Breadboard layout design tool?

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Electro Tunes

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• Oct 14, 2008

• #1

Is there any? Preferably open source/Linux

 

dknguyen

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• Oct 14, 2008

• #2

I don't know if such software exists...but what is the point of software like that? Wouldn't you just waste more time arranging it than if you just went out and started placing components on the breadboard?

 

crutschow

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• Oct 14, 2008

• #3

It would be somewhat limited but you could use the draw capability in Word to generate a simple layout of the breadboard. (You are referring to a wired board, not a PCB, correct?)

A Google search also turned up numerous freeware drawing programs. Perhaps one of those would work for you.

 

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davidbball13

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• Oct 14, 2008

• #4

like a simulation program. that simulates a breadboard?

 

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chilinski

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• Oct 14, 2008

• #5

It's not too difficult to use a spreadsheet and design the columns and rows with various background colors, widths, etc., to emulate some of those standard RadioShack boards. I suppose one could do the same thing with a breadboard.

 

philba

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• Oct 14, 2008

• #6

when doing a complex breadboard, I will use eagle to place the components in a way that is close to the SBB layout. it's good for a little planning. But it only saves a few minutes. I wouldn't bother using special SW for that though. I don't bother if there are less than about 20 components, though.