Eagle - Tutorial

Introduction EAGLE 5.x.x

Attention: Read the Script 'Design and creation of a circuit board' carefully!

Tobias Gläser
Markus Amann (markus.amann@hs-weingarten.de)

Parts of screenshots in the following tutorial are in german. The explanations are in english. So there should be no problems to understand the
tutorial.

1. Download Eagle 5.x.x from www.cadsoft.de

2. Install Eagle 5.x.x

3. Licence as freeware

4. Create new project

5. Enter your name

6. Create Schematic
7. Open the component-library
8. Insert frame from library
9. View optimize
10. Save Schematic
11. Switch to board
12. Answer with Yes
13. Open Grid menu
14. Set Grit to 5mm and confirm
15. Delete existing frame
16. Create new frame
17. Optimize view
18. Round the Corners
19. Set the holes to 3,2mm
20. Set Grit to 25mil and confirm
21. Save the Board
22. Change to Schematic. Attention: It is necessary while working with EAGLE always keep both windows (Schematic and Board) open!
23. Enter the component name into search and select your part from the list
24. Insert your component in the schematic circuit diagram
25. Move single component or component element
27. Insert the next component by using the search in the library
28. Search components directly in the library
29. Rotate the component with the right mouse button
30. Show invisible gate component
31. Insert supply voltage symbol (signals are automatically connected to the Board)
32. Insert ground (signals are automatically connected to the Board)
33. Zoom to a particular area on the display
34. Connect components with traces
35. If you want to connect two wires together, there must be a connection point
36. Move individual components or gates
37. Change skew traces to rectangular wires
38. Delete incorrect connections
39. Mark a group of components to edit them together
40. Move group of components
41. Copy components (and signals)
42. Rename signals and networks
43. Show signal names
44. Double signal names are not allowed if the signals are not connected to each other
45. Set component values
46. Check the schematic with the "Electrical-Rule-Check"
47. If errors exist, they are to resolve
48. Save Schematic and switch to Board
49. Positioning components: distribute resistors and other components so that there arise no "bridges". Usually a clear positioning is useful. Keep
sufficient distance from the outer dimension and the mounting holes!
50. Position components on the other side of the PCB (top)
51. When finished placing run Rastnet to re-calculate air lines
52. Start "Design-Rule-Check"
53. Set 0mil at "Distance" - "Copper / Dimension". Save the changes and close the "Design Rule Check" with „Cancel“
54. Set Grit to 5mm and confirm
55. Create a Polygon like the border-outline. Here is the text for "Width" to ensure
56. Rename the Polygon to "GND"
57. View and re-calculate the polygon with the "Rastnet"-Button
58. With the "Ripup"-Button the Polygon will disappear again
59. Set Grit on 25mil and confirm
60. Create traces with a Width of 24mil at Bottom side
61. It is safe to trace through the pins of the IC's to lead
 62. When you start to lead a trace, you can go directly to the layer (middle mouse button) in order to create a bridge. The via will be set
automatically.
63. In order to improve the design and to avoid sharp edges in the layout, the corners can be rounded
64. Start "Design-Rule-Check"
65. Start the "Design-Rule-Check" with "Check"
66. Errors can be centered. With the wrench in the menu can be small errors (eg, drillsizes) may be corrected
67. Write text on the PCBs
68. Size, ratio and font in the text must be observed
69. Include a function and the function table in the Schematic
70. Last control of the layout and then save all (Board and Shematic)
71. Explanation of the tools in the Schematic:
72. Explanation of the tools in the Board:
73. Declaration of other important tools: