User Guide

Chapter 1
Introduction
This manual describes the use of the EAGLE software and its basic prin
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ciples. The order of chapters follows the typical process from drawing a
schematictoaready-to-uselayout.
1.1 WhatisinThisManual?
A chapter’s main heading is intended to tell you briefly what the con
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tents of that chapter are. Here in the first chapter we want to give a
quickoverviewwhatyoucanexpectfromthismanual.
Chapter1—Introduction
Containsapreviewofthemanual.
Chapter2—Installation
Dealswiththeprogram’sinstallation.
Chapter3—EAGLEModulesandEditions
Explainsthevariousprogramvariants.
Chapter4—AFirstLookatEAGLE
Givesapreviewoftheprogram’sstructureanddescribesthe
editorwindowsandtheircommands.
Chapter5—PrinciplesforWorkingwithEAGLE
ExaminesthebasicwaysofusingandconfiguringEAGLE.
Chapter6—FromSchematictoFinishedLayout
Followstheroutefromschematictolayout.
Chapter7—TheAutorouter
DedicatedtotheAutoroutermoduleanditsconfiguration.
Chapter8—ComponentDesignExplainedthroughExamples
Explainsthedefinitionoflibrarycomponentsthroughexamplesand
informsaboutlibraryandcomponentmanagement.
Chapter9—PreparingtheManufacturingData
Everythingyouneedtoknowaboutgeneratingmanufacturingdata.
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