Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Designing a PCB for your home
automation system
So far in this chapter, we have learned how to prototype an Arduino-based system on a
breadboard. We are now going to see how to take an idea from the prototype we built on a
breadboard and build our own board from it.
The first step is to design the board on your computer. To do so, I used software called
EAGLE, which is widely used to design Arduino-based systems. You can download
EAGLE by going to the following page:
The first thing you have to do is open the software and create a new schematic. This will
take you to a new blank window similar to what is shown in the following screenshot,
where you will create your schematics:
In this section of the chapter, I want to show you how to build your own board and not
build the exact same board I used as an example.
