ATTiny25/45/85: gEDA/gschem symbol

I'm following this tutorial, and create my own ATTiny25 symbol for gEDA/gschem.

It's quite amazing that you can create the symbol easily with the tragesym. It's something that you haven't got in EAGLE, Protel, or OrCAD.

Anyway, if you're interested in the gschem symbol for ATTiny25, you can download:

• ATTiny25/45/85 (SOIC) symbol
• OpenOffice spreadsheet to create the symbol
  

Installing gEDA less than 3-minutes

Here's the recipe for instant gEDA in your Linux:

1. Download gEDA binary suite from here(HTTP) or here(FTP). If those two links don't work anymore, please refer to the gEDA download page: gEDA Binary Suite section


2. Unzip the file using:
   

   # tar xvjf gedasuite-linux-x86-0.0.2.tar.bz2



3. The tarred file will produce gedasuite-linux-x86-<version> directory. Inside the directory, there's a script to install the software: install.sh


4. Run the script and answer the questions:

   # ./install.sh



5. Add the gEDA directory to your path:

   # echo "export PATH=your_geda_installation_dir:$PATH" >> $HOME/.bashrc

That's all folks. Enjoy your geda.

gEDA: GPL'd suite of Electronic Design Automation

I've stumbled on gEDA, the next free EDA that you can use in Linux after Eagle CAD (but it's quite amazing to know that this tool is much older than Eagle).

I've tried its tutorial, and I think it's quite good (although I'm not sure how good it is when you're about to design 4-layers board).

The downside that I know so far is that the usage is very difficult. It's unlike click and run Eagle CAD (or any professional EDA).

Anyway, since I've only tested it for 2-hours, I don't think my review is complete enough. I'll post some more when I got more experience with this software.