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[Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,
maybe 2m could be an important limitation. What is the limitation of
using a 10 nm unit?

I think it is important to talk about it, especially now that somebody
has brought up an apparent limitation.

cheers
Fabrizio


On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 11:23 PM, Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 04/08/2012 02:28 PM, Edwin van den Oetelaar wrote:
>> On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 9:08 PM, Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On 04/08/2012 07:14 AM, Edwin van den Oetelaar wrote:
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>> From: Edwin van den Oetelaar <oetelaar.automatisering@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Date: Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 12:28 PM
>>>> Subject: remarks about the internal nanometer resolution
>>>> To: KiCad Developers <kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> First of, I have not followed the discussion about the NanoMeter.
>>>> I do have some remarks.
>>>> >From an engineering standpoint the NanoMeter makes little sense to me.
>>>> If the smallest item represented is a nano-meter, in a 32 bit integer
>>>> this means the largest board can be only 2.14 meters in size. (-/+ of
>>>> the origin)
>>>> >From my viewpoint this is not enough. (I know of CNC machines much
>>>> larger than 2 meters)
>>>> I have seen boards (radar systems and backplanes of 60 layers) which
>>>> do not fit in there either.
>>>
>>> a) This is a single BOARD of this size > 2 meters, or replication array of a smaller board?
>> Although it has been only once that I seen one, the board was a single
>> board of a radar system
>> similar to http://www.atc-network.com/News/34754/Thales-wins-contracts-to-supply-air-traffic-management-and-radar-systems-for-Croatias-Zagreb-Airport
>
> My time is too valuable to even continue this conversation.  I think nano-meters will meet
> my needs and the needs of many.
>
> The business needing a board larger than 2 meters can hire somebody to create a patch at
> that time.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dick
>
>
>
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