Resources
EAGLE is a complex and powerful piece of software, and a book of this size cannot explore every feature of this tool. In this Appendix, you will find links to more resources that will help you to use and learn more about this software.
The official manual for EAGLE is available as a free download from www.cadsoftusa.com/training/manuals. This is a large and comprehensive manual that documents everything about EAGLE in a very methodical manner. It is very much a reference book rather than a “how to” book, so once you have mastered the basics, it will help you to find chapter and verse on a particular feature of the software.
The largest and official forum for EAGLE can be found at www.element14.com/community/community/knode/cadsoft_eagle/forums/. It is very active and a useful resource. If you have a problem, try searching, and you may well turn up an answer. If no answer is forthcoming, then post something—people are happy to help.
This book has a tutorial and practical style, but sometimes seeing someone actually do something can make things clearer. There are many videos on using EAGLE. You will find lots of these by searching on YouTube.
Jeremy Blum has produced an excellent series of videos on using EAGLE that can be found at www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AXwjZoyNno. Sparkfun also has a series of useful tutorials on using EAGLE that you find at www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/115.
The official site is also a great place to go looking for libraries (www.cadsoftusa.com/downloads/libraries). You can also upload your own libraries to this site so that others can use them.