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What is the best calculator for pcb design?

Shahriar sakib , 08-01-2021, 12:39 PM

hello sir,
Can you tell me which is the best calculator for PCB design? When I design a PCB, I have to fix my design rules. When I design a PCB, I have to decide what is the via size , what is the drill size of my PCB.
So, how do I calculate what are the appropriate parameters for my PCB?
qdrives , 08-03-2021, 05:46 PM
One of the industry standards is the Saturn PCB toolkit https://saturnpcb.com/saturn-pcb-toolkit/
And the YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJCRrEf_IH8&pp=sAQA
robertferanec , 08-05-2021, 02:31 AM
I agree with @qdrives, Saturn PCB Toolkit is a really useful calculator.

About VIA or drill size, the smallest what I normally use are:
- if I would like to create a cheap PCB then minimum is usally 0.6mm pad size / 0.3mm hole,
- if I do not have space on PCB and I can use more expensive PCB, then it is usually 0.45mm pad size / 0.2mm drill size

This may explain why:
How to design cheaper PCB? What the parameters on PCB manufacturer website mean? https://youtu.be/NyVjg6-wfvY
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Shahriar sakib, 08-06-2021, 07:39 AM
Thank you for sharing the information, sir. Actually I am learning pcb design. I am copying some pcb design exemple. So it was very important to know all this information.
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