# Arduino PCB

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/arduino-pcb/14468>\
**Category:** PCB Design\
**Created:** [February 11, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/arduino-pcb/14468 "2010-02-11T20:14:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![e12pilot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/50afbb/32.png) [@e12pilot](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/e12pilot)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/arduino-pcb/14468/1 "2010-02-11T20:14:20Z")

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Hi All,

I am looking to put together a PCB for a project I am working on. I have gone through the beginning SparkFun EAGLE tutorials, but am a little lost as to how I should integrate an Arduino into the final PCB design.

Does anyone out there have some EAGLE files that have an Arduino built-in to their project? My project really just needs an Arduino, a couple of digital pins on the PCB and power and ground…fairly simple.

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![davep238](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9dc877/32.png) [@davep238](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/davep238)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/arduino-pcb/14468/2 "2010-02-12T01:20:16Z")

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> e12pilot:  
> Hi All,
> 
> I am looking to put together a PCB for a project I am working on. I have gone through the beginning SparkFun EAGLE tutorials, but am a little lost as to how I should integrate an Arduino into the final PCB design.
> 
> Does anyone out there have some EAGLE files that have an Arduino built-in to their project? My project really just needs an Arduino, a couple of digital pins on the PCB and power and ground…fairly simple.
> 
> Thanks in advance!

A common way to add circuitry to an Arduino board is to create a "shield", which is simply a board that plugs on top of an Arduino board. Sparkfun even sells prototype "sheild" boards, such as their DEV-07914. Otherwise you can take the standard EAGLE schematic and board files (available for free) and modify them to add your additional circuitry.

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**Author:** ![trialex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@trialex](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/trialex)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/arduino-pcb/14468/3 "2010-02-14T02:52:37Z")

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If I’m interpereting you correctly, you want an easy way to add an “arduino” to a schematic.

You can do this a couple of ways.

[1] Use macetech’s “Arduino shield scaffold”. You’d open this schematic/board, rename it to whatever you want, and start adding your new components.

[http://macetech.com/blog/node/69](http://macetech.com/blog/node/69)

[2] Add the arduino as a part. It is included in Ladyada’s library. You’d add her library to your copy of Eagle as usual, then choose to add the part called arduino to your existing schematics.

[http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2010/02/05 … o-package/](http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2010/02/05/b00m-adafruit-eagle-library-an-arduino-package/)