Debian Electronics PCB development packages

camv-rnd is a modular EDA (mainly PCB) CAM file format viewer that supports gerber, excellon and g-code. The GUI features zoom, pan and measurements on multiple layers from multiple files.

Fritzing is an open source project designed to help one transition from a prototype to a finished project. Aimed at users who want to produce or document circuits and experiments, one starts by building a physical prototype, then recreating it with Fritzing’s graphical editor. From there one can generate a schematic, PCB artwork, and PCB production files.

gerbv is a utility for viewing Gerber RS-274X files, Excellon drill files, and CSV files for pick-and-place files. Gerber files are used for communicating printed circuit board (PCB) designs to PCB manufacturers.

Kicad is a suite of programs for the creation of printed circuit boards. It includes a schematic editor, a PCB layout tool, support tools and a 3D viewer to display a finished & fully populated PCB.

Kicad is made up of 5 main components:

• kicad - project manager
• eeschema - schematic editor
• pcbnew - PCB editor
• gerbview - GERBER viewer
• cvpcb - footprint selector for components

Libraries:

• Both eeschema and pcbnew have library managers and editors for their components and footprints
• You can easily create, edit, delete and exchange library items
• Documentation files can be associated with components, footprints and key words, allowing a fast search by function
• Very large libraries are available for schematic components and footprints
• Most components have corresponding 3D models

The Lepton EDA suite provides schematic capture, netlisting, bill of materials generation, and many other features. It was forked from the gEDA/gaf suite in late 2016.

pcb-rnd is a highly modular PCB (Printed Circuit Board) layout tool with a rich set of plugins for communicating with various external design tools and other EDA/CAD packages.

Feature highlights:

• subcircuits, pad stacks
• flexible footprint model; unrestricted pad shapes
• arbitrary copper, silk, paste and soldermask objects
• sophisticated, flexible layer model
• flexible/universal polygon model
• any object, even polygons, can have a clearance within a polygon
• advanced mil and mm grid, with support for mixed unit design
• strong CLI support
• static footprints and parametric (generated) footprints
• query language for advanced search & select
• powerful, user scriptable, modular Design Rule Checker (DRC)
• layout optimizers such as teardrops and a trace puller
• footprint library from local file systems, HTTP and board files
• netlist management: imported and as-built; back annotation

File formats and compatibility:

• text based, tree structured native file format (lihata)
• import board:
  • Altium PcbDoc ASCII board
  • autotrax PCB board, version 4
  • autotrax PCB board, version 5
  • dsn board
  • eagle xml board version 6, 7, 8
  • eagle binary board version 3, 4, 5
  • hyperlynx board, version 2 and above
  • kicad board, version 3, 4 and 5 (s-expr)
  • lihata pcb-rnd board (any version)
  • PADS ASCII board
  • gEDA/PCB .pcb board (any version up to 2017)
• export board:
  • anonimized board statistics in lihata
  • autotrax PCB board, version 4
  • specctra dsn board
  • hyperlynx board, version 2.0
  • kicad board, version 3 (s-expr)
  • kicad pcbnew-board, version 1 (legacy plain text format)
  • lihata pcb-rnd board (any version)
  • PADS ASCII board
  • gEDA/PCB .pcb board (various version up to 2017)
• import footprint:
  • BXL footprints
  • eagle xml footprint lib .lbr (as board)
  • eagle xml footprint lib .lbr (as footprint)
  • eagle binary footprint lib (as board)
  • lihata pcb-rnd footprint (any version)
  • Mentor Graphics cell footprints
  • gEDA/PCB .fp footprints
  • tEDAx footprint (any version)
• export footprint:
  • kicad module (s-expr, according to version 3)
  • kicad pcbnew-module (legacy plain text format)
  • lihata pcb-rnd footprint (any version)
  • gEDA/PCB .fp footprints
  • tEDAx footprint (any version)
• import netlist:
  • Accel ASCII netlists + footprint info
  • calay (netlists + footprint info)
  • flat netlist from EDIF
  • freepcb netlist + footprint info
  • gEDA/gschem (netlist + footprint info, running gnetlist)
  • import ltspice .net and .asc (netlist and footprint info)
  • flat .edf (netlist+footprint, produced by Mentor Graphics Design Capture)
  • pcb-rnd action script (netlist + footprint info)
  • schematics import by running a commandline
  • netlist import by running a commandline
  • gEDA netlist (plain text, no footprint info)
  • Orcad PCB II (netlist + footprint info)
  • PADS ascii (.asc, netlists + footprint info)
  • Protel netlists 2.0 + footprint info
  • sch-rnd sheet (netlist + footprint info, running sch-rnd)
  • sch-rnd project (netlist + footprint info, running sch-rnd)
  • Ringdove project (netlist + footprint info, running sch-rnd)
  • tinycad .net (netlists + footprint info)
  • eeschema netlist and footprint info
  • tEDAx netlist (any version)
• export netlist:
  • tEDAx netlist (any version)
• export image:
  • render in .png
  • render in .gif
  • render in .jpeg
  • render black&white postscript (single or multiple files)
  • render black&white or color embedded postscript (single file)
  • pro (projector: 3d rendering)
  • svg (Scalable Vector Graphics)
• import misc:
  • HPGL plot (lines, arcs, polygons)
  • MUCS unixplot .pl (lines and vias)
  • ttf font
  • specctra .dsn (route result: wires and vias)
  • specctra .ses (route result: wires and vias)
  • eagle DRU (design rules)
  • lihata pcb-rnd font (any version)
  • gEDA/PCB font
  • tEDAx drc
  • tEDAx pcb-rnd drc script
• export misc:
  • bom (Bill of Materials, text, templated)
  • .dxf (2D drawing for mech CADs)
  • excellon drill/cnc (for PCB fabbing)
  • fidocad .fcd (partial export)
  • export gcode (for milling)
  • gerber for PCB fabbing
  • hpgl
  • IPC-D-356 Netlist (for automated testing)
  • printer (using ps)
  • list of terminal connections (old, custom format)
  • OpenEMS (simulation, matlab files)
  • openscad script (colored 3D model)
  • stl (3d triangulated surface model)
  • amf (Additive Manufacturing File, surface model)
  • geda/PCB xy
  • gxyrs
  • Macrofab's pick&place
  • pick&place file for the TM220/TM240 device
  • KiCad .pos file
  • IPC-D-356 Netlist (from automated testing)
  • lihata pcb-rnd font (any version)
  • tEDAx etest
  • tEDAx drc
  • tEDAx pcb-rnd drc script

Visolate reads the gerber files describing printed circuit boards and converts them into the G-code (RS-274 code) needed to engrave the layout into a board using a CNC machine. Precise renditions of the original layout can be created as well as voronoi fillings of the original layout, shortening the toolpath.

Includes the data model, the most common action commands, the native file format. Can be used in headless mode or batch/scripted mode for automated processing or with GUI (if camv-rnd-lib-gui and librnd GUI HIDs are installed).

Less commonly used export formats: direct printing with lpr.

Bitmap export plugin (png, jpeg, etc.)

Common vector graphic export formats: ps, eps, svg.

Plugins for loading gerber layers, excellon drill files and g-code files.

Provides camv-rnd specific dialog boxes and top window GUI elements.

Viewer for .brd files. The tool is essential for the growing electronic repairs community. It is intended to act as a drop-in replacement for respective commercial tools.

• Annotations (per board database file)
• Part and pin sizes better represented
• Better outlining of irregular objects (such as connectors)
• Drag and drop
• Recently used file history
• Non-orthagonally orientated caps/resistors/diodes now drawn more realistically
• Adjustable DPI (for working on 2K/4K screens)
• Works with multiple concurrent instances