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RadioRon · 8th March 2009, 07:48 PM

If you cannot teach yourself how to use ExpressPCB to draw a schematic, then perhaps it would be best if you draw your schematic with a pencil on a piece of paper and then scan that to put it on your PC.

Mikebits · 10th March 2009, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotwaterwizard

I use MS Paint for all of my drawings!

Nice drawings but has limitations. No direct annotation with PWB sw, sim sw, or Design rule check. Looks nice but limited use.

I like a seemless package that goes from schema to sim, to cad, and BOM.

Cezar Neto · 11th March 2009, 06:16 PM

Hello T,

I´d say that one good choice is the Eagle (CadSoft Online: Freeware).
You can donwload a free version but there are some limitations. There´s a good library as well and it´s easy to use.

RadioRon · 12th March 2009, 09:55 PM

I agree. A serious schematic tool is not just a drawing program. It is the front end for a data base and it does a lot of checks of your work against design rules. Its use of symbols as components rather than just drawing objects is key to linking to other tools for simulation and pcb layout. Which is pretty much what Mike said, I guess. Sorry about the redundancy, but I gotta keep my posting rate up somehow.

maxx · 13th March 2009, 07:22 PM

For schematics and pcb drawing you can use Orcad , targetPcb or something free like Kicad (very good for a free software ) .
For simulations you can use Orcad or Multisim.

adam.tucker55 · 13th June 2009, 04:09 AM

Visio or LTspice?

Torben · 13th June 2009, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by adam.tucker55

Visio or LTspice?

Depends on what you want to do. They are totally different tools for totally different purposes.

Torben

BrownOut · 14th June 2009, 02:05 AM

I use visio, only becuase it's included in my computer.

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8th March 2009, 07:48 PM	#16
RadioRon	If you cannot teach yourself how to use ExpressPCB to draw a schematic, then perhaps it would be best if you draw your schematic with a pencil on a piece of paper and then scan that to put it on your PC. __________________ RadioRon

11th March 2009, 06:16 PM	#18
Cezar Neto	Hello T, I´d say that one good choice is the Eagle (CadSoft Online: Freeware). You can donwload a free version but there are some limitations. There´s a good library as well and it´s easy to use.

12th March 2009, 09:55 PM	#19
RadioRon	I agree. A serious schematic tool is not just a drawing program. It is the front end for a data base and it does a lot of checks of your work against design rules. Its use of symbols as components rather than just drawing objects is key to linking to other tools for simulation and pcb layout. Which is pretty much what Mike said, I guess. Sorry about the redundancy, but I gotta keep my posting rate up somehow. __________________ RadioRon

13th March 2009, 07:22 PM	#20
maxx	For schematics and pcb drawing you can use Orcad , targetPcb or something free like Kicad (very good for a free software ) . For simulations you can use Orcad or Multisim. __________________ Electronics schematics and software Last edited by maxx; 13th March 2009 at 07:25 PM.

14th June 2009, 02:05 AM	#23
BrownOut	I use visio, only becuase it's included in my computer.