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Simple design Arduino UNO shield

dottest37

I have a special need and nobody makes my specific shield, so I figure out I would try to make my own, and probably have it manufactured by pcbway or the likes.

I have access to Fusion 360, and I have some experience with it for 3D modeling, but none with electronics design.

Does anyone has some recommendations in terms of where to start? I downloaded a template for arduino uno, but I cannot figure out how to use it as overlay for my board and match the pins, etc.

Also, I dont know exactly how one pick the components in a way that pcbway or other manufacturer can source them for you and install them (same size, specs, etc).

Again, im new to this process so Im looking for some guidance.

Thanks !!

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  • Hi, (assuming for now this is not PCBWay spam, although they tend to spam):
    If you have no experience with electronic design as you say, nor have used a PCB CAD package (it's not the same as Fusion 360 for 3D modeling) then it's a very vertical climb to go from zero knowledge to an assembled board.

    It's going to be a multi-step learning process.
    I strongly suggest you at least prototype what you want using other shields or breadboards, get that working, and then after that invest some time learning a CAD package (whether that's EAGLE, or KiCAD or otherwise).

    Finally, once you have experience with a CAD package and have created a design, then some of the output files will be supplied to the PCB manufacturer, in order for them to build the blank board and then populate it (if you're not prepared to solder it yourself).

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  • Hi, (assuming for now this is not PCBWay spam, although they tend to spam):
    If you have no experience with electronic design as you say, nor have used a PCB CAD package (it's not the same as Fusion 360 for 3D modeling) then it's a very vertical climb to go from zero knowledge to an assembled board.

    It's going to be a multi-step learning process.
    I strongly suggest you at least prototype what you want using other shields or breadboards, get that working, and then after that invest some time learning a CAD package (whether that's EAGLE, or KiCAD or otherwise).

    Finally, once you have experience with a CAD package and have created a design, then some of the output files will be supplied to the PCB manufacturer, in order for them to build the blank board and then populate it (if you're not prepared to solder it yourself).

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  • in reply to shabaz

    No spam here. 

    I have some experience with electronic design, very basic, college, many years ago. 

    What I meant is that I havent been in touch with it for a long time, and Im refreshing stuff, and all with new software and technologies, so im basically starting from zero.

    I have my prototype on breadboard, functioning, on a little robot that moves around, but the components on top of it are making everything more and more bulky and complicated, and I want to put them all together in a shield (some transistors, regulators, piezo, resistors, capacitors, few diodes, LEDs, accelerometer, 555 timer, barometric and temp sensor, some headers for plugging, ultrasonic sensors,  one OLED screen, etc ).

    Like I said, I have all working on breadboard, but id like to have a shield, and also, on the shield itself, add a mini breadboard glued/screwed to the surface, for adding extra stuff.

    Since I havent done this before, I was going to make a simple 555 astable circuit that I need for generating a very specific signal (for another project), then have that manufactured/assembled by one of those Chinese companies, and see how it turns out. This board will have only 5 components: the 555, two resistors, a capacitor, and a 3-pin header (power and signal output), and of course, four holes for mounting.