FREE EAGLE-CadSoft workshop will be taking place in London on 15th May 2010 (1Day event). The workshop is aimed at beginners who what to learn more about schematic capture and PCB development tools.
What will we cover?
The workshop will cover schematic capture, migrating the schematic to the PCB layout environment, laying out the PCB, design rule validation, and details on how to submit the design for manufacture.
What should I bring?
Please bring your own laptop and have access to the admin password.
How can I register for this event?
To register for the event, please visit http://arduinopcbdesign.eventbrite.com/
Schedule:
10am: Download / installing EAGLE on all laptops.
11am: Schematic capture (using prebuilt schematic file)
Viewing the schematic. Pan, zoom, mouse controls.
Moving components
Changing a value
Adding a new component
12am: Migrating to PCB (from schematic)
Simple board outlines.
Component placement.
12:30: Lunch break
1:30: PCB design (from prebuilt PCB file)
Board outline
Adding mechanical features
Design rules
Manual tracking
Autotracking
2:30: Design rule checking
Track widths, gaps
Hole sizes
Edge rules
Physical constraints
3:30: Design submission.
How a PCB is produced
Gerber generation
Drill data
Solder resist data
Silkscreen data
Soldermask data
Mechanical drawings
Submitting a design for manufacture
4:30: Summaries
Where to learn more
Eagle licenses
Further eagle training