Ordering From JLCPCB

WORK IN PROGRESS!

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Short discussion of project philosophy

In the words of Damien, "the number one goal has and is to help YOU build YOUR car on YOUR budget." So whether you purchase a kit from one of the webshops or manufacture your own boards from scratch or something in between, it's OK. You DO have to support yourself via this wiki and the openinverter forums, as well as some YouTube content. Like any community, folks get tired of answering the same questions repeatedly, so please dig THEN ask.

Can I even do this?

With enough time, effort, frustration tolerance and a modest amount of money, this is within anyone's grasp. There's some fiddly soldering involved, and with the current level of documentation, usually some research, some guessing, some finger crossing. Damien has done YouTube videos showing how to assemble things with BASIC tools such as a soldering iron, solder, some de-solder braid, and flux. Unless your eyes are GREAT, you probably also want some magnification.

What else do I need to order?

<insert and comment on additional component BOM and needed programmers. mention on out-of-stock components>

Getting the files to send to JLCPCB

<insert step-by-step for downloading or cloning repos. insert links to examples>

Placing your JLC order

<insert link to videos> <insert step-by-step of uploading design files, BOM and CPL, and answering wizard questions>

On the JLC order page, there is a (maybe normally collapsed) section for specifying the stack-up. The correct order for any known 4-layer designs we're concerned with is: 1 - top 2 - vcc or power or 5v 3 - ground 4 - bottom

Wait, what? I need to order more stuff now???

<insert brief guide on how to search for components by manufacturer part#