Software for producing circuit schematics
Software for producing circuit schematics
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I'm looking for software that will run under Linux, preferably, that is free, but will allow me to produce rudimentary circuit schematics. The problem is that every piece of software I have found thus far seems to be focused on electronics. I want something that will allow me to do panel circuits, with pushbuttons, contactors, overloads, control transformers... that kind of thing. I don't need anything terribly swanky, just something a step above scribbling it with a pencil.
Mike
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RE: Software for producing circuit schematics
Dan - Owner

http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com
RE: Software for producing circuit schematics
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RE: Software for producing circuit schematics
Very nice stuff. Very like Autocad. Nicer in some respects!
Especially cost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: Software for producing circuit schematics
Point your browser to:
http://www.geda.seul.org/
and grab the package. It is a fairly high number of required chunks of extra software that should be loaded to install this
package, but it seems to work pretty well for me.
Gschem is the schematic capture program, and works o.k. It is easy to add new parts to the library and does all the simple stuff that is required. PCB is the layout program and I use this all the time for layout of well, pcbs. There is an interlinking between the two, and some autorouting available for PCB, but these are two features that I haven't used.
The packages seems to be actively supported and has a pretty good feel to it. The learning curve for both were pretty good and although I found the PCB to be a little more intutitive, gschem works well enough for my needs.
Cheers,
Rich S.
RE: Software for producing circuit schematics
I guess that I forgot to mention that there is "generic" parts in the library that can be used for the "non electronic" parts like the contactors, pushbuttons and transformers. Sorry that
I had to double post this reply.
Cheers,
Rich S.