[NTLUG:Discuss] EE Tools

[Terry]

On 5/12/05, Stephen Klein <klein at kbwireless.com> 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.

"gschem"?
gschem2xpcb - A tool to place parts on PCB from a schematic?
http://www.freelabs.com/~whitis/software/gschem2xpcb/

Than looks interesting, (didn't know about gschem2xpcb, ... if that's
what you're referring to).