[sdiy] Simulating SW?

[harrybissell]

I use an old package called "Electronic Workbench". It is replaced by
"Multisim" and it is NOT student priced... :^(   It would probably be
$1000 - $1500 for a full package. Maybe $5K if you wanted to do PCBs etc

in the same package. EWB has some minor bugs but if you have a Windoze
box you'd be used to that level of annoyance, anyway.

Neat feature about EWB / Multisim... interactive on screen instruments
like
oscilloscopes, function generator etc. In most cases, no need to develop
your
own test sources.  This IS important... if you want a sine wave, fine
its there...
but there are no good SAWTOOTH waves and you WILL want those...

There is a package called TINA that looks good.  There is a limited free

version at Texas Instruments site called TINA-TI which is crippled by
number
of ICs and TI parts only (well, you'd figure that :^).  A full version
looks like
about $500 for the top of the line.

I heartily do not recommend EDWin32. Bought it and its so buggy it was
totally useless to me.  You want free ??? contact me offlist.

There is one called "Proton" by Labcenter (UK) that looks very nice. I
think
you can get a demo version to try before you buy.

tom.adam at telenet.be wrote:

> What simulation software you guys use for trying out new idea's?
> Or is this "not done".....
>
> Looking for a lite version, preferably freeware ;-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> Tom Adam
> The Big Ear
> http://users.pandora.be/the-big-ear/
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