[NTLUG:Discuss] EE Tools

[Stephen Klein]

Johnny Cybermyth wrote:
>  >BTW, have you seen PCB?
>  >http://sourceforge.net/projects/pcb/
> 
> Have you successfully used pcb to layout any produced boards.  I use 
> PCAD 2001 at work and have been looking for a suitable gpl replacement. 
>  I was overjoyed when I saw this utility, but I must admit that it is 
> not very user friendly.  Perhaps I just haven't acclimated yet, but I 
> find that laying simple traces down is a chore.
> 
>  >&
>  >Xcircuit?
>  >http://bach.ece.jhu.edu/~tim/programs/xcircuit/
> 
> Would you recommend xcircuit over gEDA's gschem?  I have used gschem and 
> it seems alright.  Full of features, but not very user friendly.  I want 
> to say that I've tried xcircuit briefly, but I can't remember exactly.
> 
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I'll briefly cover PCB during my presentation on the 21st, mainly for 
simple circuits.  I've made a number of single sided PC boards for 
serial interface and sensor circuits.  It takes a bit to learn, but is 
quite capable.  It also suffers from the fact that development largely 
stopped for a while and has recently been taken over by a new developer.

The only other software I know of that is similarly capable, but yet 
still free is the free for non-commercial use version of Eagle.

Haven't used xcircuit or gschem, so I can't comment on them.

Stephen Klein