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Eagle 1: Description

To design my circuit boards, I use the freeware version of the Eagle Layout Editor by CadSoft Computer GmbH. The software is located in the download area of their site. On this site, I describe the...

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Eagle 2: Libraries

Finding the appropriate components can be frustrating in the default Eagle setup. Component libraries for CadSoft’s Eagle Layout Editor and diy pedals are available in the zip file linked here:...

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Eagle 3: Setup

In order to setup new libraries in Eagle, we will walk through Eagle’s Control Panel creating additional folders for libraries and projects editing folder descriptions telling Eagle to use new...

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Eagle 4: Schematics

In Eagle, one usually creates a schematic first and then, based upon the schematic, a layout. Files for each, the schematic and the layout, are saved in a project folder. In this post, we will show how...

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Eagle 5: Components

At first use, adding components to a schematic is often frustrating. The libraries available on this site are organized to make this easier for DIY pedal makers. This page describes the organization as...

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Setting All Drill Sizes

If you would like to change the drill sizes for your board layouts, here is a brief description of how to do that. This procedure is carried out in the library editor and you must change each library...

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Setting All Pad Sizes

If you would like to change the pad sizes for a board layout that you are going to etch, here is a brief description of how to do that. You must open your layout in the board layout editor to follow...

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Ground Pour

This is a multi-page tutorial about creating ground pour on an Eagle layout. The picture above shows an example. Note that the ground copper fills in space underneath resistors R1, R2, R4, and R6. It...

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Creating a PCB Image using Export

If you want to etch a PCB with a layout in Eagle then you will need to create an image like this one to transfer your design. This brief tutorial explains how to set things up so that you can use the...

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