Re: Learning schematic layout - Orcard or PADS?

<andy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> I'm a VHDL designer (of sorts) using FPGA's. Short of specifying pin
> outs for FPGA's I haven't got involved in board level layout, so far...
>
> I'm thinking of taking the plunge and buying Orcad or PADS, but as
> these are both expensive packages, I'd like to know first, just how
> difficult is schematic layout at the board level?
>
> What areas of knowledge do I have to learn? Primarily I'm designing PCI
> cards.
>
> I don't want to learn PCB design, that certainly seems to be a large
> area best left to experts! But I think being able to do my own layouts
> will save me some money... providing it's not to difficult and doesn't
> take a long time to learn.

Have a look at Pulsonix: http://www.pulsonix.com

It's cheaper than Orcad and PADS, and is much easier to use.

Leon


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