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| We will use EAGLE to design a printed circuit board (PCB) in this lab. We will use a free version in the lab but Autodesk provides its professional version free of charge to students after registration: | We will use EAGLE to design a printed circuit board (PCB) in this lab. We will use a free version in the lab but Autodesk provides its professional version free of charge to students after registration: | ||
| - | https://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/eagle | + | |
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| + | https://www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/free-download | ||
| + | https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Eagle-Education.html | ||
| EAGLE works in two steps, first, you have to create a schematic of your circuit. This is pretty straightforward as it uses standard primary symbols in its editor. The second step is positioning the components on a PCB and laying out (routing) the connections (traces) between them. | EAGLE works in two steps, first, you have to create a schematic of your circuit. This is pretty straightforward as it uses standard primary symbols in its editor. The second step is positioning the components on a PCB and laying out (routing) the connections (traces) between them. | ||
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| 2. When asked if you would like to create the ’.brd’ file, click ’Yes’. | 2. When asked if you would like to create the ’.brd’ file, click ’Yes’. | ||
| - | 3. You will see a blank (black) board and all of the components are in the lower left corner. The parts look different from the schematic because these are the actual footprints. It is the physical representation of a device and includes information about dimensions, holes, and copper areas that are needed to solder | + | 3. You will see a blank (black) board with all components in the lower left corner. The parts look different from the schematic because these are the actual footprints. It is the physical representation of a device and includes information about dimensions, holes, and copper areas that are needed to solder |
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| - | 5. The next step is reducing the size of the board to 40 by 40 mm. Right-click on an edge, choose ’properties’ and then set the values appropriately. When you are done the board should be a square. | + | 5. The next step is reducing the board size to 40 by 40 mm. Right-click on an edge, choose ’properties’ and then set the values appropriately. When you are done the board should be a square. |
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| - | 7. Place connected components near each other in order to minimize path length and path crossings. The yellow lines mark the connections you will have to route later. | + | 7. Place connected components near each other to minimize path length and path crossings. The yellow lines mark the connections you will have to route later. |
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| - | 8. Click on ’ratsnest’ to force EAGLE to redraw the yellow lines. | + | 8. Click ’ ratsnest’ to force EAGLE to redraw the yellow lines. |
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| - | + | 9. Use the ’Text’ tool to add your matriculation number to the board to be able to identify it in the upcoming labs. Click right on it and select ’properties’. Change size to 3.81 and select ’vector’ | |
| - | 9. Use the ’Text’ tool to add your matriculation number to the board in order to be able to identify it in the upcoming labs. Click right on it and select ’properties’. Change size to 3.81 and select ’vector’ | + | |
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| 10. After the last step the board may look like the picture below. | 10. After the last step the board may look like the picture below. | ||
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| - | 11. In order to set the default track size Go to Edit → net classes and change the width of the default net class to 0.8mm. | + | 11. To set the default track size Go to Edit → net classes and change the width of the default net class to 0.8mm. |
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| 12. The next step is routing. There are two different approaches to this problem. Manual routing is described here. | 12. The next step is routing. There are two different approaches to this problem. Manual routing is described here. | ||
| • Use the ’Route’ tool to make the actual connections. Pay close attention to the color of the route. Blue routes are on the bottom side of the board (layer 16), and red are on the top (layer 1). | • Use the ’Route’ tool to make the actual connections. Pay close attention to the color of the route. Blue routes are on the bottom side of the board (layer 16), and red are on the top (layer 1). | ||
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| + | • Since we want all our components to be on the top, the soldering for THT components will be on the bottom (layer 16) therefore all the connections for THT components should be on the bottom layer, and for SMD components on the top layer, you can use the ’Via’ tool to make a connection between top and bottom layer traces. The vias shall be round and have a diameter of 2.5 mm and a drill of 0.5 mm. | ||
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| + | • Traces shall have a width of at least 0.8 mm. If yours is smaller you can use the ’change’ tool to set a bigger width. | ||
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| + | • If a connection is made the yellow line should disappear. If it persists you have to look for the error. | ||
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| + | for a better and easier connection let’s define a ground plane on the bottom layer and top layer. use the ’polygon’ tool to make a rectangle around the dimension of your board. | ||
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| + | 13. Start by making GND polygons and don't forget to name it GND | ||
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| + | 14. start routing the connections | ||
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| + | 15. don't forget to add via to connect the top GND to the bottom GND with GND as the signal name | ||
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