Some PCBs require both methods to get into the mid-layers. The current common method is to use a fine grinding machine or hand grinding. To copy multi-layer board, it must be milled out, so the multi-layer PCB will be damaged anyhow after the reversing work. “same network connection, different network isolation”).įor multi-layer PCB reverse engineering, the middle layer can not be scanned directly. If the problem is not solved properly, copper laying can not be added correctly, so here must be defining the network to pave the area for copper ( e.g. For complex circuit boards, there are a lot of copper laying to connect while there are many to be isolated. So it involves the issue of network copper laying. The era of hand-made components is over because many components, like BGP components, have sealed with over hundreds of components, and it would be too costly to build manually.įor the stability of the circuits, the design of the circuit generally have a large copper area to connect with power line or ground line, this can reduce the circuit noise and interference.
#PROTEL 99SE SET DESIGN ORIGIN TO ABSOLUTE SOFTWARE#
Software copy board is mainly depends on whether the function is complete, it is best to copy all the work can be done in the software, so that efficiency is high, including the placement of components to support PROTEL99SE as the 99SE component library is very powerful, and can be downloaded from the Internet directly. The normal high intensive induction PCB line width/gap will be over 4 mil. If the DPI is 400, the distance between two points on the image is 1000/400 = 2.5 mil, that is The accuracy at this moment is 2.5mil.
In other words, the distance between every two points on the scanned image is 1000 / DPI in mil. Similarly, for PCB scanning for high precision circuit board, it must choose a higher DPI (Dot per Inch) in the scanning. For example, if taking a 1-megapixel photo washable 5-inch photo, but if it’s expected to wash into a 20-inch photo it simply can not see clearly. The software used for precision 32-bit floating-point representation can be said that there is no accuracy limit, so the most important thing is depending on the accuracy of the original scan image. The accuracy of the copy board, depending on the two procedures, one is the accuracy of the software, one is the original image accuracy. Today, we would like to share you the 3 common tools on reversing a simple PCB, so you may do it yourself by following tips: The reverse engineers must have a certain ability to resolve these issues.įor PCB reverse engineering, at present, as long as the copy software can directly open and save the PROTEL PCB file, all placed in the element properties fully supporting PROTEL format, including the placement function, it’s possible to copy any type of boards, theoretically. Reversing a complex board needs to be familiar with the circuit design software, also required to have the hardware circuit background to resolve the possible problems whenever the reversing works encounter in the electromagnetic compatibility, electromagnetic interference issues. Circuit boards Reverse Engineering, also known as PCB cloning.