Learning

Getting started with Eagle is fairly simple. Listed below are a few tutorials that have proven to be useful in learning Eagle and its features and quirks.

Sparkfun's Eagle Tutorials:

• Older version (5x), but still useful for the basics:
  • Eagle Schematics - https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/108
  • Eagle PCB Layout - https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/109
  • Eagle Part Creation - https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/110
• New versions (6x)
  • Designing SMD footprints - https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/designing-pcbs-smd-footprints/
  • Advanced PCB Design - https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/designing-pcbs-advanced-smd/

Adafruit's Eagle Footprint Design Tutorials:

• In-Depth basics: http://learn.adafruit.com/ktowns-ultimate-creating-parts-in-eagle-tutorial/introduction
• Advanced footprint design: http://learn.adafruit.com/creating-accurate-footprints-in-eagle/overview

RF Design Notes:

• http://www.jlab.org/accel/eecad/pdf/050rfdesign.pdf
• http://www.semtech.com/images/datasheet/rf_design_guidelines_ag.pdf
• http://www.radiocad.co.uk/_downloads/RF&EMCissues.pdf
  • Contains info taken from http://www.radiocad.co.uk/_downloads/PowerPlane.pdf and http://www.radiocad.co.uk/files/2113/6921/7113/EMCPCB.pdf