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Saturn PCB Design Toolkit Version
5.2 including the new IPC-2152
Update! The
Saturn PCB Toolkit is the best resource for PCB related calculations you
can find.
It incorporates many features that PCB designers and engineers are in
regular need of like current capacity of a PCB trace, via current,
differential pairs and much more. Please download our PCB Toolkit today
for free and enjoy!
NOTE:
In order to
understand the PCB Toolkit version differences, I have added this brief
description of the version series. If you are not yet familiar with the
IPC-2152 then please be aware that there are two separate charts for
finding conductor current vs. temperature rise.
PCB Toolkit Version
5 series:
This
version uses the IPC-2152 “Universal” chart for finding conductor
current vs. temperature rise. The universal chart in the IPC-2152 has no
formula associated with it so we have been working on developing our own
formulas for current. We feel that all values in the version 5 series are
within +/-10 of measured values on the universal chart.
PCB Toolkit Version
4 series:
Download
IPC-2151 conservative chart version
This version uses the IPC-2152 “Conservative” chart for finding
conductor current vs. temperature rise. The conservative chart in the
IPC-2152 is really just the internal chart from the IPC-2221 so that was
the formula used. Version 4 series is accurate to the IPC-2152 but may be
too conservative in many cases.
PCB Toolkit Version
3 series: Download
IPC-2221 version
This
version uses the IPC-2221 formula for finding conductor current vs.
temperature rise. The IPC-2221 has been superseded by the IPC-2152 for
finding conductor current vs. temperature rise and is now obsolete.
Program includes:
PCB
Via Current Calculator per IPC-2152
Calculates the current a via needs to raise
its temperature over ambient
per IPC-2152.
Other via properties include:
Via capacitance
Via inductance
Via impedance
Via step response
Via DC resistance
Via impedance
Via resonant frequency
PCB Trace Width Calculator & PCB Trace Resistance Calculator per IPC-2152
Calculates the current a conductor needs to raise its temperature over ambient
per IPC-2152. Now also calculates DC resistance with temperature compensation.
Other conductor properties include:
Conductor skin depth
Conductor voltage drop
Conductor DC resistance
Conductor power dissipation
Bandwidth Calculator & Max
PCB Trace Length
Calculator
Calculates the bandwidth of a digital signal and maximum trace length,
using the IPC-2251 method or the
frequency domain method,
for transmission line effects.
Wavelength calculator for given frequency.
Differential Pair Impedance Calculator
Calculates the differential pair impedance of a balanced line.
PCB Padstack Calculator
Calculates the outer and inner layer diameters of a padstack given
the drill size.
BGA land calculator based on the IPC-7351A specification.
Mechanical Data
Calculates wire diameter for a given AWG gauge.
Drill chart with imperial and metric diameters.
Imperial screw thread size chart.
Minimum PCB Conductor Spacing Chart
Calculates minimum conductor spacing's using peak AC or DC voltage
based on IPC-2221A data.
PCB conductor Impedances
Calculates impedance of a PCB Microstrip or PCB Stripline.
Inductance of a microstrip
Capacitance of a microstrip
Propagation delay of a microstrip
Units Conversion Data
Converts mm to mils and C to F.
Embedded units chart for reference.
Planar Inductor Calculator
Calculates the inductance of a planar PCB spiral inductor.
Power Delivery System
Impedance Calculator
Calculates the target impedance of a PDN.
Thermal Resistance Calculator
Calculates the junction temperature of a device using thermal resistance.
Please check back
often, this program is updated often per customer requests.
What would you like to see in this program?
Tell us now!
Version 5.2 Updates & Additions:
Fixed Temprise & Ambient Temp enable / disable
when Fuse current vs. Time mode selected after user exists Conductor
Properties.
Fixed Temprise C vs. F scale.
Version 5.1 Updates & Additions:
Plating Thickness now disables when internal layer
is selected for conductor properties.
Plane Distance now disables when fuse current option is selected for
conductor properties
Added IPC version to options for conductor current.
Fixed Temprise F scale when 0C is selected.
Updated default values for via settings.
Version 5.0 Updates & Additions:
Significantly changed how the program calculates
amperage to better match the IPC-2152 charts.
Please note that the amperage value has a slight drop at
10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,100,200,300,400,500,600 & 700sqmils.
This is due to the multiplier used for each cross sectional area range.
All values are within +/-10% of the chart values however.
Version4 series PCB Toolkit follows the new IPC-2152 chart as well but
uses the general chart which can be too conservative in some
applications. Implementing the new IPC-2152 has been no easy task since
no new formulas were produced in the document. This has forced us to
derive at our on formulas for current vs. temprise so please check back
often for updates to this V5 beta program.
Added microvia current vs.
temprise support
Added power dissipation in
dBm for via and conductor calculator
Added dual monitor support
for dialog boxes
Added broadside coupled
differential pair support
Added imperial units support
to spiral inductor calculator
Added embedded microstrip
support for conductor impedance
Added coplanar waveguide
support for conductor impedance
Added degree symbols
Fixed F to C conversion for
temprise
Fixed dropdown menu control
vs. tab control
Added close button to about dialog box
Fixed Conductor Impedance
selection list from B2
Added "Program Options" menu item for manually entering copper weight
Fixed install directory issue, now installs to V5 directory.
Added DC option for frequency input
Previous
Versions:
V4.0 Updates & Additions:
Updated current capacity
formulas per the new IPC-2152 specification
Comma
detection for European systems
Added units conversion tool
Invalid floating point in Impedances tool fixed
Added planar inductor calculator
Updated drill chart
Updated wire chart, added resistance, max amps
Added Power Delivery Network Impedance calculator
Added Thermal Resistance tools
PCB Thickness now included in current capacity
Added parallel conductors mode
Program Revision History
Version 4.6.1
Corrected copper plane thickness index when switching between
imperial and metric units.
Version 4.6
Corrected copper weight issue in the Impedances program for metric
stripline.
Plane thickness now shows metric weights when in metric mode.
Conductor temperatures properly read "N/A" when disabled.
Version 4.5
Added de-rating for fiberglass substrates for via and conductor
properties. This affects total amperage value due to substrates
having different thermal properties.
Corrected Microstrip / Stripline plating option error
Added conductor inductance to the conductor impedance calculator
Version 4.4
Added Carriage Return functionality for "Solve"
Fixed spelling errors in the padstack calculator
Updated Tab controls in programs
Version 4.3
Changed GUI to consolidate options
Added plane selection in conductor calculator
Version 4.2
Added more resolution to the PCB thickness input
Fixed error in previous version's external conductor calculation
Version 4.1.1
Added skin depth to the fusing current portion of the conductor calculator
Version 4.1
Added skin depth to the conductor calculator
Version 4.0.1:
Increased Signal slider bar for wavelength to 1/20
Changed default values for planar inductor calculator
Fixed text in BGA land diameter calculator
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