Electronics Software
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... |
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. |
In university at the moment I've been tinkering with Orcad, which I believe is also just a frontend for Spice.:)
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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. |
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, |
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