Need help for schematic tool

ahmad · Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 6

i need program for schematic my project,any body help me

mdemuth · Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 71 Location: Stuttgart, Germany

Try "EAGLE". The light-verson is perfect for small projects.

www.cadsoft.de

SherpaDoug · Joined: 07 Sep 2003 Posts: 1640 Location: Cape Cod Mass USA

What is your budget? For nearly free I have heard good things about Eagle. http://www.cadsoft.de
For some more money I have heard better things about Easy PC.
http://www.numberone.com/index.asp
Professionals in my area generally use Orcad, but it is expensive and I don't think it is very good. Maybe "familliarity breeds contempt"!
http://www.cadence.com/products/orcad/index.aspx

Please let us know what you decide to try.
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kevcon · Joined: 21 Feb 2007 Posts: 142 Location: Michigan, USA

If you are looking for some expensive tools Smile

Altium Designer
www.altium.com

or

PCAD
www.pcad.com

jma_1 · Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 147 Location: Wisconsin

Greetings,

If you are using Linux (most GPL license):

links below are resources for schematic capture, simulation, and PCB layout

http://linas.org/linux/ecad.html
http://www.linux.org/apps/all/Office/CAE.html
http://arrakis.gforge.lug.fi.uba.ar/
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8438

gEDA is a fairly good product I would recommend it

If you are using Windows:

two free / inexpensive products I've seen are
PCB123 http://www.pcb123.com/
Eagle http://www.cadsoft.de/freeware.htm

I have not used either of the two Windows products.

Cheers,
JMA

RolandAldridge · Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 7 Location: Southern California

I use ExpressPCB. You can download the programs for free from their web site, and the PCB program links directly to them to get the boards made. You can get them to send you gerbers if you want to have another shop make the boards in production.

I used to use Orcad and I hated it. If you don't want any more than four layers (inner ones power and ground), this one is hard to beat.

Roland
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kender · Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 768 Location: Silicon Valley

The topic of the EDA tools was also thoroughly discused in this thread: http://www.ccsinfo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20226
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Guest · Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:29 pm

Another to look at http://www.diptrace.com

HTH - Steve H

yerpa · Joined: 19 Feb 2004 Posts: 58 Location: Wisconsin

I strongly recommend Eagle.