Adafruit Make Your Own PCBs with Eagle by Simon Monk

Learn how to make double-sided professional-quality PCBs from the ground up using EAGLE, the powerful and flexible design software. This is the same CAD tool used by pioneers in electronic design for all their innovative PCB projects.

In this step-by-step guide, electronics expert Simon Monk leads you through designing a schematic, transforming it into a PCB layout, and submitting Gerber files for manufacturing to create your finished board. Filled with detailed illustrations, photos, and screenshots, the guide offers downloadable example projects to get you started immediately.

Install EAGLE Light Edition to explore the views and screens that comprise a project. Design schematic and board files for a simple LED project, find suitable components and libraries, and work efficiently with the Schematic Editor.

Craft PCBs with through-hole components and surface mount technology. Build a sound level meter with a small amplifier and LEDs, generate Gerber design files, and master the soldering of through-hole and SMD boards. Expand your skills by designing a plug-in Arduino shield and a Raspberry Pi expansion board.

Enhance productivity by automating repetitive tasks through scripts and User Language Programs. Creativity knows no bounds as you create, modify your own libraries, and adapt existing components to fit unique project needs.