DesignSpark PCB

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Application: Industrial

Information type: Tools

Keywords: CAD, cam, design, pcb, pcb layout, piccolo, printed circuit board, schematic, tool

Manufacturer: RS

Product: Engineers Bench

Technology: Analogue & Power

Theme: DesignSpark PCB

Overview

Download The World’s Most Powerful Free Schematic and PCB Layout Tool.

Click here for full details in the Design Centre.

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Details

DesignSpark PCB is a fully featured, free of charge PCB Design tool from RS. Visit the Design Centre for more information, or download/activate from the below!

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Comments

Mark Cundle

United Kingdom

1 year ago

This software will be continually updated to give users new features...please feel free to submit your ideas by posting a comment below for all to debate, or e-mail us directly at designsparkpcb@rs-components.com. Please also use this e-mail address to feedback any bugs you (hopefully won't!) find.

Hope you find the software useful!

Thanks,

Mark

Robert Holt

New Zealand

1 year ago

When I tried to open either the schematic or PCB layout generated using Protel I get the same message, "Failed to import from file .....". Is there a special import process?

Thanks,

Robert

Martin Keenan

United Kingdom

1 year ago

Hi Robert, there is currently no facility in DesignSpark PCB for importing files of this format - that is why you are getting the error.

Thanks

Martin

Robert Holt

New Zealand

34 weeks ago

Hi Martin,

Is there ever likely to be an import tool from Protel file format?

Is there a list of standard software packages from which schematics and/or layout files can be imported?

Wouldn't it be cool to simply scan a schematic into DesignSpark (like OCR for circuit diagrams :D )? (I'm sure I'm dreaming now... hey what would the customer know about what he/she wants anyway :-) ? )

Cheers,

Robert

bela

Hungary

48 weeks ago

Since there are a lot of people who would like to run this on Mac, i can confirm, that I have installed this on Mac OSX 10.6, with "PlayOnMac" Wine windows emulator (its free), and it works prefectly!

Acts just as a native OSX app..

If there is interest i can put together a small tutorial on how to do it.

Bela

LStacey

United Kingdom

48 weeks ago

That would be fantastic!

ozhood

Australia

37 weeks ago

Thanks for the tip Bela. PlayOnMac looks great!

LStacey

United Kingdom

37 weeks ago

I need to check this out!

Mark Cundle

United Kingdom

48 weeks ago

Absolutely yes! As per private message, let me know how we can help you!

Thanks!!

Robertomigl ...

Italy

45 weeks ago

Very nice tools for my pc.

Thanke

Damic

Belgium

27 weeks ago

Nice program and alot visualy better then EAGLE from Cadsoft, only the library's are little bit small:

* no print headers [PTR AK350(h), AK500(h), AK550(h)]

* no trafo's

* no (high power) coils w/wo core

* no (high power) fets

*...

But I think that's because the program is new and the library's must be filled in.

Part finder not able to select SMD yes or no

Thanks for the nice work, hope to work with it in the near future (y)

bartek

United Kingdom

24 weeks ago

Generally- just a great program, libraries don't include some parts, I hope it will be fixed. The easiest way is to convert EAGLE libraries I think...

But... I have problem that although I have activated my program, I cannot neighter save project nor add net class, pad style in "Design technology". Do you have any ideas?

bartek

United Kingdom

24 weeks ago

Generally- just a great program, libraries don't include some parts, I hope it will be fixed. The easiest way is to convert EAGLE libraries I think...

But... I have problem that although I have activated my program, I cannot neighter save project nor add net class, pad style in "Design technology". Do you have any ideas?

Martin Keenan

United Kingdom

24 weeks ago

Hi Bartek,

Thanks for the feedback. You'll notice we've just started releasing some new libraries, starting with ST and Microchip

The issue you report is a new one - we'll check it out and come back with a recommendation

Cheers

Martin

bartek

United Kingdom

23 weeks ago

If it might help- I use Windows Vista, after installation DesignSpark (but before activation) my system was broken, and I had to use Samsung recovery solution. Mayby there's the problem?