We now need to select appropriate tools for milling. If so, click 'yes' on this dialog, and you should now see something like the following:Īt this point you can use File -> Save to save the file in CopperCAM's native format, for easy re-loading if it crashes. You'll be presented with a dialog asking you if the setting are correct, and (hopefully!) the drill holes will be the right size and over the pads. Now go to File -> Open -> Drills, make sure the filetype is set to "Excellon, Basic co-ordinates", and select the "WS2812B_breakout.drl" file. You window should now look like this, with the pads lining up correctly with one another: Again say "no" to the card contour dialog. Go to File -> Open -> Additional layer and select the "WS2812B_breakout-Back.gbl" file. Click "no", this is just related to routing out the board. You'll be given a dialog about with a certain track is a 'card contour'. Go to File -> Open -> New circuit and select the "WS2812B_breakout-Front.gtl" file. Alternately, you can get the ones I made from here if you just want to verify that the following steps work. You should have produced some gerber files in the previous section. The image below shows the exact options I use. "Zeros Format" to "suppress leading zeros".You are now presented with a bewildering array of options. Click on the "Generate drill file" button in the bottom right of the "Plot" window.
This should have produced files "WS2812B_breakout-Front.gtl" and "WS2812B_breakout-Back.gbl". This image below shows the export options I use - I do not know exactly which of these are crucial. Now hit the "Plot button" in the lower right.
Most of this page will be devoted to managing its eccentricities.
I am using Kicad purely because that is what I am familiar with.ĬopperCAM is a very temperamental piece of software as regards importing Gerbers and drill files. It should be easy to substitute Kicad for Eagle in the above. Set up appropriate tool choices in CopperCAM, and export these directly the Roland's printer driver.Import the Gerber and Excellon files into CopperCAM.Design the PCB in Kicad, export to Gerber and Excellon drill files.The toolchain described on this page is as follows: