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EAGLE v5.0+ Board Convert to Gerber Made Easy!

YouhavetheoptiontosendyourEAGLE*.brdfileusingourConverttoGerberservicewhenyouorder
yourcircuitboards.Justchecktheconversionoptionduringtheorderprocessandwewillproducethe
filesneededformanufacturing.Ifyouprefertoconvertyourownfilesfollowtheseeasystepsto
produceandpreviewyourownGerberanddrillfilespriortoordering.

1.)DownloadtheSunstoneEAGLE_5.0_Cam.zipfromSunstoneDownloads.
2.)Openthezipfileandextractthecamfilesto:C:\ProgramFiles\EAGLE5.0\cam

Ifyouconvertyourownfilesyouwillneedtoknowthelayerextensionnamestosendfilesforyourpcb
order.Thelayernameswillbeyour[boardfilename]+Sunstoneextensionweprenametheextensions
foreasylayeridentitytorunwithourCamsetupprocess.

IndividualCamfilesarecustommadetogeneraterequiredfilesetsforeachpcbserviceofferedonour
SunstoneCircuitsInternetsite:www.sunstone.com

Inadditioneachscriptproducestop&bottomsolderpastefiles;thesearenotrequiredbyourservice.
Solderpastefilesaregenerallyneededforyourassemblyprocess.

Topsolderpaste=Name.tps
Bottomsolderpaste=Name.bps

See Additional Tips at the End of Document:


File Naming
Uncheck Mirroring
Silkscreen Text Settings
Excellon Drill Errors
Producing BOM File
EAGLE Resources

ManufacturingDataFilesProducedfromCAMFiles:

2LBasicSunstone.cam:Containsdataforbasic2layerpcbnosilkscreen/nosoldermask.
Youwillget3gerberextended(RS274x)formatfiles:
componentside=Name.top
solderside=Name.bot
outline=Name.oln

2LPlusSunstone.cam:Containsdatafor2layerpcbwithsilkscreenandsoldermask.
Youwillget6gerberextended(RS274x)formatfiles+2solderpastefiles:
componentside=Name.top
solderside=Name.bot
silkscreencomponentside=Name.slk
solderstopcomponentside=Name.smt
solderstopsolderside=Name.smb
outline=Name.oln

4LPlusSunstone.cam:Containsdatafor4layerpcbwithsilkscreenandsoldermask.
Youwillget8gerberextended(RS274x)formatfiles+2solderpastefiles:
componentside=Name.L1(top)
midlayer1=Name.L2(mid1)
midlayer2=Name.L3(mid2)
solderside=Name.L4(bottom)
silkscreencomponentside=Name.slk
solderstopcomponentside=Name.smt
solderstopsolderside=Name.smb
outline=Name.oln

6LPlusSunstone.cam:Containsdatafor6layerpcbwithsilkscreenandsoldermask.
Youwillget10gerberextended(RS274x)formatfiles+2solderpastefiles:
componentside=Name.L1(top)
midlayer1=Name.L2(mid1)
midlayer2=Name.L3(mid2)
midlayer3=Name.L4(mid3)
midlayer4=Name.L5(mid4)
solderside=Name.L6(bottom)
silkscreencomponentside=Name.slk
solderstopcomponentside=Name.smt
solderstopsolderside=Name.smb
outline=Name.oln

8LPlusSunstone.cam:Containsdatafor8layerpcbwithsilkscreenandsoldermask.
Youwillget12gerberextended(RS274x)formatfiles+2solderpastefiles:
componentside=Name.L1(top)
midlayer1=Name.L2(mid1)
midlayer2=Name.L3(mid2)
midlayer3=Name.L4(mid3)
midlayer4=Name.L5(mid4)
midlayer4=Name.L6(mid5)
midlayer4=Name.L7(mid6)
solderside=Name.L8(bottom)
silkscreencomponentside=Name.slk
solderstopcomponentside=Name.smt
solderstopsolderside=Name.smb
outline=Name.oln

ExcellonDrillfilewillbenamed[name].drd
Toollistfilewillbenamed[name].dri

SelectULPbuttononthemenuortyperunonthecommandpromptline.

Clickenter
Arundialogwindowwillopen
Selectdrillcfg.ulp
Clickopen

ThisDrillConfigurationdialogboxwillopen
Youmayleavethedefaultmm(orselectinch)
ClickOK.

TheEditDrilldialogboxwillopen.
ClickOK

Note:SunstonedoesnotedittoolsizesinEAGLEkeepingcustomersdefaultdesignsettings.

SavefileGeneratedfileswillbenamedsameas=Name.brdfileandsavedintooriginatingfolder.You
canleavethefilenameasisorrename.

[AllfilesextractedwillautomaticallysaveintothefolderthatyourEAGLE=Name.brdoriginatedfrom]

Thesavewindowwillclose.ClickontheCAMProcessorIcon(4thiconfromtheleft,
Greendoublefilmmenuicon).

TheCAMProcessorwindowwillopen.
ToextracttheNCDrill
Click:File/Open/Job

TheCAMScriptfolderwillopen
Selecttheexcellon.camjob
ClickOpen

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AftertheexcelloncamjobopensClickprocessjobWhentheprocessingwindowstops,extractionof
theNCDrillfileiscomplete.

ExcellonDrillfilewillbenamed[yourjob].Drd

KeepthiswindowopentoproducetheGerberfiles.

ToextractGerbers,
Click:File/Open/Job

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SelecttheCAMScriptfortheSunstonepcbservicetypeyouordering(ourdemoisfora6Layer)
Clickopen

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Noticethetabsacrossthetopofthedialogbox,thesearethelayersusedtobuildyourdesign.
EachtabrepresentsaGerberlayerthatwillbegenerated.

Tip:resizewindowtoseealltabsorusetherightarrowtoscrollover.

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Beforeproceedingyoushouldcheckthesilkscreenandinnerlayersandforproperlayerobjectsetup.
ClickontheSilkscreenTab(notapplicableto2LBasic).

SilkscreenLayerObjectsInformation:
Clickonthetabforthatparticularlayername.Intheexamplebelow,SilkscreenTophasbeenchosen
andthelayerobjectlisttotherightwillshowwhichlayershavebeenturnedon.
Chosendefaultlayerobjectswillbeshadedwhenwindowisopened.

Turnalayerobjectoff/onbyclickingonthelayerobject(s).Whenyouclickonalayer,theblue(or
shaded)highlightboxwillshowyouitischosen.Theabsenceoftheblue(orshaded)boxindicatesthose
layersareturnedoff.

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SilkscreenLayerObjectsInformation:

IfSunstoneisconvertingyourfileslistthelayerobjectsusedtobuildthesilkscreenlayerforthe
SilkscreenTopand/orSilkscreenBottomwhensubmittingyourboardfile.

Note:Wewillprocessusingourdefaultlayerobjectsfromourgenericscripts;wewillnotinclude
additionallayerobjectsunlesscustomerspecifieswhensubmittingfiles.Ifnolayerobjectsare
listedourscriptwillgeneratetheselayers:Forexample:

TopsilkscreenisL21,L25(sameastPlace+tNames)
BottomsilkscreenisL22,L26(sameasbPlace+bNames)

Example:

InnerLayerObjectsInformation:

ClickonMidlayer1(innerlayer1)tab
SelectedislayerobjectL2+L17,L18(signallayer+padsandvias).Youwillneedtoconfirmyour
midlayerroutelayerselectionsforallinnerlayers.

IFanylayerobjectnamehas$(like$GND)deselectPads&Vias;(L17&L18).Addingpads&viastoa
groundlayerwillcreatepadsstackedontheclearancesandcauseshortingtogroundareas.

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MidLayersaretreatedassupplylayersiftheirnamebeginswiththe$character.Sincethelayeris
treatedasanegativelayerandeverythingdrawnonthatlayerrepresentsnoncopperareas,youneed
toremembernottoselectPadsandViasduringtheGerberProcess.

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RepeatforallMidlayerTabs.(Ifyouaresendingyour*.brdforconversionnoteyourinnerlayerand
silkscreenobjectstoputontheorderformsowecanconvertyourfilesforyou).

Whenyouaredonecheckingallthelayertabs,generateGerbers.
ClickProcessJob

Whenconversioniscomplete,closeEAGLE,itwillpromptyoutoeithersaveornotsavechanges.
Itisrecommendednottosavechanges.Itisadvisedtomakechangeswithineachlayoutratherthan
edittheCAMscript.(Youcandownloadcamscriptstoreplacewhenneeded).

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Savingthefiles:Gotofolderthatyouwereconvertingfrom.
MakeanewWinZipfileanddropallthefilesintothezipfile.
Namethezipfilethe[yourpartname].zip

Yourfilesarenowreadyforpreviewandordering!

Pretooling(forSunstoneCamOperatorsonly):
Namethezipfilethe[customersordernumber]EAGLE.zip.Import
GerberfilesorzipfileandviewinCAMMaster.

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AdditionalTipsandResources:
EAGLEfilesareGerberRS274xformat(embeddedapertures)noaperturefile/listneeded.

FileNaming:Useshortfilenames(6charactersorless)foreasierfilemanagementandfillingoutforms.

UncheckMirroring:Doublecheckthebottomsidelayers(copper,soldermask,silkscreenetc.)arenot
settomirroring.IntheCamprocessorclickthelayertabanduncheckmirroring.

SilkscreenTextSettings:TheEAGLECamprocessorwillautomaticallyoutputasvectorfont,otherfonts
usedcouldcausetexttoexpand.AlwaysuseVectorFonts!Fontfix:OpenEAGLE,onthemenubar
chooseOptions/UserInterfaceandselecttheoption"ALWAYSVECTORFONT".Problemsmayexistifthe
userisusingadifferenttextfont.UsingtheVectorFontonlywillallowyoutoseeexactlyhowyourtext
willbedisplayed.(TextscanhaveVector,Proportional,andFixedfonts,however,EAGLEwilluseits
internalVectorfontonlyforoutput).

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ExcellonDrillErrors:Whenrunningthedrillcfg.ulpchoosemminsteadofinchthenrunthe
Excelloncamjob,thisshouldcorrectnoholesselectedtypeerror.

ExcellonDrillfilewillbenamed[name].drd
DrillToollistfilewillbenamed[name].dri
Drilldrawingfilenamed[name].drlnotusedforprototypeorders.

ProducingBOMFile:Fromthemaincommandprompttyperun,choosebom.ulporclick
ULPbuttononmenu,choosebom.ulp

EAGLEResources:WerecommendusingtheEAGLEwebsitefordesigntipsandadditional
scripts/downloadstohelpwithyourboardlayout.Trytheironlineuserforumtofindanswers.

EAGLEuserforum:http://www.cadsoft.de/forum.htm

EAGLEusersfilesharing&downloads:http://www.cadsoft.de/download.htm

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