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No Cost - Reference Design data for Arduino Mega 2560

jmcmillan

For all the hobbyist, maker community, students and beyond - we're supplying free reference designs that you can work with, take from and build up to make

your own designs!    No need to start from scratch!


CLICK HERE - to download or learn more now.

                     


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This PADS reference design data sets have 19 files including:

  • Schematic design in xDX Designer format (.prj)
  • Layout design in PADS 9.5 format (.pcb)
  • Bill of Materials for the design ( Bill of Materials.html)
  • PDF of the schematic design ( (Schematic).pdf)
  • PDF of the layout design ( (Layout).pdf)
  • Property definitions file (netlist.prp)
  • PCB Configuration file (pads95.cfg)
  • Land Patterns
  • Schematic symbols

 

Be sure to check out all 25 Reference Designs found here: can be used with our new inexpensive (PADS based) Designer Schematic and Designer Layout tools now available for the hobbyist/maker community from Digikey here as well as our desktop PADS products.

- John

  • Really John   image

     

    This is Open Source Hardware, yet your most basic software package to use these 'free' designs starts at $5000.

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    By comparison there is a free Mega board design within Eagle.

    Plus Arduino provide free Eagle references on the site.

    http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/arduinoBoardMega

     

    Mark

  • You mean to say that in order to use the "free" reference designs, you need to get a 5k$ software package first ? I have difficulties grasping the "no cost" part of this all.

    I doubt any hobbyist, maker, or student would be willing to pay for something that can be done for free otherwise.

     

    Could you perhaps elaborate on why PADS is a better alternative and why it would be worth the 5k$ price tag ?

     

    Edit: The Designer Schematic & Layout tools seem to have a 864$ price tag. Better than 5k$, but can it do all that is required? It's still expensive considering a target audience of hobbyists, makers and students though.

     

    Frederick

  • in reply to fvan

    $864 per year (i.e. subscription) from what I can tell.

    One model I like is seeing organizations these days aim for sub-$100 software products for individuals with community-led support (i.e. no guaranteed response-time/resolution), because it helps the company

    test out their latest software features on individuals, before rolling out a mature version in $$$ supported software.

  • in reply to mcb1

    Um the cheapest package I could see there was one of the pad limited versions(1500 pads) at a mere $299.

    I think the whole thing is just an advert riding on these already opensource materials.

    Poorly thought out unfortunately as those who would be interested wouldn't have the money so why?!?

  • in reply to Problemchild

     

    Maybe the page I looked at was misleading ...

     

    None the Less it does appear to be an advert for the software, given that the designs are free anyway.

    Pity we don't the other version of the like

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    Mark