# Flux + Seeed: From Template to PCB in Minutes With Flux and Seeed, it’s never been easier to design, iterate, and manufacture PCBs. Start faster, iterate smarter, and bring your ideas to life. Written by [Nico Tzovanis](https://flux.seobdtools.com/nico) Published Dec 2024 - 3 min read [![](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/flux-to-seeed/main.webp)](#) ## Designing a PCB from scratch can feel like reinventing the wheel. Why start over when you can leverage proven designs, customize them with AI, and let the routing take care of itself? That's why we're partnering with **Seeed Studio**. Together, we’re making it incredibly easy to bring your ideas to life. With Flux, you can start with a ready-made project or a tailored template, customize it using Flux Copilot, and then let AI Auto-Layout handle the rest. Once your design is complete, Seeed takes over, fabricating, assembling, and shipping your project—at no cost. ### Start with a Solid Foundation The [Seeed organization](https://flux.ai/seeedstudio) in Flux has everything you need to get started: #### Ready-to-Clone Projects These are complete, functional designs you can use as a starting point: - [Black Myth Wukong LED Art PCB:](https://flux.seobdtools.com/seeedstudio/black-myth-wukong) A stunning design featuring pixel LEDs and a Seeed XIAO ESP32-C3. - [WLED on XIAO ESP32-S3](https://flux.seobdtools.com/seeedstudio/wled-rgb-led-driverp): A smart lighting controller ready to integrate with Alexa or Google Assistant. [ ![](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/flux-to-seeed/led-project.webp) ](https://flux.seobdtools.com/seeedstudio/wled-rgb-led-driverp?editor=pcb_3d) #### Popular Board Templates If you’re building something unique, start with one of Seeed’s [board templates](https://flux.ai/seeedstudio). These templates include footprints, pinouts, and configurations, so you can get to designing faster without starting from scratch. [ ![](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/flux-to-seeed/xiao-mg24.webp) ](https://flux.seobdtools.com/seeedstudio) [Browse Seeed’s Projects and Templates](https://flux.ai/seeedstudio) ### Customize with Flux CoPilot Once you’ve cloned a project or chosen a template, Flux Copilot helps you make it uniquely yours. Adding components, swapping LEDs, or refining connections. You can drop in new parts, and Copilot will automatically guide you through their placement and configuration, ensuring your changes fit seamlessly into the existing design. 1. **Add Components**: Drop in new parts and Copilot will help connect and configure them. 2. **Modify the Design**: Swap LEDs, add connectors, or tweak pin assignments without the guesswork. 3. **Validate Changes**: Copilot provides real-time guidance, ensuring your design stays functional as you customize. It’s like having an expert engineer on your team, guiding you through each step. Learn more about [Copilot](https://docs.flux.ai/reference/flux-agent). ### Let Auto-Layout Do the Heavy Lifting Once your schematic is complete, it’s time to move on to the layout. Traditionally, this step can be tedious and time-consuming, but Flux’s AI Auto-Layout changes the game. Instead of routing traces manually, Auto-Layout optimizes your board in minutes. 1. **Generate Clean Routing**: Auto-Layout finds the optimal paths for your traces based on your design constraints. 2. **Ready for Manufacturing**: The result is a clean, manufacturable PCB—done in minutes. The AI intelligently routes components, generating clean, manufacturable designs with no extra configuration needed. During the optimization process, you’ll see multiple iterations of your design as the AI progressively improves the layout. Once it’s complete, you can review and select your preferred version, with the assurance that every option is optimized for manufacturing. ### Bring It to Life with Seeed Here’s the best part: through the [LED Remix Campaign](https://forms.gle/iTjL9ZV6eqkHHDH16), Seeed will manufacture and assemble your project—for free. Create an LED-based design using a Seeed XIAO board in Flux, then [submit to Seeed](https://forms.gle/iTjL9ZV6eqkHHDH16). Their Fusion service ensures your board is produced with high-quality standards and ready to use. Flux and Seeed work seamlessly together, with templates and ready-made projects optimized for manufacturing from the start. Export your Gerber files in just one click, and let Seeed handle the rest. What you get: - **2 PCBA Boards**: Fabrication, parts, assembly, and shipping included. - **Free Flux Access**: 2 months of full access to Flux. ### Start Faster, Iterate Smarter Ready to design? Here’s how: 1. **Clone a** [**Seeed Project or Template**](https://flux.ai/seeedstudio) in Flux. 2. **Customize Your Design** with Copilot. 3. **Auto-Layout** to optimize your PCB in minutes. 4. [**Submit to Seeed**](https://forms.gle/iTjL9ZV6eqkHHDH16) and get your boards fabricated for free. With Flux and Seeed, it’s never been easier to design, iterate, and manufacture PCBs. Start faster, and bring your ideas to life. ## About the author [Nico Tzovanis](https://flux.seobdtools.com/nico) Nico is a professional electronics and PCB design engineer at Flux. Find him on Flux [@nico](https://flux.seobdtools.com/nico) Let’s start building Build your big idea together with Flux. All you need to do is describe what you want to make, or what problem you want to solve. Flux will work with you to make it a reality. ![Close-up photo of a PCB made with Flux, with an ESP32 module, buttons, and a microSD slot.](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/miscellaneous/sidebar-cta-pcb.webp) [Try it Free](https://flux.seobdtools.com/signup) ## More in Step-by-Step Projects & Templates [ ![Two custom macro pads designed using Flux and powered by Raspberry Pi Pico. The pads feature 12 mechanical switches with per-key white keycaps, two rotary encoders for additional control, and a slide potentiometer for precise adjustments. Both boards are displayed with a vibrant purple PCB design, showcasing Flux's PCB editor and its newest AI Auto-Layout, and are compatible with popular manufacturer specifications.](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/rpi-macro-2/main.webp) ### Design Your Own Macropad With AI Auto-Layout 8 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/how-to-design-a-custom-macro-pad-with-flux)[ ![This image features two main components: On the left is a detailed layout design of an electronic circuit board named "GREEN DOT 2040E5," dated 2023.11.11, and marked as made with Flux.AI. This board includes an RP2040 microcontroller at its heart, surrounded by various electronic components like resistors, capacitors, a switch, and interface connectors for peripherals, labeled with GPIO pins, I2C connections (SDA and SCL), ground (GND), and power supply inputs (3.3V, 5V, 12V). On the right, there's a physical representation of the IoT device, which is an assembled and operational LoRa IoT Sensor Node powered by a battery pack and RP2040 microcontroller. The node is connected to a long, black antenna, indicating its capability to communicate over LoRa (Long Range) wireless networks, commonly used in agriculture for remote monitoring and control. The setup suggests its application in smart agriculture solutions, utilizing IoT technology to collect and transmit data for agricultural purposes.](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/green-dot-board-how-to/main.webp) ### How to design and deploy a LoRa IoT sensor node with RP2040 14 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/how-to-design-and-deploy-a-lora-iot-sensor-node-with-rp2040)[ ![Using copilot to help design a webcam based on Omnivision's image sensor. Half of the screen is about the schematic and half is about the pcb layout.](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/using-ai-to-design-webcam/main.webp) ### Using AI to Design a Webcam: An End-to-End Example 8 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/using-ai-to-design-a-webcam-an-end-to-end-example)[ ![40+ open-source hardware projects you can build over the holidays with Flux](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/projects-you-can-build-over-the-holidays/main.webp) ### 40+ Hardware Projects You Can Build Over the Holidays 7 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/40-plus-hardware-projects-you-can-build-over-the-holidays)[ ![How to Design a Custom Keyboard PCB](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/how-to-design-a-keyboard-pcb/main.webp) ### How to Design a Custom Keyboard PCB 12 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/how-to-design-a-keyboard-pcb)[ ![Arduino microcontroller board used in a home automation system project. Do it yourself or hobbyist level PCB board.](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/arduino-essential-guides/main.webp) ### Master DIY Electronics: Essential Guides to Arduino Projects 7 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/master-diy-electronics-essential-guides-to-arduino-projects)[ ![Two blurred Arduino boards placed at the background and an upcoming Arduino Matter Board at the foreground. Arduino and Silicon Labs team up to make the Matter protocol accessible to all](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/arduino-matter/main.webp) ### Revolutionizing IoT Design: Flux Brings Arduino-Based Matter Projects to Life 4 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/revolutionizing-iot-design-flux-brings-arduino-based-matter-projects-to-life)[ ![Different reference design PCB boards made with Flux](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/harnessing-power-reference-designs/main.webp) ### Harnessing the Power of Flux for Industrial Sensing Applications 8 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/harnessing-the-power-of-flux-for-industrial-sensing-applications)[ ![Ryan, an electronics engineer holding an AI pin he created using Flux with the help of Copilot.](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/ai-pin-tutorial/main.webp) ### PCB Design Tutorial: AI Pendant 3 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/pcb-design-tutorial-ai-pendant)[ ![Top 5 CES 2025 Hardware Projects You Can Build With Flux](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/ces2025-projects/main.webp) ### Top 5 CES 2025 Hardware Projects You Can Build With Flux 5 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/top-5-ces-2025-hardware-projects-you-can-build-with-flux)[ ![Why you should start designing your PCB from a template](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/start-from-a-template/main.webp) ### Why you should start designing your PCB from a template 3 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/why-you-should-start-designing-your-pcb-from-a-template)[ ![A user interface featuring a dialog box that appears at the start of each new project, providing a selection of pre-designed templates. This feature allows users to quickly initiate their designs by choosing from an array of pre-existing options tailored to different project types.](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/project-launcher/main.webp) ### Never Start from Scratch Again: Introducing the New Project Launcher 3 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/never-start-from-scratch-again-introducing-the-new-project-launcher)[ ![Flux app screenshot with raspberry pi pico schematic diagram](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/raspberry-pi-pico-in-20mins/main.webp) ### Raspberry Pi Pico Schematic in 20 minutes using Flux Copilot 4 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/raspberry-pi-pico-schematic-in-20-minutes-using-flux-copilot)[ ![Agri.iO revolutionizes farming with Flux](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/case-study-agri-io/main.webp) ### Agri.iO revolutionizes farming with Flux 4 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/agri-io-revolutionizes-farming-with-flux)[ ![Tilt Tracker smart sensor mounted on a door lock, with a phone app showing the door is locked](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/case-study-tilt-tracker/main.webp) ### He'd never designed a PCB. Now Tilt Tracker is taking pre-orders. 6 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/building-tilt-tracker-first-pcb-in-flux)[ ![Top 10 Popular Microcontrollers for Embedded Systems including STM32F103C8T6, ESP32, ESP8266, ATtiny85, PIC16F877A, ATmega32U4, ATmega328P, and more. Essential MCUs for IoT, DIY projects, and professional PCB designs with key features like Wi-Fi, USB, and Bluetooth support.](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/top-10-popular-mcu/main.webp) ### Design Your First PCB: 10 Popular Microcontrollers to Get Started 5 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/design-your-first-pcb-10-popular-microcontrollers-to-get-started)[ ![New NextPCB Templates For More Streamlined Manufacturing](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/blogs/nextpcb-templates/main.webp) ### New NextPCB Templates For More Streamlined Manufacturing 4 Min Read](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/blog/new-nextpcb-templates-for-more-streamlined-manufacturing) See All (17) ## Let’s start building. Let’s build your idea together. All you need to do is describe what you want to make, or what problem you want to solve. Flux will work with you to make it a reality. [Try it Free](https://flux.seobdtools.com/signup) ![Close-up of a Flux-designed printed circuit board](https://flux.seobdtools.com/p/assets/homepage-v2/mission-visual.webp)