Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 9-24. PCB for MiniDisplay cape
A good starting point is to take the PCB layout for the MiniDisplay and edit it for your
project. The connectors for
P8
and
P9
are already in place and ready to go.
Eagle PCB is a powerful system with many good tutorials online. The free version runs on
Windows, Mac, and Linux, but it has three
limitations
:
▪ The usable board area is limited to 100 x 80 mm (4 x 3.2 inches).
▪ You can use only two signal layers (Top and Bottom).
▪ The schematic editor can create only one sheet.
You can install Eagle PCB on your Linux host by using the following command:
host$
sudo apt-get install eagle
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
...
Setting up eagle (6.5.0-1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6.4) ...
host$
eagle
You'll see the startup screen shown in
Figure 9-25
.
