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I like the idea of an online-for-the-masses EDA tool, but I've actually done layout on a laptop in my father's house with no internet connection. There's no wa

I like the idea of an online-for-the-masses EDA tool, but I've actually done layout on a laptop in my father's house with no internet connection. There's no way I could cobble together a schematic without being able to look at datasheets, but the PCB layout and routing doesn't necessarily need to be always-connected. I tried using Upverter either earlier this year or late last year, can't remember when, and I just remember that I struggled with the interface. That's not a smack on Upverter though, just an incompatibility between the tool and the idiot trying to use it :)

poseid 12y ago
Thanks! Good point, the web supports interaction with datasheets and conceptual work, less with the implementation of a PCB. On a sidenote, I was working on a small (open-source) project the last days to support rendering pin layouts of boards, and maybe address problems with datasheet interaction. A first sneak preview is here: http://pinboardjs.divshot.io/ http://pinboardjs.divshot.io/ - I need to document it, but it would be great to hear what you think, if it speaks to you, or not at all.