Today Ian is in San Francisco for the Bay Area Maker Faire enjoying the Mission Street Taco crawl. Part Ninja firmware is moving along. Today we fixed some bugs, cleaned up some earlier functions. We also added a special ADC function that has low acquisition time for MOSFET readings. We made a tutorial on how […]
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Automatically generate Eagle footprints for Microchip parts
Macdweller wrote a step by step tutorial on making Cadsoft Eagle footprints for any Microchip device, like PIC microcontrollers, using the Ultra Librarian app to generate footprints automatically. Via the forum.
Online 3D gerber viewer
Here is a Online 3D gerber viewer. You just upload your gerber files, and the online app generates a 3D model of your PCB. This is an awesome way to check for any silk-screen, and solder mask errors, if your eCAD doesn’t have 3D view capability. If you are using Cadsoft Eagle, here is a […]
HOW-TO: Get your PCBs manufactured
The latest version of this tutorial is available on the documentation wiki. In the last few years many inexpensive PCB services have popped up. It used to be that buying PCBs in hobby quantities was expensive and filled with gotchas. Now, places like Seeed Studio can send your PCBs to the inexpensive prototyping factory in […]
App note: Cadsoft Eagle User Language programing
User Language Programs are C-like scripts that automate functions in Cadsoft Eagle. We use it to export images and partlists for the wiki, import images to use on PCBs, and more. This app note is an introduction to writing ULPs.
DP Eagle part library cleanup and naming standards
We decided to clean up our Eagle part library and start using a new part naming scheme. The old library was getting confusing to work with, and streamlining it felt long overdue. While organizing the library, a teammate mentioned a recent article they’d read about the rise of beste Buchmacher ohne Lugas Sperre and how […]
Cadsoft EAGLE scripts to tweak settings and layers
Vimark made some new scripts to make our life easier. We use Cadsoft Eagle a lot and these scrips automate some of the more boring aspects of design. wherelabs_default.scr – scripts changes wire width to 10mil and via shape to round. hide_label_layers.scr – Hide top and bottom part names and part values layers. show_all_top_layers.scr – […]
Cadsoft EAGLE hobbyist license winners
Today we announce the winners of the Cadsoft Eagle hobbyist licenses. Eagle is really popular in open source hardware, and these licensees give you more space and features for your next project. The hobbyist license enables everything in the EAGLE Standard Edition (six signal layers and 160x100mm routing area) with all three modules (Layout+Schematic+Autorouter). There […]
Giveaway: Cadsoft EAGLE licenses
Tomorrow we’ll give away three Cadsoft Eagle Hobbyist licenses. If you’d like one just leave a comment on yesterday’s post with an idea that would benefit from the extended features of a hobbyist license.
Giveaway: Cadsoft EAGLE licenses
There are a ton of amazing open source projects that fit within the restrictions of the freeware version of the Eagle PCB layout program. Sometimes you might want something bigger for a personal project, so this week we have three Cadsoft Eagle Hobbyist licenses to give away. Here is the revised paragraph incorporating the keyword: […]
EagleUp v4.3 released
EagleUp is a combination of export/import scripts that export your Eagle PCB to a SketchUp 3D model. Here’s what you get in version V4.3: fixed curved board outlines (see below the note on outline curves) eagleUp now supports 1:1 scaling as well eagleUp also includes functions for scaling and measuring the final circuit automatic resizing […]
CadSoft releases EAGLE Version 6 for beta testing
Eagle has released beta Version 6 of their CAD software for public testing. They note: We suggest that only users who already have experience with previous versions of EAGLE participate in the beta test. If you are new to EAGLE please use our current release version. CadSoft notes that the beta version is NOT for […]
QR code generator script for Eagle
2D barcodes in Eagle: As i was preparing some boards for manufacturing (perhaps a 7400 entry) I thought it would be fun to partake in Itead’s OpenPCB program. But that requires me to have some identifying mark on my board and I thought a QR code would be perfect. Thanks honken! Via the forum.
EagleUP brings PCBs to Google Sketchup
EagleUp is a new way to render Eagle PCBs in 3D. It integrates with Google Sketchup so it’s possible to design cases around the PCB model: version 4 has been released. Most of the import and export procedures have been automatized to simplify the process, so that you can focus in design, and not in […]
Tiny CPU: testbed for CPLD-based processors
Tiny CPU uses an Altera CPLD to emulate a simple processor. Also included on the board: flash ROM, keyboard input, JTAG header, and more. Tiny CPU is a custom “small CPU” design intended for implementation in a CPLD. Such soft CPU cores typically target an FPGA or large CPLD, but the target device for Tiny […]
From Illustrator to Eagle: Vector graphics in circuits
todbot posted tutorial on vector graphics in circuits from Illustrator to Eagle: Eagle is a great cross-platform, free-for-non-commercial-use tool for many of us designing own own circuit boards. But it has a pretty glaring omission: the ability to import vector artwork to use as board outlines, logos, etc. You can import bitmaps via the finicky […]
FreeRouting, an online autorouter tool
FreeRouting.net is an online autorouter tool for Eagle circuit boards. Plug in your files and get a routed board back. How successful was it with your design? Via the forum.
Surface mount layout practice
Eagle class at [NSL] shows you how to re-route Evil Mad Scientist’s through-hole ‘Larson Scanner‘ into a single-sided surface mount PCB.