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1. 07:15 AM - Question: Bob's Bus Icons (dmorisse)
2. 07:32 AM - Re: Orcad question (Robinson, Chad)
3. 01:26 PM - Re: OV Module question for Bob (Gilles.Thesee)
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| Subject: | Question: Bob's Bus Icons |
--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "dmorisse" <morid@northland.lib.mi.us>
I tried to find Bob's bus icons in Aeroelectric.com, but was unable. Can
someone give me a link to them please?
Darrel
Time: 12:24:25 PM PST US
Subject: RE: AeroElectric-List: Orcad question
From: "Robinson, Chad" <crobinson@rfgonline.com>
--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Robinson, Chad"
<crobinson@rfgonline.com>
Orcad is a schematic layout tool, used for designing circuits. It's WAY
more than
you need unless you actually want to build, say, a graphical fuel flow
meter
and want to lay out the schematic and PCB for that.
Consider an inexpensive (or free) traditional CAD tool and Bob's pre-made
electrical
bus icons (which he has so kindly made available in .DWG format on his Web
site). If you insist on a true schematic layout tool, there are numerous
free
options, such as what comes from ExpressPCB.com. But Orcad is a
multi-thousand-dollar
package and laying out fuses and switches is, well, sort of beneath
it. =)
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--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Robinson, Chad" <crobinson@rfgonline.com>
> There are two reasons to use Orcad in this instance. First, it's not my
> money. ... The second reason is that the EE/Nasa tech that's helping me
> wire my plane is already standardized on Orcad, and this way we can
> pass drawings back and forth easily.
>
> So - which is the newest and bestest version - 9.2, or suite 2002?
In that case, Unison Suite is the newest version. However, again, either of these
products is still going to be fighting bank robbers with nukes. They include
PCB layout and circuit simulation tools you'll probably never use, and you won't
find symbols similar to Bob's - switches are fairly basic, bus bars are just
thicker lines, etc.
The reason I continue to advocate for another product is because Orcad's very capabilities
make the product somewhat complex to use. It's designed for a completely
different job. Of course, if you're only drawing batteries, relays, and
wires it's probably not a big deal. But you won't find symbols similar to Bob's.
If you're looking to learn Orcad, fine. I'm just saying you might find it a frustrating
tool to use for this because it was designed for such a different task.
Actually, I would second the recommendation somebody made earlier of using
Visio. It's ideally suited for the task, and making new symbols is somewhat easier
for those elements that don't already exist for you.
Incidentally, if you care at all about ease of use you may prefer 9.2. I found
it SOMEWHAT more straightforward (though there wasn't a huge change between the
two).
Regards,
Chad
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| Subject: | Re: OV Module question for Bob |
--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Gilles.Thesee" <Gilles.Thesee@ac-grenoble.fr>
>
> Hmmmm . . . miniature toggles? you can get the 2-10 function in
> these as well.
>
Ah, interesting.
> After reading those messages
> >about nuisance trips and the newer version of your OV module, I was only
> >asking just in case.
>
> Okay, for the moment, let's get your airplane flying by
> pulling the breaker during startup. You have plenty of
> other issues to address with getting a new airplane flying.
> When this one bubbles back to the top of the list, we'll
> do some experimenting to see if we can identify and implement
> a fix.
Thanks for your help.
Gilles
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