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Revision as of 07:31, 10 August 2018
The Voltera V-One brings quick turn PCBs to your desktop. Import your gerber file into the Voltera software, press print, and the V-One will bring your board to life. Use the solder paste dispensing and reflow features to mount components onto your printed board, or mount components on a pre-fabricated board with ease. [1]
Documentation
Training
Hello World
The Voltera comes with a getting started tutorial called "Hello World." It will guide you through fabricating your own single-sided board from start to finish.
Punk Console
After completing the Hello World tutorial, you can proceed with making double-sided boards. Voltera has a tutorial called "Punk Console" which walks through creating your own double-sided board. It also shows how to use the V-One drill to make vias and component through-holes.
Terminology
There are a lot of particular names given to Voltera's equipment. It is important to know what is what, especially when trying to explain troubleshooting issues. Here are the items you should familiarize yourself with:
(Add pictures later) Probe Dispenser and sheath Cartridge Conductive ink Nozzle
Substrate Sacrificial layer
Usage
The Perfect Print
Two main factors affect the quality of your print.
Flow rate
Print height
Priming Conductors
Ideally, you should never have to prime the conductors. After a conductor has been primed correctly and used in the Voltera, it "closes" the dispenser. When done, you should be able to pull it off the mount and put the --- back in the fridge.
However, this is not always the case. If a student