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Dan TaylorDan Taylor Posts: 207
edited 2008-05-29 20:32 in General Discussion
Hi,
Just a simple question.

Where do all of you get those circuits that you attach to your posts. Do you get them online or do you have a program that you can make them in?

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Dan Taylor

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  • FranklinFranklin Posts: 4,747
    edited 2008-05-28 00:02
    There are programs for making them. PCB123 and Eagle are from companies that make PCBs both are free for noncommercial use. Others use autocad and somebody around here is using MSPaint.

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    - Stephen
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2008-05-28 02:11
    Once again: http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=713832.

    -Phil
  • Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL)Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL) Posts: 1,720
    edited 2008-05-28 03:30
    Dan,

    You can try diptrace (Get 250-pin Freeware now!)


    www.diptrace.com/

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    Aka: CosmicBob

    Post Edited (Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL)) : 5/28/2008 3:35:18 AM GMT
  • FireHopperFireHopper Posts: 180
    edited 2008-05-28 11:23
    Whit told me about tinycad and I like it [noparse]:)[/noparse]
  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2008-05-28 14:32
    Franklin,

    I was the guilty party using MS Paint for awhile...I have a large sheet with all the components that I copy/paste from, however I have been trying to use Express Schematic and Eagle lately so... =)

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    Chris Savage
    Parallax Tech Support
  • Dan TaylorDan Taylor Posts: 207
    edited 2008-05-28 15:03
    Sweet!

    Thanks all! They all work well.

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    Dan Taylor
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2008-05-28 15:31
    Whats wrong with MSpaint?

    OBC

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  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2008-05-28 15:37
    OBC, nothing that I know of...It served me well for many years when I didn't have a commercial program with a good parts library. To be honest, parts are so easy to make on ExpressPCB that there's no reason for me to use the MSPaint stuff anymore.

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  • FranklinFranklin Posts: 4,747
    edited 2008-05-28 18:38
    Yeah, I wasn't knocking it. I use paint for small drawings sometimes. Just pointing out you don't need to go overboard to make schematics to post.

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  • Beau SchwabeBeau Schwabe Posts: 6,568
    edited 2008-05-29 15:53
    Oldbitcollector,

    Nothing wrong with MSpaint, except that there are no EDA (Electrical Design Analysis)·tools to do any kind of schematic continuity checks with.· We (within Parallax)·are trying to migrate towards a single platform which all of the engineers will be able to use.· I myself come from a background of using Protel, but there are others who use Orcad, Eagle, and probably a few others.· The migration will allow for a more fluid database, and easier distribution to·our forum members using the same software.· At the moment our migration is towards Eagle since it is a free editor.

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    Beau Schwabe

    IC Layout Engineer
    Parallax, Inc.
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2008-05-29 20:32
    Where paid employees are involved, there's no such thing as a "free editor". In such an environment, the important factors are a short learning curve and ease of use to spur enthusiastic adoption, and raw productivity for long-term economy. For $39.95 per seat, it's hard to beat DesignWorks Lite on all counts. I use it lieu of the schematic editor that came with my expensive PCB layout software. It only takes a few minutes to dash off simple schematics for the forum, and new components are a breeze to design and add to the already-extensive parts library. Plus, it can produce real black-and-white schematics — not the putrid brown and green stuff that comes out of Eagle. (That last statement expresses the author's personal tastes and may not reflect more universally-held sentiments. smile.gif )

    -Phil
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