vanfanel wrote on 2022-10-21, 07:28:You are right: I will pay JCL to do as much component soldering as possible.
I am going to place my first order in JCL: in order […]
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You are right: I will pay JCL to do as much component soldering as possible.
I am going to place my first order in JCL: in order to have it done right, should I set any special options in the quote page?
Also, in order to get as many components as possible pre-soldered, should I chose them somewhere, or is it already specified on the .zip?
I know I may be annoying with so many questions, this is my first time, I will take notes 😀
So far, after uploading the .zip in JCL, I see that I have to:
-I have to activate "PCB Assembly"
-I have then to set "PCBA Type" to "Standard", so I can set "Assembly Sides" to "Both Sides".
The rest of the options available should be set to their defaults, is all this right?
The TinyLlama Github repo contains schematics, board layout, BOM suggestion and basic assembly instructions (in addition to a modified and customized BIOS/ROM), all free and open sourced - however, if you want to go down the road of putting together a unit completely from scratch, without the starting kit I'm currently selling, I'd recommend a baseline of prior experience in making PCB's.
I deliberately didn't include any board manufacturing instructions, as they vary quite a bit from manufacturer to manufacturer. In addition, these shops tend to change details of their ordering systems, available options, additions, parts libraries etc. frequently, and I kinda draw the line at keeping track of and documenting this.
I know lots of people use PCBWay, and I myself tend to stick with JLC, as that's what I have the most experience with. If you want to try using JLC's assembly service, I assume you've already read their documentation on how to proceed. If not, here's a link that'll help you get started: https://support.jlcpcb.com/category/78-smt-assembly