[ubuntu-za] Electrical Design Software/GIS/iTunes

Hannes Coetzee scorpking at scorpking.za.org
Mon Feb 14 17:04:36 UTC 2011


On 11/02/2011 09:58, Paul Young wrote:
> Dear all.
>
> This forum is really useful and resourceful.
>
> I thank William Kinghorn, Jan Groenewald & Clinton Bester for input on 
> electrical control panel software - QCAD is nice and quick and has 
> plenty of electrical symbols.
>
> I used to use PCAD in the 1990's for circuit design and PCB layout and 
> was quite familiar with it. I see that the Ubuntu Software Centre has 
> other electronic/electric schematic diagram software too - was just 
> too much to download at that time on a mobile connection but will look 
> at it.
>
> Had a look at UES briefly and think will definitely give that a go 
> too. The only thing about QCAD: Does it have map datum and projection 
> capability - this since I am a GIS practitioner and would like to have 
> a CAD package that interfaces with QGIS, Kosmo GIS and gvSIG (open 
> source GIS software).
>
> I am also very familiar with ESRI ArcGIS and want to know if anyone 
> has succesfully used it natively under Ubuntu 10.10 without WINE or 
> Virtual Box?
>
> Has anyone synched an iPhone under Linux/Ubuntu without iTunes. iTunes 
> is currently what I use under Virtual Box with WinXP.
>
> Thanks a lot for all the help.....
>
> On 10 February 2011 14:00, <ubuntu-za-request at lists.ubuntu.com 
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>     Message: 1
>     Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 14:42:57 +0200
>     From: Clinton Bester <clintyb at gmail.com <mailto:clintyb at gmail.com>>
>     To: Ubuntu South African Local Community
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>     Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Electrical panel and switchgear design
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>     Hey Paul, there is actually a version of Ubuntu, that does the
>     electrical and electronics.  If you check up under the versions, you
>     should find, I havent got the exact name, but will forward it to you
>     the weekend
>
>     thanks
>
>     clinton Bester
>     cell: 0787073032
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>     On 2/7/11, Paul Young <paulysa at gmail.com
>     <mailto:paulysa at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     > Hi there.
>     >
>     > Does anyone know anything about software to design electrical
>     panels with
>     > switchgear and wiring and to produce the required electrical
>     symbols - like
>     > contactors/relays/motors etc.....
>     >
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>     >> Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 21:48:55 +0200
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>     >> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community
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>     >> Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 07:34:29 +0200
>     >> From: Bill Cairns <cairnsww at gmail.com <mailto:cairnsww at gmail.com>>
>     >> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community
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>     >> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] System won't shut down
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>     >> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Bill Cairns <cairnsww at gmail.com
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>     >> > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Bill Cairns
>     <cairnsww at gmail.com <mailto:cairnsww at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     >> > To answer my own question: I went to System - Administration
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>     >> > and Groups. and changed my Account Type from Custom to
>     Administrator.
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>     >> > Now I can shut down in the normal fashion.
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>     >> > Thanks for the hint. How what got changed I have no idea!
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>     >> > Bill
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>     >> I spoke too soon and the problem persists. My user (bill) is
>     >> administrator but clicking on shut down in the normal fashion does
>     >> nothing. "sudo halt" shuts the system effectively.
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>     >> (I am sure that it worked once after I changed bill to
>     administrator).
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>     Message: 2
>     Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 14:44:58 +0200
>     From: Clinton Bester <clintyb at gmail.com <mailto:clintyb at gmail.com>>
>     To: ivanh at raim.co.za <mailto:ivanh at raim.co.za>,   Ubuntu South
>     African Local Community
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>     Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Electrical panel and switchgear design
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>     Me again,
>
>     Its called:  Ubuntu Electronics Remix
>     the web site is : http://mbmn.net/uer/
>
>     Its something we all familiar with... Ubuntu.
>
>     Hope this helps
>
>     Clinton Bester
>     Cell: 0787073032
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>     On 2/8/11, Ivan <ivanh at raim.co.za <mailto:ivanh at raim.co.za>> wrote:
>     > On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 13:36 +0200, Jan Groenewald wrote:
>     >
>     >> Hi
>     >>
>     >> On Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 11:59:33AM +0200, Paul Young wrote:
>     >> >    Does anyone know anything about software to design
>     electrical panels
>     >> > with
>     >> >    switchgear and wiring and to produce the required
>     electrical symbols
>     >> > -
>     >> >    like contactors/relays/motors etc.....
>     >>
>     >> Perhaps the first one here?
>     >>
>     >> 0 jan at muizenberg:/var/autofs/misc/home/jan$aptitude search electric
>     >> i   electric                        - electrical CAD system
>     >>
>     >> p   electric-fence                  - A malloc(3) debugger
>     >>
>     >> p   electricsheep                   - screensaver showing
>     collective dream
>     >> of sl
>     >>
>     >> There are many circuit board programs,
>     >>
>     >> 0 jan at muizenberg:/var/autofs/misc/home/jan$aptitude search circuit
>     >> p   python-circuits                 - event-driven framework with a
>     >> component ar
>     >> p   xcircuit                        - Draw circuit schematics
>     or almost
>     >> anything
>     >> 0 jan at muizenberg:/var/autofs/misc/home/jan$aptitude search pcb
>     >> p   geda-xgsch2pcb                  - GPL EDA -- Electronics design
>     >> software --
>     >> i   pcb                             - printed circuit board
>     (pcb) design
>     >> program
>     >> i A pcb-common                      - printed circuit board
>     (pcb) design
>     >> program
>     >> i A pcb-gtk                         - printed circuit board
>     (pcb) design
>     >> program
>     >> p   pcb-lesstif                     - printed circuit board
>     (pcb) design
>     >> program
>     >> p   rpcbind                         - converts RPC program
>     numbers into
>     >> universa
>     >> 0 jan at muizenberg:/var/autofs/misc/home/jan$aptitude search
>     electronic
>     >> p   science-electronics             - Debian Science
>     Electronics packages
>     >>
>     >> 0 jan at muizenberg:/var/autofs/misc/home/jan$
>     >>
>     >> Also
>     >> http://www.freebyte.com/cad/cad.htm#electricalsystems
>     >>
>     http://www.junauza.com/2009/12/free-and-open-source-cad-software-for.html
>     >>
>     >> regards,
>     >> Jan
>     >>
>     >> --
>     >>    .~.
>     >>    /V\     Jan Groenewald
>     >>   /( )\ www.aims.ac.za <http://www.aims.ac.za>
>     >>   ^^-^^
>     >>
>     >
>     > I have done a lot of design work for panels using Corel Draw and
>     a laser
>     > engraver (see www.engravatech.co.za
>     <http://www.engravatech.co.za>), but Inkscape works very well.
>     > AutoCAD 14 runs beautifully with wine ......
>     >
>     >
>     > --
>     > Ivan Haefele
>     > RAIM Computer Services
>     > Cell: 083 597 5312
>     > Fax:  086 660 8795
>     > ivanh at raim.co.za <mailto:ivanh at raim.co.za>
>     > www.raim.co.za <http://www.raim.co.za>
>     >
>     >
>
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>     Message: 3
>     Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 14:51:23 +0200
>     From: Clinton Bester <clintyb at gmail.com <mailto:clintyb at gmail.com>>
>     To: Ubuntu South African Local Community
>     <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>>
>     Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] I need Ubuntu 10.10
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>     Hello Christian,
>
>     You made a unregretable change,  Ubuntu and Linux is the only way,
>
>     Im in Cato-Ridge KZN, but if you send me you mail address, I can post
>     you a copy.
>     Maybe if you get a chance, browse around and look at the other
>     versions of Ubuntu, such as Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu electronics remix,
>     edu-buntu.
>     And the list carries on.  Like david said, visit ubuntu-za.org
>     <http://ubuntu-za.org>  But if
>     you have any other questions, everybody is always willing to help.
>     The difference between microsoft and Ubuntu.
>
>     Clinton Bester
>     cell: 078-707-3032
>     email:clintyb at gmail.com <mailto:email%3Aclintyb at gmail.com>
>     url: www.cccableworx.za.net <http://www.cccableworx.za.net>
>
>
>     On 2/7/11, David Rubin <drubin at ubuntu.com
>     <mailto:drubin at ubuntu.com>> wrote:
>     > Hi Christian
>     >
>     > Welcome :)
>     >
>     > Depending where you are located there are a few options you can
>     try to get
>     > Ubuntu.
>     >
>     > http://ubuntu-za.org/get-ubuntu would be a good place to start
>     since it
>     > lists people that are willing to help burn CD's for people who
>     can not
>     > download them due to bandwith constraints.
>     >
>     > Although if you have the bandwith it is often easier to download
>     it. (also
>     > included on the site).
>     >
>     > If you need any thing else let us know. It might also help if
>     you include
>     > what area you are from so that if there is some one in your area
>     they can
>     > contact you off list.
>     >
>     > Hope this helps.
>     >
>     > David
>     >
>     >
>     > On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Christian Aw?lakou?
>     > <awelakoue at gmail.com <mailto:awelakoue at gmail.com>>wrote:
>     >
>     >> Sorry I don't if my first message goes if not
>     >> I would like to have the last ubuntu os desktop and to participate
>     >>
>     >> thnks for your answer
>     >>
>     >
>
>
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> Paul Young
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Take a look at Eagle (www.cadsoft.de) and VariCAD (www.varicad.com). 
Although not open source they run on Linux. There is also BricsCAD 
(www.bricsys.com)

Hannes
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