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My current PCB program has resolution to .05" and if I shell out the dough I
can upgrade to finer widths.

I don't really want to pay for the upgrade.
Here's a wierd question....

Has anyone ever seen any art on the web for surface mount to dip adapters?
(Like cad files or even a PDF files?)

That's what I wamt to do anyway.....create seperate boards for the fine
pitch surface mount stuff so I can solder them seperately and then put them
on my main board.

Thanks for any help.
 
On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 12:14:33 -0500, EBG wrote:

My current PCB program has resolution to .05" and if I shell out the dough I
can upgrade to finer widths.

I don't really want to pay for the upgrade.
Here's a wierd question....

Has anyone ever seen any art on the web for surface mount to dip adapters?
(Like cad files or even a PDF files?)

That's what I wamt to do anyway.....create seperate boards for the fine
pitch surface mount stuff so I can solder them seperately and then put them
on my main board.

Thanks for any help.
Click to expand...
Check out www.CapitolAdvanced.com - their "Surboards" are available through
Digikey.

Bob
 
In article <a44ywrwjfbij.1e766ubggpgut$.dlg@40tude.net>,
Bob Stephens <stephensyomamadigital@earthlink.net> writes:
|> On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 12:14:33 -0500, EBG wrote:
|>
|> > My current PCB program has resolution to .05" and if I shell out the dough I
|> > can upgrade to finer widths.
|> >
|> > I don't really want to pay for the upgrade.
|> > Here's a wierd question....
|> >
|> > Has anyone ever seen any art on the web for surface mount to dip adapters?
|> > (Like cad files or even a PDF files?)
|> >
|> > That's what I wamt to do anyway.....create seperate boards for the fine
|> > pitch surface mount stuff so I can solder them seperately and then put them
|> > on my main board.
|> >
|> > Thanks for any help.
|>
|> Check out www.CapitolAdvanced.com - their "Surboards" are available through
|> Digikey.

Aries makes these, too. Also at Digikey.

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Thanks but I don't want to buy (prices are outrageous for those
adapters)......I was wondering if anyone knows of any pre-made pcb art on a
site somewhere where I can make my own.

(I know...it's a long shot)

and quite possibly.....a stupid question.
 
On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 17:04:31 -0500, EBG wrote:

Thanks but I don't want to buy (prices are outrageous for those
adapters)......I was wondering if anyone knows of any pre-made pcb art on a
site somewhere where I can make my own.

(I know...it's a long shot)

and quite possibly.....a stupid question.
Click to expand...
Umm... IIRC your original post said your layout software had only 50 mil
resolution. If that's the case what good is fine pitch art going to do you?

Bob
 
On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 12:14:33 -0500, "EBG" <maberger@comcast.net> wrote:

My current PCB program has resolution to .05" and if I shell out the dough I
can upgrade to finer widths.

I don't really want to pay for the upgrade.
Here's a wierd question....

Has anyone ever seen any art on the web for surface mount to dip adapters?
(Like cad files or even a PDF files?)

That's what I wamt to do anyway.....create seperate boards for the fine
pitch surface mount stuff so I can solder them seperately and then put them
on my main board.

Thanks for any help.
Click to expand...
Assuming that you need 0.025" pitch than lay out everything 2:1 and reduce.



Regards,

Boris Mohar

Got Knock? - see:
Viatrack Printed Circuit Designs http://www3.sympatico.ca/borism/
 
In sci.electronics.design, "EBG" <maberger@comcast.net> wrote:

Thanks but I don't want to buy (prices are outrageous for those
adapters)......I was wondering if anyone knows of any pre-made pcb art on a
site somewhere where I can make my own.
Click to expand...
There's expresspcb.com, using their miniboard size you get three
boards for $50-odd USD, you can make palletize 20 soic-8 to DIP 8
adapters on each board and cut them apart yourself (don't breathe the
dust) and you'll have a bunch for about a dollar each.
I've done a soic-8 to DIP 8 on a corner of a board. Also, there's a
yahoogroups email list somewhere dedicated to swapping parts
definitions for the lastest version of expresspcb's software. I
suspect they would have several SMT/DIP layouts.

(I know...it's a long shot)

and quite possibly.....a stupid question.
Click to expand...
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In sci.electronics.design, Ben Bradley
<ben_nospam_bradley@mindspring.example.com> wrote:

In sci.electronics.design, "EBG" <maberger@comcast.net> wrote:

Thanks but I don't want to buy (prices are outrageous for those
adapters)......I was wondering if anyone knows of any pre-made pcb art on a
site somewhere where I can make my own.

I've done a soic-8 to DIP 8 on a corner of a board.
Click to expand...
See my post on alt.binaries.schematics.electronic.

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EBG wrote:
My current PCB program has resolution to .05" and if I shell out the dough I
can upgrade to finer widths.

I don't really want to pay for the upgrade.
Here's a wierd question....

Has anyone ever seen any art on the web for surface mount to dip adapters?
(Like cad files or even a PDF files?)

That's what I wamt to do anyway.....create seperate boards for the fine
pitch surface mount stuff so I can solder them seperately and then put them
on my main board.
Click to expand...

Download the Pulsonix demo: http://www.pulsonix.com

It's limited to 100 pins but that should be plenty for you, and will
allow you to go down to 1 mil tracks. :cool:

Leon
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On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 22:08:31 +0000, Bob Stephens wrote:

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 17:04:31 -0500, EBG wrote:

Thanks but I don't want to buy (prices are outrageous for those
adapters)......I was wondering if anyone knows of any pre-made pcb art on a
site somewhere where I can make my own.

(I know...it's a long shot)

and quite possibly.....a stupid question.

Umm... IIRC your original post said your layout software had only 50 mil
resolution. If that's the case what good is fine pitch art going to do you?

Bob
Click to expand...
Umm... Once EBG has the artwork EBG can go straight to fab. No software tool
involved. Or did I miss something?

Mac
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On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 17:36:47 +0000, Boris Mohar wrote:

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 12:14:33 -0500, "EBG" <maberger@comcast.net> wrote:

My current PCB program has resolution to .05" and if I shell out the dough I
can upgrade to finer widths.

I don't really want to pay for the upgrade.
Here's a wierd question....

Has anyone ever seen any art on the web for surface mount to dip adapters?
(Like cad files or even a PDF files?)

That's what I wamt to do anyway.....create seperate boards for the fine
pitch surface mount stuff so I can solder them seperately and then put them
on my main board.

Thanks for any help.


Assuming that you need 0.025" pitch than lay out everything 2:1 and reduce.
Click to expand...
This is a good idea. But it calls for the ability to reduce with
precision. I'm not the OP, but just out of curiosity, do you know a good
way to reduce precisely?

Regards,

Boris Mohar

Got Knock? - see:
Viatrack Printed Circuit Designs http://www3.sympatico.ca/borism/
Click to expand...
 
Thanks for the ideas....I didn't think about reducing in print.

But as it turns out, I went ahead and downloaded the demo for my upgrade and
it will let you print....but not save.

Seeing as how I'm doing simple 15 minute adapter boards
print is all I need as I'm going to etch them myself.

(I'll try not to feel guilty).
 
"EBG" <maberger@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:5oidnbChQslpCqrd4p2dnA@comcast.com...
Thanks for the ideas....I didn't think about reducing in print.

But as it turns out, I went ahead and downloaded the demo for my upgrade
and
it will let you print....but not save.

Some demo's that will not let you save can be cheated in the following way:
Click to expand...
Select All, Copy to clipboard, Save clipboard with Windows tool.
Retreive and paste to get back the saved work.

Wim
 
On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 21:00:39 -0800, Mac wrote:

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 22:08:31 +0000, Bob Stephens wrote:

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 17:04:31 -0500, EBG wrote:

Thanks but I don't want to buy (prices are outrageous for those
adapters)......I was wondering if anyone knows of any pre-made pcb art on a
site somewhere where I can make my own.

(I know...it's a long shot)

and quite possibly.....a stupid question.

Umm... IIRC your original post said your layout software had only 50 mil
resolution. If that's the case what good is fine pitch art going to do you?

Bob

Umm... Once EBG has the artwork EBG can go straight to fab. No software tool
involved. Or did I miss something?

Mac
Click to expand...
My understanding was that the OP wanted to incorporate canned fine pitch
art into his existing design. If that's not the case then my humble
apologies...

Bob
 
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