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[jean-pierre charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 13/08/2011 20:39, David J S Briscoe a écrit :
> Hi,
> I notice from the latest snapshot that some of the code from QUCS has
> been modified and incorporated into the PCB_CALCULATOR plug in. Will
> this collaboration continue or is it a one off effort? Is there any
> involvement of Stefan Jahn and Michael Margraf. I only ask as I would
> really like it if both Kicad and QUCS where able to work together. It
> would be great if we could simulate our circuits from within Kicad and
> then make a PCB afterwards. Am I building up my hopes too much?
>
> David.

Sorry for the delay in answering, but I was busy last weeks.

Currently, there is no involvement of Stefan Jahn and Michael Margraf for Pcb Calculator.

Pcb Calculator is a first attempt to add some tools in Kicad, relative to signal integrity analysis.
And, I must say, mainly for me the opportunity to learn more about transmission lines.
(I recently had to work on boards that needed well designed transmissions lines between 2 hight speed integrated circuits)

Having say this, I believe a collaboration between Michael Margraf and us should be a very good thing.
Michael Margraf already uses Pcbnew and Gerbview in QucsStudio.

This is not yet an official collaboration, but this is mainly due to a lack of time
I am thinking this is true for Guys of Qucs and Kicad teams,.
Some time ago I was already contacted by one of authors of Qucs to collaborate.
Obviously, I was agreed.
But, due to this lack of time, there is no actual work about this.

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Jean-Pierre CHARRAS