Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- Printed Circuit Boards -- Surface Mount and Through Hole -- Prototyping -- Installing EAGLE Express Edition (Formerly Light Edition) -- First Run -- Load an Example Project -- Install Third-Party Software -- Express Edition Limitations -- Summary -- 2 Quickstart -- Creating a New Project -- Drawing the Schematic -- Electrical Rule Check -- Laying Out the Board -- Summary -- 3 Components and Libraries -- U.S. Versus European Circuit Symbols -- Resistors -- Capacitors -- Transistors and Diodes -- Integrated Circuits -- Connectors -- Other Components -- Buying Components -- Paper PCB -- Summary -- 4 Editing Schematics -- The Anatomy of the Schematic Editor -- The Command Toolbar -- Nets -- Buses -- Worked Example -- Summary -- 5 Laying Out a Printed Circuit Board -- Experimenting -- Layers -- The Command Toolbar -- The Grid -- Sound Meter Layout (Through-Hole) -- Sound Meter Layout (Surface-Mount) -- Manual Layout -- Summary -- 6 Printed Circuit Board Fabrication -- Gerber Files -- Loading a CAM Job -- Running a CAM Job -- Measure Twice, Cut Once -- Submitting a Job to a PCB Service -- Follow the Instructions -- Photoetching -- Milling PCBs -- Toner Transfer -- Summary -- 7 Soldering -- Tools -- Soldering Through-Hole PCBs -- SMD Hand Soldering -- SMT with Hot-Air Gun -- Using a Reflow Oven -- Summary -- 8 Example: An Arduino Shield -- Introducing Arduino -- Shield Design -- Arduino R3 Shield Template -- A Four-Digit LED Example -- Fabrication -- Summary -- 9 A Raspberry Pi Expansion Board -- Design Considerations -- The Schematic -- The Board -- Summary -- 10 Commands, Scripts, and User-Language Programs -- Commands -- Scripts -- User-Language Programs -- Summary -- 11 Creating Libraries and Parts -- Creating a Library -- Copying a Device from Another Library -- The Part Editor -- Devices, Symbols, and Packages -- Editing a Part -- Creating a New Part -- Summary -- 12 Tips for Better PCBs -- Working Motto -- Know What You Want Before You Start -- Stay Practical -- Get to Know Layers -- Aesthetics -- Conventions -- Mountings -- Angles -- Junctions -- Changing Direction -- Relocating Components -- Necking -- Design Rule Checker -- Metric Versus Imperial -- Consider Using 0-O Resistors -- Remember, Not Every Board Works the First Time -- Summary -- 13 Shaping Up Your PCBs -- Not All Boards Are Square or Rectangular -- Internal Slots and Millings -- True Double-Sided Boards -- Two-Part Boards (Pseudo-Panelization) -- Summary -- 14 Advanced PCB Features -- More than Just Ground Planes -- Mixed Grids -- Custom Graphics -- Automated Component Positioning -- Boards as Modules -- Summary -- 15 Getting the Best from Your Suppliers -- Weight of Copper -- Board Thickness -- Board Material -- Surface Finishes -- Board, Solder Resist, and Silkscreen Color -- Additional Services -- The "Info" File -- Summary -- A Resources -- Official Documentation -- Forums -- Tutorials -- Sources of Library Parts -- B EAGLE Layers -- Layers Commonly Used in the Layout Editor -- Layers Commonly Used in the Schematic Editor -- C User-Language Program Reference -- Data Types -- Strings -- Arrays -- Logical and Bitwise Operators -- Control Structures -- Special Constants -- Dialog Functions -- Other Built-in Functions -- D Track Width Versus Current Chart -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- Y.

Fully updated coverage of PCB design and construction with EAGLE™. This thoroughly revised, easy-to-follow guide shows, step-by-step, how to create your own professional-quality PCBs using the latest versions of EAGLE™. Make Your Own PCBs with EAGLE™: From Schematic Designs to Finished Boards, Second Edition, guides you through the process of developing a schematic, transforming it into a PCB layout, and submitting Gerber files to a manufacturing service to fabricate your finished board. Four brand-new chapters contain advanced techniques, tips, and features.

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