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eprom
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Circuit design Software
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Jan 8 03:51 UTC 2000 |
This isn't strictly a Radio question...but since there isn't a EE cf,
I figure this is the best place. :)
anywho, Has anyone had any experince with Computer based circuit simulation
softwares like SPICE?
Which do you think is a better program Electronic Workbench or Circuit maker?
what did you like about it?
what didn't you like?
was it realistic in function?
When I was in High School, I took a year of Electonics/automation technology
class.
This was back in 96 and one of my favorite things in the class was, a computer
with Electonic WorkBench 4 installed. I played with it for hours and hours
designing wierd circuits and watching if my creation yielded a cool
waveform....hehe.
Im sure there are other great SW packages other than EWB and
CircuitMaker...could someone point me in the right direction??
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gull
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Jan 8 05:27 UTC 2000 |
I've used PSPICE and B^2 SPICE, but not either of the packages you
mentioned.
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eprom
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response 2 of 5:
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Jan 9 02:48 UTC 2000 |
I downloaded TopSpice yesterday and played with it for about a half hour.
I didn't like it, It felt too CAD like, where you have to input all the
information manually. EWB4 is nice because at the side is a toolbar with
all the components, just click on the picture and drag it to where you want
it placed, then click on a component lead and drag you cursor to connect a
"wire" to another component. its so simple even a 5 year old could figure it
out. :)
even though I've never played with Circuit Maker, it appears to be almost the
same as EWB...both were priced around $299. the last time I checked.
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gull
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response 3 of 5:
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Jan 9 04:37 UTC 2000 |
B^2 SPICE lets you assemble a circuit graphically, as well. PSPICE requires
you to write a text file describing the circuit.
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n8nxf
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response 4 of 5:
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Jan 10 12:10 UTC 2000 |
I've played with EWB a little bit and had a lot of fun with it. From
what I read, Spice lets you model stuff that you can't with EWB. Spice
lets you tweek the nuts and bolts.
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eprom
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response 5 of 5:
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Jan 10 17:23 UTC 2000 |
a guy on USENET suggested http://www.orcad.com which looked interesting
but their price was around $4995 for there millennia suite package..
thats way outta my price range....hehe and I thought EWB was expensive :P
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