The full project explanation is found on Arduino’s site. 1” headers will enable you to attach the shield to your Arduino. and a 10K resistor, all through-hole components. This example requires a momentary button, an LED. We’re going to open the Button example: File > Open Example > Arduino > Digital > Input > Button. Many of these have links to thorough project explanations, a list of parts to buy, and code to use. Go to File > Open Example, and you’ll see over 50 templates of projects, most of which are Arduino shields that use components similar to those found in most Arduino starter kits. Fritzing’s Built-in ExamplesĪnother way to start a project is by opening one of Fritzing’s many example projects. Also, a quick internet search for a part name plus “Fritzing part” will often produce that part made by another person in the Fritzing community. Sparkfun’s parts library comes preloaded, and Adafruit’s can be downloaded and installed. If you’re a maker with a physical prototype, start in the Breadboard view, where you can pick a microcontroller, select components, and place the components appropriately.įritzing comes with a parts library containing a variety of core parts. Notice that there are four other views: Breadboard, Schematic, PCB, and Code. Open Fritzing and you’ll be taken to the Welcome tab.
In Fritzing’s code view, you can even write your Arduino code and upload directly to your microcontroller, making it a one-stop software package for makers.Įven better is that Fritzing comes with over 50 example Arduino shields, so if you don’t know anything about designing a circuit, it’s easy to follow their lead and quickly create, or modify, a board that you can mill out on the milling machine and populate with parts found in a typical Arduino starter kit. Its four views allow you to build your breadboard prototype, turn it into a schematic, lay it out as a PCB board, and quickly export to Gerber files that can be cut on the milling machine. What is Fritzing?įritzing is a free, open-source electronic design software package for makers and hobbyists that enables you to go from a physical breadboard prototype to a milled board on your milling machine, without the steep learning curve of other PCB design software packages.
This guide teaches you how to design a PCB in Fritzing and export Gerber files that can be cut on the Bantam Tools Desktop PCB Milling Machine.