Manual panelizing of PCBs with tabs and mouse bites

[@NikiDorian]

I cannot thank you enough! Finally un easy to follow tutorial.

[@danielb8197]

Thanks heaps, You have saved me a heap of time with this video. Very clear. Thank you so much, :)

[@radekhladik7895]

Just a few days ago I did discover KiKit - github.com/yaqwsx/KiKit - apart from other things it can panelize your board with one call to the CLI. It may be a little bit difficult to setup (you need KiCad with Python3) but after that it is really easy to use. It even can rename nets/components so you do not get the rat nest chaos....

[@0ldenn]

Great tutorial, simple and very clear. Thank you !!

[@aniketnadkarni2343]

Thanks, It really helped me with manufacturing a breakout board for a uC, because the chosen footprint was not available

[@fiopio2422]

Great video! thank you for sharing your knowledge ^^

[@AdityaMukherjee11]

Very informative video! I use Altium Designer and this video can be treated as a platform independent one.

[@pastudan]

Thank you, this is extremely helpful :)

[@Excalibur32]

Very helpful video, thank you! I noticed you didn't add rails or fiducials. I assume adding those things isn't necessary unless you want to use a pick and place machine or do some other automation. Is that correct? Thanks again for sharing!

[@sayanee]

That's correct. I made the breakout boards for hand soldering only. Good point on the rails and fiducials!

[@zenzeni77]

Very useful and clear.

[@nrdesign1991]

Thank you! I'd like to have a 10x10 mm board, which is too small for my PCB house to handle. Panelizing to the rescue :)

[@khaledtifoura2973]

Great job, thank you !. easy to understand.

[@jugnu361]

Thanks

[@javierCi]

Great explanations, thanks you very much

[@DarianCabot]

This is super helpful, thanks!

[@yanhuang4911]

does the factory charge you same money as a 10x10 board?

[@sayanee]

I have not tried that! I always check with the PCB manufacturer on the pricing as it might vary with season and manufacturer.

[@mattermfg]

Nice video Sayanee! Did JLCPCB allow you to use the $2 for 5 PCBs offer for this or did you have to go with a more expensive option because it is panelized?

[@sayanee]

That's right I used the usual $2 JLCPCB for 5 PCBs plus the cost of shipping of course. I didn't have any other expenses because it was panelized.

[@mattermfg]

@@sayanee that's awesome. I read that they didn't like that but I guess they don't look too closely

[@mattermfg]

@@sayanee ahh it's just if you have multiple designs that they don't want you to have mouse bites.

[@sayanee]

@@mattermfg Interesting... well I didn't try with multiple designs, so I don't know.

[@hasecilu]

About a month ago I panelized about 5 different designs in one 10*10[cm] PCB and they charged me for 22 USD =( I used GerberPanelizer

[@skyguardian18]

Is this method suitable for the smt instalation option in jlcpcb?

[@sayanee]

Sorry, I did not try this method, so I wouldn't know. Hopefully, someone else who has tried it can guide you. Or maybe you can contact JLCPCB directly to ask them.

[@skyguardian18]

@@sayanee thank you for your answer! I've asked them directly and they said yes it should be compatible!

[@sayanee]

@@skyguardian18 Yeah it's always better to ask the manufacturer directly with regards to their latest pricing and manufacturing capabilities. Glad it worked out for you!

[@emceh]

Wonderful, thanks

[@nasound42]

Thank you!

[@krishnawa_]

Awesome ❤️

[@zupnikal]

Keep the videos coming :-)

[@kasunsadaruwan1293]

Thank

[@damnedattendant2536]

Been with eagle for a long time .... only problem is panelizing ... Now thinking about learning KiCad all over again ... edit: I also watched that video .... edit: That probably is a very small GPS .. Ma'am can you please provide the part link ... if you see this comment ...

[@sayanee]

Here is the GPS module part link: www.cdtop-tech.com/products/pa1010d I have also done a complete video on how to use this module, if that helps you as well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWKkhHVuoLZof9U