I was earlier using Eagle for editing the already given layout s, from friends. After seeing the Eagle related thread, I started sketching a schematic of gtp-usb programmer.
But I could not find USB B type socket. I am using the lite version 4.16R2. However USB-A(all pins in a row) type is available in con-amp library. Feel that they haven't released full library.
I too had problems finding parts at first. You should get the hang of it after a few boards. One trick is to build you own custom lib with the parts you frequently use. That makes it very easy.
Gayan,
I use Eagle Lite.
Sarma,
You can find it in the Eagle libs by searching for USB.
The part exists in con-berg and maybe a few other libs.
Sparkfun has it in their collection of parts too
The Eagle site has a full page of library parts uploaded by users and you can find more by searching the web.
I suggest upgrading to ver 5. The UI is a bit closer to what people expect to see.
I was earlier using Eagle for editing the already given layout s, from friends. After seeing the Eagle related thread, I started sketching a schematic of gtp-usb programmer.
But I could not find USB B type socket. I am using the lite version 4.16R2. However USB-A(all pins in a row) type is available in con-amp library. Feel that they haven't released full library.
Yes. I think the size of that page is +-33 inches. That would be a 66 by 66 inch schematic. Not as good a multiple pages but not much of a limit on the circuit.
For school I save schematics as PDF files and print them out poster size. This makes me think that you could put lines on the page to indicate sub pages. If you put the lines in the right place the printer would print each subpage on its own sheet of paper. Have not tried it.
I never used Eagle, but if it is like most sw, you have an autoroute feature that at least cleans up the mess a bit. You might have to declare a few layout rules in the software.
Drawing a schematic is about the same regardless of the tool. It takes a while to get the hang of where to put what and how to run the wires.
One nice this is that if you have two wire/lines with the same name they will be connected on the board. The most common example of this is VSS and VDD. Instead of connecting all of them together you run a short line from the pin to a label or symbol and then name the wire.
Eagle also supports the use of buses on the schematic. Works great for uC ports and such, fewer wires on the page.
If you want suggestions attach the schematic file in a zip and I will take a look at it.
Hi 3V0 thanks for the info.Yup I have to hang a bit with it.
I didn't get that your 2nd paragraph anyway I'll start my own new thread about schematic capture & I'll upload the schematic & I like to know how to do a clean PCB without messing up the parts using schematic capture.
I too had problems finding parts at first. You should get the hang of it after a few boards. One trick is to build you own custom lib with the parts you frequently use. That makes it very easy.
Gayan,
I use Eagle Lite.
Sarma,
You can find it in the Eagle libs by searching for USB.
The part exists in con-berg and maybe a few other libs.
Sparkfun has it in their collection of parts too
The Eagle site has a full page of library parts uploaded by users and you can find more by searching the web.
I suggest upgrading to ver 5. The UI is a bit closer to what people expect to see.
Thanks 3v0, I got it from con-berg list. Great.
I have been using PCB123 for my hobby work and I was rather reluctant to use Eagle, till a friend asked me 'why not'? The the recent post motivated me to try it. thanks to you and Gayan.
item search did not yield with the term usb. It took me only to con-amp
Each search in the Eagle lib is a search of the last found items.
To start a new search hit return with the search text box empty.
That will find everything.
The enter the string you are looking for in the search box.