Week 11 Notes

March 20th Class Notes

Discussed Final Exam Ideas

Final Exam Notes

March 22nd Class Notes

PCB Design Programs

• DipTrace
• EasyEDA
• Fusion360
• KiCAD

Main difference is how easy it is to make your own component
Spacing of holes on breadboard and circut board is .1 in or 2.54 mm - same as pitch (space between) of pins on components

Carbide Motion Steps

• Turn on
• Connect to cutter
• Initialize Machine
• Put tool in with bowl of wax underneath and tighten (not too tight)
• define xyz position
  • be careful not to damage bolt
  • leave space around board, don’t place at very corner
  • z- get close, lower bit, load new tool
• load job and start

in GCode- add M03 S10000 after each tool change

• starts spindle and sets speed