Moving to Final Product

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1

I am relatively new to the electronics world. Once I have a program written to do what I want, what are the next steps to turning it into a final application?

2

I have my components laid out on the breadboard, but not sure what to do next.

3

Hello.

Have you verified your project is working correctly on the breadboard? What’s the intended outcome you’re looking for? Are you looking to test the design on a breadboard and then move on to a etched and drilled PCB?

4

Hello. Yes, I have verified that my code and circuit layout is correct and I now want to make it into a final product. This is the first time going through this process so I’m not sure what the next steps are.

5

There’s a lot to do, more than we can explain over the forums. I’d recommend getting a book named [“Make Your Own PCBs with Eagle” either from us or from a local library. That should give you a good idea what needs to be done and will walk you through the process of creating a PCB.

We also have a series of tutorials on the subject but they are not as up to date as the book above. The links below will direct you to a few of our tutorials if you’d like to have a look.

  • - [[Using EAGLE: Schematic](https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/using-eagle-schematic)
  • - [[Using EAGLE: Board Layout ](https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/using-eagle-board-layout)
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    6

    Thank you. I will check it out.