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PCB design software
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 7:32 pm
by TmEE co.(TM)
I have been trying out various PCB design software packages lately and I'e found that Minimal Board Editor is the choice for me, FreePCB following.
I did this MD cart which uses 27C322 EPROM and battery backed 62256 SRAM as an excercise :
http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/4/21/ ... ercise.png
It took about 4 hours to complete, if I used free PCB I'd be still working on it
Program can be found here :
http://www.suigyodo.com/online/e/index.htm
Only downside is that it comes with no component library. I have made a bunch of components to use and if anyone wants I can send you some and help you get started.
Gerbers of the board available on request ^^
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:53 am
by Chilly Willy
Looks like a good app, and it just updated today!
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 3:38 am
by HardWareMan
Nice. And what about Eagle?
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:15 am
by TmEE co.(TM)
Last time I tried Eagle I could not get into it... and I downloaded the free version some moments ago and it does not seem to let me make a board... does it require a schematic made in the program beforehand ?
Chilly Willy wrote:Looks like a good app, and it just updated today!
It updated with my e-mail where I asked about offline manual, and he put the online manual as download on the site ^^
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:32 am
by HardWareMan
TmEE co.(TM) wrote:does it require a schematic made in the program beforehand ?
No, it doesn't. You can assign connections between pins by hand.
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:01 am
by TmEE co.(TM)
it did not let me place components... said that Free Edition cannot do it, see help for more info...
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:13 am
by HardWareMan
TmEE co.(TM) wrote:it did not let me place components... said that Free Edition cannot do it, see help for more info...
What I'm doing wrong?
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 11:50 am
by TmEE co.(TM)
I don't go to school so no educational license and getting one somehow would be more or less pirating, and its not exactly what I want for what I am doing slowly...
...or I misunderstood everything
(I do see same screen on about page)
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:16 pm
by bastien
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 2:22 pm
by Pascal
i'd say linux with KDE
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:08 pm
by TmEE co.(TM)
No, its Win98SE with KernelEx and Revolutions Pack 9
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:36 am
by HardWareMan
TmEE co.(TM) wrote:No, its Win98SE with KernelEx and Revolutions Pack 9
And you call it "FREE" too? :3
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:42 am
by TmEE co.(TM)
I got the license for it
(though I am breaching the EULA with KernelEx)
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:10 am
by HardWareMan
TmEE co.(TM) wrote:I got the license for it
(though I am breaching the EULA with KernelEx)
KernelEx got license from MS to change kernel.dll? Becouse otherwise it is not legal. Read EULA. :3
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:49 am
by TmEE co.(TM)
no, I meant I got Win98SE license, but I am breaching it with KernelEx because it messes with Kernel32.dll
