Description

<p><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Most of our customers will use </span><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Eagle</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">(a powerful PCB design software) to design their PCBs, here I want to talk something about eagle and how to generate </span><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Gerber</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> from Eagle.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> Eagle consists of 6 parts. Component library, Schematic editor, Board editor, Device editor, Autorouter, and CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing processer.&nbsp;</span><br/><br/><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Component library</span></strong><br/><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> The most impotant tools of PCB design are components and we call the aggregation of components component library. The larger the component library, the less time user will cost in defining new com</span><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">ponents.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> Don’t worry, the component library in Eagle contains thousands of components, including types from vacuum tube to FPGA. The most advantage of Eagle is that no matter how complicated the PCB design is, Eagle can offer the most components you want. </span><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">If you still cannot find the components you want through above method, you can customize your own components.</span><br/><br/></p><p><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Verions that are newer than Eagle 6 can export component library file. Every component library can be named with the .lbr suffix(this file type is XML). That is to say, component library file is the most brief text file. XML type offers structured and hierarchical data storage mode, which is easy for reading and writing.&nbsp;</span></p><p><br/></p><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="https://file.allpcb.com/bbs/19/01/05/111522695.jpg" alt="component library"/> </p><p><br/><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Schematic editor</span></strong><br/><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> After testing all the components and traces, we can design the components by using schematic editor. As most schematic editor, below four important information are contained:</span><br/><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> 1. circuit components that will be used in the design.</span><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> 2. Connections between </span><a href="https://www.allpcb.com/active_and_passive_components.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">circuit components</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">.</span><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> 3. Digits that are related to circuit components.</span><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> 4. Properties of circuit components.</span><br/><br/></p><p><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">It is very easy to make a preliminary</span><a href="https://www.allpcb.com/drilling_pcb_design.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> design of circuits</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> by using Eagle schematic editor. You just need to choose a circuit component from component library, move to suitable location and then connect the components. Below is a chart of shortcut key of Eagle.</span></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><table class="MsoTableGrid" border="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:426.1pt;border:none;"><tbody><tr class="firstRow"><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Info</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Ctrl+L</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Move</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Ctrl+M</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Copy</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Ctrl+Shift+C</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Paste</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Ctrl+V</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Delete</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Ctrl+D</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Add</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Ctrl+Shift+A</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Name</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Ctrl+Shift+N</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Value</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Ctrl+Shift+V</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">NET</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Alt+N</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Undo</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Ctrl+Z</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Redo</span><span style="font-family:宋体;mso-ascii-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-hansi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:1.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="284" valign="top" style="width:213.0500pt;padding:0.0000pt 5.4000pt 0.0000pt 5.4000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;border:1.0000pt solid windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.5000pt solid windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Ctrl+Y</span><span style="text-align:justify;font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">&nbsp;</span> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br/></p><p><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Please kindly noted that there is no rotate tool, because it is an unnecessary key. In fact, you can right-click and rotate it after components are chosen.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> The vertical toolbar is modal in Eagle schematic editor, that is to say, the selected tool will be in active state still you choose another. The function will make your work more efficient but sometimes it will be troublesome. Thus, Eagle provides “stop tool”, modal tool will not be workable when it is selected.&nbsp;</span><br/><br/><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Board editor</span></strong><br/><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> After circuit schematic design is done, you can export a *.brd file from Eagle. And you can revise this file in Eagle.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> In this editor, designer put the components to the place where they should be. But the location not only includes X and Y coordinate, but also the information that shows the component should be put to top or bottom.</span><br/></p><p><br/></p><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="https://file.allpcb.com/bbs/19/01/05/111556907.jpg" alt="board editor"/> </p><p><br/></p><p><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Device editor</span></strong><br/><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> If an important component is missing, you can design a new component by using device editor. The process is divided into the following three steps:</span><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> 1. Design a symbol for schematic editor</span><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> 2. Design a package for circuit editor</span><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> 3. Design a device between symbol and package</span><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> Eagle provides an editor called device editor which is be used for designing symbol and package.</span><br/><br/><br/><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Autorouter</span></strong><br/><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> After components are finished in circuits, then we need to connect these components, which called routing. And this step is the most complicated and time-consuming.</span><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> Autorouter in Eagle simplifies the process of routing, and provide possibility for users to connect circuit components. However, when we do large-scale design, we cannot do all routing by autorouter in Eagle. But it can be finished, if designers can set up preliminary routing by themselves.</span><br/><br/><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Computer Aided Manufacturing processer</span></strong><br/><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> Most manufacturer cannot accept eagle file, so CAM processer in Eagle can transfer Eagle file to different types. When you’ve finalized your design, the last step before sending it off to the fab house is to generate gerber files. Gerber files are kind of a “universal language” for PCB designs. EAGLE is far from the only PCB CAD software out there, and its design files are nothing like those of Orcad or Altium. Fab houses can’t possibly support every piece of software out there, so we send them the gerber files instead.</span><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> Gerber files – note the plurality – each describe single layers of the PCB. One gerber might describe the silkscreen, while another defines where the top copper is. In all, we’ll generate seven gerber files to send to the fab house.</span><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> Before we get too much further, you’ll need to download another definition file: SparkFun’s CAM file.</span><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> Then, load up the CAM processor by clicking the CAM icon –&nbsp; – which will open up this window:</span><br/></p><p><br/></p><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="https://file.allpcb.com/bbs/19/01/05/111642289.png" alt="cam processer"/> </p><p><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> From here, go to the File menu, then go Open &gt; Job…. In the file browser that opens, select the sfe-gerb274x.cam file that you just downloaded. Now the CAM processor window should have a series of tabs: “Top Copper”, “Bottom Copper”, “Top Silkscreen”, etc. Each of these tabs define how to create one of the gerber files. Now all you have to do is click Process Job. If you haven’t saved recently, it’ll prompt you to.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> The gerber generation process should be pretty quick. Once it’s run its course, have a look in your project directory, which should have loads of new files in it. In addition to the board (BRD) and schematic (SCH) files, there should now be a .dri, .GBL, .GBO, .GBS, .GML, .gpi, .GTO, .GTP, .GTS, and a .TXT. Meet the Gerbers!</span><br/><br/><span style="display:none;"></span> </p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:186.95pt;border:none;"><tbody><tr class="firstRow"><td width="175" valign="center" style="width:131.7500pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Gerber File</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:12pt;"></span></strong> </p></td><td width="73" valign="center" style="width:55.2000pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Extension</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:12pt;"></span></strong> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="175" valign="center" style="width:131.7500pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Bottom Copper</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="73" valign="center" style="width:55.2000pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">GBL</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="175" valign="center" style="width:131.7500pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Bottom Silkscreen</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="73" valign="center" style="width:55.2000pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">GBO</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="175" valign="center" style="width:131.7500pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Bottom Soldermask</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="73" valign="center" style="width:55.2000pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">GBS</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="175" valign="center" style="width:131.7500pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Top Copper</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="73" valign="center" style="width:55.2000pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">GTL</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="175" valign="center" style="width:131.7500pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Top Silkscreen</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="73" valign="center" style="width:55.2000pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">GTO</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="175" valign="center" style="width:131.7500pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Top Soldermask</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="73" valign="center" style="width:55.2000pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">GTS</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="175" valign="center" style="width:131.7500pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Drill File</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="73" valign="center" style="width:55.2000pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">TXT</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="175" valign="center" style="width:131.7500pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Drill Station Info File</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="73" valign="center" style="width:55.2000pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">dri</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="175" valign="center" style="width:131.7500pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Photoplotter Info File</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="73" valign="center" style="width:55.2000pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">gpi</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="175" valign="center" style="width:131.7500pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Mill Layer</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="73" valign="center" style="width:55.2000pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">GML</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="175" valign="center" style="width:131.7500pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-left-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Top Paste</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td><td width="73" valign="center" style="width:55.2000pt;padding:0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt 0.0000pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:none;border-right:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;border:1.0000pt outset windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:0.7500pt outset windowtext;"><p style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">GTP</span><span style="font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;font-size:12.0000pt;mso-font-kerning:0.0000pt;"></span> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br/><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">Delivering the Gerbers</span></strong><br/><br/><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;"> The process of sending gerber files varies by fab house. Most will ask you to send them a zipped folder of select files. Which gerber files? Check with your fab house again (e.g. Advanced Circuits and OSH Park’s guidelines), but usually you want to send them GTL, GBL, GTS, GBS, GTO, GBO and the TXT files. The GTP file isn’t necessary for the PCB fabrication, but (if your design had SMD parts) it can be used to create a stencil.</span><br/><br/></p><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="https://file.allpcb.com/bbs/19/01/05/111711307.jpg" alt="delivering the gerbers"/> </p><p><br/></p><p><span style="font-family:&quot;font-size:16px;">So zip those Gerbers up. Play the waiting game. And get ready to assemble your very own PCB!</span><br/></p>