EDA open systems: "Open" is not a magic word -
Design data, not just EDA algorithms, are the key to successfully implementing large
systems. A design-centric methodology can free you from vendor-specific tools and allow
you to efficiently use the best tools in their class.
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GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation
Program is a freely distributed piece of software suitable for such tasks as photo
retouching, image composition and image authoring
SmartDraw -
Windows shareware program for drawing flowcharts, technical drawings, web graphics, maps,
and business presentations, free version available to download
TimingTool - TimingTool is a
free to use timing diagram editor that is built around the Si2 TDML standard. VHDL or
Verilog can be automatically generated from saved TDML.
WinPlace -
freeware 2D and 3D modeling tool for Windows
Wiring
Diagram 2000 - very small Windows 3.1 application for making wiring diagrams
WiringX
- With this software you can create simple wiring layouts with the most common discreet
electronic components and print them, which looks better then to draw them by hand. The
software is designed for Win95/Win98/winME
Smartdraw - Smartdraw is a
commercial drawing and visualizing tool with large clipart set suitable for enginnering
work. There is 30 day evaluation version available.
Visio - Visio is
a commercial drawing program to help to visualize and communicate ideas, information, and
systems. Now part of Microsoft Office 2002.
EDWin - commercial quite
inexpensive PCB CAD, free demo available
ExpressPCB - Free PCB layout
editor for Win95 & low cost PC board manufacture
Ivex Software - WinBoard/IvexPCB,
GerbTool, WinDraft - shareware versions available for downloading
LochMaster
- LochMaster is a developers tool for strip board (VERO) projects for designing,
documenting and testing a board. This is a commercial program. A free demo version is
available.
PC Logic -
PC Logic's Software for Schematic Capture and Printed Circuit Layout programs provide the
small business or electronic enthusiast with the ability to easily produce professional
quality single or double sided printed circuit boards. Works on Windows 3.1, Windows 95,
Windows 98, or WinNt 4.0.
Protel - Protel Route 3 and
Advanced PCB demo versions, Easytrax (DOS) freeware and DOS utilities
Proteus - schematic
capture, simulation and PCB layout editor, free Lite version available
PCB -
a UNIX freeware program for generating printed circuit board layouts
BMP TilePrint
- a small utility for printing large pictures, too big to fit on one sheet of paper, in
"tiles" over several sheets
FormView -
freeware program that Reads, Views, Searches and Prints Hewlett Packard Printer Control
Language (PCLŽ) print files
Gerber Viewer -
Gerber Viewer is a viewer for Gerber files, also called RS274X. The Gerber Viewer has a
batch feature, which is based on Guile Scheme; you can write small Scheme scripts to
generate other file formats, do design rule check, etc.
GC-PREVUE - DOS
CAD/CAM software designed to help you work with RS-274 (often called "Gerber")
photoplotter and NC drill CAD output data, also supports HPGL and Quest (Marconi Emma)
plotter formats
IrfanView - very
fast FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) 32-Bit graphic viewer for Windoze 9x, Windows NT
and Windows 2000, supports very many graphics formats and also commonly used some video
and audio formats
OneVIEW from Unisoft - royalty
free software tool that actively displays PCB assemblies from virtually any CAD data
source
Router Solutions - company
which makes viewers and converters, free Gerber viewer downloadable
SPLOT - tool intended for
simulating the HP-GL/2, HP-GL or DXY-GL plotters on the display of your PC
SwiftView -
viewer for PCL and HPGL, free evaluation version available
ViewMate
- free Gerber viewer for Windows from Lavenir, can
display multiple layers transparently
DocuCom
PDF Driver - a slick little conversion utility that enables you to turn text files and
other documents into .pdf files that you can access with the Acrobat Reader
HP2XX
- A HP-GL Converter available for many platforms
Aplac - electronics
circuit simulation program, free demo version available, uses Spice component models, very
suitable for RF simulation
Bode
Diagrams - Windows application for Bode's diagrams drawing and analisis
CAD-Migos Software Tools -
SPICE-IT! for Windows, WYSIWYG schematic editor and mixed-mode Spice-compatible simulation
system, free demo available
Circuit Magic - Symbolic
circuits analysis software to simulate AC/DC circuits using Kirchhoffs laws, Node Voltage
and Mesh currents. Circuit Magic allows you to design, simulate and learn about electrical
circuits. This is commercial software with limited free demo available.
DSP Design Performance
- site which contains a set of Java applets which may be freely used to design digital
filters of many types, including high-Q notch filters, fractional-sample time delay
filters and comb filters, in addition to the more traditional low-pass, high-pass,
band-pass and band-stop filters, differentiators and Hilbert transformers
Filter Wiz - Active filter
design package, free demo version downloadable
ICAP/4 - Analog &
Mixed Signal Simulation Software, free Windows demo version available
PC-ECAP - AC
circuit analysis program which analyzes circuits consisting of resistors, capacitors,
inductors, transformers, transistors (both bipolar and FET's), operational amplifiers and
transconductance amplifiers. (Shareware 1990, registration requested)
Compact
74xxx databook - pinlayout, the connectionlayout, an functiontable and the most
important specifications available for most important 7400 series ICs
PartMiner - FREE Software for
Windows 95, 98, NT to search the internet for electronic components
Semiconductor Cross
Reference Library - program that will search through it's database (47,000 devices on
this demo version) and it will give you a short description of the component
LabVIEW - commercial
tool to implement computerized measuring systems
Mathtools.net - Mathtools.net
is the technical computing portal for all scientific and engineering needs. The portal is
provided as a free service to the scientific community and contains useful links for
technical computing programmers.
Resistor Selector - program
finds resistor values for simple resistor circuits from given initial conditions, can find
suitable resistors in E6, E12, E24, E48 and E96 standard values
