FreePCB
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| FreePCB | |
|---|---|
 Using FreePCB to design a motor controller. | |
| Original author | Allan Wright |
| Release | 2003 |
| Stable release | 1.359
/ 11 September 2010[1] |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Platform | IA-32, x86-64 |
| Available in | English |
| Type | EDA |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | www |
FreePCB is a printed circuit board (PCB) electronic design automation program for Microsoft Windows, written by Allan Wright. It is free and open-source software released under a GNU General Public License.
Features
[edit]The program supports up to 16 copper layers, both metric and customary units, and export of designs in RS-274X Gerber format. Boards can be partly or fully autorouted with the FreeRouting[2] autorouter by using the FpcROUTE Specctra DSN design file translator.[citation needed]
Other operating systems
[edit]FreePCB can run on Linux by using Wine and on Mac computers using Parallels Desktop for Mac, Virtual Box, or Wine via MacPorts.[3][4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "FreePCB: Latest News:New version 1.359". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
- ↑ Wirtz, Alfons (2014-03-08) [2004]. "FreeRouting - Printed Circuit Board Routing Software from FreeRouting.net". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ↑ "Flexible PCB". Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ↑ Wright, Allan. "FreePCB User Guide Version 1.4" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- A development branch of the program
- PCB Systems Design Community
- fpcconvert: A HPGL and G-code conversion tool for FreePCB
- The ham radio enthusiast P. Phobas has compiled this version of freePCB.exe (2,621,440 bytes instead of 3,141,632 bytes) which is still (as of 11/2024) compatible with Win10 and Win11 updates. Verbose logging is removed which bottlenecked comdlg32.dll.
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