Linux PCB CAD software? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

28 Jun 2007

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Subject: Re: Linux PCB CAD software?
   From: "Ethan Dicks" <ethan.dicks at gmail.com>
   Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:25:56 -0400
     To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>

On 6/28/07, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
  ... The current incarnation of PCB bears no
 resemblance to the version that I first used about five years
 ago...it is *fantastic* now. 
Far out... I'll have to take another look at it - two years ago, it
looked promising, but not enough for me to switch.

>    To bring this at least slightly on-topic, I am midway through
> doing a board layout for Chuck Dickman's RX01/02<->parallel port
> interface in gschem and PCB. 
Where is this information on the net?

Allison

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 Excellent.  You beat me to it.  I was just looking at
that circuit
yesterday to see about cranking one out.

  I did one layout for that circuit about
 a year ago, but with through-hole parts, and I'm nearing the point of
 swearing off through-hole...this board uses surface-mount components. 
Hmm... I still have enough through-hole parts to fill several
bathtubs, so I'm not sworn off, and I'm quite handy with manual SMT
work, but for overall cost to me, I'm still fond of through-hole where
possible.  Commercial projects, of course, have different financial
parameters, but my own stuff, I frequently get 80% or more of the
parts right off my shelves.

I'll be interested to see how your layout turns out, and, SMT or
through-hole, probably be interested in picking up one or two on a
group buy, presuming blank boards are an available option.  I was
going to build at least one adapter on a perfboard, just to play with,
so a prefab PCB would be most welcome.

-ethan 