prototyping methods

[Chris Crosskey]

>> Ok guys, what prototyping methods do you use on your boards?
>> I'm used to digital, either solder-less breadboards or wire  wrap.
>> And these days I'm spoiled, we can get 2-5 pieces of PCB with
>> turn around times of a couple of days, so the first prototype
>> I deal with tends to be etched in copper.
>> 
>> Of course the $500+ cost of those PCBs is a bit more acceptable
>> to my clients than it is to me personally.
>> 
>> Do you hardwire?  Or maybe use a pre-etched general purpose board.

OK, My $0.02...I've got a pen plotter (HP7475A, excellent quality, if 
a bit slow) with an archiving pen and a large amount of film (came 
with the plotter), the software I use (Scooter running on an Atari 
STe) supports everything from outputting an image file through every 
printer known to man (AFAI can tell) to plotters and pro stuff like 
Gerber/Excellon etc. I have a bubble tank and a UV box, so I tend to 
not prototype as such, just plot up an initial circuit, photoetch it, 
then bodge as applicable, generally fairly easy as analogue tends to 
have  a low population density, and then make any final mods required 
to the circuit on the computer and re-plot...I use pre-sensitized 
board because life is too short for the messing around I've 
experienced coating my own.....

chrisc
Almost through a  Modulus ADSR design and the Walsh function 
Generator and a sequencer set of modules....