Hi, Now I am looking for protel / orcad alternative in Linux. Basically I should be able to open my old layouts made in protel and orcad.
On Wednesday 06 May 2009, Mukund Deshmukh wrote:
Hi, Now I am looking for protel / orcad alternative in Linux. Basically I should be able to open my old layouts made in protel and orcad.
PCB for pcb design and Geda for schematics. However no method for converting from either orcad or protel that i know of. Consequently
There is Kicad too - with a 3D pcb viewer. But i am absolutely comfortable with PCB and Geda. It is about a year now, since we switched completely to GEDA
PCB has a commandline interpreter. This is unlike the regular cad tools like protel or padspcb. However once you know how to use it it saves massive amounts of time.
There is also Savant, Icarus Verilog, GNUCap, Gspice Gwave etc. for simulation.
Several very good asic layout tools are also available.
And ofcourse complete cores at opencores.org
PCB for pcb design and Geda for schematics. However no method for converting
Can you give link for PCB, because google is confused and pointing to Pakistan Cricket Board.
BTW Is there any other way to import old pcb layout to linux.. like Gerber files.
Warm Regards,
Mr. Mukund Deshmukh, Beta Computronics Pvt Ltd. 10/1 IT Park, Parsodi, Nagpur -440022 India. Web site - http://betacomp.com
Meet us at our Booth 10.1 A09 , CHINAPLAS 2009 , May 18 - 21, 2009, Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, CHINA.
On Wednesday 06 May 2009, Mukund Deshmukh wrote:
PCB for pcb design and Geda for schematics. However no method for converting
Can you give link for PCB, because google is confused and pointing to Pakistan Cricket Board.
Ha ha. http://www.gpleda.org/download.html
BTW Is there any other way to import old pcb layout to linux.. like Gerber files.
You can view gerber files using gerbv. Works like a charm. And edit them using cenon.app http://www.cenon.info/body_gb.html
However i have never used cenon.
The above wont convert a gerber file to a pcb file though.
Warm Regards,
Mr. Mukund Deshmukh, Beta Computronics Pvt Ltd. 10/1 IT Park, Parsodi, Nagpur -440022 India. Web site - http://betacomp.com
Meet us at our Booth 10.1 A09 , CHINAPLAS 2009 , May 18 - 21, 2009, Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, CHINA.
Mukund Deshmukh wrote:
PCB for pcb design and Geda for schematics. However no method for converting
Can you give link for PCB, because google is confused and pointing to Pakistan Cricket Board.
I typed 'open source pcb' and got the relevant pages. Even typing 'pcb software' throws up relevant pages.
BTW GLUG stands for Gay & Lesbian Underwater Group.
Rony,
On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 8:54 PM, Rony gnulinuxist@gmail.com wrote:
BTW GLUG stands for Gay & Lesbian Underwater Group.
Good find... Let iet us better stick with ILUG-Bom. :-)
-- Regards,
Rony.
With regards,
I typed 'open source pcb' and got the relevant pages. Even typing 'pcb software' throws up relevant pages.
BTW GLUG stands for Gay & Lesbian Underwater Group.
I tried PCB software, but google threw all PCB software links except the real one which is at sourceforge. Try your self...
Warm Regards,
Mr. Mukund Deshmukh, Beta Computronics Pvt Ltd. 10/1 IT Park, Parsodi, Nagpur -440022 India. Web site - http://betacomp.com
Meet us at our Booth 10.1 A09 , CHINAPLAS 2009 , May 18 - 21, 2009, Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, CHINA.
On Thursday 07 May 2009, Mukund Deshmukh wrote:
I typed 'open source pcb' and got the relevant pages. Even typing 'pcb software' throws up relevant pages.
BTW GLUG stands for Gay & Lesbian Underwater Group.
I tried PCB software, but google threw all PCB software links except the real one which is at sourceforge. Try your self...
Preferably compile the latest source, as there are newer features being added all the while.
I have used a whole range of closed pcb design, schematic capture and simulation tools since 1984, including a few on SUN and Intergraph workstations. All of them touted fantastic features, but delivered the usual crap. Most of the advanced features like auto place and route were always a load of rubbish. So, in effect what you need is good editing features.
PCB has all of em. But the best part is this: the files are saved as text files. Thus replacing or positioning a component is just a matter of opening text editor and changing a few coordinates. Eg. very very useful for precision positioning a component in a large dense board.
I have used a whole range of closed pcb design, schematic capture and simulation tools since 1984, including a few on SUN and Intergraph workstations. All of them touted fantastic features, but delivered the usual crap. Most of the advanced features like auto place and route were always a load of rubbish. So, in effect what you need is good editing features.
PCB has all of em. But the best part is this: the files are saved as text files. Thus replacing or positioning a component is just a matter of opening text editor and changing a few coordinates. Eg. very very useful for precision positioning a component in a large dense board.
Yes, We use only placement and manual routing features. The 'auto' features are always crap. My main worry is to import old orcad / protel files.
Warm Regards,
Mr. Mukund Deshmukh, Beta Computronics Pvt Ltd. 10/1 IT Park, Parsodi, Nagpur -440022 India. Web site - http://betacomp.com
Meet us at our Booth 10.1 A09 , CHINAPLAS 2009 , May 18 - 21, 2009, Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, CHINA.
On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Mukund Deshmukh mukund.deshmukh@gmail.com wrote:
Can you give link for PCB, because google is confused and pointing to Pakistan Cricket Board.
Maybe you should use Yahoo! search instead =P Try searching for PCB or PCB Linux or PCB Linux software. It comes up in the first 5 links.
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Dinesh Joshi -
Dinesh Shah (દિનેશ શાહ/दिनेश शाह) -
jtd -
Mukund Deshmukh -
Rony