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25 years of CadSoft
Cadsoft celebrates 25 years of its EAGLE PCB design software, highlighting a survey of engineers that reveals a predominantly youthful (79% under 10 years in industry) and male (98%) user base from 42 countries, primarily targeting control systems (74%) and open hardware applications (46%). The survey indicates a high demand for functionality in design tools, with significant interest in improved library management (87%) and user interface (73%). Additionally, while respondents acknowledge the influence of peer-to-peer communities and social media, many express frustration in navigating these channels for design inspiration.
25 years of CadSoft
- 1. CadSoft 25 years ofInnovation
- 2. Celebrating 25 years •November 2013 marks the 25th anniversary of CadSoft EAGLE • To celebrate, we surveyed engineers involved in the field of PCB design to get a snapshot of the industry trends in 2013 • Here we present our findings.
- 3. What did wefind?
- 4. Respondents are freshfaced.... 79% of respondents have worked in the industry for under 10 years
- 5. ...and largely male... 98%of respondents were male
- 6. ...and span theglobe. We received responses from 42 different countries
- 7. They are targetinga variety of applications... 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% Audio Video Control systems Open hardware Robotics Energy harvesting Lighting Imaging
- 8. ...mainly control systems... Amassive 74% are targeting control systems in their designs
- 9. ...and open-source hardware applications... 46%are involved in open hardware
- 10. ...with many beingprolific users 1-3 4-6 7-10 10+ 24% 30% 17% 29% Nearly a quarter work on 10+ designs a year
- 11. Why do theychoose CadSoft‘s EAGLE software?
- 12. They consider functionalityas the key reason... 90 80 70 60 50 Price Ease of use 40 Functionality/performance 30 Support 20 10 0 Extremely Important Important A little bit important Not that important Not at all important
- 13. ...and know exactlywhat they want added next. 87% want improved 73% want an improved library management user interface
- 14. What trends arethey seeing in the industry?
- 15. Dev boards arereducing the need for custom PCB design... • 64% believe this to be case – With more than a third believing dev boards have had an enormous impact.
- 16. ...and peer-to-peer communities areimportant... • 83% agree this is the case – A quarter believe they are essential. – element14 was the most popular forum by far (45%)
- 17. ...but that doesn„tmean they„re using them Despite acknowledging the importance of P2P communities, 41% say they are not active participants
- 18. Meanwhile the industryis split over the value of social media Whilst the majority say they do not value social channels…
- 19. Meanwhile the industryis split over the value of social media …42% admit they have an influence and use these channels for design inspiration…
- 20. Meanwhile the industryis split over the value of social media …with only 36% saying they are not important at all.
- 21. Meanwhile the industryis split over the value of social media This suggests designers are struggling to filter out the noise on these channels and focus on following design influencers.
- 22. 25 years ofmilestones
- 23. 25 years ofmilestones • As well as surveying our customers, we wanted to reflect on the history of CadSoft • We„ve built an interactive timeline to highlight just how CadSoft and EAGLE have developed over the years www.cadsoftusa.com/about-us/
- 24. Still growing at3x the industry rate
- 25. About CadSoft Some facts: •Founded in 1988 in Germany by two engineers • Headquartered in Pleiskirchen / Germany • • • • Development located in Germany Offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Richfield, Ohio; and Munich, Germany Strong user base Acquired by Premier Farnell in 2009 as a key part of its support for the whole design process For 25 years CadSoft EAGLE has been satisfying design engineers around the world by offering the same core functionality as expensive commercial PCB design software at a fraction of the cost. www.cadsoftusa.com
- 26. About EAGLE • EAGLE isan acronym and stands for: Easy Applicable Graphical Layout Editor …which also works in German: Einfach Anzuwendender Graphischer Layout Editor • Easy, affordable way for customers to implement board designs – • • • Makes finding & ordering components faster and easier Sold as “perpetual” licenses with maintenance & support included Integrated into element 14 – – • • one fifth the cost of some competing design solutions Support forums on “the knode”, parts libraries, PCB service Connected to the Premier Farnell webshops One of only few design tools for Mac (also runs on Windows & Linux) Sold by design modules with multi-seat licensing
- 27. Image credits • Allimages are sourced, with thanks, via the Wikimedia Commons image library project, except for: – Slides 16 & 17, credited to Farnell element14 – Slide 4, credited to Flickr user ‘Meggy’