Designing PCBs for the Milling Machineĭesigning a PCB for the milling machine is a little different than designing for a PCB manufacturer. If you’re new to Fritzing and want to learn more, check out their beginning tutorials or Simon Monk’s book Fritzing For Inventors.
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 your Bantam Tools Milling Machine.
