FreePCB
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 Using FreePCB to design a motor controller. | |
| Developer(s) | Allan Wright |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2003 |
| Stable release | 1.359
/ 11 September 2010[1] |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | EDA |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | www |
FreePCB is a printed circuit board design program for Microsoft Windows, written by Allan Wright.
Functionality
[edit]The program allows for up to 16 copper layers, both metric and customary units, and export of designs in RS-274X Gerber format. Boards can be partially 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 under Linux by using Wine and on Macintosh 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
- ^ 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". Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ Wright, Allan. "FreePCB User Guide Version 1.4" (PDF).
External links
[edit]- Official website
- There is a wonderful development branch of the program on this site
- 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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