Open source layout tools for hardware engineers The text introduces several free EDA tools available for electronics design enthusiasts and professionals: 1、Fritzing: A user-friendly EDA software designed for artists and designers, allowing users to create PCB layouts from breadboard sketches. 2、gEDA Project: A comprehensive suite of GPL-licensed tools for electronic design, including schematic capture, circuit simulation, and PCB layout, primarily developed for POSIX systems and focusing on free hardware. 3、KiCad: A cross-platform, open-source EDA suite offering tools for schematic and PCB design, supporting multiple file formats and licensed under GNU GPL. 4、Qucs: An integrated circuit simulator with a graphical user interface, capable of simulating various circuit behaviors and displaying results. 5、XCircuit: A tool for drawing high-quality electrical circuit diagrams and capturing schematics, with hierarchical output and netlist generation, suitable for UNIX/X11 systems and Windows.
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