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Layout software?
sparky961:
--- Quote from: Brass_Machine on September 01, 2012, 12:53:37 AM ---<snip> I want to try tackling this one on my own <snip>
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Isn't that what brings a lot of us here? Don't keep us in suspense too long though. I have a feeling it's going to have lots of LEDs....
My freehand drawing isn't great either, but I sometimes find that putting pen to paper is quicker than learning new software while hashing out an idea. It's not like you're going to be publishing your sketches in the national science journal after all. You should see the mess of black ink I have in front of me right now that I used to figure out some recently acquired used motion control components.
Although I recognize that what I do at home is a hobby, I still like to optimize the time I spend doing things to a point because that time is usually limited. But as always, to each their own. Use what works for you.
-Sparky
minerva:
Hi Eric
just to add to Chris's comment a super program for Linux (therefore freeware :D) is KiCad details can be found here-
http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/KICAD/KiCad+EDA+Software+Suite
regards
Terry T
John Rudd:
I'm an advocate of Eagle too...Having produced some pretty good pcb's, I'm still learning tho' :coffee:
I think the most complex one I did was for a switch mode power supply, 13.8v at 15 amps.....Worked a treat :zap:
Brass_Machine:
--- Quote from: sparky961 on September 03, 2012, 02:47:39 PM ---... I have a feeling it's going to have lots of LEDs....
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A very good possibility! Am I known for that already??
A good portion of the reason I want to go digital, is to share what I make here (and ask a ton of questions too!). I want to get started on this soon as I think some will like to give it a go as well for presents. Christmas is coming soon!
Eric
bhowden:
Funny, I tried Eagle and found it totally non intuitive. After a very frustrating night I downloaded DipTrace and found it to be far far better. The eval version has no board size limit but does limit the number of holes. If you register as a hobbiest I think the limit is 1000 holes. Has an excellent library and the autorouting works very well.
Brian
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