

These 2 boards are part of my circuit, which I want to move from my breadboard to a PCB, so I need a way to attach these boards to the PCB. Due to the fact that I want the ability to re-use these boards in other projects, and also not have them stick up from the PCB vertically, I decided to go with right-angled headers so that I have both of these features (easy plugging in/unplugging of the boards from the final PCB, and a more compact final design).
However since they will need to hang over some degree you need to look at the 2d drawing and make sure the right angle header pins are long enough to mate to the matching component on the board.
By this do you mean I need to make sure the pins on the boards will fit in the hole of the headers? I was under the impression that pin length is quite standard, much like pin separation. I believe mine are 2.54 mm because they fit nicely in my arduino headers, as well as the breadboard. I’d assume the length is also standardised. Please correct me if Im wrong.
If you are sending the board out to be made at a shop you will need to define these features and tolerances in the manufacturing layer that will export as part of the gerber file and possibly provide a 2d drawing.
By this I assume you mean that I need to make sure the boards will clear any other components on the PCB? I’ve been getting through this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHH4G_EWhm0&list=PL3bNyZYHcRSUhUXUt51W6nKvxx2ORvUQB&index=4&t=2s
as I go through each step of the process. When he gets to the point about designing the PCB I’ll see if he mentions how to make sure I have enough clearance for all my components, otherwise I guess I’ll look for other videos explaining how to do this.








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