Fritzing Fritzing 0.6.4B Professional Circuit Board

Just like a real breadboard, we can add small wires to make the connections we need.

You have to design a schematic, test it on a breadboard, design the board layout, and then after all of that, you still have to print and etch a board Luckily, we have Fritzing.

Fritzing is a free open-source PCB design suite that works on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Unlike Eagle or KiCad, Fritzing has a simple and realistic interface that makes designing circuits intuitive.

Fritzing Fritzing 0.6.4B Professional Circuit Board

Today, Im going to show you how to use my favorite design program to make your very first professional circuit board.

Step 1 Download and Install Fritzing Go to the Fritzing download page and select your operating system.

Follow the instructions on the page to install on your computer.

When you install Fritzing, it will come with all sorts of great parts libraries.

There are also specialty components like Arduino boards and sensors that can easily added to your designs Image by ArduinoGRC Step 2 Getting Started When you first open a Fritzing project, you will start on the breadboard screen as shown below.

To the right of the screen is our menu bar with all of the components and options.

The first thing we want to do is place a component down on the breadboard.

Select and drag the resistor onto the work area as shown below.

The introductory text box above the breadboard will disappear when you place your first component.

Drag the resistor down to the breadboard so that each lead is connected to a vertical column on the board.

When a component makes a connection to a column, the whole row turns light green as shown below.

The green area indicates an electrical connection between breadboard holes.

Step 3 Customizing Parts With our resistor selected, we can use the options in the lower half of the toolbar to change the value, tolerance, and spacing of the resistor.

Set the resistor to 220 ohms.

Below, the resistor has been rotated to make a connection with the ground rail on the top of the breadboard.

To rotate any component in the breadboard, schematic, or board layout tab, simply right-click and select rotate.

Click and drag the LED component from the tool bar on the right to the work area.

Place the LED on the board next to the resistor as shown below.

So far the resistor and LED are not connected to power or to each other.

Fritzing Fritzing 0.6.4B For Mac