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Does anyone know if there is some company I could send off a schematic of the adapter he uses and have one sent to me? (This would be UK, but I have no idea wha

by ElliotH 13y ago

Does anyone know if there is some company I could send off a schematic of the adapter he uses and have one sent to me? (This would be UK, but I have no idea what term I'm searching for to get a single circuit board made)

noonespecial 13y ago
You can have just the PCB part (without components) made at any of the places on this page: http://www.ladyada.net/library/pcb/manufacturers.html http://www.ladyada.net/library/pcb/manufacturers.html You'll have to buy the connectors and solder them on yourself. It sounds like an adapter kit might have a little market when shipped with a displayport plug, a small power supply, and a fully assembled PCB. Small kickstarter?
- joezydeco 13y ago
  You'll have to buy the connectors and solder them on yourself. Just FYI, those SMT flexible-printed-circuit connectors are a bitch to get soldered onto a PCB correctly. You might survive with a lot of flux and a very thin tip (and a microscope since the plastic will melt at a pretty low temp. No mistakes allowed). You might do a little better with a hot air gun. But this is not level-1 soldering.
derda 13y ago
PCB-Pool ( http://www.pcb-pool.com http://www.pcb-pool.com ) is a big player and should be shipping to the UK. But they are on the expensive side (production in germany). Batch-PCB ( http://www.batchpcb.com/ http://www.batchpcb.com/ ) takes longer (they have the boards made in china, at a reputable manufacurer), but cheaper. Itead Studio ( http://imall.iteadstudio.com/ http://imall.iteadstudio.com/ ) China, Very cheap (they buy empty spaces in fabs, you get 5 (or 10) PCBs buts its possible that one or two arent working. Bilex-Lp ( http://www.bilex-lp.com http://www.bilex-lp.com ), Bulgaria I think. Multi-CB ( http://www.multi-circuit-boards.eu/ http://www.multi-circuit-boards.eu/ ) I think they are a british company. I have no personal experience with any of those companies, though. Small batch PCB manufacturing is always expensive. Get in touch with a local hackerspace and etch it yourself ;-)
analog 13y ago
A few results pop up on Ebay for 'pcb manufacture'. http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=pcb&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0&_nkw=pcb+manufacture&_sacat=0 http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=pcb&_osacat=0&#38...
silasb 13y ago
I haven't done profession PCB printing yet, but the one that catches my eye for cost and finishing is http://oshpark.com/ http://oshpark.com/
- tomkinstinch 13y ago
  OSH Park does an outstanding job. I've used them for work and hobby prototyping, and while the turnaround time isn't great (week or two) the quality is first rate. From what I gather the boards are actually made by Amitron outside Chicago. Unlike most quickturn PCB fabs they don't bury you with options. The standard options give you everything you need (ENIG, double mask+silk screen, either 2/4 layer, etc.). The OSH Park ordering wizard is a case study in how PCB orders should be done, and for the quality the price can't be beat. Best of all, it's just a "Fred in a shed" operation in Oregon that came out of a hackerspace there.
- zaius 13y ago
  I used oshpark for a project recently - http://magicsquarefloor.com http://magicsquarefloor.com - the boards were absolutely beautiful.
ewbuoi 13y ago
seeed studio (3 E's in seeed) makes PCBs, starting around $20 for 10. I've ordered a few from them, always good quality but shipping from China is a little slow.
NonEUCitizen 13y ago
For the companies others have listed here, you'll need to send the Gerber file (or similar PCB-level file), not the schematic.
drivebyacct2 13y ago
NOTE: The author says he's working on the very same thing...

by ElliotH 13y ago

noonespecial 13y ago

You can have just the PCB part (without components) made at any of the places on this page: http://www.ladyada.net/library/pcb/manufacturers.html http://www.ladyada.net/library/pcb/manufacturers.html You'll have to buy the connectors and solder them on yourself. It sounds like an adapter kit might have a little market when shipped with a displayport plug, a small power supply, and a fully assembled PCB. Small kickstarter?

joezydeco 13y ago
You'll have to buy the connectors and solder them on yourself. Just FYI, those SMT flexible-printed-circuit connectors are a bitch to get soldered onto a PCB correctly. You might survive with a lot of flux and a very thin tip (and a microscope since the plastic will melt at a pretty low temp. No mistakes allowed). You might do a little better with a hot air gun. But this is not level-1 soldering.

derda 13y ago

PCB-Pool ( http://www.pcb-pool.com http://www.pcb-pool.com ) is a big player and should be shipping to the UK. But they are on the expensive side (production in germany). Batch-PCB ( http://www.batchpcb.com/ http://www.batchpcb.com/ ) takes longer (they have the boards made in china, at a reputable manufacurer), but cheaper. Itead Studio ( http://imall.iteadstudio.com/ http://imall.iteadstudio.com/ ) China, Very cheap (they buy empty spaces in fabs, you get 5 (or 10) PCBs buts its possible that one or two arent working. Bilex-Lp ( http://www.bilex-lp.com http://www.bilex-lp.com ), Bulgaria I think. Multi-CB ( http://www.multi-circuit-boards.eu/ http://www.multi-circuit-boards.eu/ ) I think they are a british company. I have no personal experience with any of those companies, though. Small batch PCB manufacturing is always expensive. Get in touch with a local hackerspace and etch it yourself ;-)

analog 13y ago

A few results pop up on Ebay for 'pcb manufacture'. http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=pcb&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0&_nkw=pcb+manufacture&_sacat=0 http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=pcb&_osacat=0&#38...

silasb 13y ago

I haven't done profession PCB printing yet, but the one that catches my eye for cost and finishing is http://oshpark.com/ http://oshpark.com/

tomkinstinch 13y ago
OSH Park does an outstanding job. I've used them for work and hobby prototyping, and while the turnaround time isn't great (week or two) the quality is first rate. From what I gather the boards are actually made by Amitron outside Chicago. Unlike most quickturn PCB fabs they don't bury you with options. The standard options give you everything you need (ENIG, double mask+silk screen, either 2/4 layer, etc.). The OSH Park ordering wizard is a case study in how PCB orders should be done, and for the quality the price can't be beat. Best of all, it's just a "Fred in a shed" operation in Oregon that came out of a hackerspace there.
zaius 13y ago
I used oshpark for a project recently - http://magicsquarefloor.com http://magicsquarefloor.com - the boards were absolutely beautiful.

ewbuoi 13y ago

seeed studio (3 E's in seeed) makes PCBs, starting around $20 for 10. I've ordered a few from them, always good quality but shipping from China is a little slow.

NonEUCitizen 13y ago

For the companies others have listed here, you'll need to send the Gerber file (or similar PCB-level file), not the schematic.

drivebyacct2 13y ago

NOTE: The author says he's working on the very same thing...