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PCB is a free and open-source software suite for electronic design automation (EDA) - for printed circuit boards (PCB) layout. It uses GTK+ for its GUI widgets.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCB (software) | Developer | Thomas Nau | 1.00 | infobox |
| PCB (software) | License | GPLv2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PCB (software) | Operating system | Unix-like (BSDs, Linux, Solaris, OS X (experimental) and Microsoft Windows | 1.00 | infobox |
| PCB (software) | Release | 1990 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PCB (software) | Repository | git.geda-project.org/pcb.git | 1.00 | infobox |
| PCB (software) | Stable release | 4.3.0 / 1 March 2021; 5 years ago (1 March 2021) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PCB (software) | Type | Electronic design automation (EDA) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PCB (software) | Website | pcb.geda-project.org | 1.00 | infobox |
| gEDA | instance of | metric gridsUp to 16 copper layer designs by defaultTrace optimizerRats nestConnectivity verificationCan interoperate with free schematic capture tools | 0.80 | text |
| XCircuitGNU autoconf/automake based build systemPCB is Free Software File formatsImportPCB accepts textual file in the form of a network lists | instance of | metric gridsUp to 16 copper layer designs by defaultTrace optimizerRats nestConnectivity verificationCan interoperate with free schematic capture tools | 0.80 | text |
| associated pins | instance of | metric gridsUp to 16 copper layer designs by defaultTrace optimizerRats nestConnectivity verificationCan interoperate with free schematic capture tools | 0.80 | text |
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