It seems to be a very nice platform for designing medium level PCBs. I started using EasyEDA since it is open source. EasyEDA, Upverter, Circuit.io are leaders among these. A cloud/browser based solutions for electronics design applications. Then I seen that another era of design is evolving. For beginners and medium level designs DipTrace seems to be best tool for me. Then I realized the truth that these OrCad, Altium softwares are for designing highly completed circuits like a computer motherboard.
I never used latest versions of OrCad as I seen that they are much more complex and sophisticated. It was very easy and responsive to make a pcb with DipTrace compared to OrCad. Phase 3 : DiptraceĪfter that I seen that some of my friends are using DipTrace. Don’t need to worry above measurements every time, just create a component footprint one then use it in as many projects.Īfter completing the PCB design we could export the gerber files and send for PCB fabrication. Compared to my previous hand drawn experience it was really awesome. Then one of my friend introduced me OrCad. After that I will put that copper clad in the ferric chloride solution for etching.
I used to harden the permanent marker tracks several times to avoid discontinuity. After the design is completed, I used to copy the design to copper clad using permanent marker. Several iterations of drawing was required to make even a small circuit. Mostly I used graph papers to design PCB as it was very easy to make measurements and alignments. I started designing PCB manually without using any softwares. I started doing hobby circuits before 8 years and now I am doing professional circuits. Standard libraries include 140.000+ components and 7,500 3D models.Today I am gonna write about my PCB designing journey that happened before 8 year. Output formats: DXF, Gerber, ODB++, Gerber X2, IPC-D-356A, N/C Drill, and G-code. DipTrace Schematic Capture and PCB Layout also support popular netlist formats and SPICE. DipTrace is highly flexible and allows for exchanging schematics, layouts, and libraries with other EDA and CAD packages. Net Connectivity checks if all nets are properly connected. DRC verifies sizes and clearances between the objects on the circuit board, differential pair phase tolerances, and length-matching rules according to custom constraints. ERC checks connections in the schematic by pin type, short circuit, etc.
Electrical Rule Check (ERC), Design Rule Check (DRC and Real-Time DRC), and Net Connectivity Check ensure the error-free working environment. An accurate shape-based copper pour system with different possible fill types, thermals, and priority levels is available. Smart manual routing tools allow the users to finalize complex high-density designs with differential pairs and high-speed data buses and get a working prototype on time. The software also supports external autorouters. DipTrace provides manual and automatic placement tools and is capable of routing single- and multilayer circuit boards (including PCBs with jumper wires) with a full control over the layer stackup. Instant converting to PCB, renewing a circuit board from schematic, and comparing them keeps an entire PCB project in sync on all design stages. Schematic capture works with hierarchical and multi-sheet schematics. Besides being very simple to learn, this software provides wide engineering capabilities with intuitive user interface. DipTrace is an advanced PCB design software application that consists of 4 modules: PCB Layout with shape-based autorouter, high-speed/differential signal routing tools, and 3D PCB Preview/Export, Schematic Capture, and Component/Pattern Editors that allow you to design custom component/footprint libraries.
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