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Hey, i am looking for some software for Electronics.
In class we have breaboards and other tools such as power supply and osciloscopes, etc.
I just want some software to replicate this. Doesnt need to be fancy as its just for simple circits and stuff.
Any help appreciated...
In class we have breaboards and other tools such as power supply and osciloscopes, etc.
I just want some software to replicate this. Doesnt need to be fancy as its just for simple circits and stuff.
Any help appreciated...
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Do you mean a circuit simulator?
Last time I used a sim was a few years ago. I used an obscure but very good program called Simetrix (which I notice, from a google, seems to have been commercialised, from its original UK university origins) and a lousy product called Electronic Workshop which was widely marketed in the USA.
Both are basically user friendly front ends for Spice.
Most PCB design / schematic entry programs (Protel, etc, etc) include a similar analog/digital sim function nowadays, necessary to justify their massive prices.
Sorry this is not up to date; the nature of products I design these days makes them unsuitable for simulation.
Last time I used a sim was a few years ago. I used an obscure but very good program called Simetrix (which I notice, from a google, seems to have been commercialised, from its original UK university origins) and a lousy product called Electronic Workshop which was widely marketed in the USA.
Both are basically user friendly front ends for Spice.
Most PCB design / schematic entry programs (Protel, etc, etc) include a similar analog/digital sim function nowadays, necessary to justify their massive prices.
Sorry this is not up to date; the nature of products I design these days makes them unsuitable for simulation.
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Yes, Orcad is one of the players I should have mentioned alongside Protel. All these packages are massively bloated with features, to prop up their 4-digit price tags.
If you want something cheap, and don't care about support, you can download all this stuff from P2P networks nowadays
Beware: the learning curve can be awesome.
I still use Orcad SDT/386, 1994 vintage for drawing circuits and generating netlists, and use Protel PCB 2.8 (1995 vintage) for PCB design. Works perfectly.
Every analog sim is going to be a front end for Spice, ultimately.
If you want something cheap, and don't care about support, you can download all this stuff from P2P networks nowadays
Beware: the learning curve can be awesome.
I still use Orcad SDT/386, 1994 vintage
for drawing circuits and generating netlists, and use Protel PCB 2.8 (1995 vintage) for PCB design. Works perfectly.Every analog sim is going to be a front end for Spice, ultimately.
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Hey Guys. thanks for the replys, i am having a look at all you said. I know nothing about electronics, i dont mind learning, so might just sit down for a few days and figure those programmes out.
At the moment, all i am using is a little board, making amps and led circuits and speakers, microphones, etc. nothing at all advanced.
Thanks again,
At the moment, all i am using is a little board, making amps and led circuits and speakers, microphones, etc. nothing at all advanced.
Thanks again,
