SRM-CAM

Mill a PCB from KiCad on the Roland SRM-20. Load the Gerbers, push the copper into the corner, press Start.

Windows installer Linux AppImage Open source
Mill a board → Download for Windows Linux AppImage
The SRM-CAM window: three steps on the left, the board on the sheet's outline in the middle, the Run it page on the right
Three steps on the left, your board on the sheet in the middle, Start on the right, and STOP always at the bottom.

How it works

  1. Load your boardOpen the Gerber folder from KiCad.
  2. Copper in the cornerSlide the sheet into the bracket and hold it down.
  3. Press StartIt finds the copper, levels, drills and cuts the traces by itself.
  4. Check itThe board comes forward so you can look, and recut anything shallow.
  5. Cut it outPress one button. Double-sided adds one flip in the middle.

Mill a board is the only page you need at the machine. New to the mill, or stuck? Ask Mads Rudolph or the course TAs.

Where to go

You want toGo to
Mill a board, one side or twoMill a board
Install it, or export from KiCadInstall & KiCad
Fix something that went wrongTroubleshooting
Set up a mill: Arduino, bracket, clampsHardware & firmware
Do it all by hand, or use several boards on a sheetPro pages, in the menu
Put solder mask on a milled boardSolder mask

In a video

The whole job, with chapters: watch on YouTube. App screens are from the built-in simulator.

The 13-minute video shows the by-hand way in Pro.

Finished boards

Two milled boards in the sheet held up to the light, every channel visible
Held to the light: every channel shows.
Two cut-out boards side by side, one sanded, one not yet
Cut out; one sanded, one not yet.