OHH Beginner's Guide

Click on the "Create new project" link in the column on the right.

A screen will then load up and ask you for the name and a description of your project. The name of your project should be brief but descriptive. It will be used to differentiate your project from other similar projects. Accurate names are preferred over creative names. For example, name your project "50W Class-D Amplifer for Home Theaters", not "Bass Master Extreme 5000".

Your project description should tell what your project does and a little bit about how it works. Do not go in to technical detail. The purpose of your project's description is to get people interested in reading about your project. Project descriptions should be about 200-300 characters long.

Click the "Edit Parts" Link in the right column. This will load the Edit Parts page. Click "Add a new part" to be taken to a page where you can search for parts that are used in your project and add them to your project. The search box works with both part names and manufacturer's part numbers. The database we use contains the parts sold by Digi-Key, Mouser, Allied Electronics, and more.

You can also add custom parts that are not sold by these distributors (like other projects on Open Hardware Hub.)

Once you've found the parts you use in your project, you'll need to indicate the quantity used and the schematic ID's of your parts. The schematic ID's are the name of that part in your schematic.

Click the "Edit Steps" Link in the right column. This will load the Edit Steps page where you can give step-by-step instructions on how to build your project. Each step consists of a step title, one or more images, and some text explaining that step.

You can add step images to each step after you have created them. In some browsers (Firefox and Chrome), this is as easy as dragging the image you want to add onto the "Choose File" button for the step you want to add the image to. The image will automatically start uploading.