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RE: PCB Design Software



I use a combination of Seetrax Ranger XL www.seetrax.com and Protel 99SE
www.protel.com, depending on the age of the design/what I'm trying to do.

Both hideously expensive packages, but then again, it's what I do for a
living :o)

Perhaps it's because I've used it for longer, but I find Ranger XL more
friendly than Protel, but not as powerful.  Protel includes schematic
simulation (if you can get it to run - I'm still fighting with it), letting
you try your design before you've touched a soldering iron.

However, even at this price bracket, they don't directly produce .pdf files
- we use Acrobat Distiller and, basically, print from the PCB software to
the "PDF Writer" printer.

For the home user, Seetrax have a "lower-spec'd" version of RangerXL called
Ranger2 which, according to their web site, is going for 60 pounds.  I've
used Ranger 2 at home for some years now and love it.

HTH
Tony


-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Poulton [mailto:swp@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 02 September, 2002 22:55
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx Subject: [ukha_d] PCB Design Software


Hi All,

Whilst using Eagle to play with designs for Rabbit board, I became aware
of some it's shortcommings, mainly inabilty to produce PDF's.

I'd be curious to know what people are using for PCB software out there ?

Eagle for me was good, as I can also run it at work under Linux, I do
however no see this as a requirement for future software.

Some idea of cost, and features would also be useful, also are pin
libraires available for PIC,AVR, and RABBIT ?

Thanks

Stuart

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