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Useful resources for working with gEDA, the GPL'd suite and toolkit of Electronic Design Automation software.

Important Note: This page is a work in progress.

Basics

• gEDA Project Homepage
• gEDA Answers @ Launchpad: A place for Q&A about gEDA tools
• All about gEDA at Open Circuits

Introductory Tutorials

• The classic tutorial by Bill Wilson
• Getting started with gEDA 7 MB PDF tutorial, from Cambridge University Engineering Department, covering schematics, layout, and spice
• PCB tutorial (layout only) by DJ Delorie
• Tutorials by Abhijit Kshirsagar
• PCB basics and gEDA/PCB Tips and Tricks -- a forum post at 5 Man Conspiracy

Symbols: Schematic symbols for use in gschem

• gedasymbols, the largest single repository
• Symbols by Matt Sarnoff

Footprints: component footprints for use in PCB

• gedasymbols, the largest single repository
• Footprints by Matt Sarnoff
• PCB Footprints by John C Luciani -- excellent collection

Footprint-generating utilities

• Footgen, Darryl Harmon's python-based footprint generator for geda/pcb
• Ruby-based footprint generator by Stefan Salewski
• browser-based footprint generator
• Browser-based rectangular footprint generator by chlazza.net

Other Utilities

• Wedana: Cross-platform browser-based tools to view and edit data from gEDA applications.
• Mac OS X Wrappers: Little mac-friendly "launcher" apps, to launch gEDA apps in the normal Mac way. By Matt Sarnoff.

Tips for Mac users

• Using themes for fink