PCB footprint documentation
PCB footprint documentation
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I'm looking at PCB footprints for design. Component manufacturers describe well their dimensions but seldom their PCB footprint. Does it exist books or Website about this ? Thanks for help.
RE: PCB footprint documentation
RE: PCB footprint documentation
I can strongly recommend to do this work carefully, because failing to create proper footprints is responsible for more than half of the PCB design errors (my experience from supervising students creating PCB designs).
RE: PCB footprint documentation
www.ipc.org - go to their IPC-SM-782 land pattern calculator
www.smtplus.com - they sell books, calculators & libraries
www.pcbstandards.org/downloads/Metric%20Environment/Calculators/Landpattern/Landpattern%20Calculator.xls - a metric only thru hole & surface mount calculator
ALso you might want to get from the IPC their standards
IPC-2221 & IPC-2222 for general design standards.
Regards,
Steve Smith
Product Engineer
Staco Energy Products Co.
www.stacoenergy.com