Creating a Custom PCB Arduino Shield

[@brashair7652]

Thank you for making this video as it is very helpful for hobbyists wanting to make their own PCBs and also in-depth overview of how to use Fritzing. I spent the day wasting time looking at a lot of other videos on Fritzing and learning very little. So glad I finally found this one as it is exactly what I was looking for as it takes the viewer from start of design to completed circuit board. No fluff and very informative. Really appreciated the associations with the different tabs for breadboard, schematic and PCB. Also showing how to get the Gerber files to PCB maker was a bonus. Very comprehensive video!

[@earlgreybeard]

Gosh! That was so useful. I have had an Arduino kit for 3 days, and this very clear video gives me a good idea of what I am aiming for to produce something that works as opposed to a prototype. Really helpful. Thank-you so much.

[@doomslayer3294]

probably the best pcb tutorial i've found for arduino. thank you, you've helped me tremendously!

[@Opa10]

Great tutorial, never knew it was so easy to create your own PCB. Thanks a lot

[@BenjaminK123]

very cool, i just started to tinker with arduino boards i did not realize it was so easy to print your own boards

[@tonysicily2687]

A great video, just what I needed, I was told that Fritzing was a great tool, but could not produce professionally acceptable PCD layout files. I was told I would need to transcribe the layout into KiCAD, so this really is great news. Thank you

[@FPChris]

I just had two boards made by JLCPCB directly out of Fritzing.

[@sameerk12982]

Thank you very much for all your efforts and creating such an informative tutorial. appreciated.

[@ericdavey6702]

Thank you! Thank you! I'm just now getting into Arduino and using Fritzing so this answered a bunch a questions!

[@mab5608]

Wow. Just wow. Thank you for posting. I feel like I can now get to the next level. Subscribed.

[@ajeethsuryash5123]

Best video I found related to custom PCB design... Great work...

[@doctorcad1557]

Excellent work on this video! The information was very clear and very well presented. Thanks for posting this. I found it helpful for some of my hobby work. Now I'm going to design some of my own PCB's. Thanks again!

[@sanjivbhaganiya]

Good , A idea came to my mind after watching your video. I am lecture mechanical in INDIA.

[@charliehouck5099]

Nice

[@olivernovelles8609]

Great video, thank you so much!! I've already ordered my first pcb... I'm nervous about the result...

[@edburgos]

Wow, this video was extremely useful. Thank you very much for sharing this information!!

[@fayser1]

What a fantastic tutorial.. total hats off to you sir.... brilliant

[@thomasm1964]

Excellent explanation. Thank you!

[@geospectrum]

Thanks, that is really useful. I’m just starting out and I can now see how to proceed, I wanted to get away from the breadboard.

[@FPChris]

I successfully had a nano pcb made straight out of Fritzing. I want to refine it and use a Nano Every but the official part file only has through holes not the castellated pads. Any idea how to add the pad contacts?

[@siAppDesign]

Excellent video. Thank you

[@earlgreybeard]

Naive question. I notice on your breadboard layout that you connect to a GND in the lower row of Arduino pins, but on the PCB it runs instead to the GND in the upper row. Is that supposed to happen? Perhaps the layout would be impossible otherwise?

[@ivarnordlkken8082]

It doesn't matter which ground pin it's connected to. They are all interconnected. But technically, it draws it to the nearest suitable connection.

[@philcox6951]

Thanks for posting this video, I'm new to electronics and wish I'd watched this first before hacking together a perfboard shield for a high altitude balloon project - not very pretty!

[@thewisearchitect]

Good and to-the-point tutorial. Thanks.

[@USMCRet1993]

Thanks for a really great/informative video. Do you have any idea how much it would have cost if the board would come with the LDR and resistor and header pins already attached and soldered?

[@ShivaprasadDabholkar]

Thank you for the informative and detailed video

[@deepakns6931]

Nice video, I have always loved your videos Thanks a lot sir

[@charliehouck5099]

How would you add female pins on the top of the PCB?

[@ExarchNZ]

You get these parts called "Stacking Headers", they are female on top and male on bottom. Look for arduino stacking headers on google. Put them on instead of the male ones that Alastair puts on.

[@ewoutwybo2090]

how to download?

[@UKsystems]

please note that sharp right angles shouldnt be used and they may add production cost.

[@jamescampbell9587]

I really appreciate this video. Thank you.

[@Omar.Alamoudi]

I enjoyed this tutorial, thank you sir!

[@mytube2google]

Excellent.. I need help in building something similar.. with other sensors..

[@syaduinotech3681]

Good sharing sir..

[@50Hz]

Cool channel glad I stumbled over it

[@henkjanvanderpol]

Great video. Really helpful. Thank you!

[@thunderbolt8582]

Excellent video!!! Well done!!!

[@ogam123]

How can you get the icsp header

[@Duriel1000]

How to download fritzing for free? Also, those pins that are NOT being used that are plugged into the arduino wont cause any problems?

[@ivarnordlkken8082]

It¨'s not free any more. It costs 8 us dollars.

[@roosboom]

Great stuff on this channel!

[@firestar2220]

Very helpful! thank you sir I hope u have an awesome day!

[@MrDoctorrLove]

Great stuff!

[@Venaber]

thanks

[@petercorn2]

Great tutorial!!

[@arthuurgoncalvees7738]

MUITO BOM ESSE VIDEO PARABENS! LONDRINA PR BRAZIL

[@usmanasghar2567]

Good work

[@onimasshopifier3948]

Thanks you very much.

[@ogam123]

Start with fritzing Then try kicad or eagle

[@dcdales]

For what purpose?

[@factormarketing5652]

very useful , thanks :)

[@EZtech]

The Fritzing program hasn't been updated since June 2, 2016, and the KZbin channel hasn't been posted to since 2014

[@ExarchNZ]

Well if that is really an issue, you can use Eagle or KiCad. A little bit of google-fu can land you some arduino circuit board templates for either of those programs, and they include component libraries for common parts. Lots of online tutorials for those two programs.

[@tonysicily2687]

So what, the info is still accurate, not sure what your point is, other than to be a dick

[@ivarnordlkken8082]

It's still active. But it now costs 8 dollar to download.

[@arnaudhenriques7220]

Great tuto. Thank you ^^

[@MrBobWareham]

Such a shame that you had the wrong footprint for the LDR

[@PKCubed]

555 likes? nice.

[@MapleDeerest]

Oh jeez, please don't make any 90 degree traces on the PCB. Run all angles in segments of 45 degrees.

[@NabilTouchie]

I looked in the subject and seems like an old practice that just stayed in time even when now it doesn't seems to affect at all the results

[@Zanzubaa]

Yes this is correct as far as I know. One source www.ti.com/lit/an/spma036b/spma036b.pdf - 3.6.1. Boils down to almost no benefit avoiding those 90 degree angles.

[@ivarnordlkken8082]

I use 90 deg all the time, and have no problems. I use Aisler for the production.

[@AAjin-jf8pd]

Supper

[@thomasweaver26]

Its not free any more they want 8 euros now