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Any tools for Linux

2006-01-25 by Jan Szymanski

Tom,

 As you love you Linux do you know of any software CAD tools for 
schematic and pcb development. Luck of such tools of a quality 
comparable to medium level tools like Protel is keeping me away from 
Linux

Happy typing

Jan


--- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, Tom Walsh <tom@o...> wrote:
>
> Felipe Fontoura wrote:
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >would like to know if exists some IDE of development for GNU ARM
> >(WinARM or GNU Toolchain)?
> >
> >  
> >
> Mice are nice but I find them getting in the way of software 
> developement (sorry Eclipse ;).  I use a more traditional command 
line 
> oriented approach as I am constantly roaming the command line 
doing 
> things that most encapsulated development IDEs just don't provide 
me with.
> 
> My development solution (both cost-wise and functionally) was to 
go with 
> a Linux host, binutils, gcc ARM cross compiler (Thumb flavor), 
Insight 
> as a frontend to gdb (source level debug), and an ethernet based 
JTAG 
> (Abatron BDI2000).
> 
> Having a somewhat limited budget to start this project, I decided 
to 
> sink the bulk of the software tokens into a good JTAG unit.  From 
> recommendations from many sources, I finally purchased an Abatron 
> BDI2000.  This is an excellent unit, has proved to be highly 
reliable 
> and flexible!  A real asset and time saver when building code.
> 
> The devtools I built from source.  A webpage detailing how to 
replicate 
> my environment is at:
> http://www.openhardware.net/?title=ARM%20Thumb%20tools%20for%
20LPC2000&dir=ArmTools&file=ThumbToolchain.html
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> TomW
> 
> 
> >Grateful to all
> >
> >--
> >Felipe Fontoura - Brazil
> >Linux user: #281076
> >
> >
> > 
> >Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
> Tom Walsh - WN3L - Embedded Systems Consultant
> http://openhardware.net, http://cyberiansoftware.com
> "Windows? No thanks, I have work to do..."
> ----------------------------------------------------
>

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