PCB Production

Crownhill can handle your PCB layout and schematic capture requirements. With a commitment to high quality and reasonable pricing you receive your completed design on time and within budget. We handle both new designs as well as updating existing boards. Designs may be either a netlist or a hand drawing. All sizes and complexities of designs are welcomed. Multi-layer PCB's, split planes, surface mount (SMT) and through hole are standard. In addition to hand routing of critical signals we use industry standard PCB layout and schematic capture tools to bring your design to reality, in accordance with your specifications. Netlists and existing PCB's created from various tools are supported. You receive check plots, Gerber files (RS274X format), drill file(s), fabrication drawings, assembly drawings and if applicable, schematics and parts list.

To provide a quotation we will require:

• the planned PCB overall dimensions (if known)
• the total number of component pins (a good estimate is sufficient)
• an indication of the component types e.g. 'all conventional thru pin', 'mostly surface mount' etc.
• the anticipated PCB type e.g. single-sided, PTH, multilayer etc.
• the anticipated PCB type e.g. single-sided, PTH, multilayer etc.
• any non-standard requirements e.g. track shielding, multiple ground planes etc.
• the time scale required
  
  
  • We can provide you with design schematics, parts lists, and gerber files from existing PCB designs.
  • You can send us a completePCB and we can recreate the Scematic to Gerber files, NC drill data, parts list and if required a working copy of the original board.
  • We can also provide scematics and gerber files from your very rough hand drawings
  • We can populate your circuit boards
  • We can provide a total solution to have your boards built, from PCB manufacture to fully populating the PCB and post production testing.

PCB PRODUCTION from your design

We also offer Prototype PCB manufacture as a service. We can supply single or double side PCB's on a same day turnaround, or while you wait ( by proir arrnagement). We can also provide multi layer boards upto 12 layers. On single or double sided boards and some four layer boards, CAM files received before 9am by email and paid for by credit card can be despatched as finished PCBs for delivery overnight to any destination on the UK mainland.

For our fast 24hr or "special" while you wait service the following rules apply:

• Minumum Charge
  • £30.00 for 10sq cm Single sided no PTH rising to
  • £40.00 for 10sq cm Double sided with PTH, larger sizes pro-rata, send design files for a quotation
• Circuits supplied can be 1 or 2 layer 0.8 or 1.6 mm Fr4 with Plated Through Holes.
• Finished in bare copper tracks and pads on both sides.
• Minimum track and gap 0.2 mm
• Holes can be PTH or NON PTH, as defined in your gerber files or by your written description.
• Only top and bottom copper layer files, excellon CNC drill files, and a profile layer file will be used. All other files will be ignored.
• Profiles will be cut with a 2.00 mm or 1.00 mm diameter router as a simple single pass
• Profiles must be drawn with a single continuous line, the inside or outside can be used as the cutting line, you must specify which. (default is cutting outside).
• Internal cut-outs, circles and slots are permissable, please notify us of these or unusual board profiles (Stars or polygon shapes)
• Panelisation and step & repeating is allowed
• Please include "readme" files & design notes to aide manufacture
• Legends in copper are permissable

Note: For this service

• No solder resists
• No alterations, editing, or additional instructions regarding the circuits may be made after webeing work on your order
• No design rule checking is performed by us
• Electrical test is not included
• No scoring or tabs, unless discussed with us and agreed in advance, your design notes must be acceptable to us.
• No gold or other finishes

Minimum CNC drill size is 0.30mm, maximum CNC drill size is 1.5 mm, larger holes are routed

Data must be received by 9am on a working day and we will ship by close of business the same day or following working day, to be agreed when payment is received.

Please check your files with GC-Prevue before submitting them to us.

The maximum number of circuits available is 2 depending on the size of the circuits, but ask us to quote.

Overnight shipping is £10.00 within the UK. Please enquire regarding overseas shipping costs.