PCB Design software

If you are reading this, you probably don’t want me to tell you about the fancy circuit and PCB design software that you probably use already. At school I use the almost obsolete ‘Electronics Workbench’. It cost the school a small fortune in it’s heyday, and still does an acceptable job.

At home I use free software, such as that from FREEPCB.COM.

Click the screenshot (right) to go to the site.

This is a screenshot from ExpressPCB. The idea of this is that you get the design software free, then send the design to the company to produce your PCB for you, commercially, of course. You can just use the software on its own. It’s a bit limited - only basic components are available, and there doesn’t seem to be any autoroute. The main advantage is the price - FREE!

Click the screenshot (above) to go to the site.

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