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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: vetmed on August 19, 2013, 06:30:27 PM

Title: Schematics
Post by: vetmed on August 19, 2013, 06:30:27 PM

Wondering if there is some software available that would allow me to post a schematic here. I have a circuit in mind based on the S.E.X. 2.0 which I could probably describe but a schematic would be so much easier.

Robert Lees

Title: Re: Schematics
Post by: Paul Birkeland on August 19, 2013, 06:36:35 PM

This comes with Express Schematic, which is free and would be sufficient for what you need.

-PB

http://www.expresspcb.com/ExpressPCBHtm/Download.htm (http://www.expresspcb.com/ExpressPCBHtm/Download.htm)

Title: Re: Schematics
Post by: vetmed on August 19, 2013, 06:51:09 PM

Thanks but it doesn't seem to work with a Mac :(

Robert Lees

Title: Re: Schematics
Post by: adamct on August 19, 2013, 06:56:11 PM

There is an iPad app called "iCircuit", which will let you export PDFs, among other things. I don't know if Macs can run iPad apps or if you have an iPad you could use...

Title: Re: Schematics
Post by: fullheadofnothing on August 19, 2013, 10:28:45 PM

I run it on a Mac. Runs fine under WINE on X11.

If that didn't sound like English to you, you may wish for a native app. Not sure if anyone has ported gschem. I used that a few years ago on my Linux box.

Title: Re: Schematics
Post by: RayP on August 20, 2013, 02:35:52 AM

There is a version of LTSpice that is supposed to work on a Mac.

http://www.groupdiy.com/index.php?topic=50714.0 (http://www.groupdiy.com/index.php?topic=50714.0)

I use a PC so cannot comment about whether this Mac version works. I can say that the LTSpice Windows version is a great tool and it is worth learning how to use it. It is especially valuable for documenting your builds. You store the schematic electronically and not on paper. I tend to lose pieces of paper but not items stored on my PC.

Symbols (and their mathematical models) for tubes are readily available.

I also found Microsoft Visio to be good for physically designing the layout of parts for amplifiers.

ray

Title: Re: Schematics
Post by: chard on August 21, 2013, 03:43:32 PM

Just draw it, copy it, and scan it to your computer.