===== PCB Development =====

There are numerous EDA tools available for developing PCBs. In the department we have the following tools available. 

^ Vendor ^ Tool ^ Licence ^ Schematic Capture ^ Layout ^ Simulation ^
| RS | DesignSpark | Freeware |✔ |✔ |✘ |
| Cadence | OrCAD Capture and Allegro |✔ |✔ |✔ | 
| Mentor Graphics | Expedition | | | |
| Agilent Technologies | ADS | | | |
| National Instruments | Multisim and Ultiboard | Licence | ✔| ✔|✔ |

===== Schematic Capture =====


===== PCB Layout =====


===== Gerber generation =====


===== Board fabrication and assembly =====

1. DIY

2. In-house

3. External

Newbury Electronics [[http://www.pcbtrain.co.uk]]

PCB Pool [[http://www.pcb-pool.com/ppuk/index.html]]