1998-12-07 05:48:36 +00:00
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gEDA stands for GNU Electronic Design Automation (EDA). It is a
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collection of tools for doing schematic capture, circuit simulation,
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printed circuit board layout and any other tasks involving electronic
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circuits. Basically all the tools which are part of gEDA are used to
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automate the design process of electronic circuits. Both analog
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and digital designers use EDA tools to simplify the design process.
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What makes gEDA unique when compared to commercial tools is that
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all the of the source and file specifications are placed under the
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GNU Public License (GPL) version 2.0. These leads to a open (as
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in the no secrets and no surprises type of "open"), flexible,
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extensible, and readily available toolset for doing EDA.
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