schematic drawing

[saturnX]

@mat: wow! you actually drew all that in paint?

@alain: wow 3d view of the board. if only it didn't cost a bit to have some thing that nice.

[mat janssen]

Yes I draw that in paint and I wrote the programs for them. (in picbasic pro).
It's a small library.

[Luciano]

Hi,

Try SPlan from ABACOM. Learning curve is extremely short!
With this program you can draw and print your schematics.

They have also the program Sprint-Layout to create layouts
for single-sided and double-sided PCBs.

Other users can take a look at your schematics and layouts
and print them, with the free viewer-software.

Be aware that these are two separate tools. The output
of SPlan cannot be used as the input for Sprint-Layout.

These tools are well suited for hobby users.

Best regards,


Luciano


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sPlan 6.0

The schematic editor for Windows

With sPlan you will design your schematic circuit diagrams clean
and easy on your PC. Many powerful functions like the the extensive
component library, the usage of free definable background form sheets,
automatic component numbering, component searching, component lists,
etc. will help you. Even beginners will create perfectly designed
schematic diagrams within minutes.


sPlan 6.0 (New version 6.0, release date 08-22-2005)
http://www.abacom-online.de/uk/html/splan.html

Demo version download:
http://www.abacom-online.de/uk/html/demoversionen.html


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Sprint-Layout 4.0

Design your own Printed Circuit Boards

Sprint-Layout is a simple but powerful tool to create layouts for
single-sided and double-sided PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards).
The software comes along with all functions that are necessary for
board design. Even professional features, like export of Gerber-files
(for professional manufacturing) or HPGL (for isolation-milling with CNC machines)
are included, while the handling of Sprint-Layout was kept self-explaining.


Sprint-Layout 4.0
http://www.abacom-online.de/uk/html/sprint-layout.html

Demo version download:
http://www.abacom-online.de/uk/html/demoversionen.html

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[mister_e]

@ Mat
Seems pretty good. Great work. I'm really amaze it's all done with paint. But one thing i don't understand in the proces...

I wrote the programs for them. (in picbasic pro).
It's a small library.

[Luciano]

Hi Steve,

PicBasic Pro is not so powerful!

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Step 1. Draw the schematic.
Step 2. Build the hardware.
Step 3. Write the software for the hardware.

Mat Janssen has written the software for the hardware depicted
in the attached schematic files with PicBasic Pro.

Luciano

[saturnX]

totally agree with you Luciano, steve is lost in the clouds. lols!

[mister_e]

Hehe yeah i know Luciano... i was expecting a silly mistake somewhere.

YES sometimes, see often, i'm lost somewhere between earth and Planet LotypoJuarta where many of my Gyurositafm friends live.

Except few pink elephant around me now, i've no other mental problem

LOL!

[mat janssen]

@Mister_e. You forgot to quote the whole sentence. You took a part out of in and than you made the comment. Yust for fun?!
For you I will repeat it again so that you can understand it better.
I draw all my schema's in paint. I use a small librabry with componets.(transistor pnp and pnp, resistor, capacitor, elco, diode, opamp.)
Then with copy and paste you put the components on there places. Then draw the lines between the parts. Look if you made some mistakes. If so change them.
When eveything was ready. I build the circuits.

Then I start to write the software for the processors ant tested it for the working. This part I did with picbasic pro version 2.46 with the latest patch.
All the reciever functions are in the 16F628. By putting the F adres in the right position the software is for diferent AD converters, or 8 pwm outputs or 8 servo outputs or 8 digital outputs.
The data is sent via rs485 drivers, and has a baudrate of 250000 bits/sec.
It sents 64 packets of data. Each reciever looks if the data is meant for him, by looking at his start adres. If so, he puts the data, meant for him, at the outputs of the reciever.

I hope you understand this. If not, please tell us and I will try to tell it in another way.
Regards, Mat

[NavMicroSystems]

I'm using Cadsoft EAGLE and I can really recommend it.

The Schematic editor does an ERC (Electrical Rule Check) for you.
(Means you are notified if you have connected two outputs to each other, left pins floating, etc.)

There is an Autoruter included in the Package that creates the PCB from the schematic.
The PCB is cross-checked with the schematic to make sure they match.
Last but not least the Schematic Editor does a DRC (Design Rule Check) to make sure your PCB is within the specs of your PCB Manufacturer.
(Trace width, Spaces, Drill Sizes etc.)

Attached is an example of a Board designed with EAGLE
(Can't post the schematic)

CLICK HERE