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# The UnoPermanente
- URL: https://cronoxyd.de/the-unopermanente/
- Published: 2021-05-22T13:40:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-01T15:04:59.000Z
- Author: Marcel Diskowski
- Tags: Embedded

I’ve been tinkering with Arduino stuff for quite a while now and sometimes I like to promote the project from the breadboard to the solder stage. However, that always meant getting some perfboard and before I could solder the electronics of the project, I’d first need to boilerplate the PCB by soldering an ATmega328P circuit. So I took this opportunity to finally learn PCB design and I implemented a boilerplate PCB that already has the ATmega328P onboard with perfboard around it.

After trying out some PCB design software, I settled on [Fritzing](https://fritzing.org/?ref=cronoxyd.de). While it does have its quirks I find Fritzing to give just the right balance of simplicity and control, especially for a beginner. I designed the PCB straightaway in the PCB view and this is the design I came up with:

![](https://cronoxyd.de/content/images/2021/09/UnoPermanente_pcb_inverted.png)

UnoPermanente PCB (v20210522)

There is an LED connected to Pin 13 and a reset button. The empty corners are for mounting holes you can drill for your specific case.

I then used the suggested PCB manufacturer, [Aisler](https://aisler.net/?ref=cronoxyd.de), to order 3 PCBs. I’ll update this post once they arrive and I’ve soldered something on it. If this pilot is successful, I might extend it into a Permanente series with different processors and use cases. Also, you can check the project file out on [GitHub](https://github.com/cronoxyd/UnoPermanente?ref=cronoxyd.de).