If you have included the Eurocircuits Assembly service with your PCB order you will need to upload your BOM (Bill of Material) Data and also your CPL data.
The BOM data contains information on the component parts that are to be mounted on the PCB and should include as a minimum the follow information:
It may also include:
The goal is to have an unambiguous definition of the parts to be used.
The data is usually in either an Excel/Spread Sheet or CSV format.
These have a column per heading (MPN, Reference Designator, Quantity etc).
BOM File Excel Format
These file formats have either a delimiter such as a comma (,) or a TAB etc to separate the data under each heading.
BOM File Comma Delimited Format
BOM File Tab Delimited Format
Your BOM data can be uploaded with your PCB data or later it can also be updated without any PCB data so that you can check component availability and prices.
There are 2 methods (Method 1 & 2) either via the Eurocircuits website Home Page or from within the PCB Calculator.
On the Home page simple Drag & Drop your PCB Data file(s) into the “Drop PCB Data Here” box or left mouse click in the box to browse for the PCB Data file(s) to be uploaded.
This will then open a pop window where you click on the “Upload BOM data” orange button (bottom right).
The new window will allow you to Drag & Drop your BOM Data file or browse and select the file.
Once the data is uploaded you can then upload your CPL Data file or skip and upload it later.
The next window allows you to select either “Full PCB Analysis” or PCB Configurator”.
This requires you to be Signed in to your Eurocircuits account and performs a full DRC check of both your PCB, BOM and CPL (if available) data. It may take a few minutes to complete, depending on the complexity of the data.
After this is complete the PCB Configurator will open where you will see the price for the bare boards and for the assembly including components and which components are in stock or need to be ordered (On Demand).
You will also be able review the analysis of the layout and see any potential issues and fix them with the Visualizer smart tools.
This will open the PCB Configurator and provide a graphical representation of your Data without any DRC check. You can also change and select different manufacturing options for the bare board.
Use this if you need a quick price or to see if your data has been output correctly from your CAD system. To check your BOM data (or CPL data) you will need to Sign in to your Eurocircuits account.
Once you have signed in you can then review your BOM data, check component availability, price and change components if necessary.
To upload the BOM data in the PCB Calculator you must first open it by either:
Home Page PCB Configurator Buttons
Calculate and Order in Customer Account
Once selected, the “PCB Calculator” will open, the only difference is that if you are signed into your customer account is that the menu on the left is still visible.
Here you can drag & drop your PCB data file(s) into the “Drop Your PCB Data Here” box or click on the Browse button to select the data file(s).
Once this is complete, a graphical representation of your Data without any DRC check will be displayed.
Next click on the “PCBA Visualizer” tab, then drag & drop your BOM data file into the “Drop your BOM here” box or click on the Browse button to select the data file.
The data will then be uploaded, and you will be able to check component availability, price and change components as necessary.
There are 2 methods (Method 3 & 4) either via the Eurocircuits website Home Page or from within the PCB Calculator.
On the Home page simple Drag & Drop your BOM Data file into the “Drop BOM Data Here” box or left mouse click in the box to browse for the file to be uploaded.
Next select “Skip PCB Data.
The update the “PCB Quantity” if necessary and click on the “Proceed to Configurator” button.
This will open the “PCBA Visualizer” tab of the PCB Configurator.
The data will then be uploaded, and you will be able to check component availability, price and change components as necessary.
To upload the BOM data in the PCB Calculator you must first open it by either:
Home Page PCB Configurator Buttons
Calculate and Order in Customer Account
Once selected the “PCB Calculator” will open, the only difference is that if you are signed into your customer account the menu on the left is still visible.
Now select the “PCBA Visualizer” tab.
You can now drag & drop your BOM data file into the “Drop your BOM here” box or click on the Browse button to select the data file.
The BOM data will then be uploaded, and you will be able to check component availability, price and change components as necessary.
First you must Signed in to your Eurocircuits account and select “Shopping basket” from the left-hand menu.
The list of the items in your “Shopping basket” will be displayed and to upload BOM data or replace existing BOM data to one of these simply click on the item in the “Assembly Visualizer” column.
This will open the PCB Visualizer where you can either drag & drop your BOM data file into the “Drop your BOM here” box or click on the Browse button to select the data file.
The BOM data will then be uploaded, and you will be able to check component availability, price and change components as necessary.
To save the data select the “Proceed to Summary” button.
Now click on the “Save changes” button to save the BOM data to that PCB in the “Shopping basket”.
This will save the BOM data to that PCB in the “Shopping basket”.