[sdiy] vero board layout software? (newbie stuff)

[Theo]

One of the many variations on vero board.
Strip board has traces running in one direction instead of islands.
This used to be my favorite veroboard type, still is for digital stuff.
But imHo ;) for analogue opamp stuff there are better options.

One is to use a stripboard variation with a patterns instead of straight
traces.
For an example of one that works good for analogue stuff (opamps)
http://members.home.nl/tidal/patternboard.jpg
Boards with this pattern are usually marketed as:
"experimentation board for micro controllers"
Almost every electronics supplier carries this board type.

However for uC stuff I would recommend to use normal strip board.
Because with uCs a orthogonal board design is easy to do,
so normal stripboard will give you a much 'cleaner' PCB.

Back to the pattern board:
To set this pattern board op for opamps:
Simply use some of the horizontal traces as power rails,
and let the + and - supplies run under the ICs on the 'dual' vertical
traces.
Have the GND on 1 (or 2) of the 'triple' vertical traces in-between the ICs
and your board layout is half way done.

Then again, with one island/hole board you can draw the same type
of power structure by connecting islands with solder.
But be more flexible in the rest of your layout.

Hope this helps,
Theo




From: David Reichert <sysyphus at sympatico.ca>

> Sorry to propogate newbie questions, but stripboard isn't something I've
> heard of before, can anyone explain?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> [mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Jaco Sloof
> NewbieSynthBuilder
> Sent: January 28, 2002 5:00 PM
> To: SynthDIYmailinglist
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] vero board layout software? (newbie stuff)
>
> The url you're looking for here is:
>
> http://www.qsl.net/m0bsz/Software.htm
>
>
>
>
> --- Steve Ridley <spr at spridley.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> > Steve
> >
> > > I don't know if such a thing exists, but I'm trying to find some
> > software
> > > (share / free trial) which I can use to take a fairly simple
> > schematic and
> > > convert it to a vero board layout. I know software is available
> > to design
> > > PCBs, but for now I want to steer clear of etching and drilling.
> >
> >
> > I think you're looking for stripboard magic.  AFAIK, the company
> > who
> > developed it abandoned it a couple of years ago and allowed it to
> > be distibuted as freeware.  It was still available to download from
> > a ham
> > radio site last month.  I can't remember the URL, but if you search
> > for
> > "stripboard magic" using Google, you should get there.  It's about
> > 4 meg.
> >
> >
> > Steve Ridley
> >
>
>
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