- What are fiducials in PCB?
- What is the meaning of fiducials?
- What is a fiducial in electronics?
- How does fiducials work?
What are fiducials in PCB?
Fiducials are small pads that are placed on a PCB to aid Pick & Place machines during component placement. They are also frequently added to the rails of a PCB array. To achieve better assembly results, we recommend that you always add fiducials to your PCB design.
What is the meaning of fiducials?
Definition of 'fiducial'
1. based on firm faith. 2. used as a standard of reference for measurement or calculation. a fiducial point.
What is a fiducial in electronics?
Fiducials are reference points on the PCB for automated equipment. Its full name is "Fiducial Marker" and according to Wikipedia a Fiducial Marker is. “an object placed in the field of view of an imaging system which appears in the image produced, for use as a point of reference or a measure.”
How does fiducials work?
Fiducial markers are small metal (typically gold) spheres, coils or cylinders about the size of a grain of rice that are placed in or near a tumor to help guide the placement of radiation beams during treatment.