to define how to build a board manually for first prototypes, circuit verification testing, pre-manufacturing . For the case that I have of a completed EasyPc PCB and BOM (nice reports), what I do right now for the prototype board, is to do it manually. <begin build planning> I generate a plot of the PCB component silkscreen - make it fit a standard sheet of paper A4/8.5x11" - make copies. Then I take line items, components on the BOM, and plot them manually in colour on the paper sheet. Typically I have 10useable colour pens, and I can make this stretch to about 15 easily identifiable coloured components. Then I repeat, manually till I finish all placeable/cookable items for a PCB. I might generate a separate sheet for items that can't be reflowed. <end build planning> Then I receive back the proto PCB + paste mask & components (all labeled with r board#component.) Finally, build day comes: I apply the paste to the board. Then, manually from the <build planning> sheets, I place components on the board. Finally, I take it to the oven and cook it. For an early protoype board doing circuit verification testing this is essential. However the <build planning> process is time consuming, and seems like it could be automated. For a pick'n'place production run it is automated, but with a large setup time. So I wonder if anybody has seen any productivity software that could help with a manual <build planning>. Thanks for any insights [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.