Pcb-rnd
Software for layout design of electrical circuits
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pcb-rnd is a modular[8] and compact (core under 60k source lines of code (SLOC), plug-ins at 100k SLOC)[8] electronic design automation (EDA) and computer-aided design (CAD) software application used for layout design of electrical circuits.[9] It is used professionally and in universities.[10] Pre-built packages are available on several operating systems.[11][12][13][14] The software focuses on multiple file format support,[15] scripting, multiple font support,[16] a query language and command-line interface support for batch processing and automation.[17][18] The software provides user interfaces for command line, GTK2+gdk or +gl, GTK4+gl, and Motif[19] supporting multiple graphical user interfaces (GUIs) with the same thing for every interface.[20]
| pcb-rnd | |
|---|---|
 pcb-rnd running on Linux | |
| Original authors | Tibor Palinkas, others[1][2] |
| Initial release | 2013 |
| Stable release | |
| Written in | C[4] |
| Operating system | Unix, Linux,[5] Windows[6] |
| Size | 7–12 MB[7] |
| Available in | English |
| Type | EDA, CAD |
| License | GPL 2.0-or-later |
| Website | repo |
| Repository | repo |
History
pcb-rnd was originally developed from a friendly fork of the geda PCB project. In 2020, pcb-rnd was funded through NGI0 PET as a part of the European Commission's Next Generation Internet program.[9]
A whole EDA suite, named Ringdove, has emerged around pcb-rnd by 2023, featuring a schematics editor (sch-rnd), a gerber–excellon–CAM viewer (camv-rnd), and a PCB autorouter (route-rnd).
