EAGLE by CadSoft Computer Inc
Created on: Aug 13, 2009 9:30 PM by Christy Zurcher - Last Modified: Feb 9, 2010 8:34 PM by Christy Zurcher
CadSoft Computer Inc has been developing and marketing the software package EAGLE for more than 20 years. Headquartered in Germany, CadSoft has a vast user base ranging from hobbyists to global multinational companies such as 3M, AT&T, BMW, Daimler Chrysler, Hewlett Packard, IBM to name a few.
EAGLE (Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor) is a low-cost, easy to use, powerful PC-board design tool with advanced features like online Forward- and Back-Annotation; UNDO/REDO function for ANY editing command, script files for batch command execution, copper pouring, and an interactive Follow-me Router.
EAGLE has been the best-selling software of its kind in Europe since the early nineties. Elected “Product of the year” for five times in a leading German electronics magazine, EAGLE has also become very successful in North America.
EAGLE is available in Light, Standard and Professional editions across the Windows®, Linux® and Mac® platforms.
You can download the EAGLE light edition for free! Simply select the file below which contains the EAGLE installation data for your operating system.
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Available Licenses:
EAGLE Light (Limitations: 1 schematic sheet, 2 signal layers, 100x80mm routing area)
| Modules | License |
|---|---|
| Layout+Schematic+Autorouter | Single User |
EAGLE Standard (Limitations: 99 schematic sheets, 4 signal layers, 160x100mm routing area)
| Modules | License |
|---|---|
| Layout+Schematic+Autorouter | Single User |
| Layout+Schematic | Single User |
| Layout+Autorouter | Single User |
| Layout | Single User |
| Schematic | Single User |
EAGLE Professional (Full featured version)
| Modules | License |
|---|---|
| Layout+Schematic+Autorouter | Single User |
| Layout+Schematic | Single User |
| Layout+Autorouter | Single User |
| Layout | Single User |
| Schematic | Single User |
Richard Hammerl
says
in response to Paul Casteels:
Hello,
If you like to order the non-profit license, please contact CadSoft directly. Either the U.S. office or the CadSoft hq in Germany. Contact data can be found on www.cadsoft.de/dealers.htm.
The non-profit license has the same limitations as the EAGLE Standard edition (99 sheets, 4 signal layers, maximum board size of 160mm x 100mm), but you may not use it to earn money.
Ideal for a hobbyist who doesn't want to spend a lot of money.
If you would like to order the Non-profit version, please go to
http://www.cadsoft.de/nonprofit.htm for details.
Best regards,
Richard
When, will a full Farnell catalogue Library be available?
This will certainly make it easier to find the right component either from Eagle or for Eagle. It can be both longwinded and fustrating to find a half way right PCB profile for components in the existing libraries and its even harder to find some of the library components outside europe.
Richard Hammerl
says
in response to Chris Pike:
Hello Chris,
there are indeed plans to make parts that are in the Farnell catalogue available for all EAGLE users (keyword Designlink) and to implement the possibility to check on the Farnell web site whether the parts you want to use with your design are currently on stock and available. As far as I am informed we need a few additional functions in EAGLE for realizing this. I don't have information about a time schedule currently, but I am pretty sure that this is one of the most urgent thing to be done.
-Richard
Richard Hammerl
says
in response to huayuliang:
What do you exactly mean with "multi-byte input and display"?
Richard
huayuliang
says
in response to Richard Hammerl:
I changed my name from chinese to phonetic letters, as you seen, many country using multibyte word to present on computer. and some special symbols also use multibyte..
For example, if use ASCII code to show a letter "A", in hexadecimal, should be 0x41, one byte can show 0xFF, so it only need one byte to present it, but many language, especially some language base the hieroglyph, one byte is not enough space to represent them. so we need multi-byte to to represent them.
But EAGLE don't support multi-byte input, so I can only use english to mark some infomation on my PCB.
another importent thing is document's collection, since I often use the "HTML" to save some data or text in EAGLE , but it don't support my source language, so it limit me to use this funtion....
Sorry for my bad english, many word maybe is worng, hope it can help you.
Richard Hammerl
says
in response to huayuliang:
Thank you for clarifying things. I now know what wanted to tell me.
I will forward your mail to our development people and I am prtty sure that there will be changes
in the future.
Best regards,
Richard
Anyway, i like the program mostly the way it is, but it could use some improvements.
Mostly, the GUI could be improved slightly. I've had problems in the past with the weird [alt] [backspace] undo command not working with both [alt] keys. it would be cool if you guy's added more language support for other languages. But, most of all it would be cool if you guy's added a ton of IMPORT support for other schematic/PCB programs. The FIRST robotics program publishes thier designs now, but i dont want to use Altium designer. Im sure other people share thier designs (sometimes in EPS format), and it would be sweet if we could import those. Even sweeter if we could import from a jpeg or png image, but i bet that would be hard.
http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/content.aspx?id=16337