Eagle Tutorial 1
555 ALL THE THINGS
Dane Kouttron10.26.2012
555 timer you say?
Quick Recap from last time
Super useful for:•Pulse generation• Servo Frequency •Low component count dubstep?
Starting a new projectCreate a project
Create a schematic
Grab an existing libraryAdafruit super awesome library of parts:
https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-Eagle-Library/zipball/masterOr
http://goo.gl/QEFvmExtract zip file, copy adafruit.lbr -> your eagle library directory
[Windows = \Program Files\Eagle-6.3.0\lbr][Mac = <your install directory> /Eagle-6.3.0/lbr]
What's a parts library?!?Pre-built libraries from vendors
* Generally useful as a time-saver. Complex hundred pin components are slow to generate, but easy to copy-paste in.* Can be troublesome if there’s an inherent error / part deviation
Add 555 Timer to your schematic
Add 2X Coin Cell Battery to your schematic!
Add the output LED!Add a 3mm led
(not a giant 10W arc reactor)
More Components!
Duplicate This!
You’re a Lizzard Harry
Start layout!
Maximum dimensions 2” x 3”!
Email Your Layout!Email your .brd file AND NAME to: