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Pictures from latest Heartbeat project:
PIC-chip sends serial data at 9600 or 19.2k speed direct to a PC or Linux box, without needing digital storage for the amplifier signals. Circuit-boards were created by a milling machine controlled by Extended Gerber files produced by gerb20.exe converting a fleXYcad circuit text file.
 


PIC chip a/d converter board ...

... is a milled board created from files generated by gerb20

detail from milled circuit board

D9 connector mounting hole

gerb20 8x6 pad-size option (in ViewMate)
Red is copper, yellow is a drill hole.
Not enough copper around the 3 lower drill holes.

gerb20 9x7 pad-size option
More copper around the lower drill holes.
Top holes are 0.040", lower holes 0.052"