--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "gjdbxxxx" <gjdbx...@...> wrote: > > Hi > > I'm new to the group. I built a 70 foot long signal cable with temperature > sensors and switches arrayed along it. I use past tense because 23 June of > last year a lightning strike came through and knocked the whole thing out. > Nice big rip full length on a tree in front of the house. So instead of > doing "functional" circuitry I have decided to use pcb's and put lightning > protection devices on the boards. Need about 10-14 boards. > > The board is very simple and all the driving signals are at the computer end > of the signal line. Is this all beginning to sound like 1-wire? > > So how do I build this board in pcbnew without a schema? I looked at the pdf > for pcbnew but it assumes schema? Can I just make a 2 X 8 inch pcb outline > and go from there? Has anybody done this before? > > Thanks > > George Dalla Betta >
Why not draw the schematic? If the board is that simple, it will only add 5-10 minutes to the process. Alternately you could use something like FreePCB for a quick little board, it's designed for this sort of thing, but I find that trying to cut corners and skip the schematic is a false economy, you will usually spend more time in the long run.
