Category: Software

Panelization – using GerberPanelizer on Windows
Arsenijs over at Hackaday.io explains how to panelize PCBs using GerberPanelizer on Windows. He writes: This tutorial was done on Windows. Authors claim it could also be used on Linux by using Mono, but I haven’t tried and don’t understand a lot about Mono to see what could be...
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Free PADS PCB packages from Mentor/Digi-Key
by Graham Prophet @ eedesignnewseurope.com: Two versions of the PADS software package (by Mentor, now a Siemens business) have been made available through distributor Digi-Key. Positioned as design software for “the aspiring innovator” both the free and the $499 versions include...
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Mostly free engineering software
Michael Dunn @ edn.com has compiled a list of software that most enginners should be aware off. We're living in a golden age of software, where many useful programs are available – for free! Let's survey some of what's out there that just might interest an engineering crowd...
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New Release For EAGLE CAD with PCB Alignment Tools
Since Autodesk acquired Eagle CAD, big changes have been made to Eagle CAD. Regardless of the new licensing system using subscription model, which was a subject to criticism by a lot of users, the new management of Eagle from Autodesk has successfully added a lot of demanding features...
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Exploring Eagle CAD ULPs #6 – Group-aps_v4.ULP Autoplace by Group
Welcome to the 6th post of the “Exploring Eagle CAD ULPs” series. Each post will be discussing one useful ULP in Eagle CAD. “ULP” User Language Program is a plain text file which is written in a C-like syntax and can be used to access the EAGLE data structures and to create a...
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Know your Tool – Optimize C Code for microcontrollers
One of the talks in the “Embedded Linux Conference 2016” was about best practices to optimize C for microcontrollers. This talk deserves to be mentioned to Electronics-lab readers. The presenter Khem Raj worked on Comcast’s (broadcasting and cable television company) reference...
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Exploring Eagle CAD ULPs #5 – Place50.ULP Place All Parts of The Board to The Position in The Schematic
Welcome to the 5th post of the “Exploring Eagle CAD ULPs” series. Each post will be about one useful ULP in Eagle CAD. “ULP” User Language Program is a plain text file which is written in a C-like syntax and can be used to access the EAGLE data structures and to create a...
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ARM Compiler 6 With A Safety Package
Developed by ARM, the latest C/C++ compiler "ARM Compiler 6" had been announced with a safety package in a move to help developers to meet functional safety requirements. ARM Compiler 6 is based on the modern LLVM framework and Clang technology, in close collaboration with...
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