I had the same problem with Itead not sending email updates. But, after about a week, I emailed them and a couple of days later they sent me the tracking number. Got the PCBs a week later. Itead has very good prices, but I still don't have the confidence in them to send all my PCBs to them. Still use OSH Park for the smaller boards.
Just received my iTead boards! Very happy how they came out, no problems soldering them!
Not worse than OSH Park actually. It took total of 12 business days from submitting to receiving (in US).
For some strange reason I didn't get any silkscreen on the back of the board. I had text there on bNames layer. Anyone knows what could be an issue? I generated Gerber files form Eagle 6.3
codlink:
Did you make sure that your CAM file had that layer highlighted when you generated the Gerbers? I did that once..
I think so.. I just checked Gerber files (that I sent to iTead) with Viewplot (Gerber viewer) and bottom text is there... Weird. Gotta ask iTead support about it...
codlink:
Did you make sure that your CAM file had that layer highlighted when you generated the Gerbers? I did that once..
Fwiw, if you use Eagle, iteadstudio is nice enough to publish a DRU File to ensure that your design is good to go, as well as a CAM processor file to ensure that the proper layers are printed/processed. Now if only eagle was easier to use (I find the cam process completely backwards, for example).
After 'printing' your Gerber files, the online Gerber viewer will let you see exactly what will be transmitted to the pcb fabrication house.
Constantin:
Fwiw, if you use Eagle, iteadstudio is nice enough to publish a DRU File to ensure that your design is good to go, as well as a CAM processor file to ensure that the proper layers are printed/processed. Now if only eagle was easier to use (I find the cam process completely backwards, for example).
After 'printing' your Gerber files, the online Gerber viewer will let you see exactly what will be transmitted to the pcb fabrication house.
I've used their cam processor, but I didn't see online Gerber viewer on their site. Do you have URL?
bratan:
I've used their cam processor, but I didn't see online Gerber viewer on their site. Do you have URL?
Hi Bratan, I use the online Gerber-Viewer. I am sure there are others, but so far, the results I saw on this web site have yet to deviate from what I eventually got from itead/iMall or OSH Park.
CrossRoads:
I use the free viewer at viewplot.com. Will open all 13 files that the itead .cam file makes.
Thanks! I checked with both viewplot and Online gerber viewer. GBO layer is there and shows back silkscreen correctly. Looks like iTead messed up I sent them e-mail hopefully they'll respond.
CrossRoads:
So you're missing XRONOS 1.1 on the back? Could have been left off by accident I suppose.
Yeah that's my thoughts too. It came out just fine with OSH Park I got response from Sunny btw, he basically just said that text should be min 6x32 mil (mine was 86 mil)... So I'll be sending my next batch to them, and hopefully it will get all printed