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What is the catch? Losing your design to the CCP?
Yeah right, because the CCP is dying to mass-produce my janky guitar pedal PCB with crooked traces.
Reality check: fabs make money by running boards, not by stealing random hobbyist projects. The “catch” is just cheaper shipping, so people actually try them.
Don’t waste your time.
When you add PCB to cart it costs $5.
In cart it shows $16.
At checkout no discount.
We’re really sorry for the confusion! This promotion is available for new users only, and we use a few checks in the system to make sure it’s not abused.
If you are a new user and didn’t see the discount apply at checkout, please reach out to us via live chat or at service@allpcb.com — our team will make sure you get the offer.
Thanks for pointing this out, and we’ll keep improving to make the process smoother.
So, I have this crazy idea, adapting an open source board design to fit a piece of hardware I already have. What sort of tools would I need to create a design to send here, and what format do they want?
Open source hardware designs can have been produced with proprietary software.
Kicad is one of the most famous FOSS for electronic circuitry creation. You can find a bunch of Open Source Hardware designs made with Kicad around the internet. And also a lot of learning materials to get used with the software.
To send your project to a factory, it has to be converted in the gerber files format
Here’s an example of the process: https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/12/24/manufacturing-xassette-asterisk-open-source-hardware-board/
I’ve also asked ALLPCB to reply with specifics.
Hello there, you can design in any major PCB software (KiCad, Altium, Eagle, EasyEDA, etc.) and export Gerber RS-274-D files. Just compress the Gerber output into a ZIP/RAR and upload it directly to ALLPCB for a quick quote and production.
Small correction: we actually support Gerber RS-274X, not RS-274-D. You can still export it from any major PCB design software and upload the compressed files (ZIP/RAR) directly to ALLPCB for production.