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Manufacturing How-to Guide

Step 1

Open by the PCB design for the main circuit. The file can be found here: KiCAD PCB Design File

Step 2

In PCB View, go to Files -> Plot -> Gerber Files

Step 3

Leave the defualt slected layers and press 'Plot'. This will generate the gerber files needed for manufacturing.

Step 4

In PCB View, go to Files -> Fabrication Outputs -> Drill File

Step 5

Leave the default selections and press 'Generate Drill Fil'e. This will generate the drill files needed for manufacturing.

Step 6

In PCB View, go to Files -> Fabrication Outputs -> BOM File

Step 7

Press 'Save'. This will generate the bill of materials files needed for manufacturing.

Alternativly, the bill of materials file can be found here: Bill of Materials

Step 8

In PCB View, go to Files -> Fabrication Outputs -> Footprint Position Files

Step 9

Leave the default selections and press 'Generate Position File'. This will generate the footprint position files needed for manufacturing.

Step 10

Send all of these files to your PCB manufacturer of choice for manufacturing.