Printed Circuit Board Prototype

Printed circuit board prototype refers to make PCB samples during new project design and/or before mass production. SDY offers printed circuit board prototype service.

PCB prototype mainly has two functions. Firstly, it helps engineers to check and rectify their PCB design. Secondly, it helps PCB manufacturers to check the production processes before mass production, in order to reduce the risk of mistakes happened during mass production. It is an important part and tool for any engineer in electronics and PCB manufacturing and assembly. PCB prototype is extremely important starting from designing to finished electronic products, gadgets or appliances. It allows testing a given design to find out if it will work or not. This way one can debug and rectify any error. This is also very useful before mass production. Without a circuit board prototype, there always remains a risk with the mass production of electronic circuit boards and related products.

In complex circuit boards, a slight mistake can be very expensive and time consuming to rectify. A faulty design can make soldering of electronic components very difficult. It also gets harder to point out the point of error on the circuit board. Therefore, it is wise to design a PCB circuit board prototype prior to actual production in order to avoid any future risk.

Circuit Board Prototype

When designing a new circuit, it is important to draw a circuit board schematic prior to making a circuit board prototype. A circuit board schematic will help to debug and fix any mistake made during the process. If the circuitry on the circuit board is simple, one can use proto boards that are quite simple and easy to understand. In case of complex and customized circuit board, making a prototype board is a must.

Circuit Board Layout Editor

To start making a circuit board prototype, one will need a circuit board layout pattern. Layout editors are available for this purpose. A circuit board layout editor is software to draw a layout of the circuit board with all of the traces and points where electronic components will be soldered on the board. The PCB layout will look like a diagram. PCB layout software allows editing the layout until the desired layout is achieved.

SDY manufactures PCBs from prototype to mass production. Kindly please feel free to contact engineer or sales Alex@sdy-pcb.com for any questions of your PCB projects.