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The design phase should be fun and exciting because this is where the magic happens! This phase includes the creation of the following.

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From Maker to Market 04 – Design – How Adafruit developed Circuit Playground
How Adafruit developed Circuit Playground

Now that you’re finally ready to move forward with your project, it’s time to really begin the creative process. Spend time drafting your electrical and mechanical designs, selecting components, and l ...

 

Tools

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PADS Maker and PADS Maker Pro

Design printed circuit boards from start to finish quickly and easily with PADS® Maker and PADS® Maker Pro.

 

Resources

eewiki
eewiki

Created by Digi-Key Applications Engineers, there is no better place to find how-to solutions to today's technical challenges.

Seeed Studio
SEEED Studios

When creating your design you want to make sure you will be able to produce it without a hitch. Designing for...

Development Tool Product Selector
Development Tool Product Selector

The development tools product selector provides easy access to open source ...

PCB Design Basics
PCB Design Basics

This article from EDN provides a good explanation of how PCBs are created and identifies some of the attributes you...

Reference Design Library
Reference Design Library

Over 1,000 curated reference designs sortable by function and technology.