14 May
2004
14 May
'04
4:21 p.m.
TQFP-144...I
guess I could figure out how to attach that to my homemade
PCB...something tells me you have way nicer tools than I do.
I run Cadsoft Eagle and I've used the part on a two layer board. The Eagle
tools work pretty well and they have 3 levels, including a free set that
limits you to a smaller board and fewer layers. Over the years, I upgraded to the professional version so that I could
do any size board
that
I want. I did not purchase the autorouter -- I think
humans are better at
it.
I use Eagle too. Spent the whole $1200. Maybe whether humans are better at
routing depends on the human. It was pretty clear to me that wasn't how I
wanted to spend my time, even if I could do a better job, so I am really
happy with the autorouter -- I let it handle the "easy" 90 percent of the
routing job.
I like to make my own PCBs when I can, though -- no solder mask there.
Maybe I will try my wings with surface mount using some of these 74f04d I
recently inherited :-)
Vince.