Beagleboard:Fritzing on the BeagleBone Black

=Fritzing on the BeagleBone Black= If you want to create a breadboard/pcb/schematic layout for your BeagleBone Black, you can use a free program called Fritzing. This page will show you how to do this on a Windows operating system.

Installing Fritzing

 * 1) Download the latest version of Fritzing here. Make sure to choose the proper operating system.
 * 2) Unzip the file into the directory that you wish.
 * 3) Open up the folder that you just unzipped and run the fritzing.exe program.

Importing the BeagleBone Black Library

 * 1) Go to this website and click the 'View Raw' button to download the latest AdaFruit library.
 * 2) At the top left of the Fritzing application, click: File>Open>AdaFruit.fzbz
 * 3) Once the library is imported, exit the Fritzing library. You will be prompted with a box. Make sure to save the changes to your library.

Using BeagleBone Black on Fritzing

 * 1) Re-open the Fritzing.exe application.
 * 2) At the top right, there is a magnifying glass to search for items. Click on it and search for ‘beagle.’
 * 3) Simply click on the icon and drag it towards the breadboard and it is ready for use.
 * 4) You can also view its schematic and PCB layout at the top left of the window.