I wanted to see if the part is the right size and how it looks in the Fritzing Breadboard view, so I connected two of the 48 connections and then added it into the Breadboard view. I exported the SVG graphics from Eagle using an ULP and ultimately brought the graphics into the Fritzing part editor. I was building a 48 connector Fritzing model for the upcoming SwitchDoc Labs product SunAir (a Solar Power controller / sun tracker and phone charger). I’m documenting them here to save others time that may be doing the same thing. Here are the three problems that cost me a lot of time in the process. I found the editor and process clumsy, but ultimately successful.
Here is a SparkFun Tutorial that does a pretty good job. The purpose of this note is to save others time with the Fritzing New Part Editing tool. I like schematics, but I understand the value of these breadboard diagrams and add them to all of our documentation to help beginners over the hump of the learning curve.įor example, here is a Fritzing diagram for the SwitchDoc Labs External WatchDog Timer: External WatchDog Timer Connection to Raspberry Pi B+ Fritzing diagrams do make it easier to build breadboards using extant products. Problems: New Part Generation with Fritzingįritzing ( ) is an open source design package that makes electronics more available and readable, especially for the beginner and maker.
