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Machines (10)

MachineASM SIPLACESIPLACE TX, SIPLACE SX, SIPLACE X-SeriesMachineFUJINXT III, NXTR, AIMEX IIIMachineYamahaYSM20R, YSM10, YRM20MachinePanasonicNPM-D3A, NPM-W2, NPM-TT2MachineJukiRS-1R, RX-8, LX-8MachineEuroplacerii-N1, ii-N2, ii-A2, ii-A3, iineo+, ATOM 3MachineHanwhaDECAN S2, DECAN S1, DECAN F2, DECAN L2MachineUniversal InstrumentsFuzion, FuzionXC, FuzionSCMachineMycronicMY300LX, MY300SX, MY300HX, MY300EX, MYPro A40MachineOther / desktopNeoden, Charmhigh, LumenPnP and others

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Part categories (13)

12 part numbersQFN / DFN / LGALeadless packages with the pads under the body and, usually, a big exposed pad in the middle. They are the…77 part numbersPower / DC-DCRegulators, buck and boost converters, load switches and power stages. Many are QFN or VQFN with big thermal…11 part numbersPopular ICsMicrocontrollers, IMUs, USB bridges and radio chips that show up on board after board. Most are QFN or small…8 part numbersChipsThe highest-volume parts on any line. The body is simple; the traps are the size code (imperial or metric),…13 part numbersTantalum / Alu / LEDPolarized parts. Getting the body size right is only half the job: the polarity mark on the part has to land…5 part numbersFilters & magneticsPower inductors, ferrite beads and common-mode chokes. Bodies are tall and heavy for their footprint, which…10 part numbersCrystalsSmall ceramic packages with 2 or 4 pads. Pin 1 position and marking vary between makers, so the drawing for…7 part numbersDiodesTwo-terminal polarized parts. The cathode band is the thing to get right, and SOD bodies come in several…10 part numbersSOT / PowerSOT-23, SOT-223, SC-70, DPAK and friends. The family names hide real differences in pin count, tab and lead…14 part numbersSOIC / TSSOPLeads on two sides. The body width, the overall span and the pitch are the numbers people mix up, because…6 part numbersQFPFine-pitch gull-wing leads on four sides. Coplanarity and lead width matter, and many ship in…4 part numbersBGA / FBGABalls instead of leads, so the camera does all the work. The numbers that matter are the ball pitch, ball…2 part numbersConnectors & switchesOdd shapes, tall bodies, pegs and mixed pad sizes. These are usually the last parts placed and the ones that…

Features (16)

FeatureMachine pickerThe first time the app opens it asks which pick-and-place machine you run: ASM SIPLACE, FUJI, Yamaha,…FeatureQFN decoderType the numbers from the package drawing exactly as printed, like “0.18 0.25 0.30”. The decoder picks the…FeatureParts libraryA built-in library of 179 packages and real part numbers, each with body and lead sizes, tape, MSL level and,…FeatureScan and capturePhotograph a reel label, a DigiKey or Mouser page, a setup sheet or a dimension table. The app reads the text…FeatureKitting list from the BOMPaste a BOM from Excel and get one line per reel: quantity to pull with spares, tape width, MSL level,…FeatureLoad checkScan or type each reel before it goes in a feeder. The answer is instant: on this job with its slot, close…FeatureMSL floor-life timers and bake timesStart a timer when a moisture-sensitive bag is opened. Each bag counts down its floor life by MSL level and,…FeatureMispick logLog a mispick in two taps: feeder slot, part, cause. The worst feeders rise to the top with what to check…FeatureShift handoff noteA handoff note that writes most of itself: open issues, problem feeders from the last 12 hours, open MSL…FeatureMachine setup sheetYour shop’s answer to “which nozzle and which feeder for this package?” Each box offers your machine’s own…FeatureTeam file and sharingEverything is saved on the phone or PC. One person exports a team file and the others import it; imports…FeatureJob setup checklistTen checks to tap through before every new job or changeover: program revision, board support, feeder list,…FeatureRotation helperWorks out the turn angle when pin 1 on the tape is not where the CAD data expects it, and adds it to the…FeatureUnit converters and size codesMillimeters, mils, inches and microns side by side; paste a min/nom/max row and get the nominal; a common…FeatureTape, feeders and orderingHow many parts to order with spares, which DigiKey packaging code loads straight into a feeder (TR, DKR, CT),…FeatureTips from the floorHabits that make changeovers faster and first boards come out right: program nominal, check which view the…

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