CSchem and CPCB

CSchem and CPCB are a pair of programs for drawing electronic circuit diagrams and laying those circuits out on a printed circuit board.

A design for an Arduino-controlled triple linear LED driver drawn with CSchem.

CSchem is for you if:

• You like your circuit diagrams to look ready for publication straight from design;
• You like concentrating on the principles of your circuit while drawing the design (and leave the specific choices of components until the next day);
• You like to have quick access to the most commonly used symbols;
• You either don’t need more uncommon symbols or are willing to draw them in an SVG editor;

       

Two examples of boards laid out with CPCB

CPCB is for you if:

• You like a program that keeps simple tasks simple;
• You just want to make a few boards for a project and get on with your life;
• You like a what-you-see-is-what-you-get approach;
• You like to switch between imperial and metric units fluidly;

Downloads

CSchem and CPCB are free and open source. The following downloads are available:

• Latest version of both programs for Ubuntu Linux: cschem_0.1.2-1_amd64.deb (tested on Ubuntu 18.04.1)
• Source downloads are available at GitHub.

Binaries for Windows and Mac will be posted upon request. (Please do send me an email if you are interested!)

More information

Hopefully, both CSchem and CPCB are fairly intuitive. Nevertheless, I recommend you read the CSchem user guide and the CPCB user guide.