software for electronic circuit

then_dude · 10th February 2004, 12:16 AM

hello,

i m looking for a software in which you can make a circuit and simulate it (like spice), but it is necesairy that the software is able to make an pcb print out, so that i can make little pcb for my own. The software must also re-arrange the components for the best setting.

thanx a lot.

maylar · 10th February 2004, 01:41 AM

How much money do you have? OrCAD will do all that.

Centauri · 10th February 2004, 05:46 AM

Protel also does a good job

............... but not cheap

Cheers

fscarpa58 · 10th February 2004, 07:16 AM

Hi

You all are telling me that it does not exist
a free software which imports a schematic
and outputs a PCB layout?

I am surprised

Federico

EDUM · 10th February 2004, 07:27 AM

Hi Federico,

I just received an official quote for Cadence Orcad. It is about 10.000 Euro......

I guess the work involved to transfer a design from freeware simulation software to freeware PCB design software becomes a bargain that way

Check the German C't computer magazine for a review of PCB design software. A lot of companies have very usefull starter packages.

Ward

then_dude · 10th February 2004, 10:38 AM

wel it doesn't has to do it all,
i have spice, and some pcb-designers, can import the circuit and built an pcb design with it, does anybody knows a software that will do this with spice ?

thanx a lot already

jcx · 10th February 2004, 03:21 PM

i think it is safe to say any circuit in diy audio cannot be done well by auto-place/auto-route software

i have designed 600+ part count boards with 386 and DSP processors on board and still haven't been tempted to use autorouting even in the digital sections

auto-routing begins to make sense when you have 1000's of digital only traces not near any sensitive analog sections

only the design engineer can begin to make the tradeoffs when placing/routing analog circuitry with any quality expectations for the result

then_dude · 10th February 2004, 06:19 PM

probably you're right,

but i'm a big noob with placing parts on an board, so i would make everything very easy for me.

allright, then the next question, does anybody knows a pcb design software ? (for free ?, small amount of money ?)

thanx

Steven · 10th February 2004, 06:41 PM

Have a look at http://www.epanorama.net/links/software.html for a long list of share/free and other design software.

Steven

then_dude · 11th February 2004, 12:19 AM

thanx a lot

10th February 2004, 12:16 AM	#1
then_dude diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: brussels	software for electronic circuit hello, i m looking for a software in which you can make a circuit and simulate it (like spice), but it is necesairy that the software is able to make an pcb print out, so that i can make little pcb for my own. The software must also re-arrange the components for the best setting. thanx a lot.

10th February 2004, 01:41 AM	#2
maylar diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Connecticut	How much money do you have? OrCAD will do all that. __________________ dave

10th February 2004, 07:27 AM	#5
EDUM diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Almere	Hi Federico, I just received an official quote for Cadence Orcad. It is about 10.000 Euro...... I guess the work involved to transfer a design from freeware simulation software to freeware PCB design software becomes a bargain that way Check the German C't computer magazine for a review of PCB design software. A lot of companies have very usefull starter packages. Ward __________________ The vast number of parameters involved in human hearing make imperfect designs certain.

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10th February 2004, 05:46 AM	#3
Centauri diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Newcastle, Australia	Protel also does a good job ............... but not cheap Cheers

10th February 2004, 07:16 AM	#4
fscarpa58 diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Genova, Italy	Hi You all are telling me that it does not exist a free software which imports a schematic and outputs a PCB layout? I am surprised Federico

10th February 2004, 10:38 AM	#6
then_dude diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: brussels	wel it doesn't has to do it all, i have spice, and some pcb-designers, can import the circuit and built an pcb design with it, does anybody knows a software that will do this with spice ? thanx a lot already

10th February 2004, 03:21 PM	#7
jcx diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: ..	i think it is safe to say any circuit in diy audio cannot be done well by auto-place/auto-route software i have designed 600+ part count boards with 386 and DSP processors on board and still haven't been tempted to use autorouting even in the digital sections auto-routing begins to make sense when you have 1000's of digital only traces not near any sensitive analog sections only the design engineer can begin to make the tradeoffs when placing/routing analog circuitry with any quality expectations for the result

10th February 2004, 06:19 PM	#8
then_dude diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: brussels	probably you're right, but i'm a big noob with placing parts on an board, so i would make everything very easy for me. allright, then the next question, does anybody knows a pcb design software ? (for free ?, small amount of money ?) thanx

10th February 2004, 06:41 PM	#9
Steven diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands	Have a look at http://www.epanorama.net/links/software.html for a long list of share/free and other design software. Steven

11th February 2004, 12:19 AM	#10
then_dude diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: brussels	thanx a lot

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