On the other hand: isn't that a market opportunity? :p
Diptrace vs altium software#
Is there really no single affordable software package (like below 500 USD) that supports the three major steps of design flow as follows?Īll afforable ones I've found only support steps 1+2 or 1+3, never all the 3.
But I started to realize that that's very impractical, time-consuming and also error-prone.
Diptrace vs altium verification#
I first thought: I'd simply put concept, simulation and verification into another software (for example LTSpice), and then export to a PCB design software. I've tried out the simple DipTrace which I find very intuitive to use (way more than Orcad or Altium), however I definitely lack the possibility of simulation. I mean, for 1k USD or more I can easily hire someone doing the task - but that's such a wrong development of the world. However, I cannot/don't want to afford either of these big price packages. Back at university I've had to design a PCB out of an already existing (verified) schematic using Altium. I remember that at my previous workplace all PCB designers were using Orcad for PCB design, simulation and verification. I told myself: I want to start to design PCB's myself, so I can put my ideas into reality all on my own and have fun discovering plenty of new things. I am rather from a firmware and DSP background, but I find more and more fascination in circuit design. Yet I couldn't find any related thread within this forum. This is probably an always re-occurring topic within electronics forums and one that probably leads to plenty of subjective inputs and hence: discussion.
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