Introduction: Designing and Ordering PCB From JLC PCB

The Design phase:

  • The first step in PCB design is to analyse the requirement and select the appropriate components.
  • Then a suitable schematic is made using PCB design software’s. Altium Designer, Autodesk EAGLE, KiCad EDA, OrCAD are some commercially available software used for PCB design. Here we are using Autodesk EAGLE.
  • The process of designing involves choosing components based on an individual’s requirement, positioning them, and then connecting wires between them as shown above in picture.

  • After an appropriate schematic is ready one proceeds to make brd file.

  • In this we position the components and organise them in such a way to minimise the crossed air wires after which we route wires as per the schematic.The below picture is one example how routing is done using vias and top and bottom layers in a PCB.

Step 1: Soldering the Components:

After receiving the PCB, one proceeds to solder the components onto the PCB file. The components are soldered onto the sliver colored solder pads which seen on the PCB according to their footprints.

Step 2: How to Place Order in JLC PCB:

1: Visit the homepage of JLC PCB. On their website on top right corner one can see the option to sign in. If you already have an account, just login in after completing the registration procedures.

2: The home page displays a quotation calculator that takes you to the ordering page. On the quotation calculator, simply enter the size of the PCB, quantity, layers and thickness. One can directly go to the ordering page https://cart.jlcpcb.com/quote and place an order.

3: Enter the board details into the online Price calculator to get your price.

4: Click "Add your Gerber file" to upload your file. A very small Customer ID will be generated on PCB to distinguish PCB from all others. If an individual wants to put it in a specific location, please indicate this location by adding the text "JLC" in your design.

5: The system will automatically analyse your Gerber files and it will detect your board dimensions and layers after you upload your Gerber files.

6: After successful upload there appears a small blue highlighted line called Gerber Viewer to check your design. One can verify the Gerber file after uploading for detecting any problem , if there is no problem, just click "Save to Cart" to continue.

7: To add multiple PCB one can click on Add new item and repeat the above process.
8: After successful upload, one can view the items uploaded in the cart. After placing the items in the cart successfully click on checkout securely. On the checkout page, one can add their shipping address, the country determines the shipping rate. 9: After the order payment is successful, the company arranges production as soon as possible.

Step 3: JLC PCB

JLCPCB is a worldwide leading PCB prototype enterprise and a high-tech manufacturer specializing in quick PCB prototype and small-batch PCB production. With over 14 years of experience in PCB manufacturing, JLCPCB has more than 800,000 customers. JLCPCB is a professional PCB manufacturer-featuring a large production scale, great manufacturing & production facilities, and superior PCB quality. JLCPCB is the Best PCB prototype & manufacturing company, assuring the best service you will ever experience regarding (Quality, Price & Time).