[beginner] Simple board with only traces and pads

[jaco.waes]

I am making my first steps in electronics and i want to design a simple pcb that connects multiple  WS2812B led strips.

To simplify, let's say i want to make a small pcb with two times 3 solderings pads and traces between them. There are no components itself on the board. The strips are adjecent and soldered to the pads on the pcb.

There is a WS2812B led component in the library with 4 pins, for simplicity this component can represent a whole strip. But actually resides twice out of my PCB. 

Do i place those in my schema ? Or i create a component that represents the 3 soldering pads ?

 

[jorge_garcia]

Hello @jaco.waes,

Welcome to the wonderful world of electronics! In this case your first design is a good simple choice, but I would still recommend making a schematic. The schematic will just have 2 connectors connected together. In this simple case the schematic is not strictly necessary but it is a good habit to get into.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

Best Regards,

[jaco.waes]

Does that mean i have to make a '3pin connector' component with the corresponding footprint and use that in a schema ?

[jorge_garcia · Accepted solution]

Hi @jaco.waes,

Correct, the from the available libs you can bring in the old EAGLE libs. The pinhead library has some good examples of how such a connector could be made.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

Best Regards,