Ordering Process with SMT Assembly

This section will guide you through the ordering process at JLCPCB with the intend to choose SMT assembly. It is useful to mention that no additional setup costs arise for basic parts (resistors, diodes, capacitors). On the other hand for all extended parts there will be a setup cost of 3$ each.

Warning

For the order with SMT assembly JLC needs tooling holes on the PCB. These will be added by JLC if none are specified by the customer, but it is recommended to add them as described here.

  1. Go to JLCPCB and sign in with your account

  2. Go to your shopping cart and choose Add new item

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    Fig. 356 JLC - Add New Item

  3. Click on Add gerber file and upload your Gerber and NC Drill files as .zip

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    Fig. 357 JLC - Add Gerber File

  4. Choose your preferred settings and quantity for the PCB you want to order

  5. Scroll down, choose SMT Assembly, select the side that should be assembled (usually the top side) and click on Confirm

    Note

    When choosing SMT assembly some settings are not available e.g. gold fingers. If necessary change them to fit JLC’s requirements

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    Fig. 358 JLC - SMT Assembly

  6. Now upload your BOM and Pick and Place (CPL) files and click on Next

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    Fig. 359 JLC - Upload BOM and CLP

  7. Check if everything in the shown list is correct and click on Next

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    Fig. 360 JLC - Component Check

  8. Check the orientation of the components in the review window (e.g. red and white dot should be on the same side, if not adjust the rotation in the Pick and Place file in Altium)

    Note

    The orientation of parts will be checked by JLC after submission and adjusted manually according to the orientation mark (the dot ° on pin 1).

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    Fig. 361 JLC - Component Orientation

  9. Press Save To Cart

  10. Click on Product Details to check your settings. You may also adjust the quantity of PCB’s before checkout if necessary. To proceed click Secure Checkout

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    Fig. 362 JLC - Secure Checkout

  11. Follow the steps of the delivery and payment

    Tip

    The recommended payment is credit card, since paypal has very bad current exchange rates and the recommended delivery method is DHL Express Priority (DDP=Delivered Duty Paid).

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    Fig. 363 JLC - Shipping

Note

After JLC shipped the manufactured PCBs and you received the shipping number, a custom declaration (Zollvoranmeldung) has to be done for this shipment via DHL Express website. This is to avoid the package getting stock in customs.