User Manual

Make Your Own Modules & Boards
After this period of study, you already have a systematic understanding of Arduino and open-
source hardware, so why not go further and try to make your own module or development
board?
EDA
To design your own board, you will need to design your own module’s schematics, which
requires an EDA tool to do so. Here recommends an open-source EDA software.
KiCAD
KiCad is a free software suite for electronic design automation. It facilitates the design of
schematics for electronic circuits and their conversion to PCB designs. It features an integrated
environment for schematic capture and PCB layout design. The programs handle Schematic
Capture and PCB Layout with Gerber output. The suite runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS and
is licensed under GNU GPL v3.
Geppetto
If you don’t want to work on schematic or layout yourself, but you want to convert your prototype
based on Seeed’s modules into an integrated product, we highly recommend you to try
Geppetto.
Geppetto is, by far, the easiest and least expensive way to produce production-quality
electronics. You don’t need to know about resistors, capacitors, inductors, routing paths or
anything EE to design your own module. Geppetto is drag & drop simple… anyone can create
professional IoT devices. To make it more convenient for you, Geppeto has a library for Seeed, so
you can design your own Grove modules with ease!
PCB Services
After you’re done with your design, check out the Seeed Fusion PCBA service, which can help
translate your designs into an actual functioning device.
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