{"id":726,"date":"2017-04-10T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T15:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/eagle\/blog\/?p=726"},"modified":"2023-09-26T13:26:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T20:26:53","slug":"library-basics-part-3-creating-first-device-autodesk-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/library-basics-part-3-creating-first-device-autodesk-eagle\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Basics Part 3: Creating Your First Device in Autodesk EAGLE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library Basics Part 3: Creating Your First Device in Autodesk EAGLE<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome back, Library Pirates! For those of you that didn\u2019t walk the plank and have decided to finish your parts creation journey, you are almost done! In this guide, we\u2019ll be pulling together everything you learned about creating a package in <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/eagle\/blog\/library-basics-part-1-creating-first-package-autodesk-eagle\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library Basics Part 1<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and creating a symbol in <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/eagle\/blog\/library-basics-part-2-creating-first-symbol-autodesk-eagle\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Library Basics Part 2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Now, it\u2019s time to create your very own device, which will serve as the pirate ship for your package and symbol crew. By the end of this blog, you\u2019ll be able to sail the seas of PCB design with a brand new part creation skillset under your belt!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The Datasheet Dance<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout our Library Basics Series, you\u2019ve relied heavily on your datasheet for all the information needed to create both a package and a symbol. You\u2019ll need your datasheet again to understand how the pins on your symbol and the pads on your package connect. Here\u2019s the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/lit\/ds\/slusbq6b\/slusbq6b.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TPS92411 datasheet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For this guide, you need two pages:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pin Configurations and Functions. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can be found on <\/span><b>page 3<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of your datasheet and will show the orientation and name of all the pins on your schematic symbol. Checking the image out below, we\u2019ve got:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pin 1 &#8211; RSET<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pin 2 &#8211; VS<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pin 3 &#8211; VIN<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pin 4 &#8211; DRAIN<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pin 5 &#8211; RSNS<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_727\" style=\"width: 395px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-727\" class=\"wp-image-727 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eagle\/2017\/03\/pin-configurations-tps92411.png\" alt=\"pin-configurations-tps92411\" width=\"385\" height=\"284\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The pin numbers you\u2019ll need for your device, found on page 3 of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/lit\/ds\/slusbq6b\/slusbq6b.pdf\">TPS92411 datasheet<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Package Outline<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This can be accessed on <\/span><b>page 24<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of your datasheet and shows the orientation of those same pins in their physical form. From here you can go about matching the pad numbers that these pins will rest on to the pin numbers found on your symbol, which ends up being:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>RSET<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> connects to <\/span><b>Pad 1<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>VS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> connects to <\/span><b>Pad 2<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>VIN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> connects to <\/span><b>Pad 3<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>DRAIN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> connects to <\/span><b>Pad 4<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>RSNS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> connects to <\/span><b>Pad 5<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_728\" style=\"width: 414px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-728\" class=\"wp-image-728 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eagle\/2017\/03\/package-outline-tps92411.png\" alt=\"package-outline-tps92411\" width=\"404\" height=\"309\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The package outline you\u2019ll need to determine which pad numbers connected to which symbol pins, found on page 24 the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/lit\/ds\/slusbq6b\/slusbq6b.pdf\">TPS92411 datasheet<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By keeping your symbol pins numbered according to your datasheet, you can make\u00a0creating a device much easier. That\u2019s all the information you need to get started.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Step 1 &#8211; Creating Your New Device<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating a new device follows a familiar set of steps that you should be used to by now after creating a package and symbol. Here\u2019s how:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Autodesk EAGLE, and you\u2019ll be greeted with the <\/span>Control Panel<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the <\/span><strong>Arrow<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> icon to expand the main <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Libraries<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lbr<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> folders, then <strong>right-click<\/strong> your personal library and select <\/span><strong>Open<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will open your now familiar <\/span><strong>Library Window<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. From here, choose the <\/span>Device <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eagle\/2017\/03\/LbrDevice.png\" alt=\"lbr-device-icon\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">icon to open the <\/span><strong>Edit Dialog<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, enter a name for your device in the <\/span><strong>New: field<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and select <\/span><strong>OK<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In our example, we are going to enter \u201cTPS92411.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, select <\/span><strong>Yes<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to confirm that you want to create the new device. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After completing the steps above, you should be looking at the <\/span><b>Device Editor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is where you will link your symbol and package together.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_730\" style=\"width: 1364px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-730\" class=\"size-full wp-image-730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eagle\/2017\/03\/device-editor.png\" alt=\"device-editor\" width=\"1354\" height=\"811\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A blank device editor, ready to have your symbol and package added!<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Step 2 &#8211; Adding Your Symbol and Package<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time to give some love to your lonely device by adding the package and symbol that you made in Library Basics <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/eagle\/blog\/library-basics-part-1-creating-first-package-autodesk-eagle\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parts 1<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/eagle\/blog\/library-basics-part-2-creating-first-symbol-autodesk-eagle\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To make this happen:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Adding Your Symbol<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the <\/span>Add <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eagle\/2017\/02\/Add.png\" alt=\"Add-icon\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">icon on the left-hand side of your interface. <\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the <\/span><strong>Add Dialog<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, select the name of your \u201cTPS92411\u201d symbol, then select <\/span><strong>OK<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your symbol will appear in the left panel of the <\/span><strong>Device Editor<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Go ahead drag and left-click to place it on the origin point.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>To finish up, press <b>Esc<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on your keyboard to get out of symbol placement mode, and then select <\/span><b>Cancel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the <\/span><b>Add Dialog<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"attachment_731\" style=\"width: 1364px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-731\" class=\"size-full wp-image-731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eagle\/2017\/03\/device-editor-symbol.png\" alt=\"device-editor-symbol\" width=\"1354\" height=\"805\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Adding a symbol to your Device Editor will always show up on the left panel.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Adding Your Package<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the <\/span>New<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button on the bottom-right corner of your <\/span>Device Editor.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the <\/span><strong>Create new package\u2026 Dialog<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> select the name of your \u201cSOT23-5\u201d package.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Optional:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You can add a variant name for your package, which comes in handy if you have multiple packages to add. In our example, we\u2019ll enter \u201cSMD.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Select <b>OK<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and your package will automatically be placed on the right panel of your <\/span><b>Device Editor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"attachment_732\" style=\"width: 1364px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-732\" class=\"size-full wp-image-732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eagle\/2017\/03\/device-editor-package.png\" alt=\"device-editor-package\" width=\"1354\" height=\"809\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Adding a package to your Device Editor will always show up on the right panel.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Step 3 &#8211; Connecting Your Symbol Pins and Package Pads<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you have both your symbol and package together, it\u2019s time to let EAGLE know pin to pad connectivity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Important: Make sure to always double and triple-check your work against your datasheet for every part you make in the future. We already mapped out our connections above from our datasheet, and here they are again:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>RSET<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 <\/span><b>Pad 1<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>VS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 <\/span><b>Pad 2<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>VIN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 <\/span><b>Pad 3<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>DRAIN <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2192 <\/span><b>Pad 4<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>RSNS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 <\/span><b>Pad 5<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this data, let\u2019s get started with connecting them together in your <\/span><b>Device Editor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the <\/span>Connect<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button in the bottom-right corner of your <\/span>Device Editor<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This opens the <\/span><strong>Connect Dialog<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To begin your connection, first, select a pin in the <\/span><strong>Pin<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">column, then select a pad in the <\/span><strong>Pad<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">column.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then select the <\/span><strong>Connect<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button, and this will move the pin\/pad combo over to the <\/span><strong>Connection<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> column. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat this process for all of the remaining connections until your <\/span>Pin<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><strong>Pad<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> columns are empty. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select <\/span><strong>OK<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to save your pin and pad connection settings. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No worries if you made a mistake with one of your pin and pad connections. Just choose the connection you goofed on in the <\/span><b>Connection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> column, and then press the <\/span><b>Disconnect<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button to undo the connection. After lining everything up correctly, your <\/span><b>Connection<\/b> <b>Dialog<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> should look like ours.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_733\" style=\"width: 848px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-733\" class=\"size-full wp-image-733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eagle\/2017\/03\/pin-package-connections.png\" alt=\"pin-package-connections\" width=\"838\" height=\"418\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>All of our Pins and Pads connected, which shows up in the Connection column.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of your connections are in place now! Check out the right-hand side of your <\/span><b>Device<\/b> <b>Editor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You\u2019ll know if all your pins and pads are connected if you see a green checkmark next to your package name. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_734\" style=\"width: 656px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-734\" class=\"size-full wp-image-734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eagle\/2017\/03\/connections-complete.png\" alt=\"connections-complete\" width=\"646\" height=\"207\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The green checkmark lets you know that all of your pins and pads are connected.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thing to note is that this checkmark does <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mean that Autodesk EAGLE has verified that your connections are accurate. That\u2019s up to you to confirm! All the checkmark means is that you no longer have any pins or symbols that need to be connected.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Adding Those Extra Details<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Step 3 complete, you have now successfully created your first device! There are a few details that we\u2019ll be covering next, but they are entirely optional and up to you if you want to add them. This includes adding a prefix, enabling values, and adding description text.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Adding a Prefix<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s helpful to add one of the standardized naming prefixes to your devices, such as R for a resistor, or C for a capacitor, and you\u2019ll see these all over schematics and PCB layouts from other engineers. Thankfully there isn\u2019t any guesswork in this process, as there\u2019s already a set of\u00a0commonly used prefixes for all the parts you\u2019ll run across which are referred to as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reference_designator\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reference designators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To add a prefix for your device, do the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In your <strong>Device Editor<\/strong>, select the <strong>Prefix<\/strong> button in the bottom right corner.<\/li>\n<li>Enter a prefix name in the <strong>New prefix:<\/strong> field and select <strong>OK<\/strong>. In our example we created a switch, so we will enter \u201cS.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"attachment_735\" style=\"width: 656px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-735\" class=\"size-full wp-image-735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eagle\/2017\/03\/reference-designator.png\" alt=\"add-reference-designator\" width=\"646\" height=\"240\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Adding a prefix makes it easy to understand what kind of device you\u2019re working with on a PCB layout and schematic at a glance.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s it! Your prefix is now ready to go. When you place this part on your schematic or PCB layout, you\u2019ll notice that the naming convention is S$ following by a unique number to identify each and every unique part on your design.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Enabling Values<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another helpful addition is to allow the editing of the &gt;VALUE text placeholder that you have been adding to your package and symbol. This is turned off by default when you create a new device, and if you leave it this way, then you won\u2019t be able to change &gt;VALUE to anything else when you place your part. This isn&#8217;t helpful, so let\u2019s turn it on by simplifying selecting the <\/span><b>\u201cOn\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> radio button in the bottom-right corner of your <\/span><b>Device Editor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_736\" style=\"width: 655px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-736\" class=\"size-full wp-image-736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eagle\/2017\/03\/value-on.png\" alt=\"value-on\" width=\"645\" height=\"240\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Set your Value to \u201cOn\u201d to make it possible to edit the &gt;VALUE placeholder in your schematic after placing a symbol.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Adding a Description<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s always good practice to add a description of your device. This can come in handy down the road, especially when you need to find a part with a particular temperature range, supply voltage, or even a vendor part number.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Descriptions in Autodesk EAGLE have the added benefit of being formatted with HTML. This can allow you to bold text, change text sizes, and even create tables! Here\u2019s an <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3schools.com\/TAgs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HTML Reference Guide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to bookmark. And to add your description text, do the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the <\/span>Description <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">link in the bottom-left panel of your <\/span>Device Editor<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will open the <\/span><strong>Description Dialog<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can enter text and HTML tags in the bottom panel, and the top panel will show you how it will look. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you\u2019re all set adding text, select <\/span><strong>OK<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to save your changes. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll notice that your Description text has been added below the <\/span><b>Description<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> link in your Device Editor, and will also show up when you select your device in your library from the <\/span><b>Control Panel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_737\" style=\"width: 663px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-737\" class=\"size-full wp-image-737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eagle\/2017\/03\/part-description.png\" alt=\"part-description\" width=\"653\" height=\"305\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Using the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/lit\/ds\/slusbq6b\/slusbq6b.pdf\">TPS92411 datasheet<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/product\/TPS92411\/description\">Texas Instrument\u2019s website<\/a> we\u2019ve put together a detailed description <\/em>of<em> our device.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Land Ho!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re done! You have completed your Library Basics voyage and now know how to do many new things, like make a new symbol, package, and device, all in your very own Autodesk EAGLE library. These skills will follow you throughout your journey in electronics design, and you\u2019ll probably find yourself needing to create new parts here and there when you can\u2019t find what you need in the free Autodesk EAGLE libraries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s take a moment to celebrate by opening your <\/span><b>Control Panel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and selecting your newly created device. On the right panel, you can see all of the great work you did! There\u2019s the symbol on the left, the package on the right, all nestled together with your description.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your part family is now complete, congratulations!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you have your own library, are you ready to get your own Autodesk EAGLE Subscription? \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/eagle\/subscribe\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subscribe today!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This might be the end of your Library Basics journey, but it\u2019s just the start of your adventures in Autodesk EAGLE! 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