1.1. Description

1.1. Description

Eeschema is powerful schematic capture software distributed as part of KiCad and available under the following operating systems:

• Linux
• Apple OS X
• Windows

Regardless of the OS, all Eeschema files are 100% compatible from one OS to another.

Eeschema is an integrated application where all functions of drawing, control, layout, library management and access to the PCB design software are carried out within Eeschema itself.

Eeschema is intended to work with PcbNew, which is KiCad’s printed circuit design software. It can also export netlist files, which list all the electrical connections, for other packages.

Eeschema includes a component symbol editor, which can create and edit components and manage libraries. It also integrates the following additional but essential functions needed for modern schematic capture software:

• Electrical rules check (ERC) for the automatic control of incorrect and missing connections
• Export of plot files in many formats (Postscript, PDF, HPGL, and SVG)
• Bill of Materials generation (via Python scripts, which allow many configurable formats).