ArduinoNameCard

Arduino Name(Business) Card

日本版 READE
This is a template with Arduino uno compatibility board.
It is only one master, it is created with a business card size of 91 x 55 mm.

If you wanna create as panelized boards, see the twoBoards branch .

This was written sample code(blink) with board.

Environment version

• KiCad 4.0.7
• ArduinoIDE 1.8.2
• GIMP 2.8
• Ubuntu 16.04 and macOS High Sierra (my environment)

Basically, ArduinoIDE, KiCad, GIMP are cross-platform and do not depend on OS.

Environment construction method

Installation of Arduino IDE

windows

It is recommended to install with Chocolatey.
because since installer took time to download from the official site.

Installation of Chocolatey "Chocolateyを使った環境構築の時のメモ" please refer above.

To open cmd or PowerShell with administrator privileges.

> Chocolate Upgrade Chocolate
> Chocolate installation arduino

It is OK to response "Yes" that the question comes twice.

Install the All drivers for Arduino.

Mac

Mac is using brew to install Arduino IDE

brew cask install arduino

Ubuntu

"Here", download the latest Linux 32 or 64. zip.
The installation method when downloaded file is arduino-1.8.2-linux64.tar.xz.

$ sudo tar -Jxvf arduino-1.8.2-linux64.tar.xz -C /usr/share
$ cd /usr/share
$ sudo mv arduino-1.8.2/ arduino
# Create a symbolic link.
$ sudo ln -s /usr/share/arduino/arduino /usr/local/bin/arduino
# 実行
$ arduino
# Run it with administrator privileges when if you can not use the port.
$ sudo arduino

Installation Kicad

windows

Install with choco

To install with choco, execute the following commands.

> choco upgrade chocolatey
> choco install kicad

Install with Installer

If you are installing using the installer, download the installer from the official website below.
http://kicad-pcb.org/download/windows/

Mac

If you are installing using the installer, download the installer from the official website below.
"KiCad main package" is what component files puts the library in github.
"KiCad extras" is what the component files puts the library in local directory.
http://kicad-pcb.org/download/osx/

ubuntu

Execute the following commands.

$ sudo add-apt-repository --yes ppa:js-reynaud/kicad-4
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install kicad

Setting of Kicad

Component library

The component library is "~. Lib file".
And each component is included in the file.

Container Nebraska Pass

Footprint Library

The footprint library is a folder as a "~.Pretty".
And contains the file ".kicad_mod" of each part footprint.

Footprint library path

kicad library

Basically chip parts are unified to the following sizes.

"Quick KICAD Library Component Builder" FT232RL.lib was created with above that using website.

The ATMEGA 328-AU library was downloaded from "here"

# Build Arduino Name cards

Create a PCB footprint from the image.

1. Create an image according to the size of the free space on the Name Card

Create new image that using gimp. Set about 1000dpi.

The image used this time is put in ./res/img/origin of the repository. Please use this.

Each image is supposed to write the following things.

• affiliation.png -> affiliation
• name.png -> name
• address.png -> contact information

2. Enter pictures and characters in the picture

As an example, let's write the name in name.png.
Binarize the image when if in case color image. -> 3

3. I will make a black character white character

You need color turn when it's a white background and black character that using gimp.
how to turn color.
menu -> "colors" -> "Inverted".

4. Create a footprint

You can choose silk or copper what information to be placed on the board.
If you put it in silk it will look like affiliation.png in the figure below.
If it is copper, it will be like name.png and address.png.

Start "bimmpa to component".

To create a silk -> to 5
To create a copper → to 6

5. Create with silk

Click "Load bitmap".
As an example this time, I read name.png.
Check sure the resolution is about 1000 dpi.

Check "Front silk screen".
Click "Export" after to generate output the filename.
set name of output file as a name_silk.kicad_mod.

6. Create with copper

Click "Load bitmap".
As an example this time, I read name.png.
Check sure the resolution is about 1000 dpi.

Check "Front solder mask".
Click "Export" after to generate output the filename.
set name of output file as a name_mask.kicad_mod.

Process the output footprint of name_mask.kicad_mod.
In we will make that using the resist mask and the copper.

The script is written in Python.
A script is placed in ./python/main.py in the repository.
Execute the following command to create a footprint.

$ cd "Route of this project"
$ python python/main.py  res/lib/ArduinoNameCard.pretty/name_mask.kicad_mod

Then name_mask_and_cu.kicad_mod is generated.

(If it is not generated, open name_cu.kicad_mod, copy the items included after "fp_ploy", replace "F.Mask" with "F.Cu", append the copied contents name_mask_and_cu. Please save it as kicad_mod.)

7. Add a footprint to the library

Select ArduinoNameCard as the working library.

Read the output file.

Save the component in the library.
If you are creating with silk, save it as "name_silk.kicad_mod".
If you are using copper foil, save it as "name_mask_and_cu.kicad_mod".

8. Installation on board

It's easiest to replace the existing footprint.
Right click on the existing footprint.
"Footprint exchange" -> "Footprint G *** ", after opens the window.

Press the footprint list and select the saved footprint.

Press "Apply" to change the flip print.
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9. The solid filling of GND.

Click a red square place.

Right click anywhere on the board and the following menu will appear.
Select "Fill all zones" .

This completes filling with solid of GND.

10. Confirmation

You can check it with 3D viewer in Menu -> "View" -> "3D viewer".

Order the board

Creating Gerber data

How to create Gerber is that see this refer.
★kicad (Mac OSX Version: 4.0.5 release build)版でFusionPCB用ガーバーデータの作り方．.

Output gerver with "Menu" -> "file" -> "plot" .

And output drill data.

Rename Gerber datas

Rename gerver data to ArduinoNameCard.

Create a zip of Gerber data

Export Compress every folder and put it in zip.
Rename zip file name to ArduinoNameCard.

Placement order of board

You can check it by preview of seeed fusion.
Select your favorite color.

We will order the thickness of the board with 0.6 mm.

Order parts

serial conversion part

Arduino compatible part

Boot loader write

Write method with optifix.
For the procedure, please refer to "【Arduino 1.6.3】 Arduino UnoでATmega328P-PUにブートローダを書き込む"

flashing before soldering using "IC socket".

Connect Arduino UNO and ATMEGA 328P-AU with the following combination.

Soldering

FT232RL is narrow between pins and it's difficult to solder.
Although soldering can be done normally, I recommend that you follow the procedure below.

1. Apply more flux.

2. Add a light solder to the land first.

3. Align the feet, fix it by applying a soldering iron from the top.