Am 2008-06-23 22:31:12, schrieb David Goodenough: > Have you looked a gEDA? Its available on Debian.
Yes, but it is NOT intuitive as programs I have used in Enterprises.
It is nearly imposible to make bigger projects with SIMPEL CPUs like
ARM or MIPS.
I am NOT talking abouth a PCB for a SuperSparc T2, an AM2 or Intel Core-
Duo which are much more complex, but I wan tonly place a "main" CPU, an
Atheros 802.11a, a GSM chip like the Nexperia, an LVDS controller and
some smaller stuff onto it.
Such things are easy to do if you have the place of a Double Euro-Card
(160x233mm)...
When I was designing my 28-Port USB 2.0 Hub which I needed to conect my
64 Cell-Phones to my SMS-Server, gEDA was already screwing up to get it
layout right... since I have the need for a USB connector matrix of at
least 3x3cm. This is a very simpel desing where I first place the
connectors on the board like
USB in +5V / 10A
+-----------------------------+
| O 0 |
| |
| O O O O O O O | --
| | 3cm
| O O O O O O O | --
| |
| O O O O O O O |
| |
| O O O O O O O |
+-----------------------------+
| |
3cm
and then place the first 4-Port cascade near the USBin connector and the
four other 7-Port cascades at the middle of the connector line and then
connect each connector to the USB chip...
Hell, after nearly two weeks figureing out WHY gEDA want do things I
want I have made the PCB by Hand in less then 2 hours on a A3 trans-
parent paper... since the entreprise which build the PCBs for me, can
scan it directly and give me the resulting GERBER file for further use.
What I need is a PCB-Autorouter which do the routing for me!!!
I want to tell the program the pinlayout of the used Microchips, the
position of the parts and let the Computer work for me. This is HOW
intuitive software should work, specialy for such simple tasks
I have worked with Windows <grmpf> software for 300 Euro which do this.
AND NO, (auf Boden aufstampf) I WILL NOT USE M$ WARE!!! Ordre question!
Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
Michelle Konzack
Systemadministrator
24V Electronic Engineer
Tamay Dogan Network
Debian GNU/Linux Consultant
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