CadSoft Computer
Screenshot of an EAGLE project in PCB view
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| Developer(s) | CadSoft Computer |
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| Initial release | 1988 |
| Stable release |
8.0.1 / November 1, 2016
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| Operating system | Windows, Linux, Mac OS X |
| Platform | 386 compatible PCs |
| Available in | English, German, Hungarian, Chinese |
| Type | ECAD/EDA, CAM |
| License | Proprietary, freeware version available |
| Website | cadsoft |
EAGLE is a scriptable electronic design automation application with schematic capture, printed circuit board layout, auto-router and computer-aided manufacturing features. EAGLE stands for Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor (German: Einfach Anzuwendender Grafischer Layout-Editor) and is developed by CadSoft Computer GmbH. Cadsoft Computer GmbH was acquired by Autodesk Inc. in 2016.
Popular DIY electronics site SparkFun uses EAGLE, and releases the EAGLE files for boards designed in-house. Other notable users include Adafruit, Arduino and Dangerous Prototypes.
EAGLE contains a schematic editor, for designing circuit diagrams. Parts can be placed on many sheets and connected together through ports.
The PCB layout editor allows back annotation to the schematic and auto-routing to automatically connect traces based on the connections defined in the schematic.
EAGLE saves Gerber and PostScript layout files and Excellon and Sieb & Meyer drill files. These standard files are accepted by many PCB fabrication companies.
A large group of textual and video tutorials exists for beginners to design their own PCBs.
SparkFun Electronics is a company that has grown due to the hobbyist market exemplified by Make magazine and others. Many of these companies offer EAGLE part libraries which define schematic shapes, pinouts, and part sizes to allow for correct layout in the PCB layout editor. Other popular libraries include Adafruit, SnapEDA, and Dangerous prototypes,element14 (a subsidiary of Farnell, former owners of CadSoft) also have some libraries available from their site.
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