Introduction

Eurocircuits generates a PCB Passport for every PCB delivered whether it is a bare board or bare board with assembly order.

The PCB Passport is confirmation that the delivered PCB(s) conforms to the order parameters and relevant manufacturing tolerances.

Our customers can with confidence then use the PCB Passport to give to their customers as part of the specification for the product they supplied.

Downloading the PCB Passport

The PCB Passport is available to download once the order has been shipped. To find and download the PCB Passport first Sign in to your Eurocircuits Customer Account.

From the CALCULATE AND ORDER menu of the left-hand side select either, View running orders or Order repeats/view history.

Calculate and Order menu

To download the PCB passport for a specific order, you can either click on the PCB Passport icon PCB Passport Icon in the Download column.

Select PCB passport Icon

The PCB passport will be downloaded to your computer and can be found in your designated download folder on your computer.

Alternatively, check the box at the start of the row of the appropriate order and click on the Downloads button at the top.

Check box of appropriate order and select downloads button

This will open a popup window.

Downloads popup window

Next click on Download in the row containing the PCB passport.

The PCB passport will be downloaded to your computer and can be found in your designated download folder on your computer.

Understanding the PCB Passport

The passport is split into several sections that provide various information on the manufacturing and assembly process.

NOTE
  • If the passport contains multiple pages, then at the top of each page (page 2 onwards) the Eurocircuits internal order number will be shown as in the example below.
    PCB Passport Additional Pages Header
  • All images shown are examples only.
The Header Section

This section details the relevant Eurocircuits handling company information and the Eurocircuits internal Order Number.

PCB Passport Header Section

Order Details Section

This section contains the following information when available:

  • PCB name
  • Purchase reference
  • Quantity packed
  • Article reference
  • Packing date
  • Project reference
  • Producer (in which of Eurocircuits manufacturing facilities the order was produced)

PCB Passport Order Details Section

PCB Image Sections

This section shows graphical images of the Top and Bottom of the bare board PCB in the delivery format as defined in the order.

PCB Passport Single PCB Image Section

Example of Single PCB Delivery Format



PCB Passport Panel PCB Image Section

Example of PCBs in Panel Delivery Format

Mechanical Layer Section

This section has two parts, the first is a graphic of the PCB or panel with PCBs with the location of the drilled holes and slots identified by a unique symbol for each hole or slot size.

It also has the X & Y dimensions of the PCB and the panel (if the delivery format is the panel) and the X & Y dimensions to the reference point on the PCB or panel.

The second part contains two tables, the first with details of the plated holes and slots and the second with details of the unplated holes and slots.

Each row of the table contains information about one specific hole or slot size. The first column of each row contains a unique symbol which can be cross referenced to the symbols on the image above.

The columns of the tables contain the following information:

  • Symbol – Cross referenced to the image)
  • Type – Via, Plated or Unplated
  • Kind – Drill or a Slot
  • End Dia (mm) – Finished hole size
  • Tool Dia (mm) – Size of the tool (drill or rout) used to create the hole of the slot
  • Count – The number of each specific hole or slot on the PCB or on the panel
  • + Tol – Maximum tolerance that the hole can be larger than the End Dia.
  • – Tol – Maximum tolerance that the hole can be smaller than the End Dia.

PCB Passport Mechanical Layer Section

Production Flow Inner Layers Section
NOTE
  • This section is only available for multilayer PCB(s).

This section contains a table that shows the following information for appropriate parameters:

  • Production step – Start, imaging, etching etc)
  • End of the process (date)
  • Used materials/Specific ordervalues – Which materials were used, what order specific parameters are to be met etc.
  • Tolerances/Results – Reports if the process passed the specific required parameter or the required tolerances.

PCB Passport Production Flow Inner Layers Section

Production Flow Outer Layers Section

This section contains a table that shows the following information for appropriate parameters:

  • Production step – Start, drilling, imaging, etching etc)
  • End of the process (date)
  • Used materials/Specific order values – Which materials were used, what order specific parameters are to be met etc.
  • Tolerances/Results – Reports if the process passed the specific required parameter or the required tolerances.

PCB Passport Production Flow Outer Layers

Assembly Section
NOTE
  • This section is only available for orders that include assembly by Eurocircuits.

This section contains a table that details the BOM information used to assemble the PCB(s).

Each row of the table contains the following information for each component type used:

  • MPN – Manufacturers Part Number
  • Ref_des – Reference designators that use each MPN
  • Manufacturer – Name of the manufacturer for each MPN

PCB Passport Assembly Section

Assembled PCB Section

This section shows graphical images of the Top and Bottom of the assembled PCB in the delivery format as defined in the order.

PCB Passport Assembled PCB Image Section

Production Flow-Assembly

This section contains a table that shows the following information for appropriate parameters:

  • Production step – Start, Kitting, Feeder prep, etc)
  • End of the process (date)
  • Used materials/Specific order values – Usually a link to the BOM
  • Tolerances/Results – Reports if the process passed the specific required parameter or the required tolerances.

PCB Passport Process Flow Assembly Section