Stellarcore
New Member
Hey Folks,
I've been playing around with some PCB designs. I've used ground planes in the past (on top and bottom), and had no problems with it (except occasionally shorting things out with my clumsy meter probes).
I was thinking of trying on my next board a ground plane on the bottom side and a Vcc plane on the top side. Upon thinking about it, I dont think this should cause any problems, and in fact should be good; any added capacitance (however minor) would act like a big (as in geometry) filter cap.
Anybody have any thoughts regarding the use of ground or power planes on a PCB? What are some of the benefits and detriments? Do you think it makes routing easier? It sure makes the board look nicer imho. Let me know what you think.
I've been playing around with some PCB designs. I've used ground planes in the past (on top and bottom), and had no problems with it (except occasionally shorting things out with my clumsy meter probes).
I was thinking of trying on my next board a ground plane on the bottom side and a Vcc plane on the top side. Upon thinking about it, I dont think this should cause any problems, and in fact should be good; any added capacitance (however minor) would act like a big (as in geometry) filter cap.
Anybody have any thoughts regarding the use of ground or power planes on a PCB? What are some of the benefits and detriments? Do you think it makes routing easier? It sure makes the board look nicer imho. Let me know what you think.