Eagle Board Design Project

Objective
The purpose of this experiment is continuing to build circuit construction skills and to introduce Eagle, a software that provides a schematic editor and a board layout for designing circuits.

Concept
In this lab we will look at how to construct a DC circuit in Eagle. We will see some of the features that Eagle has to offer. We will learn how to take a circuit and turn it into an actual circuit board using Eagle. This lab will also give us some experience in what an engineer goes through when designing a project. We will be using some components that may not be familiar, like the 2N2222A transistor (see Figure 1) and the LM555 timer (see Figure 2)

2N2222A Transistor Description The 2N2222A can be use as an amplification device or for switching applications. It is composed of the following 3 pins: PIN 1 (Emitter), PIN 2 (Base) and PIN 3 (Collector); as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: 2N2222A Transistor LM555 Description The M555 is one of the most used integrated circuit, applications include precision timing, pulse generation, sequential timing, time delay generation and pulse width modulation. The 555 IC contains 8 pin illustrated in Figure 2 below.

Figure 2: LM 555 Timer

Pre-Lab Due at the Beginning of Lab

View the links below for informative Eagle tutorial videos. This is going to be pre-requisite before going into lab. These videos are approximately 30 mins each however they will give you the base knowledge as how to use Eagle. Also review the Guidelines and Rules for Circuit Board Projects at the end of the document. You need to follow these instructions in order to successfully complete the project. Schematic Layout: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AXwjZoyNno Board Layout: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCTs0mNXY24

Go and find a general description for the LM555 timer and the 2N2222A transistor (Print out a Copy). Make sure you have a basic understanding of how the LM555 timer and the 2N2222A transistor work.

Part 1: Constructing Schematics Using Eagle

1. First go to windows Star>All Programs>EAGLE Layout >Eagle.exe. Once Eagle has started click on File>New> Schematics. Editor

2. The library that you will be using for this lab will be ENT3972. To use the library click on the top menu Library>Use and look for ENT3972. Or you can click on the Add icon on the left menu.

The following is a list of components for the library that you will be using for this lab in the schematic section:

1. +9V 2. 1_TRN_POT 3. 2N2222A 4. BATT_HLDR 5. CAP_MONO_CERM 6. CAP_POLAR 7. GND 8. LED 9. LM555 10. R-1/4W 11. SLD_SE Using the ENT3972 library you will construct the following circuit shown in Figure 3. Feel free to rearrange the circuit differently from the figure shown below.

Figure 3: Christmas Tree Schematic

Part 2: Constructing Boards Using Eagle

1. Once you have constructed the schematic you will start to design your actual circuit board. In your schematics window click on File>Switch to board. 2. Your first step is to make the actual layout for your board. Remember to use the milling layer for the board layout. Your dimension limits will be 3 by 5in. Figure 4 is an example as how a tree would look. Please feel free to be creative in your designs. NOTE: You are allowed to make whatever you want; must be appropriate, as long as you stay within the 3 by 5in. dimensions. On Blackboard there are also more pre-defined schematics if you are in the mood of creating a heart or bunny, depending on the time of the year. These schematics can be used to create whatever shape you feel. Some past examples have been giraffes, Chevrolet and Ford logos, cats, elephants, etc.

Figure 4: Layout (Milling Layer) 3. Once you have created the layout for your board is time to rearrange your components inside the board layout. This is when the actual challenge starts. Use route, on the left menu to connect the components on your board. Once you have connected all the components make sure that there are no blue lines crossing each other. See Figure 5 for an example of the finished product.

Figure 5: Finished Tree

GuidelinesforCircuitBoardProjects
1) Useonlythepartsfromtheappropriatelibrary(eg.EE3010orEE3305). 2) Placepartsonacoursegridsuchas50milandroutetracesusingafinergridsuch as5mil. 3) Useonlyvectorfontfortext,othertypesoftextmayexpandintheconversion processwhichcouldleadtoshortedtraces. 4) Edgesofpadsandtracesshouldbethan25miloftheboardedge,unlessthe componentisrequiredtobeclosertotheedgeoftheboard. 5) Trytoroutetracesusingstraightwireswith45or90corners. 6) Avoidsharpangles(<45) 7) Routetracestothecenterofpadsandvias.Whenroutingtoanovaloroblongpad trytorunthetraceintothelongcenterofthepadalongthelongaxis. 8) Whenrunningtracesbetweenpads,routethetraceevenlybetweenthepads.

RulesforCircuitBoardProjects
1) TheboardoutlineMUSTbeontheMillinglayer 2) TheboardoutlineMUSTfitwithina3x5rectangularareaforEE2112and EE3010.ForEE3305theboardoutlinemustfitwithina3x4rectangle. 3) FilenameMUSTincludeyourusernameandlabsection(eg: usename_EE3010L01.brd) 4) UsernameandlabsectionMUSTbeplacedonthebottomsideoftheboard. 5) Tracesaretoberoutedonthebottomsideonly. 6) Theminimumspacing(tracetrace,tracepadandpadpad)is15mils.RuntheDRC withallclearancespacingssetto15miltoensurethisdistanceismet. 7) Nointernalcutoutsareallowed. 8) Useapprovedholesizes Approvedholesizes mm mil mm mil mm mil mm mil 0.25 10 0.30 12 0.35 14 0.40 16 0.50 0.90 1.30 2.00 2.95 20 35 52 79 116 138 250 0.60 1.00 1.50 2.20 3.00 24 40 60 86 118 152 344 0.70 1.10 1.65 2.50 28 43 65 98 125 162 500 0.80 1.20 1.80 2.80 31 47 71 110 130 188