Download and Install

Install gEDA tools - select geda from Mandriva Linux Control Centre.

PCB - download and install 'pcb' and 'pcb-symbols' from here: http://www.elektronist.com/download/index-tr.html#pcb

Configure Schematic Capture

The file gafrc is used to define any specific configurations. The following files are interrogated:

• System file: /usr/share/gEDA/gafrc.d/*
• User file: ~/gEDA/gafrc
• Project file: /gafrc

To specify the location of a new symbol directory, add the following line to the gafrc file of your choice:

(component-library "/path/to/symbol/library")

Configure PCB layout



Schematic Capture - create symbol:

Symbols are stored, by default, in: /usr/share/gEDA/sym

Copy symbol, edit and save back

Create schematic

Check schematic:

Generate netlist:

gsch2pcb ....

gnetlist pprotec.sch -g PCB -o pprotec.net

Load into PCB:

Useful Tutorial: http://geda.seul.org/wiki/geda:gsch2pcb_tutorial