Resources and Link Software Electronics (FreePCB)
This page contains links and downloads that you might find useful.
Schematic Editors:
| TinyCAD | This is a popular open-source schematic editor written by Matt Pyne |
| SwitcherCAD | This is a free editor and SPICE simulator from Linear Technology. |
| OrCAD Demo | This is a free, limited version of the OrCAD toolsuite, including their schematic and layout editors |
Documents:
| FreePCB User Guide (PDF) | The current version of the FreePCB User Guide |
| PCB Design Tutorial (PDF) | This is an excellent introduction to PCB design, by David L. Jones from "down under" |
| Home PCB Production (PDF) | (v.0.0.2) A guide to making PCBs at home, by Sasha Zbrozek from the User Forum |
| Yahoo group for FreePCB | A Yahoo group about FreePCB, moderated by Rick Collins |
| pcb-design-directory.com | A site with lots of links, some free and some commercial |
| PCBstandards.com | This commercial vendor of footprint libraries offers a free land pattern calculator |
| PCBLibraries.com | This site offers a free Viewer for all of the SMT packages and land patterns in the new IPC-7351 standard. Once you figure out how to use it, this thing is AMAZING! It includes footprints for all of the SMT packages with Least, Nominal and Most pad sizes. I would recommend it to anyone creating SMT footprints. In the future, I will probably use it to create a whole new set of FreePCB libraries. |
