Debian Electronics Project
Summary
PCB development
Debian packages for PCB development

This metapackage will install Debian packages useful for the development of printed circuit boards.

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If you discover a project which looks like a good candidate for Debian Electronics to you, or if you have prepared an unofficial Debian package, please do not hesitate to send a description of that project to the Debian Electronics mailing list

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Debian Electronics PCB development packages

Official Debian packages with high relevance

camv-rnd
Standard installation of camv-rnd
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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
Легке у використанні програмне забезпечення для проектування електроніки
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Fritzing — проект з відкритими сирцями спроектований у допомогу в перенесенні прототипів у закінчений проект. Призначений для користувачів, які бажають створювати чи документувати принципові електричні схеми чи експерименти, спочатку створюється робочий прототип, потім він відтворюється у графічному редакторі Fritzing. Після цього можливо створити схеми, макет плати та файли, потрібні для виробництва плат.

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gerbv
Gerber file viewer (only RS 274 X format)
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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.

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kicad
Проектування електронних схем та друкованих плат
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Kicad — це набір програм для проектування друкованих плат. Включає в себе редактор схем, засіб трасування друкованих плат, засоби тривимірного перегляду друкованих плат у кінцевому вигляді.

Kicad складається з 5-ти основних компонентів:

  • kicad — менеджер проектів
  • eeschema — редактор схем
  • pcbnew — редактор друкованих плат
  • gerbview — перегляд GERBER
  • cvpcb — вибір місць для компонентів

Бібліотеки:

  • eeschema та pcbnew мають менеджери бібліотек, а також редактори для умовних позначень радіодеталей та їх корпусів

  • легкість створення, зміни, вилучення та обміну компонентів бібліотеки

  • можливість прив’язки документації до конкретного умовного позначення, корпусу й ключовим словами, надається швидкий пошук по функціях

  • доступна велика база компонентів умовних позначень для електричних схем й корпусів радіодеталей для друкованих плат

  • більшість компонентів мають відповідні тривимірні моделі

lepton-eda
Lepton Electronic Design Automation
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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
Standard installation of pcb-rnd
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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
    • 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
tool for engraving PCBs using CNCs
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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.

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camv-rnd-core
camv-rnd executable with the core functionality and boxsym-rnd
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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).

camv-rnd-export-extra
Export formats: special/extra
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Less commonly used export formats: direct printing with lpr.

camv-rnd-export-gd
Export formats that require libgd.
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Bitmap export plugin (png, jpeg, etc.)

camv-rnd-export-vector
Export formats: vector graphics
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Common vector graphic export formats: ps, eps, svg.

camv-rnd-import
Standard import file format support (PCB).
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Plugins for loading gerber layers, excellon drill files and g-code files.

camv-rnd-lib-gui
Support library for building the GUI.
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Provides camv-rnd specific dialog boxes and top window GUI elements.

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openboardview
renders layouts for electronic boards
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Version: 7.4~pre1+git20190505-1

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
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