Hi guys,
I’m looking for advice on a simple and basic software for drawing schematic diagrams.
There is really only one main requirement.
I require a library of parts which show IC’s with their internal layout and pinouts just as they are shown on their datasheets.
The resultant diagrams are for my own use … simply to understand the circuit operation and not for creating pcb’s etc.
My full time employment consists of repairing circuit boards, with zero documentation … and as you can imagine, I need all the help I can get.
Determining faults depends largely on finding out exactly what the board is supposed to do … and then trying to work out the design of it.
In many cases I download the relevant datasheets of the IC’s etc and then manually draw out the main IC’s and their interconnections until I understand how the board works.
I have attempted to use various software and also online software, but none I’ve tried so far have the layouts as I would like. I have Eagle and quite like EasyEDA etc.
If I could just place the relevant IC’s spaced out on a sheet of paper and print that out … then draw in the connections by hand as I inspect the board … then I could go back to the software again and transfer that info also.
I realise this sounds painful and tedious ... and it is ... but as I mentioned, this is what I do every day, and have done for years ... and I make a good living from it ... it just would be nice to improve this bit of the process. Thanks for any help.
I’m looking for advice on a simple and basic software for drawing schematic diagrams.
There is really only one main requirement.
I require a library of parts which show IC’s with their internal layout and pinouts just as they are shown on their datasheets.
The resultant diagrams are for my own use … simply to understand the circuit operation and not for creating pcb’s etc.
My full time employment consists of repairing circuit boards, with zero documentation … and as you can imagine, I need all the help I can get.
Determining faults depends largely on finding out exactly what the board is supposed to do … and then trying to work out the design of it.
In many cases I download the relevant datasheets of the IC’s etc and then manually draw out the main IC’s and their interconnections until I understand how the board works.
I have attempted to use various software and also online software, but none I’ve tried so far have the layouts as I would like. I have Eagle and quite like EasyEDA etc.
If I could just place the relevant IC’s spaced out on a sheet of paper and print that out … then draw in the connections by hand as I inspect the board … then I could go back to the software again and transfer that info also.
I realise this sounds painful and tedious ... and it is ... but as I mentioned, this is what I do every day, and have done for years ... and I make a good living from it ... it just would be nice to improve this bit of the process. Thanks for any help.