I agree.... @6v6gt where will you publish it?
I have downloaded his repo to build my own spin of a 8-bit computer....Well I've downloaded several repos and I am picking out bit I like out of each.
Also I'll design and build the bits that I don't like to be how I like.
He did a prototype board of that board too IIRC.
In this forum: Exhibition / Gallery - Arduino Forum
What good is a well designed layout if there is an error on the schematic. It still no good.
Those dots are express sketch "pins". They represent connection points for the component. The pins have properties like number and function and the properties are editable by clicking on the pin.
That clears that up. Thanks
The troublesome dots only show up in the version you're editing.
When the file is exported they're removed.
Plus free 25 year old CAD apps don’t necessarily compete well with modern tools. We used what we had at the time though.
The layout of the schematic!
signal flow, inouts, outputs, supplies etcetera…
BEFORE you draw in the ‘lines’…
If you get this right, joining the dots in a meaningful way is a lot easier, and communicates much more.
Sorry, I've always associated the term "layout" with the physical PCB design.
I see a breadboard assembly as transient - so I'd work from a schematic.
"protoboard" (veroboard) is different, a more stable and reliable prototype, and I would usually plan the layout on graph paper (generated in excel to suit) with a pencil.
or one could use VeeCAD which ties the layout and schematic together.
http://veecad.com
Well I did get a reply.
As of June 2023 Fritzing has been updated to version 1.0.0
We are asking you to pay 8€ (around US$10) for downloading the application. This way we can ensure future releases, bugfixes and features.
Version 1.0.0 was released on June 19, 2023.
There is a big explanation of why changing the schematic messes up the breadboard view
Sometimes this causes problems if there is already a conflicting connection in another view.
In a circuit with only 4 components?
Strangely I'm not tempted to pay $10 for that.
I did look at that thread briefly. It does look like you had the led the wrong way round initially. The "bent knee" is positive.
But why oh why don't they add a '+' to the graphic to make it unambiguous? Anyway, that may have contributed to the big mess. However, it is clear from your research that we can't soon expect to see immaculate schematics emerging from Fritzing breadboard layouts.
Also, for analog circuits, there is also LTspice which is actually a simulator but has a quite simple and intuitive schematic builder. This is in its "Print Preview" mode:
Most people that do something like that massive breadboard project - only ever do one, then move on to other prototyping techniques !
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