At 2002-08-27 03:08 -0800, Bob Paddock wrote: >> By the way, if someone here has the time and expertise >> to write some kind of review about EDA software like >> this for the Chipdir it would be appreciated. > >I did some thing like that for Chip Center about two years ago, I'm sure many >of the links no longer work. > >http://www.chipcenter.com/circuitcellar/september99/c99r8.htm
Nice, but it's more of an overview of EDA packets combined with personal experiences and tips it seems. >> And I might also be able to get you commercial EDA >> software (for free) to review... > >Here is a 'gotcha' I just ran in to with Protel 99 or what ever they call them >self now. They make a big deal about how many parts are in their libraries. > >I tried to place a dual op-amp schematic symbol, what I got was a square box >with four leads on the left and two leads on the right. Totally useless. The shallowness of most EDA-software libraries seems to be the main problem. I think there should be an open-source format for these things and the chip manufacturers should provide the basic data. >They just came out with Protel DXL I'd be happy to have a free version to >review. ;-) I just checked the Chipdir stats of the Xs4all site at: http://www.xs4all.nl/~ganswijk/xJul2002.htm and this is the stat for the EDA page: 351. http://www.xs4all.nl/~ganswijk/chipdir/m/eda.htm 685 (37282Kb) That means that 685 people have visited the page. Suppose that twice as much people visit the mirror sites, so that means that 2000 people visited the page in a (holiday) month. Now it's up to you to convince them that when they would give you a copy of their program, you would write a review and it would make them sell say at least 4 copies... One way of convincing them that you can write a review is by writing a review of the AutoTRAX software that this thread started with. Then let the statistics speak... >I've not found any schematic capture program that can produce as good looking >drawings as the free XCircuit program. Not a lot of libraries and it is a >bit rough around the edges when it comes to PCB layout support but those >problems are being worked on. And writing a review about XCircuit would prove you're not a one-day fly... Greetings, Jaap -- Author: Jaap van Ganswijk INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
