This article originally appeared in Silicon Chip magazine Oct-Dec 2003.

Here you can find my popular PCB Design Tutorial in PDF format, freely distributable for educational and private use. All I ask is that it be distributed in the original PDF form.

The tutorial is extremely popular with universities and colleges through the world. Many PCB program companies are also promoting it to customers.

If you have ever wanted to know the "secrets" to good PCB design, you'll find it all (well, a lot of it) in this tutorial.

The tutorial is not tied to using one particular software PCB package, so it is suitable for whatever package you happen to use. It is aimed at the beginner through to intermediate PCB designers. Experienced PCB designers may even learn a few tricks and some good design practices they didn't know they should be following.

Donation?

If you like this PCB design tutorial and learn something from it then I would appreciate a small donation to help me keep the web site up and running and encourage me to update and maintain the tutorial. The tutorial is currently being downloaded at the rate of over 5,000 times a month, this does put a fairly big drain on my limited server bandwidth. I'd be happy to get enough donations to pay for the site and my bandwidth usage! I'd appreciate any help, no matter how small.

You can donate in two ways:

1. If you like the sound of one of the commercial PCB links below, please click on it and I get a small donation ;-)
2. Use the PayPal button above and donate any value  you wish. Many donate 50cents, others a few dollars to tens of dollars, it's up to you.

Thanks & Enjoy.

Dave :)

The latest revision is available for download here: PCBDesignTutorialRevA.PDF

since 30th June 04

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