EAGLE (program)
Screenshot of an EAGLE project in PCB view
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| Developer(s) | Autodesk (previously CadSoft Computer) |
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| Initial release | 1988 |
| Stable release |
8.3.2 / 6 September 2017
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| Operating system | Windows, Linux, Mac OS X |
| Platform | 64-bit x86 PCs |
| Available in | English, German, Hungarian, Chinese, Russian |
| Type | ECAD/EDA, CAM |
| License | subscription |
| Website | autodesk.com/products/eagle |
EAGLE is a scriptable electronic design automation (EDA) application with schematic capture, printed circuit board (PCB) layout, auto-router and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) features. EAGLE stands for Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor (German: Einfach Anzuwendender Grafischer Layout-Editor) and is developed by CadSoft Computer GmbH. The company was acquired by Autodesk Inc. in 2016.
EAGLE contains a schematic editor, for designing circuit diagrams. Schematics are stored in files with .SCH extension, parts are defined in device libraries with .LBR extension. Parts can be placed on many sheets and connected together through ports.
The PCB layout editor stores board files with the extension .BRD. It allows back-annotation to the schematic and auto-routing to automatically connect traces based on the connections defined in the schematic.
EAGLE saves Gerber and PostScript layout files as well as Excellon and Sieb & Meyer drill files. These are standard file formats accepted by PCB fabrication companies, but given EAGLE's typical user base of small design firms and hobbyists many PCB fabricators and assembly shops also accept EAGLE board files (with extension .BRD) directly to export optimized production files and pick-and-place data themselves.
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