Veroboard/Perfboard

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Apologies if this is in the wrong section...

I'm new to using Veroboard/Perfboard and need to construct a circuit on it for uni. Is there any good way to lay out the circuit beforehand so that I have a plan?

I've used Multisim for general circuits before but don't think it's possible to do a veroboard schematic with it. I know there are PCB simulation packages out there, but can't find much about perfboard...
 
lay it out on breadboard first

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then transfer to perfboard and solder
 
cork-spotters said:
It was originally laid out on breadboard. I then had to display it as working and turn in my breadboard so I could be issued with veroboard!
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I'm a bit confused why you need to lay this out first,
I just insert the IC's in a logical order, then tick off the components on the original drawing with a highlighter as I place them :confused:

still, there is software for it
try this:
http://www.marlwifi.org.nz/other/stripboard-magic
 
bitslice said:
I'm a bit confused why you need to lay this out first,
I just insert the IC's in a logical order, then tick off the components on the original drawing with a highlighter as I place them :confused:
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I find a pen and paper can work well if you only have a few components, but sometimes laying it out beforehand can help if you have loads of components...
 
If you're planning on going down the software route, nothing is better than Lochmaster to assist in veroboard/stripboard layout. Whilst it does not auto layout (which tends to always be pretty poor in software anyway) it allows you to perfect your layout without the wasted time and money of soldering right away (when you realise you have done it in a sub-optimal way).

Great little tool, and good value too.

EDIT: It is leagues above Stripboard Magic (linked to above) which I believe was designed quite some time ago by a company that no longer trade. Having said that I do not think Lochmaster has been updated in quite some time either but it is by far the better product.
 
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bitslice said:
I'm not actually recommending SBM, it is just the first hit on google ;)
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Can't knock that; it's how/why I first tried it many moons ago... It does *look* good (what it states it can do, rather than the GUI), but I never found it worked well at all. Still, was definitely worth suggesting incase the OP finds benefit in it. :)
 
bitslice said:
^^
I'm not actually recommending SBM, it is just the first hit on google ;)

actually I'm now curious as to what this circuit is?
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Ok guys, thanks. I downloaded the trial of LochMaster to try it out.

It's really a pretty simple circuit - a wheatstone bridge connected to a differential instrumentation amplifier. It will then be used in conjunction with a strain gauge to measure the deflection of a cantilever beam. :)

The veroboard will just have 3 op-amp circuits and a whole bunch of resistors and variable pots.
 
Not sure what the problem is here. Is it a transferring problem, because they took away the breadboard you can't remember the exact placement of the components? Could you take a photo from above and print it out, so you can see where it all went?
 
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