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Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
Australia
int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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Index
00 Index
01 / 02 In regards to Printed Circuit Board Design on a Sub Contract basis
03 Cover Letter
04 Application related design experience
05 Detailed Design / 8S2PC & DV1PC
06 Detailed Design / BRBPC
07 Design Environment / Design Approach
08 Assembled PCB (4-Layer Board)
09 Board in Design Stage (6-Layer Board)
10 Assembled PCB (6-Layer Board)
11 Assembled PCB (4-Layer Board)
12 Assembled PCB (4-Layer Board - Mining Application)
13 Customer Feedback; Assembly Houses, Manufacturing Plants & R&D Engineers - 1 of 2
14 Customer Feedback; Assembly Houses, Manufacturing Plants & R&D Engineers - 2 of 2
15 Referees - 1 of 2
16 Referees - 2 of 2
17 Check List
18 General Notes
19 Interim Notes
COPYRIGHT ISSUE
All material handled within this document is subject to Copyright Restrictions by their legal Owners!
Fairlight ESP; NLT Australia, MetaChip, Leeds & Northrup, Foxbora Australia – IPS Invensys;
Stallion Technologies; Monitor Sensors; Heinzman Asia Pacific; Smart AV; Leica Geo Systems,
formerly known as Tritronics; Altium, formerly known as Protel Technologies.
Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
Australia
int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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Att: R&D Management / Hardware Design Engineers
Based on Protel / Altium Design Suite I'd like to offer you pcb design on a sub contract basis -
PCB Design Service at your fingertips, 24/7.
How many bottleneck situations could be avoided if one could trust a design bureau that does the
job in a professional manner and at a time frame, not expectable, from in house employees.
Why, instruct a highly paid hardware engineer to lay out boards.
Wouldn't it be more beneficial and more profitable to keep the ball rolling in R&D and let a
specialized pcb design bureau do the work for you.
Over 30 years of designing boards has given me the knowledge and expertise to do my part
properly; the way expected in the Industry and by my customers.
Custom layouts that reach from sky to underground; eg. from planes to mining applications with
their respective regulations and specifications; such as, Mil-Specs, Aviation Standards,
Intrinsically Safety Standards but also general ANSI / IPC Standard.
My layouts reflect an extremely high & professional design standard;
given the opportunity in being able to discuss any design issues with the hardware engineer
throughout the design stage.
To archive best possible layout and circuit performance interim design stages will be forwarded to
the engineer; so optimum placement and tracking can be discussed; while still in design stage.
Design Complexity:
Have you ever seen an engineer starting the layout from scratch.
The answer you may have heard - “I was assuming it all fits - but I just realized, it won't".
I know just to good how much work, time could go down the drain in re-shuffling an entire layout.
Assuming and guessing are 2 words in our vocabulary we can not tolerate in the industry we're in
as both these words could become a very expensive exercise.
An in house 'density calculation program' provides me with an instant, physical pcb density report;
so, "any assuming or guessing" will be eliminated before I even place the first resistor.
A netlist check will search through your provided netist for loose nets & duplicate designators, etc.
Placement as well as routing is done interactively.
All design rules, eg. creepage and clearances, tracking width and spacing, differential pairs, etc.
will be added to the pcb file.
In return I will have an error free layout and the design complies to your specifications.
Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
Australia
int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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Physical Packaging Density, Design Completion & Cost of Design!
With respect to physical board area available, component and pads density, an in-house formula
will calculate the 3 most important figures:
1.) Packaging Density
2.) Estimated cost of design
3.) Estimated time to completion.
Just to name some of the benefits when outsourcing:
01. no need to pay wages, overtime, superannuation, sick leave or, annual leave
02. no need to provide a workplace or, secure a workplace
03. eliminate bottleneck situation by taking some of the workload, of your engineers
04. no more disrupted layout sessions
05. faster design completion - thus, quicker to market
(up to 40% faster than inhouse design)
06. professionally designed pcb's
07. instant density report, instant estimated design cost & completion time
(a time saver of hours / days)
08. 'error free' netlist
(a time saver of hours)
09. instant pin swapping within the pcb - without the need to access the schematic
(a time saver of days / weeks)
10. adding new nets within the pcb - without the need to access the schematic
(a time saver of hours / days)
11. 24 hour response to new designs & rework; workload not withstanding
12. peace of mind
Time is Money; Time can also ruin a business!!!
Amongst other delicate issues in today’s industry, “Time”, has become one of the most important
factors; with such an immense and powerful impact in the world of business.
Demanding customer, pressure on initial contract; it’s, manufacturability and delivery time; penalty
rates for late delivery, etc... – a nightmare for any business!
Contracting out pcb design will certainly free up 'Your Engineers time' to concentrate and proceed
with higher priorities of the companies ongoing, world of R&D
Contributing more hours towards, “a single design session” a day will not only result in a qualitative
better layout and tracking, but even more importantly, gaining much faster design completion.
The faster completion, the quicker to market.
Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
Australia
int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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Designing PCB’s, for over 30 years will undoubtedly present the necessary experience, qualification,
know-how and professionalism expected, in this industry.
To whom this may concern!
I’ve been designing boards on professional basis, since 1978.
My experience has shown that R&D satisfaction has only come from major effort of the PCB designer
in achieving the best possible layout. Therefore, communication with the R&D engineers is given
first place throughout the whole design process so that optimum layout and tracking results, given
the many issues which must be considered.
These considerations encompass not only the fundamental PCB design rules, eg: high speed and /or
impedance controlled signals, etc.; but also EMC requirements, assembly and test requirements, etc.
Given the opportunity to prove my experience and efficiency, I shall provide and contribute to
excellence in layout and design, manufacturability and time-to-market resulting, I am sure in
complete customer satisfaction.
I am highly motivated, adaptable and enthusiastic to join your R&D Design Team on a sub contract
basis; where I believe that I can make a unique contribution to the success of your business.
General Design Experience
3 years, (1972 – 1976) General PCB Manufacturing Experience
6 years, (1978 – 1984) Hand Taped Design Experience
(1985 and ongoing) CAD Design using, Protel / Altium Design Suite
Application Specific Experience
Aircraft Application (Perkins Technology)
Audio / Video Application (Fairlight ESP, Clarity EQ)
Engine Control Application (Heinzmann S.E. Asia)
High Current / High Voltage Application (Heinzmann S.E. Asia)
High Current / Low Voltage Application (Fairlight ESP)
Industrial Control Application (Foxboro Australia, QRail)
Industrial PC Application (Stallion Technologies)
Intrinsic Safety Application (NLT Australia)
Mining Application (AIT, Leica Geo Systems)
Networking Applications (Contemporary Control Systems, USA)
Power Station Application (Foxboro Australia)
Race Car Application (MSEtech, Perkins Technology)
Sensor Application (Monitor Sensors, Environ Data)
Traffic Control Application (Foxboro Australia, QRail)
Summary
Over 30 years of PCB Design Experience is quite something to look back to.
Still, optimum placement & tracking, only results from a combination of both -
A good team of experienced Hardware Design Engineer and experienced PCB Designer.
Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
Australia
int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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Please Note:
With respect to density, technology and other challenging issues I have detailed some designs!
Dec ‘2005 FOXBORO AUSTRALIA P/L
Position/Contract PCB Designer
Protel98 / 99SE
Design Spec’s New Design
COPEPC (79.84%) 6 Layer Multilayer Board
Single Sided Placement
6/6mil Design Technology
19.30/9.84mil Vias
Design Constraints High Density Board
32 bit high speed data and address bus
33MHZ PCI Bus
Crosstalk Issues on all the different Clock Signals to neighboring
track
Differential Pair
Clock Distribution, Source and Load Termination
Grounding, within the Ethernet Circuit.
Well matched impedance and propagation delay of a feedback Clock
signal to chip with the impedance and propagation delay of the true
clock signal.
Ethernet Chips may force me to go to 8 Layers
Xilinx Pin-Pitch may force us to use micro-vias.
PinSwapping on the 2 Xilinx BGA’s
This was quite an interesting design. Board size, 233.35 x 160.02mm. By the time all the components
were loaded and tracked it became quite a high density board; taken into account that I managed to
stick to a 6 layers multilayer board. It most certainly didn’t look that way right at the beginning as 2,
160pin BGA’s and limited tracking space almost forced me to use 8 Layers. As I could have never
justified 8 layers, I did my best to avoid it. Re-arranging the layout to create slightly more tracking
space and a different approach of tracking made it possible. The next problem I had to deal with was
2, 100pin Xilinx BGA’s. Due to the actual pin pitch I could not place standard vias, nor could I track
a signal from the inner rows to the outside. Just Impossible. The 2 options we knew of were to, either
use “micro vias” or pay hefty penalty on smaller vias but drilled with 0.2mm. That’s what Printed
Circuit Eastcoast, in Western Australia was telling me.
Well – I didn’t like the idea, going for micro vias, but I also didn’t like Penalty Rates. I had to look for
a decent and acceptable compromise. This wasn’t easy – but I found a way.
Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
Australia
int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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Sep ’2004 FOXBORO AUSTRALIA P/L
Position/Contract PCB Designer
Protel98 / 99SE
Design Spec’s Re-Work
8S2PC (68.21%) Double Sided Board
Single Sided Placement
6/6mil Design Technology
26/14mil Vias
Design Constraints Mainly, 2 KV Isolation Issues on the 8 Channels.
Pushing for more space; on board
One of the bigger problems I had with this board was trying to archive a 100mil clearance on 200mil
spaced pins. All the connectors facing the front also needed
2KV isolation. Getting these 8 Channels placed with 100mil clearance to each other was quite a bit
tricky as I also had to consider all of the track work involved.
April ’2002 PERKINS TECHNOLOGIES P/L
Position/Contract PCB Designer
Protel98 / 99SE
Design Spec’s
DV1PC (77.63%) 4 Layer Multilayer Board
Double Sided Placement
6/6mil Design Technology
26/14mil Vias
Design Constraints Fixed location and orientation for all the connectors,
flash card holder and Ethernet.
Height Restrictions, 1KV & 2KV Isolation
This particular design was quite different and challenging.
Restricted by board width, component density and governed by fixed locations of connectors &
cardholder, I tried to place the main components with respect to the flow of tracking. This didn’t look
good at all. The entire bus was back to front. A 100pin Xilinx and the 16bit buffer were the only
chips onboard where the signals could be rearranged. Based on the board density and tracking space
required we placed components on both the sides - “double-sided placement”. Placing the 16bit
buffer, the SRAM and Flash onto the solder side made a big difference to the main tracking; also
freed up component side space, required for tracking. Due to extreme tracking density, but also 5
different supplies I was also forced to use “split planes”.
Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
Australia
int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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Feb ‘2002 FOXBORO AUSTRALIA P/L
Position/Contract PCB Designer
Protel98 / 99SE
Design Spec’s BRBPC (79.84%)
6 Layer Multilayer Board
Double Sided Placement
6/6mil Design Technology
26/14mil Vias
Design Constraints Double Sided - High Density Board
Interconnection of bus to SRAM
This design was quite ……; tricky!
The idea was to shrink the board size as much as possible. Well, I did; but the board had become a
6 layer board. I just couldn’t fit all the tracking; all of the address and data lines in addition to the
inter-connection of 4 SRAM.
Believe me, I wasn’t real impressed with myself; still –
Out of curiosity I rang the engineer, saying – Wouldn’t it be nice if Mitsubishi would make these
chips in “mirror image pin out”, as well! This would make my life a lot easier; right now..
The engineer was laughing and said that I could have them in reversed pin out – if that’ll help.
I almost couldn’t believe the engineer.
Anyway - Using a set of, “standard” and a set of “reversed pin-out chips” made the tracking so much
simpler and the board to be; only of a 4 layer design; saving 2 layers!
Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
Australia
int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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Design Environment
Design Software
Protel2.8 - Protel98_SP3 - Protel99SE_SP6 – Altium Designer, ADxx
Design Assisting Tools
Physical Board Density Calculation; Netlist Conversion; Netlist Split; Netlist Check
PinSwap; PinLock; PinEdit; PinLog
Design Specifications
General design rules are based on " ANSI / IPC - ... ",
but also, specific board specifications such as VME, IBM Type Boards, as well as environment
related - Aviation, intrinsically safe & mining related Spec's; Component Data etc., and your own
requirements on board size, layout and tracking.
Design Technology
Through-Hole or Surface Mount Technology with Through Hole, Blind or Buried Via, in accordance
to IPC-Design Classes and Design Specifications.
Computer System
WIN XP-Professional & 21” Dual Screen Setup.
Design Approach
Data Verification
Verifying data sheets against library footprints. If necessary, re-calculate and create new
footprints.
Netist
Checking for, Incomplete Nets, Duplicate Net Names, Duplicate Designators and file format.
Design Issues
Trying, to solve critical design issues with the R&D Engineer.
This may involve general schematic or pc-board issues, critical circuitry or, placement issues, pin-
swapping, impedance controlled signals, high speed signals, specific tracking issues, etc.
More Issues to look into
Board Size, No of Layers, Design-Technology - Placement and Overlay Issue with respect to
density- calculation; etc.
New Design File
Loading components and netlist into pcb editor. Generating, true Density Report. Commence with
actual placement, pin swapping and tracking. Interim inspection files for the R&D Engineer.
Finalizing
Verifying PCB File against schematic netlist.
Cleaning up any DRC Issues, yet another DRC.
NC Drill - Trying, to reduce drill sizes by compromising to reduce manufacturing cost.
Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
Australia
int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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4 Layer Multilayer Design - (triple intrinsically safe to EC EX ia Approval)
For advertising purpose provided; only!
Respective owner – NLT Australia P/L * QLD 4510 Caboolture
Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
Australia
int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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6 Layer Multilayer in Design Stage
For advertising purpose provided; only!
Respective owner – Foxboro Australia P/L * QLD 4113 Eight Mile Plains
Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
Australia
int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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6 Layer Multilayer Design
For advertising purpose provided; only!
Respective owner – Foxboro Australia P/L * QLD 4113 Eight Mile Plains
Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
Australia
int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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4 Layer Multilayer Design
For advertising purpose provided; only!
Respective owner – MetaChip / Bitscope P/L * NSW 4113 St Leonards
Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
Australia
int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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6 Layer Multilayer Design
For advertising purpose provided; only!
Respective owner – Leica Geo Systems P/L * QLD 4169 East Brisbane
Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
Australia
int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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Customer Feedback; Assembly Houses
Wavetronics; Sydney - Australia
Carl Harris (2001)
I would like to recommend Robi Artwork to any manufacturing / OEM company that enjoys ease of
manufacture. With over 25 years of experience in contract manufacturing I can honestly say the pcb
layouts by Robi have been nothing short of excellent in regards to through hole and surface mount
assembly. Component positioning and orientation suit any form of soldering; reflow, wave, gluing and
wave.
Customer Feedback; Manufacturing
Synergy; Sydney - Australia
Tim Tasi (2002)
We have manufactured numerous PCB’s over the last five years which have been designed by Robi. The
files received are always of the highest quality with a commonsense approach to the ease of
manufacturability for any OEM or Contract Electronics Manufacturer.
All relevant details are noted for the Bare PCB manufacturer which removes all Grey Area’s, during the
PCB manufacturing process and in turn speeding up the production of final product.
Customer Feedback R&D
Contemporary Control Systems (CCS); Chicago - USA
Bennet Levine (2004)
…..; Robi, you have an interesting background and I think you could handle our designs.
I will send you our NDA – once we’ve received, I will send you our next pcb design.
Fairlight ESP; Sydney - Australia
Kim Ryrie (1987)
…..; this is to confirm that Fairlight has been using Robi Bittler for nearly all of our PCB designs
since1987. I don’t hesitate to recommend the quality of Mr Bittler’s design
Leeds & Northrup (L&N); Brisbane - Australia
Col Higgins (1984)
.....; the quality of work is excellent, delivery reliable and prices competitive.
I have no hesitation in recommending Robi Artwork to other potential customers
Foxboro; Brisbane - Australia
Chris Sloane (1984)
…..; has contracted Robi Artwork to produce pcb artwork since 1984.
His quality of work is excellent, delivery is quick and reliable and prices competitive.
The results always reflect the highest standard of design accuracy.
I have no hesitation in recommending Robi Artwork to other potential customers
Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
Australia
int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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IPS Invensys; Hyderabad - India
Praphull Dwivedi (2001)
…..; It was my first experience to have modification on the complex boards. The way Robi did it without
any second modification is really appreciable. I have no hesitation in saying that Robi artwork has all
that quality; which is required by a good PCB designer
Leica Geo Systems; Brisbane - Australia
Rodney Gullickson (1987)
We have used the service of robi artwork for the last 12 years. We are impressed with the quality of
design; fast turn around times and his habit of not making assumptions, which in electronics can cause
many problems. All the work is professional and any changes requested are promptly completed.
MetaChip; Sydney - Australia
Norman Jackson (2001)
Robi Artwork has been designing PCBs for us for over 5 years. All of his designs are of excellent quality
and have proved to be very reliable to manufacture. Robi's competitive rates, his extensive knowledge of
pcb design and pcb process makes his service extremely attractive as a design partner.
NLT Australia; Brisbane - Australia
TJ Botha (2005)
Robi has been designing multiple pcbs for us; to be used in explosive hazardous areas that need
certification by an accredited body to be intrinsically safe to be granted EC EX ia approval. Robi had to
work under tight timeline while having non conventional requirements. The EX ia certification requires
strict requirements and segregation rules in the attempt to prevent sparking between tracks and
components. Robi added a special layer to show this segregation to make the assessment simple and
accurate. Robi's work was excellent and he was always willing to work in close relation to us through
many engineering changes while we had to learn the ropes ourselves. The resulting products are
currently used successfully in the market.
I highly recommend Robi to other companies that may be in need of PCB designs.
Perkins Technologies; Brisbane - Australia
Adrian Ball (1984)
Robi has done the PCB artwork for all my designs since 1984. Quality of work has always been
excellent, as has the working relationship. I highly recommend Robi to any potential customer.
Smart Av; Sydney - Australia
Chris Alfred (1987)
…..; I strongly recommend Mr. Bittler’s work to other designers.
Stallion Technologies; Brisbane - Australia
Bob Waldie (1984)
…..; the work involved dense multilayer boards. We found Robi Bittler to offer a flexible and accurate
service. He has many years experience in the industry and his workmanship is of the highest professional
standard.
Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
Australia
int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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Referees; QLD - Australia
Adrian Ball Perkins Technologies P/L
R&D Engineer 8 Adnar St.
Phone: (07) 3420 3449 Wishart Qld 4122
Chris Sloane IPS INVENSYS P/L
R&D Engineer 10 Brandl St.
Phone: (07) 3340 2111 Eight Mile Plains Qld 4113
Kevin Walker NLT Australia
R&D Engineer 22-26 Cessna Drive
Phone: (07) 5495 2944 Caboolture Qld 4510
Matt Hurley AIT
R&D Engineer Unit 12, 18-20 Cessna Drive
Phone: (07) 3139 1331 Caboolture Qld 4510
Rodney Gullickson Leica Geo Systems P/L
R&D Engineer 977 Stanley St.
Phone: (07) 3240 1922 East Brisbane Qld 4169
Roger Crofts Monitor Sensors P/L
R&D Engineer Cessna Drive
Phone: (07) 3490 9000 Caboolture Qld 4510
TJ Botha NLT Australia
R&D Manager 22-26 Cessna Drive
Phone: (07) 5495 2966 Caboolture Qld 4510
Referees; NSW - Australia
Chris Alfred Smart AV
R&D Engineer 38/13 Avenue of America
Phone: (02) 9648 6766 Newington NSW 2127
Norman Jackson MetaChip P/L
R&D Engineer G3 28 Chandos Street
Phone: (02) 9436 2955 St Leonards NSW 2065
Rajieev Garnish Fairlight ESP
R&D Engineer Unit 2, 1 Skyline Place
Phone: (02) 8977 9999 Frenchs Forest NSW 2086
Referees; SA - Australia
Steven Jenkins CODAN Ltd
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R&D Engineer 81 Graves St.
Phone: (08) 8305 0495 Newton SA 5074
Referees; INDIA
Praphull Dwivedi IPS INVENSYS
R&D Engineer Tech.-Park
Ph:001191 - 405539919291 Hyderabad, India
Referees; USA
Bennet Levine Contemporary Controls Systems
R&D Engineer
Phone:00111 - 6309630109 Chicago, USA
Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
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int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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Check list, for providing pcb design documentation!
1 Schematic in a single, PDF file format; preferred.
2 Extracted schematic netlist file as file; in 'Protel' format.
3 App.-Notes on BGA and High Speed Bus routing;
Data sheet of non standard & high pin count chips as I may need to verify their data against my pcb
footprint library. You may be able to shrink PDF data sheets to only the relevant info required.
If data sheet contains a table - please mark, highlight the part you want to use.
4 Reliable pcb footprint lib; if you're going to provide it
Your pcb library should, MUST have all SMD footprint on "Center Insertion" and not, Pin1.
5 Placement detail dwg - You may have specific placement; eg. connectors, mounting holes, led's, etc.
Alternatively, you may also provide a pcb file containing already, board outline and fixed parts in
place; and all the footprints loaded - if you're going to do so I must be able to trust your footprints and
their reference outline as I'm not going to verify them against manufactures data sheets - they should
be good footprints; if you've used them, before.
6 Engineer in Charge
As I work closely with your hardware design engineer while in design stage
- I wouldn't mind seeing the engineer on Yahoo Messenger or, Skype; while available;
- have his direct contact, business / mobile number;
- to have a copy of the current project available at his place; at home, as I do work late hours;
- to tell me right at design start the things that may be changed mechanically - placement wise;
and inform me of any high pin count chips / Memory / Altera / Xilinx that can be pin swapped.
7 Once I've familiarized myself with schematic, the parts and maybe restricted placement issues
I will contact the engineer to tell me more about the circuitry, eg. estimated current, any delicate
circuit issues I should be aware off, such as: high speed or differential pairs,
embedded clk signals, intrinsic safe or, any other pcb design constraints that may affect the layout.
8 After loading all the footprints I'll generate a "True Density Report" and be able to not only provide
you with a true, physical density report, an estimate of cost, but also time to completion.
Passive component designators may need to be hidden if density reaches more than 60%; though will
get assigned onto a mechanical layer.
Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
Australia
int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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General Notes: Time: Date:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Robi
Artwork
CAD Layout EDA
PCB Design Bureau
Robi Artwork
59 Jamaica Drive
Phone
@email
QLD 4508 Deception Bay
Australia
int. +61 (0) 432 086 675
robi@robiartwork.com
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Interim Notes: Time: Date:
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ADVB

  • 1. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC Index 00 Index 01 / 02 In regards to Printed Circuit Board Design on a Sub Contract basis 03 Cover Letter 04 Application related design experience 05 Detailed Design / 8S2PC & DV1PC 06 Detailed Design / BRBPC 07 Design Environment / Design Approach 08 Assembled PCB (4-Layer Board) 09 Board in Design Stage (6-Layer Board) 10 Assembled PCB (6-Layer Board) 11 Assembled PCB (4-Layer Board) 12 Assembled PCB (4-Layer Board - Mining Application) 13 Customer Feedback; Assembly Houses, Manufacturing Plants & R&D Engineers - 1 of 2 14 Customer Feedback; Assembly Houses, Manufacturing Plants & R&D Engineers - 2 of 2 15 Referees - 1 of 2 16 Referees - 2 of 2 17 Check List 18 General Notes 19 Interim Notes COPYRIGHT ISSUE All material handled within this document is subject to Copyright Restrictions by their legal Owners! Fairlight ESP; NLT Australia, MetaChip, Leeds & Northrup, Foxbora Australia – IPS Invensys; Stallion Technologies; Monitor Sensors; Heinzman Asia Pacific; Smart AV; Leica Geo Systems, formerly known as Tritronics; Altium, formerly known as Protel Technologies.
  • 2. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC Att: R&D Management / Hardware Design Engineers Based on Protel / Altium Design Suite I'd like to offer you pcb design on a sub contract basis - PCB Design Service at your fingertips, 24/7. How many bottleneck situations could be avoided if one could trust a design bureau that does the job in a professional manner and at a time frame, not expectable, from in house employees. Why, instruct a highly paid hardware engineer to lay out boards. Wouldn't it be more beneficial and more profitable to keep the ball rolling in R&D and let a specialized pcb design bureau do the work for you. Over 30 years of designing boards has given me the knowledge and expertise to do my part properly; the way expected in the Industry and by my customers. Custom layouts that reach from sky to underground; eg. from planes to mining applications with their respective regulations and specifications; such as, Mil-Specs, Aviation Standards, Intrinsically Safety Standards but also general ANSI / IPC Standard. My layouts reflect an extremely high & professional design standard; given the opportunity in being able to discuss any design issues with the hardware engineer throughout the design stage. To archive best possible layout and circuit performance interim design stages will be forwarded to the engineer; so optimum placement and tracking can be discussed; while still in design stage. Design Complexity: Have you ever seen an engineer starting the layout from scratch. The answer you may have heard - “I was assuming it all fits - but I just realized, it won't". I know just to good how much work, time could go down the drain in re-shuffling an entire layout. Assuming and guessing are 2 words in our vocabulary we can not tolerate in the industry we're in as both these words could become a very expensive exercise. An in house 'density calculation program' provides me with an instant, physical pcb density report; so, "any assuming or guessing" will be eliminated before I even place the first resistor. A netlist check will search through your provided netist for loose nets & duplicate designators, etc. Placement as well as routing is done interactively. All design rules, eg. creepage and clearances, tracking width and spacing, differential pairs, etc. will be added to the pcb file. In return I will have an error free layout and the design complies to your specifications.
  • 3. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC Physical Packaging Density, Design Completion & Cost of Design! With respect to physical board area available, component and pads density, an in-house formula will calculate the 3 most important figures: 1.) Packaging Density 2.) Estimated cost of design 3.) Estimated time to completion. Just to name some of the benefits when outsourcing: 01. no need to pay wages, overtime, superannuation, sick leave or, annual leave 02. no need to provide a workplace or, secure a workplace 03. eliminate bottleneck situation by taking some of the workload, of your engineers 04. no more disrupted layout sessions 05. faster design completion - thus, quicker to market (up to 40% faster than inhouse design) 06. professionally designed pcb's 07. instant density report, instant estimated design cost & completion time (a time saver of hours / days) 08. 'error free' netlist (a time saver of hours) 09. instant pin swapping within the pcb - without the need to access the schematic (a time saver of days / weeks) 10. adding new nets within the pcb - without the need to access the schematic (a time saver of hours / days) 11. 24 hour response to new designs & rework; workload not withstanding 12. peace of mind Time is Money; Time can also ruin a business!!! Amongst other delicate issues in today’s industry, “Time”, has become one of the most important factors; with such an immense and powerful impact in the world of business. Demanding customer, pressure on initial contract; it’s, manufacturability and delivery time; penalty rates for late delivery, etc... – a nightmare for any business! Contracting out pcb design will certainly free up 'Your Engineers time' to concentrate and proceed with higher priorities of the companies ongoing, world of R&D Contributing more hours towards, “a single design session” a day will not only result in a qualitative better layout and tracking, but even more importantly, gaining much faster design completion. The faster completion, the quicker to market.
  • 4. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC Designing PCB’s, for over 30 years will undoubtedly present the necessary experience, qualification, know-how and professionalism expected, in this industry. To whom this may concern! I’ve been designing boards on professional basis, since 1978. My experience has shown that R&D satisfaction has only come from major effort of the PCB designer in achieving the best possible layout. Therefore, communication with the R&D engineers is given first place throughout the whole design process so that optimum layout and tracking results, given the many issues which must be considered. These considerations encompass not only the fundamental PCB design rules, eg: high speed and /or impedance controlled signals, etc.; but also EMC requirements, assembly and test requirements, etc. Given the opportunity to prove my experience and efficiency, I shall provide and contribute to excellence in layout and design, manufacturability and time-to-market resulting, I am sure in complete customer satisfaction. I am highly motivated, adaptable and enthusiastic to join your R&D Design Team on a sub contract basis; where I believe that I can make a unique contribution to the success of your business. General Design Experience 3 years, (1972 – 1976) General PCB Manufacturing Experience 6 years, (1978 – 1984) Hand Taped Design Experience (1985 and ongoing) CAD Design using, Protel / Altium Design Suite Application Specific Experience Aircraft Application (Perkins Technology) Audio / Video Application (Fairlight ESP, Clarity EQ) Engine Control Application (Heinzmann S.E. Asia) High Current / High Voltage Application (Heinzmann S.E. Asia) High Current / Low Voltage Application (Fairlight ESP) Industrial Control Application (Foxboro Australia, QRail) Industrial PC Application (Stallion Technologies) Intrinsic Safety Application (NLT Australia) Mining Application (AIT, Leica Geo Systems) Networking Applications (Contemporary Control Systems, USA) Power Station Application (Foxboro Australia) Race Car Application (MSEtech, Perkins Technology) Sensor Application (Monitor Sensors, Environ Data) Traffic Control Application (Foxboro Australia, QRail) Summary Over 30 years of PCB Design Experience is quite something to look back to. Still, optimum placement & tracking, only results from a combination of both - A good team of experienced Hardware Design Engineer and experienced PCB Designer.
  • 5. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC Please Note: With respect to density, technology and other challenging issues I have detailed some designs! Dec ‘2005 FOXBORO AUSTRALIA P/L Position/Contract PCB Designer Protel98 / 99SE Design Spec’s New Design COPEPC (79.84%) 6 Layer Multilayer Board Single Sided Placement 6/6mil Design Technology 19.30/9.84mil Vias Design Constraints High Density Board 32 bit high speed data and address bus 33MHZ PCI Bus Crosstalk Issues on all the different Clock Signals to neighboring track Differential Pair Clock Distribution, Source and Load Termination Grounding, within the Ethernet Circuit. Well matched impedance and propagation delay of a feedback Clock signal to chip with the impedance and propagation delay of the true clock signal. Ethernet Chips may force me to go to 8 Layers Xilinx Pin-Pitch may force us to use micro-vias. PinSwapping on the 2 Xilinx BGA’s This was quite an interesting design. Board size, 233.35 x 160.02mm. By the time all the components were loaded and tracked it became quite a high density board; taken into account that I managed to stick to a 6 layers multilayer board. It most certainly didn’t look that way right at the beginning as 2, 160pin BGA’s and limited tracking space almost forced me to use 8 Layers. As I could have never justified 8 layers, I did my best to avoid it. Re-arranging the layout to create slightly more tracking space and a different approach of tracking made it possible. The next problem I had to deal with was 2, 100pin Xilinx BGA’s. Due to the actual pin pitch I could not place standard vias, nor could I track a signal from the inner rows to the outside. Just Impossible. The 2 options we knew of were to, either use “micro vias” or pay hefty penalty on smaller vias but drilled with 0.2mm. That’s what Printed Circuit Eastcoast, in Western Australia was telling me. Well – I didn’t like the idea, going for micro vias, but I also didn’t like Penalty Rates. I had to look for a decent and acceptable compromise. This wasn’t easy – but I found a way.
  • 6. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC Sep ’2004 FOXBORO AUSTRALIA P/L Position/Contract PCB Designer Protel98 / 99SE Design Spec’s Re-Work 8S2PC (68.21%) Double Sided Board Single Sided Placement 6/6mil Design Technology 26/14mil Vias Design Constraints Mainly, 2 KV Isolation Issues on the 8 Channels. Pushing for more space; on board One of the bigger problems I had with this board was trying to archive a 100mil clearance on 200mil spaced pins. All the connectors facing the front also needed 2KV isolation. Getting these 8 Channels placed with 100mil clearance to each other was quite a bit tricky as I also had to consider all of the track work involved. April ’2002 PERKINS TECHNOLOGIES P/L Position/Contract PCB Designer Protel98 / 99SE Design Spec’s DV1PC (77.63%) 4 Layer Multilayer Board Double Sided Placement 6/6mil Design Technology 26/14mil Vias Design Constraints Fixed location and orientation for all the connectors, flash card holder and Ethernet. Height Restrictions, 1KV & 2KV Isolation This particular design was quite different and challenging. Restricted by board width, component density and governed by fixed locations of connectors & cardholder, I tried to place the main components with respect to the flow of tracking. This didn’t look good at all. The entire bus was back to front. A 100pin Xilinx and the 16bit buffer were the only chips onboard where the signals could be rearranged. Based on the board density and tracking space required we placed components on both the sides - “double-sided placement”. Placing the 16bit buffer, the SRAM and Flash onto the solder side made a big difference to the main tracking; also freed up component side space, required for tracking. Due to extreme tracking density, but also 5 different supplies I was also forced to use “split planes”.
  • 7. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC Feb ‘2002 FOXBORO AUSTRALIA P/L Position/Contract PCB Designer Protel98 / 99SE Design Spec’s BRBPC (79.84%) 6 Layer Multilayer Board Double Sided Placement 6/6mil Design Technology 26/14mil Vias Design Constraints Double Sided - High Density Board Interconnection of bus to SRAM This design was quite ……; tricky! The idea was to shrink the board size as much as possible. Well, I did; but the board had become a 6 layer board. I just couldn’t fit all the tracking; all of the address and data lines in addition to the inter-connection of 4 SRAM. Believe me, I wasn’t real impressed with myself; still – Out of curiosity I rang the engineer, saying – Wouldn’t it be nice if Mitsubishi would make these chips in “mirror image pin out”, as well! This would make my life a lot easier; right now.. The engineer was laughing and said that I could have them in reversed pin out – if that’ll help. I almost couldn’t believe the engineer. Anyway - Using a set of, “standard” and a set of “reversed pin-out chips” made the tracking so much simpler and the board to be; only of a 4 layer design; saving 2 layers!
  • 8. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC Design Environment Design Software Protel2.8 - Protel98_SP3 - Protel99SE_SP6 – Altium Designer, ADxx Design Assisting Tools Physical Board Density Calculation; Netlist Conversion; Netlist Split; Netlist Check PinSwap; PinLock; PinEdit; PinLog Design Specifications General design rules are based on " ANSI / IPC - ... ", but also, specific board specifications such as VME, IBM Type Boards, as well as environment related - Aviation, intrinsically safe & mining related Spec's; Component Data etc., and your own requirements on board size, layout and tracking. Design Technology Through-Hole or Surface Mount Technology with Through Hole, Blind or Buried Via, in accordance to IPC-Design Classes and Design Specifications. Computer System WIN XP-Professional & 21” Dual Screen Setup. Design Approach Data Verification Verifying data sheets against library footprints. If necessary, re-calculate and create new footprints. Netist Checking for, Incomplete Nets, Duplicate Net Names, Duplicate Designators and file format. Design Issues Trying, to solve critical design issues with the R&D Engineer. This may involve general schematic or pc-board issues, critical circuitry or, placement issues, pin- swapping, impedance controlled signals, high speed signals, specific tracking issues, etc. More Issues to look into Board Size, No of Layers, Design-Technology - Placement and Overlay Issue with respect to density- calculation; etc. New Design File Loading components and netlist into pcb editor. Generating, true Density Report. Commence with actual placement, pin swapping and tracking. Interim inspection files for the R&D Engineer. Finalizing Verifying PCB File against schematic netlist. Cleaning up any DRC Issues, yet another DRC. NC Drill - Trying, to reduce drill sizes by compromising to reduce manufacturing cost.
  • 9. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC 4 Layer Multilayer Design - (triple intrinsically safe to EC EX ia Approval) For advertising purpose provided; only! Respective owner – NLT Australia P/L * QLD 4510 Caboolture
  • 10. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC 6 Layer Multilayer in Design Stage For advertising purpose provided; only! Respective owner – Foxboro Australia P/L * QLD 4113 Eight Mile Plains
  • 11. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC 6 Layer Multilayer Design For advertising purpose provided; only! Respective owner – Foxboro Australia P/L * QLD 4113 Eight Mile Plains
  • 12. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC 4 Layer Multilayer Design For advertising purpose provided; only! Respective owner – MetaChip / Bitscope P/L * NSW 4113 St Leonards
  • 13. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC 6 Layer Multilayer Design For advertising purpose provided; only! Respective owner – Leica Geo Systems P/L * QLD 4169 East Brisbane
  • 14. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC Customer Feedback; Assembly Houses Wavetronics; Sydney - Australia Carl Harris (2001) I would like to recommend Robi Artwork to any manufacturing / OEM company that enjoys ease of manufacture. With over 25 years of experience in contract manufacturing I can honestly say the pcb layouts by Robi have been nothing short of excellent in regards to through hole and surface mount assembly. Component positioning and orientation suit any form of soldering; reflow, wave, gluing and wave. Customer Feedback; Manufacturing Synergy; Sydney - Australia Tim Tasi (2002) We have manufactured numerous PCB’s over the last five years which have been designed by Robi. The files received are always of the highest quality with a commonsense approach to the ease of manufacturability for any OEM or Contract Electronics Manufacturer. All relevant details are noted for the Bare PCB manufacturer which removes all Grey Area’s, during the PCB manufacturing process and in turn speeding up the production of final product. Customer Feedback R&D Contemporary Control Systems (CCS); Chicago - USA Bennet Levine (2004) …..; Robi, you have an interesting background and I think you could handle our designs. I will send you our NDA – once we’ve received, I will send you our next pcb design. Fairlight ESP; Sydney - Australia Kim Ryrie (1987) …..; this is to confirm that Fairlight has been using Robi Bittler for nearly all of our PCB designs since1987. I don’t hesitate to recommend the quality of Mr Bittler’s design Leeds & Northrup (L&N); Brisbane - Australia Col Higgins (1984) .....; the quality of work is excellent, delivery reliable and prices competitive. I have no hesitation in recommending Robi Artwork to other potential customers Foxboro; Brisbane - Australia Chris Sloane (1984) …..; has contracted Robi Artwork to produce pcb artwork since 1984. His quality of work is excellent, delivery is quick and reliable and prices competitive. The results always reflect the highest standard of design accuracy. I have no hesitation in recommending Robi Artwork to other potential customers
  • 15. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC IPS Invensys; Hyderabad - India Praphull Dwivedi (2001) …..; It was my first experience to have modification on the complex boards. The way Robi did it without any second modification is really appreciable. I have no hesitation in saying that Robi artwork has all that quality; which is required by a good PCB designer Leica Geo Systems; Brisbane - Australia Rodney Gullickson (1987) We have used the service of robi artwork for the last 12 years. We are impressed with the quality of design; fast turn around times and his habit of not making assumptions, which in electronics can cause many problems. All the work is professional and any changes requested are promptly completed. MetaChip; Sydney - Australia Norman Jackson (2001) Robi Artwork has been designing PCBs for us for over 5 years. All of his designs are of excellent quality and have proved to be very reliable to manufacture. Robi's competitive rates, his extensive knowledge of pcb design and pcb process makes his service extremely attractive as a design partner. NLT Australia; Brisbane - Australia TJ Botha (2005) Robi has been designing multiple pcbs for us; to be used in explosive hazardous areas that need certification by an accredited body to be intrinsically safe to be granted EC EX ia approval. Robi had to work under tight timeline while having non conventional requirements. The EX ia certification requires strict requirements and segregation rules in the attempt to prevent sparking between tracks and components. Robi added a special layer to show this segregation to make the assessment simple and accurate. Robi's work was excellent and he was always willing to work in close relation to us through many engineering changes while we had to learn the ropes ourselves. The resulting products are currently used successfully in the market. I highly recommend Robi to other companies that may be in need of PCB designs. Perkins Technologies; Brisbane - Australia Adrian Ball (1984) Robi has done the PCB artwork for all my designs since 1984. Quality of work has always been excellent, as has the working relationship. I highly recommend Robi to any potential customer. Smart Av; Sydney - Australia Chris Alfred (1987) …..; I strongly recommend Mr. Bittler’s work to other designers. Stallion Technologies; Brisbane - Australia Bob Waldie (1984) …..; the work involved dense multilayer boards. We found Robi Bittler to offer a flexible and accurate service. He has many years experience in the industry and his workmanship is of the highest professional standard.
  • 16. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC Referees; QLD - Australia Adrian Ball Perkins Technologies P/L R&D Engineer 8 Adnar St. Phone: (07) 3420 3449 Wishart Qld 4122 Chris Sloane IPS INVENSYS P/L R&D Engineer 10 Brandl St. Phone: (07) 3340 2111 Eight Mile Plains Qld 4113 Kevin Walker NLT Australia R&D Engineer 22-26 Cessna Drive Phone: (07) 5495 2944 Caboolture Qld 4510 Matt Hurley AIT R&D Engineer Unit 12, 18-20 Cessna Drive Phone: (07) 3139 1331 Caboolture Qld 4510 Rodney Gullickson Leica Geo Systems P/L R&D Engineer 977 Stanley St. Phone: (07) 3240 1922 East Brisbane Qld 4169 Roger Crofts Monitor Sensors P/L R&D Engineer Cessna Drive Phone: (07) 3490 9000 Caboolture Qld 4510 TJ Botha NLT Australia R&D Manager 22-26 Cessna Drive Phone: (07) 5495 2966 Caboolture Qld 4510 Referees; NSW - Australia Chris Alfred Smart AV R&D Engineer 38/13 Avenue of America Phone: (02) 9648 6766 Newington NSW 2127 Norman Jackson MetaChip P/L R&D Engineer G3 28 Chandos Street Phone: (02) 9436 2955 St Leonards NSW 2065 Rajieev Garnish Fairlight ESP R&D Engineer Unit 2, 1 Skyline Place Phone: (02) 8977 9999 Frenchs Forest NSW 2086 Referees; SA - Australia Steven Jenkins CODAN Ltd
  • 17. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC R&D Engineer 81 Graves St. Phone: (08) 8305 0495 Newton SA 5074 Referees; INDIA Praphull Dwivedi IPS INVENSYS R&D Engineer Tech.-Park Ph:001191 - 405539919291 Hyderabad, India Referees; USA Bennet Levine Contemporary Controls Systems R&D Engineer Phone:00111 - 6309630109 Chicago, USA
  • 18. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC Check list, for providing pcb design documentation! 1 Schematic in a single, PDF file format; preferred. 2 Extracted schematic netlist file as file; in 'Protel' format. 3 App.-Notes on BGA and High Speed Bus routing; Data sheet of non standard & high pin count chips as I may need to verify their data against my pcb footprint library. You may be able to shrink PDF data sheets to only the relevant info required. If data sheet contains a table - please mark, highlight the part you want to use. 4 Reliable pcb footprint lib; if you're going to provide it Your pcb library should, MUST have all SMD footprint on "Center Insertion" and not, Pin1. 5 Placement detail dwg - You may have specific placement; eg. connectors, mounting holes, led's, etc. Alternatively, you may also provide a pcb file containing already, board outline and fixed parts in place; and all the footprints loaded - if you're going to do so I must be able to trust your footprints and their reference outline as I'm not going to verify them against manufactures data sheets - they should be good footprints; if you've used them, before. 6 Engineer in Charge As I work closely with your hardware design engineer while in design stage - I wouldn't mind seeing the engineer on Yahoo Messenger or, Skype; while available; - have his direct contact, business / mobile number; - to have a copy of the current project available at his place; at home, as I do work late hours; - to tell me right at design start the things that may be changed mechanically - placement wise; and inform me of any high pin count chips / Memory / Altera / Xilinx that can be pin swapped. 7 Once I've familiarized myself with schematic, the parts and maybe restricted placement issues I will contact the engineer to tell me more about the circuitry, eg. estimated current, any delicate circuit issues I should be aware off, such as: high speed or differential pairs, embedded clk signals, intrinsic safe or, any other pcb design constraints that may affect the layout. 8 After loading all the footprints I'll generate a "True Density Report" and be able to not only provide you with a true, physical density report, an estimate of cost, but also time to completion. Passive component designators may need to be hidden if density reaches more than 60%; though will get assigned onto a mechanical layer.
  • 19. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC General Notes: Time: Date: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  • 20. Robi Artwork CAD Layout EDA PCB Design Bureau Robi Artwork 59 Jamaica Drive Phone @email QLD 4508 Deception Bay Australia int. +61 (0) 432 086 675 robi@robiartwork.com ADVB.DOC Interim Notes: Time: Date: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________