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Figure 11-9 The CircuitLab simulator

primarily for breadboard design and includes libraries of components and modules, such as an Arduino, that can all be wired up (Figure 11-10).

EAGLE PCB

If you want to start creating your own PCBs for your electronics designs, then look for the most popular tool for this, which is called EAGLE PCB (Figure 11-11). It allows you to draw a schematic diagram and then switch to a PCB view where you can route the connections between components before creating the CAM (computer-aided manufacturing) files, which you can then send off to a PCB fabrication shop.

Creating PCBs is a subject in its own right. For more information on this, take a look at the book Make Your Own PCBs with EAGLE: From Schematic Designs to Finished Boards by Simon Monk (TAB, 2013).

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Figure 11-10 Fritzing

Figure 11-11 EAGLE PCB