====== [hemmerling] Electronic Design Automation ( EDA ) 2/5 - Schematics Capture, Schematics Simulation and PCB Design ======
Related page:
  *[[eda01.html|Electronic Design Automation ( EDA ) 1/5 - Installation Engineering]].
  *[[eda03.html|Electronic Design Automation ( EDA ) 3/5 - Design for Application-Specific Integrated Circuits ( ASIC ) - Design of digital Chips]].
  *[[eda04.html|Electronic Design Automation ( EDA ) 4/5 - Design for Application-Specific Integrated Circuits ( ASIC ) - Design of analog Chips]].
  *[[eda05.html|Electronic Design Automation ( EDA ) 5/5 - Design for Application-Specific Integrated Circuits ( ASIC ) - A simple Frequency Divider]].
  *[[electronics01.html|Electric Units & Electronics 1/3 - My Electronics, Electronics Workbench Equipment, Electronics Literature & Resources]].
  *[[electronics02.html|Electric Units & Electronics 2/3 - Actors, Sensors, Embedded Systems Electronics and suitable Control Systems]].
  *[[electronics03.html|Electric Units & Electronics 3/3 - Manufacturers, Distributors, Vendors & Datasheets]].
===== Organisations and Events =====
==== Organisations ====
  *[[http://www.eipc.org/|EIPC]] - "The EIPC is a network of Professionals of the Electronics Industry providing platforms".
  *[[http://www.fed.de/|Fachverband Elektronik-Design e.V.]] ( FED ) - "Fachverband für Design, Leiterplatten- und Elektronikfertigung".
==== Events ====
  *[[http://www.productronica.com/|productronica]] io München ( 2017-11-14 - 2017-11-17 ) - "Weltleitmesse Entwicklung Fertigung Elektronik".
  *Seminar "Texas Instruments Precision Labs", 2015
    *[[http://www.ti.com/precision-labs|Texas Instruments Precision Labs]].
    *[[http://www.ti.com/tool/OPAMPS-SELGUIDE?keyMatch=selguide&tisearch=Search-EN-Everything|Texas Instruments "Amplifier Product SelGuide Software"]].
    *[[http://www.ti.com/tina-ti|Texas Instruments "TINA-TI - SPICE-Based Analog Simulation Program"]].
    *[[http://www.ti.com/tool/TI-PLABS-AMP-EVM?keyMatch=TI-PLABS-AMP-EVM&tisearch=Search-EN-Everything|Texas Instruments  " TI Precision Labs – Op Amp Evaluation Module"]] - TI EVM used during the seminar..
===== Tools for Electronic Circuits Design & Simulation =====
==== SPICE ( PSPICE, LTSpice / LT-Spice, Spice OPUS, Ngspice, WinSPICE...) ====
=== Online SPICE versions ===
  *[[http://www.ti.com/webench|Texas Instruments Inc. "WEBENCH"]], [[http://www.ti.com/ww/de/analog/webench/|Texas Instruments Inc. "WEBENCH"]].
    *[[http://www.ti.com/lsds/ti/analog/webench/power.page|Texas Instruments Inc. "WEBENCH Power Designer"]] with online SPICE simulator.
      *[[http://www.ti.com/lsds/ti/analog/webench/help-elec-sim.page|Texas Instruments Inc. "WEBENCH Electrical Simulator. On Line SPICE Simulation"]].
    *[[http://webench.ti.com/wb5/WBTablet/|Texas Instruments Inc. "WEBENCH Designer Beta"]] - The tablet version of WEBENCH ( it may also be used in a standard computer browser, too ).
  *Industry experts told me that there is an free offline version of TI WEBENCH, but I can´t find it for download...
=== SPICE versions, with and without Limits ===
== PSPICE, based on "Berkeley Spice 2" ==
  *PSPICE 9.1 - the classical demo version, maximum of 50 elements including 10 transistors.
  *PSPICE 10 - additionally limit: Just 2 subcircuits can be used :-(.
  *[[http://www.orcad.com/|Cadence OrCAD Solutions]].
    *[[http://www.cadence.com/products/orcad/orcad_capture/|Cadence OrCAD Capture and Capture CIS]].
    *[[http://www.cadence.com/products/orcad/activeparts_portal/|Cadence ActiveParts Portal]].
    *[[http://www.cadence.com/products/orcad/pages/downloads.aspx|Cadence OrCAD Downloads]].
      *Once there was free circuit emulation software "PSPICE Schematics 10.3" and and "OrCAD 10.0 Demo" alternatively.
      *Now there is just "OrCAD 16.3 Demo DVD (Capture & PSpice only)".
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadence_Design_Systems|EN.Wikipedia "Cadence Design Systems"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadence_Design_Systems|DE.Wikipedia "Cadence Design Systems"]].
== The free LTSPICE / LT-Spice, based on "Berkeley Spice 3" - no limits ! ==
  *[[http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/|Linear Technology - Design Simulation and Device Models]].
    *"LTspice IV" by Mike Engelhardt.
  *[[http://www.ltwiki.org/|LT Wiki]].
    *[[http://www.ltwiki.org/?title=SPICE_and_LTspice_Courseware_and_Tutorials|LT Wiki "SPICE and LTspice Courseware and Tutorials"]].
  *[[http://cmosedu.com/|CMOSedu.com]].
    *[[http://cmosedu.com/cmos1/LTspice/LTspice.htm|CMOSedu.com "LTspice at CMOSedu.com"]].
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTspice|EN.Wikipedia "LTspice"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTspice|DE.Wikipedia "LTspice"]].
  *Expert [[http://www.fakultaet1.fh-hannover.de/personen/lehrende/cordes-karl-hermann-prof-dr-ing-lb/|Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karl-Hermann Cordes]].
  *[[http://ltspice.linear.com/LTspiceWorldTour.zip|Linear Technology "Cooking with LTspice. LTspice IV Germany Tour with Mike Engelhardt"]] ( ZIP ).
  *Three edit modes:
    -Expert ( click on the text ).
    -Assist ( click on the symbol ).
    -Super Expert - ( CTRL + click on the symbol )
  *Reference designs:
    *The examples supplied by the software, in the folders "Examples" and "JIT", are not reference design.
    *[[http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/demo_circuits.php|LTspice Demo Circuit Collection]] are reference designs.
  *Generation of self-authoring code.
    *Self-authoring code uses the memory addresses known **after** dynamic memory allocation: It uses direct addressing ( which requires low number of CPU cycles ), instead of indirect addressing which is traditionally required to accesses dynamic allocated memory.
    *[[http://www.theamphour.com/196-an-interview-with-mike-englehardt-spice-simulator-synteresis/|The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast "An Interview with Mike Engelhardt - SPICE Simulator Synteresis"]], 2014 - "What Mike described as self-autoring code is nowadays known as JIT-compilation and is used by the Java and .NET runtimes".
== The free Berkley SPICE ==
  *[[http://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/|The Berkeley Wireless Research Center, EECS Department of the University of California at Berkeley]].
    *[[http://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/Classes/IcBook/|The accompanying website for the book "Jan M. Rabaey Digital Integrated Circuits. A Design Perspective"]].
      *[[http://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/Classes/IcBook/SPICE/|Jan Rabaey "The Spice Page"]].
      *[[http://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/Classes/IcBook/tools.html|Jan Rabaey "Digital Integrated Circuits - Design Tool Corner"]] -> SPICE, MAGIC, IRSIM.
    *[[http://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/IcBook/|The accompanying website for the book  "Jan M. Rabaey, Anantha Chandrakasan, Borivoje Nikolic: Digital Integrated Circuits.  Second Edition"]].
== The free XSPICE ==
  *[[http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~mrichard/Xspice/|Georgia Techs School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology "XSPICE"]].
== The free Spice OPUS, based on "Berkeley Spice 3f4" and "XSPICE" - no limits ! ==
  *[[http://fides.fe.uni-lj.si/spice/|University of Ljubljana, Slovenia "Spice OPUS"]].
== The free NGSPICE, based on "Berkeley Spice 3f5" and "Xspice" - no limits ! ==
  *[[http://ngspice.sourceforge.net/|SourceForge "Ngspice"]], [[http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/ngspice|SourceForge "ngspice"]].
  *[[http://www.gpleda.org/|gEDA]] - "a full GPL'd suite and toolkit of Electronic Design Automation tools", which includes NGSPICE.
  *The [[http://www.gnu.org/software/gnucap/|Gnucap]] homepage - "The Gnu Circuit Analysis Package".
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregano_%28software%29|EN.Wikipedia "Oregano (software)"]] - just for Linux, MacOS, not for Windows.
    *The discontinued developer website [[http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/http://arrakis.gforge.lug.fi.uba.ar/|Archive.org "Oregano"]].
    *[[http://www.brothersoft.com/oregano-353417.html|Brothersoft.com "Oregano 0.69.1"]] - Download of the latest release.
== Windows Simulation Program with IC Emphasis ( WinSpice ), based on "Berkeley Spice 3f4" - Shareware ==
  *The Shareware [[http://www.winspice.co.uk/|WinSpice - Affordable Circuit Simulation Software]] - Without schematics editor :-(.
  *The Shareware [[http://www.5spice.com/|5Spice Analysis Software]] - a schematic editor which uses WinSpice for its simulation engine.
  *[[http://cmosedu.com/|CMOSedu.com]].
    *[[http://cmosedu.com/cmos1/winSPICE/winSPICE.htm|CMOSedu.com "WinSpice (Windows Simulation Program with IC Emphasis) at CMOSedu.com"]].
== Intusoft SPICE, based on "Berkeley Spice 3" ==
  *[[http://www.intusoft.com/|Intusoft ICAP/4]] - Limits of the demo version: Maximum of 20 elements. Subcircuit models with a maximum of 20 elements.
== Penzar Development TopSPICE ==
  *[[http://www.penzar.com/topspice/topspice.htm|Penzar Development TopSPICE]] - Limits of the demo version: Number of nodes 64; number of top level transistors and subcircuits 20; number of subcircuit transistors 15; total number of top level components 30; number of subcircuit definitions (macromodels) 5; maximum data memory usage 1 MByte.
== National Instruments Electronics Workbench "Multisim" ==
  *The free [[http://www.analog.com/multisim|Analog Devices "NI Multisim Component Evaluator - ADI Edition"]],[[http://lumen.ni.com/nicif/us/evalmultisimadi/content.xhtml|National Instruments "NI Multisim Component Evaluator- Analog Devices Edition"]].
  *The commercial [[http://www.ni.com/multisim|NI Multisim Professional Edition]].
  *[[http://www.elektor.de/elektronik-news/kostenlose-spice-simulationssoftware-f%C3%BCr-analog.255289.lynkx|ELEKTOR "Kostenlose SPICE-Simulationssoftware für Analog-ICs von ADI"]].
== Texas Instruments TINA-TI Simulator ==
  *[[http://www.ti.com/tool/tina-ti|Texas Instruments TINA-TI Simulator]] - "SPICE-Based Analog Simulation Program".
== Beige Bag Software "B2 SPICE", based on "Berkeley Spice 3" ==
  *The commercial [[http://www.beigebag.com/|Beige Bag Software "B2 Spice"]] - 30 days evaluation version.
== Some other circuit schematics simulators based on Berkley SPICE ==
  *HSPICE.
  *SPECTRE.
  *ELDO.
  *SABER.
==== IBIS Tools =====
  *[[http://www.eda.org/ibis/|IBIS Open Forum]].
  *SPICE vs. IBIS:
    *With SPICE, you always simulate the complete circuits.
    *With IBIS simulatoins, you just simulate some parts of a circuit: You do a signal analysis for the communication line between sender and receiver.
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Input/output_Buffer_Information_Specification|EN.Wikipedia "Input/output Buffer Information Specification"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Input/Output_Buffer_Information_Specification|DE.Wikipedia "Input/Output Buffer Information Specification"]].
==== HyperLynx =====
  *[[http://www.mentor.com/pcb/hyperlynx/|Mentor Graphics "HyperLynx"]] - "PCB Analysis and verification tool".
  *[[http://www.mentor.com/training/course_categories/hyperlynx|Mentor Graphics, Mentor Learning Center "HyperLynx"]].
  *[[http://www.mentor.com/pcb/product-eval/hyperlynx-si-virtual-lab|Mentor Graphics, PCB & IC Package Design "HyperLynx SI Virtual Lab"]].
  *Experts told me, that "HyperLynx" is a 2D field solver for PCB.
  *Experts told me, that the "next-best" Spice to "Hyperlynx" is "HSPICE", if at all.
==== Some other free EDA Tools =====
  *[[http://designtools.analog.com/dtPowerWeb/dtPowerMain.aspx|ADIsimPower]] - "The fastest and most accurate DC-DC Power Management design tool!".
  *Analog Devices.
    *[[http://www.analog.com/pr/ADIsimDiffAmp|ADI DiffAmpCalulator]] - "ADIs Differential Amplifier Calculator".
    *[[http://www.analog.com/visualanalog|ADI VisualAnalog]] - "VisualAnalog", "ADC Analyzer", "Online ADC Analysis".
  *ANSYS.
    *The commercial [[http://www.ansoft.com/products/em/simplorer/|ANSYS Simplorer]].
      *The free [[http://ansys.co.kr/ebu/dow/simplorer.php|ANSYS Simplorer 7 SV]] ( formerly: Ansoft Simplorer SV ) for Windows - Circuit simulation.
    *The commercial [[http://www.ansoft.com/products/em/maxwell/|ANSYS Maxwell]].
      *The free [[http://ansys.co.kr/ebu/dow/maxwell.php|ANSYS Maxwell SV]] for Windows - Analysis of electric and magnetic fields.
    *The commercial [[http://www.ansoft.com/products/hf/ansoft_designer/|ANSYS Ansoft Designer]].
      *The free [[http://ansys.co.kr/ebu/dow/designer.php|ANSYS Designer SV]] for Windows - Circuit modeling.
      *[[http://www.arrl.org/arrl-radio-designer|The national association for AMATEUR RADIO "ARRL Radio Designer"]] -> "ARRL Radio Designer News and Articles", "ARRL Radio Designer Tips".
  *The commercial [[http://web.awrcorp.com/Usa/Products/APLAC/|AWR Corporation "APLAC"]].
    *[[http://web.awrcorp.com/Usa/Contact/University-Program/|AWR University Program]].
      *[[http://web.awrcorp.com/graduate/|AWR Graduate Gift Initiative]] -> A license is granted for a certain HostID / MAC Address / Physical Address.
    *Free legacy APLAC Student Editions.
      *[[http://aplac-student.software.informer.com/|software.informer "APLAC Student 8.10"]].
      *[[http://www.rfglobalnet.com/download.mvc/APLAC-800-Student-Version-0001|RF Globalnet "APLAC 8.00 Student Version"]].
      *[[http://www.wirelessdesignonline.com/article.mvc/Featured-Download-APLAC-800-Student-Version-0001|Wireles Design Online "APLAC 8.00 Student Version"]].
    *[[http://radio.tkk.fi/en/|Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Radio Science and Engineering]].
    *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_Wave_Research|EN.Wikipedia "Applied Wave Research"]] ( AWR ), [[http://www.tuxfutter.de/wiki/APLAC|DE.Wikipedia "APLAC"]], [[http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/APLAC|FI.Wikipedia "APLAC"]].
    *[[http://www.fairchildsemi.com/support/design-tools/|Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. "Design Tools"]] - free online and downloadable EDA tools.
      *The free online EDA tool [[http://www.fairchildsemi.com/support/design-tools/power-supply-webdesigner/|Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. "Power Supply WebDesigner"]].
  *The OpenSource EDA tool [[http://www.fritzing.org/about/comparison/|Fritzing]] for Windows and Linux.
    *[[http://www.fritzing.org/about/comparison/|Fritzing "Comparison"]] with OpenSource Suites.
  *The OpenSource [[http://ozark.hendrix.edu/~burch/logisim/|Logisim]], [[http://circuit.sourceforge.net/|SourceForge "Logisim"]], [[http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/circuit/|SourceForge "Logisim"]] for Java - "A graphical tool for designing and simulating logic circuits".
  *The platform [[http://www.ti.com/webench|Texas Instruments WEBENCH® Design Center]] ( formerly: [[http://www.national.com/en/webench/|National Semiconductor WEBench]] ) with free online services and free downloads.
  *The free online tool [[http://www.st.com/edesignstudio|STMicroelectronics "eDesign Studio"]] - "The new, easy power management design tool", "Power Supply, Photovoltaic, LED Driver, Battery charger".
  *[[http://www.ultracad.com/calc.htm|UltraCAD Design, Inc. "UltraCAD Design, Inc.'s Calculators & Tools"]] - free tools for calculations about electronic design.
    *[[http://www.ultracad.com/fourier_tool.htm|UltraCAD Design, Inc. "Fourier Simulation Tool"]] for Windows.
    *[[http://www.ultracad.com/prenticehall/|UltraCAD Design, Inc. Resource Pages - Douglas Brooks "Signal Integrity Issues and Printed Circuit Board Design"]].
==== Some other commercial, but affordable EDA Tools =====
  *The commercial but affordable schematics editor [[http://www.abacom-online.de/html/splan.html|ABACOM-Ingenieurgesellschaft GbR "sPlan"]] for Windows. No simulation !
  *The commercial but affordable PCB design and circuit simulator software [[http://www.labcenter.com/|Proteus]].
    *Focus on Arduino & RaspberryPie.
    *There is a crippled free demo version "You cannot save your work".
    *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proteus_Design_Suite|EN.Wikipedia "Proteus Design Suite"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proteus_(Software)|DE.Wikipedia "Proteus (Software)"]].
==== Books ====
  *Roy W. Goody.
    *Book [[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130157961/hemmerling-21|Roy W. Goody: "OrCad PSpice for Windows, Volume 1: DC and AC Circuits"]].
    *Book [[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/013015797X/hemmerling-21|Roy W. Goody: "Orcad PSPICE for Windows Volume II: Devices, Circuits, and Operational Amplifiers"]].
    *Book [[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130311839/hemmerling-21|Roy W. Goody: "OrCAD PSpice for Windows: Volume III: Digital and Data Communications"]].
  *Book [[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/3446415920/hemmerling-21|Robert Heinemann: "PSPICE - Einführung in die Elektroniksimulation"]].
    *Accompanying website [[http://www.spicelab.de/|Robert Heinemanns PSPICE-Seiten]].
  *Recommendable books about //design// of SPICE models.
    *Book [[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/0070021538/hemmerling-21|Paolo Antognetti, Giuseppe Massobrio: "Semiconductor Device Modeling With Spice"]].
    *Book [[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/0132279355/hemmerling-21|Daniel P. Foty: "Mosfet Modeling with Spice: Principles and Practice"]].
==== Resources ====
  *[[http://www.damhave.com/ElectronicsOptimizer/ElectronicsOptimizer.html|Damhave Systems "Electronics Optimizer"]] - Free electronics design tool for advanced optimization and design of electronic circuits - with Optimizer, Monte Carlo and Worst Case Analysis, written in Java.
  *[[http://www.ecircuitcenter.com/|eCircuit Center]] - SPICE tutorials.
  *[[http://www.janson-soft.de/seminare/|Janson-Seminare für die professionelle Elektronikentwicklung]].
    *[[http://www.janson-soft.de/seminare/links.htm|Janson-Seminare für die professionelle Elektronikentwicklung "Link-Liste, Videos, Tipps und Tricks zur Schaltungssimulation mit PSpice und Capture"]] - Using "Capture", instead of using "Schematics".
  *[[http://www.mikrocontroller.net/articles/Schaltungssimulation|mikrocontroller.net "Schaltungssimulation"]].
  *[[http://www.sss-mag.com/spice.html|Spread Spectrum Scene: "SPICE Resources"]].
  *[[http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~jan/spice/spice.overview.html|Jan Van der Spiegel "SPICE - A Brief Overview"]].
===== Tools for Printed Circuit Boards Design =====
==== Free PCB & Schematics Tools =====
  *"Protel Easytrax".
    *[[http://wiki.altium.com/display/ADOH/Easy+trax|Altium Wiki "Easy trax"]] - Free download of "Protel Easytrax (DOS) Freeware version 2.06" for MSDOS.
    *[[http://www.lupinesystems.com/|Spike Tsasmali, Lupine Systems, Ltd.]].
      *[[http://lupinesystems.com/pcboards/|Lupine Systems, Ltd. "Making Printed Circuits"]].
        *[[http://www.lupinesystems.com/easytrax/|Lupine Systems, Ltd. "Protel EasyTrax. Installation and Useage Guide"]].
    *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altium_Designer|EN.Wikipedia "Altium Designer"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altium_Designer|DE.Wikipedia "Altium Designer"]].
  *[[http://www.designspark.com/|DesignSpark]] - "The gateway to online resources and design support for engineers". Free CAD & PCB tools. 
    *The free [[http://www.designspark.com/pcb|DesignSpark PCB]].
  *EAGLE.
    *[[http://www.cadsoft.de/freeware.htm|CadSoft "EAGLE Light Edition"]] - free tool for designing printed circuit boards (PCBs).
    *[[http://www.element-14.com/eagle-freemium|Element 14 "EAGLE Freemium edition"]].
    *[[http://eagle.software.informer.com/download/|Software Informer "EAGLE"]] - Software archive with download offer for legacy software editions.
    *"EAGLE 6.6.0" is the latest edition which runs on Windows computers with PentiumIII CPU. Newer versions, e.g. "EAGLE 7.4.0" require a PentiumIV CPU. On Windows computers with PentiumIII CPUs :-(, the installation crashes by an APPCRASH.
    *"EAGLE 7.4.0" asks on Win7 / Win8.1,.. to create the directory "C:\Users\<user>\Documents\eagle" if it doesn´t exist, to store data of user projects.
    *The online PCB board manufacting shop [[http://www.wedirekt.de/index.php/jungle|Würth Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG "WEdirekt Leiterplatten-Shop" - "Jungle"]] - "EAGLE Nutzer aufgepasst: mit EAGLE erstellte Leiterplatten lassen sich einfach über den 'PCB Quote'-Button bei WEdirekt anfragen und bestellen", "Sie sind mit Ihrem Layout zufrieden? Klicken Sie auf " ( den grünen Button ) "'PCB-Quote' in EAGLE". The "PCB Quote" button is visible if the "Board" window is opened. You are tken to these websites:
      *[[http://www.element14.com/community/community/pcb_prototyping|element14 "element14 PCB Prototyping"]].
      *[[http://www.element14.com/community/community/pcb_prototyping/pcb_fabrication|element14 "element14 PCB Fabrication & Manufacturing"]].
        *[[http://be.eurocircuits.com/shop/orders/configurator.aspx|Eurocircuits GmbH "PCB Orders Configurator"]].
        *[[http://www.wedirekt.de/index.php/pcb/index/current|Würth Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG "WEdirekt - PCB Orders Configurator"]].
    *[[http://www.heise.de/download/eagle.html|heise Download "Eagle 7.4.0"]] - "Mit Version 6 seiner Leiterplatten-Designsoftware Eagle hat der Hersteller CadSoft XML als grundlegendes Datenformat eingeführt, was das Bearbeiten von Projektdateien durch Skripte einfacher macht und die Grundlage für zukünftige Erweiterungen schafft".
    *[[http://blog.cadsoftusa.com/2012/11/eagle-ltspice-iv-interface/|CadSoft Blog "EAGLE-LTspice IV Interface"]], 2012-11-19.
  *The free schematic and PCB design software [[http://www.expresspcb.com/|ExpressPCB]] for Windows.
  *[[http://www.pad2pad.com/|Pad2Pad - Custom PCBs Online]] - Commercial PCB service, with free PCB design software for Windows.
  *[[http://www.ibfriedrich.com/|Ing.-Büro FRIEDRICH "Target 3001!"]] - free edition ( "Target 3001! discover" ) and commercial editions.
    *Book [[http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/3772342078/hemmerling-21|Richard Zierl "Platinenentwicklung mit TARGET 3001!"]].
==== Commercial PCB & Schematics Tools =====
  *[[http://www.cad-ul.de/ariadne-eda.php|CAD-UL ElectronicServices GmbH "Ariadne EDA-System"]] for Windows.
  *[[http://www.altium.com/|ALTIUM]].
    *[[http://www.altium.com/products/altium-designer/de/altium-designer_home.cfm|ALTIUM Designer]].
    *[[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.hoschar.de/|Archive.org "Hoschar AG"]]
      *"HOSCHAR EDA ist nun Altium Europe GmbH: Der EDA-Geschäftsbereich der HOSCHAR AG gehört seit 17. Juli 2002 zum weltweit operierenden EDA-Hersteller Altium (früher unter dem Namen Protel bekannt) und führt seit dem die Geschäfte der Altium Europe GmbH".
      *If you were just in need for electronics design and simulation software, notice that in the 1990th and early 2000s [[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.hoschar.de/|Hoschar Systemelektronik GmbH]] was willing to send you a free demo CD with tons of demo versions of such tools, including PC-SPICE. For non-professional operations, many of those demo versions were sufficient.
    *Altium Designer 14 is a still single-threaded 32-bit Windows application.
    *For proper 3D graphics operation, graphics cards with "Shader Model 3" support are necessary. 
      *Intel i3 / i5 / i7 CPUs with "HD4000" graphics are suitable.
      *"Shader Model 3" was even implemented in some legacy AGP graphics cards like "Nvidia 6800". See [[3dframeworks.html|3D Graphics Frameworks]]!
    *Altium Designer coomponents:
      *Platform.
      *Schematics design.
      *FPGA design ( with focus to support the prototyping hardware board [[http://nb3000.altium.com/|Altium Nanoboard 3000]]. )
      *PCB design.
    *User interface:
      *"ö" ( German keyboard ) = "~" ( US Keyboard ) = Shows all shortcut options.
      *F1 = Help.
        *Altium Designer 13 and earlier: Microsoft Win32 Offline help.
        *Altium Designer 14: Online Altium tecdocs.
      *Tab = Setup / configuration of the function just in use.
  *[[http://www.bartels.de/bae/bae_en.htm|Bartels AutoEngineer]] for Windows and Linux - "A famous EDA/CAE/CAD/CAM software system for schematic capture, printed ciruit board design and IC/ASIC design". 
    *Editions:
      *The commercial "Bartels AutoEngineer" for Windows or Linux, with affordable entry edition.
      *The free, fully functional "BAE Schematic Editor" for Windows or Linux. "The software configuration (BAE Demo or BAE Schematics) can be selected during or after installation". 
    *[[http://www.mikrocontroller.net/articles/BAE-Tutorial|mikrocontroller.net "BAE-Tutorial"]].
  *[[http://www.mentor.com/|Mentor Graphics]].
    *[[http://www.mentor.com/pcb/|Mentor Graphics PCB Design "Xpedition"]].
  *[[http://www.pulsonix.com/|Pulsonix]].
    *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsonix|EN.Wikipedia "Pulsonix"]].
==== Commercial Tools for Strip Board Projects ====
  *[[http://www.abacom-online.de/uk/html/lochmaster.html|ABACOM "Lochmaster"]] for Windows - "A developers tool for strip board projects".
    *[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lnp6CFadmA|YouTube "Lochmaster 4.0 [Tutorial]"]].
==== Electrical and EMV Simulation of Boards ====
  *[[http://www.ansys.com/Products/Simulation+Technology/Electronics/Signal+Integrity/ANSYS+SIwave|ANSYS, Inc. "ANSYS SIwave"]].
  *[[http://www.ansys.com/Support/Training+Center/Courses/Introduction+to+ANSYS+SIwave|ANSYS, Inc. "Introduction to ANSYS SIwave"]].
  *[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xJOMg5HGqY|YouTube "ANSYS SIwave"]].
==== PCB Data Formats ====
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDIF|EN.Wikipedia "EDIF"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Design_Interchange_Format|DE.Wikipedia "Electronic Design Interchange Format"]].
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerber_format|EN.Wikipedia "Gerber format"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerber-Format|DE.Wikipedia "Gerber-Format"]].
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ODB%2B%2B|EN.Wikipedia "ODB++"]].
==== Online Shops for Printed Circuit Board Production ====
  *The online PCB board manufacting shop [[http://www.wedirekt.de/index.php/jungle|Würth Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG "WEdirekt Leiterplatten-Shop"]] - Online shop to order PCB boards individually designed by the customers, with focus on single units and small quantities.
===== Resources =====
  *The German EDA multi-vendor distributor [[http://www.flowcad.de/|FlowCAD]].
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_design_automation|EN.Wikipedia "Electronic design automation"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Design_Automation|DE.Wikipedia "Electronic Design Automation"]].
===== Forums, Newsgroups =====
  *[[http://forum.duncanamps.com/|Duncan's Amp Pages - Forum]] - Subforum "SPICE".
  *[[http://server.ibfriedrich.com/wiki/ibfwikide/index.php?title=Forum|Ing.-Büro FRIEDRICH "Target 3001!" - Forum]] - No forum, but external links to relevant third-party forums.
  *[[http://www.pulsonix.com/forum/|Pulsonix User Forum]] - "Need a site login? If you believe you have a current maintenance contract but have not yet been given a username and password, please contact us with your full details and we will provide you with your account information" :-(.
  *[[http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/eaglecad/|Yahoo Groups "PCB Design Eagle CadSoft:- User Group"]].
  *[[http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/LTspice/|Yahoo Groups "LTspice IV"]], [[http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/LTspiceDocs/|Yahoo Groups "LTspiceDocs"]].
===== Appropriate OpenDirectory Directory Pages =====
  *[[http://www.dmoz.org/Business/Electronics_and_Electrical/|OpenDirectory "Top: Business: Electronics and Electrical"]].
  *[[http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Technology/Electronics/|OpenDirectory "Top: Science: Technology: Electronics"]].
  *[[http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Technology/Electronics/CAD/|OpenDirectory "Top: Science: Technology: Electronics: CAD"]].
  *[[http://www.dmoz.org/World/Deutsch/Wirtschaft/Elektrotechnik_und_Elektronik/|OpenDirectory "Top: World: Deutsch: Wirtschaft: Elektrotechnik und Elektronik"]].
  *[[http://www.dmoz.org/World/Deutsch/Wissenschaft/Ingenieurwissenschaften/Elektronik/|OpenDirectory "Top: World: Deutsch: Wissenschaft: Ingenieurwissenschaften: Elektronik"]].
  *[[http://dir.yahoo.com/business_and_economy/business_to_business/computers/software/cad_cam/ic_design/|Yahoo! Directory "B2B: CAD/CAM Software: IC Design"]].
  *[[http://dir.yahoo.com/business_and_economy/business_to_business/electronics/|Yahoo! Directory "Business and Economy: Business to Business: Electronics"]].
  *[[http://dir.yahoo.com/science/computer_science/electronic_computer_aided_design__ecad_/|Yahoo! Directory "Science: Computer Science: Electronic Computer Aided Design (ECAD)"]].
  *[[http://dir.yahoo.com/science/engineering/electrical_engineering/|Yahoo! Directory "Science: Engineering: Electrical Engineering"]].
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