[NTLUG:Discuss] EE Tools

[Johnny Cybermyth]

What do you use to draw schematics?

I really hope to catch your presentation!  I'd love to see more EE 
application lectures.  If I get cranked up with the PIC development I'll 
volunteer a presentation on that if there is interest.

Stephen Klein wrote:
> 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
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