On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 10:55:57AM -0600, Manuel Camacho wrote: > > Out of interest: What programs are used for EDA (e.g. schematic capture, > > PCB layout, etc.)? Last time I checked (which is a while ago), there > > didn't seem to be that much out there... > > There are plenty of tools. My last contact with electronics was about two > years ago, but I recall SPICE being an excellent analysis tool,
I'm aware of SPICE (I've been using it on SunOS ages ago - even been programming extensions for it at the time). > and there was a graphical front end for X. I believe there was a software > called exactly PCB for such purpose. DIA can work for schematics. It's xpcb. It's ok, but last time I used it I found it not quite a match for a 'professional' layout program along the lines of PADs or Eagle. The latter is available for Linux, but too expensive for home use. Might be interesting for commercial use. DIA is ok for what it does, but again, no match for a real schematic capture program (e.g. OrCAD) - not by a long shot (component libraries, direct link with layout program) > You can make a google/linux search for SAL (Scientific Applications for > Linux) and I bet you will find a pretty large amount of electronics > related software. I should have mentioned that I know that - what I'm interested in is two things: - What are people using at a business level? With success? If I wanted to replace a Windows NT box wth OrCAD and PADs with a Linux box, what could I use to replace OrCAD and PADs? (Not that I'm in the position to do so right now, but it doesn't hurt to keep up with things...) - To a lesser extend I'm interested in "home" solutions - are there affordable program that offer good functionality. However, on that level, xpcdb probably fits the bill. Cheerio, Thomas -- http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html ...'cause only lusers quote signatures! Thomas Ribbrock | http://www.ribbrock.org | ICQ#: 15839919 "You have to live on the edge of reality - to make your dreams come true!" -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
