Eagle is a low-cost PCB design software package.
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Changing sheet size in Eagle
How can I change the sheet size in Eagle? I want to do this both for board schematics and the package design area. The latter is especially annoying. I'm inputting a BGA part and I can't zoom in and ...
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how to represent a bridge in eagle pcb schematics?
i'm trying to show that points 7,8,10,11 are connected to ground and point 9 is connected to R18 resistor. but the visuals is misleading. how to create that "jump"
(sorry i don't know the correct ...
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Eagle: How do I make a component from a board?
I recently discovered the fantastic Arduino shield components in LadyAda's latest Eagle library. Now of course I'd like to make my own, using the mechanical layer from an existing Eagle board file. ...
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Eagle configure autorouter to solder components (except vias) only on bottom layer of double sided PCB
In double sided PCBs it is difficult to solder through hole components like IC bases, headers, etc. in the top layer. Normally the Eagle autorouter places the solder pads on both sides. That is, in a ...
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how to add 0.8 mm FPC hotbar soldering in cadsoft Eagle ?
I am designing a connector for my 2.2 LCD which has 0.8mm pitch fpc cable for soldering. I could not find the board for 0.8mm pitch. So I want to design my own. But in eagle the default library has ...
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looking for philips humidity sensor eagle .lib file [closed]
I'm working on my first eagle project, I want to use the philips humidity sensor 2322 691 90001.
http://www2.informatik.hu-berlin.de/~hochmuth/bvp/humidity.pdf
My problem is that I can't find this ...
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Resistor and Capacitor Package types Eagle CAD
For a Eagle CAD PCB board design, I am trying to use through-hole capacitors and resistors
I am using C050-035X075 package type capacitors from Eagle CAD library and 0207/10 for Resistors.
Are ...
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Single FET Bus Switch schematic in EAGLE
I've added a SN74CBT1G384DBV into my schematic in Eagle (which I want to use to enable/disable a logic signal line). Once placed into the schematic there only appear to be connection points for VCC ...
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Solder Mask and Cream in Eagle
I've got this part specification for the Paste Mask excerpted from the datasheet:
There's a lot of lingo in this short paragraph that I would like to better understand conceptually. Specifically I ...
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Where can I find a TDFN/14 part definition for Eagle?
I'm new to Eagle (previously only worked with Fritzing) and I'm porting a layout into Eagle that uses the MAX98306 IC (http://www.maximintegrated.com/datasheet/index.mvp/id/7413).
I can't seem to ...
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Eagle: Single Pad with multiple Pins
I do have a chip where a pin can have multiple functions depending on the circumstances*.
For clearness I'd like to have multiple pins in my symbol which all map to the same physical pad.
The other ...
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Strange Eagle Copper Pour Issue
I'm experiencing an interesting issue with Eagle's polygon copper pour. As you can
see below, the solid red is the copper pour area, while the dashed line is showing the complete polygon outline (I ...
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Eagle: Removing unwanted bits of copper pour
I have lazily made a copper pour in Eagle by highlighting a rectangle around my irregular shaped board. How do I then selectively remove the copper pour from outside the board boundary and the little ...
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Why are the pads different for THT / SMT components in Eagle?
I am learning Cadsoft Eagle and have noticed that the pads for SMT devices are on the 'top'/'bottom' display layer, whereas the pads for THT components are on the 'pads' layer. Why is this?
I have ...
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Eagle 6 : Problem Importing Custom Parts
Recently started working on a new PCB board for a dev kit. I ran in an issue where I had made a custom part for the M50-3501042 2x10 male header with 0.05'' (1.27mm) pitch.
Note also that this is a ...
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Where to find buttons eagle cad
Does any one know where to find buttons in EAGLE that look something like the one in this schematic?
I'm making a schematic and all I can find are complex looking buttons. If those are not ...
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Eagle via diameter discrepancy
I made a part in eagle with vias using a set diameter (smaller then auto), but when I use the part on a board, the vias go back to having a diameter of auto. any ideas?
The left window shows the ...
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PCB design for Altera FPGA
I want to design a brand new PCB board for Altera Cyclone III FPGA with 144 IO pins, such as ep3c25e144. However, I am clueless of how the process can be done in Eagle Cadsoft.
Even when they ...
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Eagle TI CC2540 Ground Pad?
I have been working on a PCB layout. It's my first time working with Eagle, and my first time prototyping a board. I am using a CC2540. I understand that this uses a RHA package which has a ground ...
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Eagle PCB design Libraries?
I am doing my first Eagle PCB design. It's been going smoothly so far, however, I just hit a road bump. I am using a TC1269 Regulator, but cannot find the CAD library for it. I have looked into ...
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Automatically connect exposed pad to ground plane
Designing my first PCB. The switching IC in my DC/DC converter requires an exposed pad to be connected to ground to provide a low-resistance path. However, EAGLE wants to leave a clearance between my ...
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Why do I get warnings for all my voltage supply connections in Eagle CAD?
Take a look at the following list of ERC errors:
Why is Eagle CAD showing Warnings for the voltage supply connections? For example:
POWER pin U1 VIN connected to VBUS
I know these pins are ...
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What is the correct way to indicate a NC (no connect) pin in Eagle CAD
I looked around for NC symbols etc. and off course, leaving pins hanging will throw errors when doing a design rules check. So what would be the best practice for indicating NC pins in Eagle CAD?
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Arrows on connections in schematics
Im using eagle, and was wondering how i'd produce arrows like this:
Is there a specific name for these? That show connections between many schematics.
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How do I get an Excellon Drill file with 2.4 precision and trailing zero suppression out of EAGLE?
I'm trying to output CAM data from EAGLE 6.2.0 to get some PCBs made at Advanced Circuits. Their preferred NC drill format (particularly the one used by their online FreeDFM tool) is
Excellon ...
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How do I change the properties of several objects at once?
I have several lines and arcs in an EAGLE footprint library I need to modify to make thicker. In Altium it's straightforward to hold Ctrl, click on a bunch of objects, open up their properties and ...
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How to create a part in eagle for a TO220-7 with bent leads
I can't seem to find such a reference within the library. How could I make my own footprint? I'm using the latest version of eagle 6.4
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EagleCAD symbol shows 4 leads for 3 lead voltage regulator
I'm curious as to why the following image of a MCP1827S-3302E/EB voltage regulator, which has three legs shows up with 4 legs in EagleCAD.
I noticed that there are two ground pins, GND and GND_2 in ...
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How do I pan in EagleCAD with an Apple MagicMouse
I'm using a MacBook Pro with OS X Mountain Lion, but can't figure out how to pan the schematics?
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How good is my xtal design on my pcb?
I'm designing a board for a school project using eagle. I thought I could get away with using the onboard clock of the PIC18 since it's not doing a whole lot (mostly just LEDs), but one of its tasks ...
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Different package size of the same component
I am trying to create different package of the same component(grid size), with same pins. Thought that package variant is what I need. However it looks like I can't have same package with different ...
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Editing embedded components in Eagle
I got a PCB schematic and layout in Eagle format from a website and I want to edit the dimensions of components. Since everything is embedded inside the PCB layout and schematic, I find it difficult ...
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How can I make a plated-through hole in Eagle?
I have mounting holes (0.125 in) at the corner of my PCB project in Eagle, made with the standard "hole" tool. However these are not electrically connected to anything.
There doesn't appear to be a ...
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What happens to copper pours that are 'too narrow'?
What happens to copper pours that are narrower than PCB manufacturer spec?
Let's say spec is 10/10 mils (trace/space) and the copper pour in between soic-08 is only 5mils because it can't be wider ...
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Difference between a Power Plane and a Copper Fill?
What is the (or is there a) practical difference between designating a layer of a printed circuit board as a power plane as compared making a polygon cover the layer and naming it the same as the ...
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How use 'Hierarchical Blocks' in Eagle?.. nesting schematics within schematics?
I want to design a schematic and board pair (e.g. 'submodule.sch' and 'submodule.brd'), and then use multiple instances of 'submodule' to make a new design: '8submodules' (which contains 8 instances ...
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Eagle project wont open, “Error reading file”
I'm working on a board layout with Eagle. I tried to open the file today and get a message "error reading file". No other info besides that and I haven't been able to find anything about this. It ...
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Replacing a component in an Eagle board that has already been routed?
I'm pretty new to eagle so there might be a better way to do this..
There's an error in one of the parts I'm using. It has one of the connections from the schematic to the board going to the wrong ...
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Drawing complex shapes in Eagle
I have two parallel lines intersecting a circle. Is there a command that will break the drawing up into separate pieces (2) at the intersection points? I want to send up with what's in (3).
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How can an imported graphic be deleted?
I imported a graphic into Eagle, and what it did was make a ton of little tiny lines to get the image. I want to now delete all of that. I tried selecting the group, and then using the ...
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How is it possible to make Eagle parts containing multiple components?
Is there any way to achieve the following (or something equally helpful) in Eagle?
I would like to create a library Part that itself consists of multiple components pre-connected and pre-routed (by ...
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Ethernet 100 ohm differential pair layout
I'm finishing off the layout of a board in Eagle which has a LAN8710A 100Mbps ethernet PHY on it. The SMSC documentation is really pretty good but I'm stuck on the important detail of how to do the ...
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CAD Schematic pin arrangement approach
I was looking for related questions here, and the closest one I could find was this one: Industry Practices for Schematic Design?
However, it does not address my specific question, so here goes: I am ...
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How to easily find or create parts for Eagle schematic/board layout
For Eagle CAD software, during schematic or board layout, how can I search for parts/footprints already created by other people out there, to make my life easier? And if I'm still unable to find what ...
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How to make polygon inside orphan of another polygon?
After manual routing a PCB in the Eagle CAD I widen ground net by putting a polygon on the whole PCB and naming it "GND". I disable the "orphans" options, so I have some free orphan areas on the PCB.
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Questions with overhanging silkscreens in eagle cad
I am currently using several footprints in my pcb design which have tPlace silkscreens that extend beyond the board boundaries, and I was wondering what the implications of such silkscreens are since ...
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Eagle V6 and CNC router
Any one used Eagle V6 and CNC router to produce prototype PCB boards. I have a high res CNC router HighZ1000-s/T which accepts G-code and HPGL. I am pretty sure that at the end of the day it will well ...
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Eliminating Thermal Isolation Pads in Eagle
When creating a ground plane in Eagle, Eagle automatically creates a thermal isolation for the pad.
My first question is, does this isolation limit the current compared to a pad that is ...
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Difference between drill layer, hole layer, and milling layer in Eagle
What is the difference between the drill layer (44), the hole layer (45), and the milling layer (46) in Eagle PCB?
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Finding air wires in Eagle
I am almost done routing a board. However, is telling me that there is still one more wire. I have looked but I just can't seem to find it. Is there a to make Eagle tell me where it is?
