My designing experience with PCBWay.
Fueling artistic flames of PCB Designers, on a budget.
This post was supposed to go live in September of 2020, but the burden of pending projects stalled the post. Until now.
I was contacted by Gloria from PCBWay in April 2020 and offered to sponsor one of my upcoming projects. At the time I was in the process of designing my STM32G473RET6 development board.
The board is built around STM32G473RET6, a Cortex M4+ 170 MHz MCU. The pins of the MCU are fanned out on sides with I2C and UART port broken out. A 10-pin ARM JTAG is provided on the edge for debugging.
On the bottom of the board, there’s a CP2102 USB-to-UART Converter with a USB type C connector. The MCU supports USB Power Delivery. To use this functionality, the board has a USB type C connector with its CC1 & CC2 pins connected to the MCU to carry out the power negotiations. This USB connector can be used to develop USB applications. The power from the USB-C connector can be sourced to other devices with the help of the USB PD controller on the MCU.
Once the PCB design was done, it was time for the boards to be made. PCBWay provides a simple interface for getting professional-quality PCBs made at a very low cost, making it perfect for hobbyists, makers, and students. I uploaded my Gerber files and got my board manufactured at just $5. With great customer service and quick manufacturing time, I got my boards delivered to me in a matter of 2 weeks.
A pack of 10 professionally made PCB for $5 is a bargain when compared to other services out there. After I received the boards, I did functional and electrical testing, and all the boards passed without any issues.
If you are unsure about getting your next PCB project manufactured, then PCBWay is a safe bet.
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