Frontiers: Exploring What's Next in Electronics and Manufacturing The 23rd edition of the NW Electronics Design & Manufacturing Expo returns to the spacious Wingspan Event & Conference Center at the Washington County Fairgrounds — our third year in the hall. One focused day of the latest trends and innovations in electronics design and manufacturing, with the people who build the industry in the Northwest.

We’re thrilled to announce that Jamie Hyneman, special effects expert, co-host of MythBusters, inventor of the Sentry unmanned firefighting vehicle, and CEO of M5 Industries, will be our special gues at NEDME 2026

Cost: FREE

No RSVP required. Just drop in.

Description: We all love circuits with blinky lights that make strange noises, but imagine how much cooler your circuits would look on a custom-designed and manufactured circuit board. It's easier than it may seem, and we're going to show you how it's down. Using the free version of EAGLE PCB you can design your own circuit boards in a format that is then easy to have fabricated.

This is an introductory course on using EAGLE to design printed circuit boards for fabrication. It's aimed at beginners that may have breadboarded some electronics, and now want to make a final circuit board. We'll design a simple circuit, draw out the schematic, and lay out a board.

Bring a computer: Mac, Linux, or Windows. Please download and install Eagle beforehand from http://www.cadsoftusa.com/downloads/

Laen, the ever dedicated Dorkbotter behind the DorkbotPDX group PCB order, will be showing you all of the necessary ins and outs so that you, too, can make your very own printed circuit boards.

Have you ever wanted to design your own PCB from scratch? Are you curious about the design process and the tools and techniques used by pros and hackers alike? Maybe you have some experience with Eagle PCB and want to try out a free and open source design suite...

Now's the chance to learn KiCad!

"KiCad is an EDA software suite for the creation of professional schematics and printed circuit boards up to 32 copper layers with additional technical layers. KiCad runs on Windows, Linux and Apple OS X and is released under the open-source GNU GPL v2 free of charge."

The workshop will be hosted by hardware ninja Jared Boone of Sharebrained Technology and HackRF fame.

Details:

• When: Sunday, March 29th, 1-5pm
• Cost: Free/Donation $
• Where: Control-H, 7600 N Interstate, Portland, OR
• Bring: A laptop with KiCad installed + power cable (and maybe a mouse)