Welcome to the OpenHardwareExG_Shield wiki
We had our boards manufactured by OSHPark. (We’ve also had boards made in the past by GoldPhoenix.) Like most manufacturers, they do not accept KiCad files directly, but require Gerber and drill files. Fortunately, these are easy to generate in KiCad:
Open the PCB file in KiCad and then select File: Plot.
Check the settings, then click on Plot, then click on Generate Drill File.
That’s it! The Gerbers are generated. View them by clicking on the magnifying glass icon to open the Gerber viewer, then open the Gerber file.
The Gerber viewer lets you view the various layers to check them.
You’ll also need to send the Bill of Materials. Some materials may be substituted depending on availability of specific parts.
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Kicad files show some libraries looked for opening schematic. dril files need to be flattened to one layer. files for fudicials would need to be worked with to transition into macrofab.? may not… scale mm and auxiliary axis is set to lower left corner of board. placement shows components in lower left corner if the output is in in or mm output in inches and use a spread sheet to open the file as fixed width set them open it multiply the inches by 1000 to get mills (1/1000th of a inch same for sizes). 2nd and 3rd copper layers make it a 4 layer board necessary posibly for shielding ground plane vias might help 2 layer board could be cheaper.
parts list labeled gold phoenix mouser had all the parts findable after clarification in octopart insert mouser numbers for more clarification.
Openhardwareexg arduino shield component placement parts list and some are not on the list because of the insert atribute, and others do not have parts. so force insert option when making the position file in kicad file outputs and set it to inches then multiply the inches unit by 1000 to get mill.
The parts list is tab seperated
#Designator X-Loc Y-Loc Rotation Side Type X-Size Y-Size Value Footprint Populate MPN P1 375 1900 0 B SMD 0 0 CONN_1 POGO_PAD 0 P2 375 1700 0 B SMD 0 0 CONN_1 POGO_PAD 0 …
next checking rotation from side of strip with cog wheel and pin 1 on components.
Macrofab checks rotation so I ordered a prototype and will test what comes back. Closed loop open source hardware.