EFY Plus DVD

This Month’s DVD Contents

This month’s DVD brings you circuit modelling along with PCB EDA tools for students and small businesses. Also included are a neural network simulator and a machine learning tool for enthusiasts. Have fun!

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FidoCADJ

The latest version of FidoCADJ included in the DVD is an-easy-to use graphical editor with a library of electrical symbols and footprints (traditional and SMD). It is not a simulation tool but an agile EDA tool with graphical flexibility for hobbyists. FidoCadJ is available for multiple platforms like MacOSX, Linux and Windows. This makes it a perfect choice for exchanging sketches in forums and newsgroup discussions with just a few clicks. Supported OS: Windows, Linux, MacOS. Size: Windows - 840kB, MacOSX - 10MB, Linux - 574kB

JMCAD

If you are looking for a suitable program for modeling and simulation of complex dynamic systems, here is a small and effective Java-based program for you. With JMCAD you can create virtual prototypes on your desktop and make sure your design works properly before committing to prototype. It combines the simplicity and clarity of a block-diagram interface with a high-performance mathematical engine, providing fast and accurate solutions for linear, non-linear, continuous time, discrete time, multi-rate and hybrid systems. Supported OS: Windows, MacOSX, Linux (with Java). Size: 2.3kB

GPUTILS

GPUTILS is a collection of open source replacements for the Microchip PIC microcontroller utilities comprising an assembler, dis-assembler, linker and object file viewer. GPUTILS can be used to develop code for over 250 PIC processor types involving standard configure make, and make install steps. Supported OS: Windows. Size: 928kB

SpiderPCB

Spider PCB brings the hierarchical layout to the PCB industry, providing not only a hierarchical schematic but also a layout tool for the PCB designers. It is an easy-to-use PCB EDA tool for students and small businesses. Using Spider PCB, you can easily follow the classic top-down design, bottom-up implementation. You can draw the schematics on the way down, starting with block-diagram form in the top-most hierarchical level and adding more and more detail while going towards the component level. Supported OS: Windows. Size: 1.5MB

SimCAS

SimCAS is a free, open source, very simple and flexible analogue simulator. This simple tool can run on Windows and Linux. It is not as powerful as Spice or Qucs but provides a handy GUI-based analogue simulation environment. It uses symbolic equations to define various components and solves the net system by using a Computer Algebra System (CAS) algorithm without using a matrix. Supported OS: Windows, Linux. Size: Windows - 2.4MB, Linux - 525kB

Weka

Weka is a machine learning tool which helps in analysing large data and extract the most relevant information. This DVD brings you the latest version of Weka, which is written in Java and can be run on any platform. It provides you with a collection of machine learning algorithms for solving real-world data mining problems. Supported OS: Windows, MacOSX, Linux (with Java). Size: 32-bit Windows - 51.1MB, 64-bit Windows - 52.5MB), MacOSX - 81.6MB, Linux - 23.1MB

LTspice IV

LTspiceIV is a high performance Spice simulator, schematic capture and waveform viewer with enhancements and models for easing the simulation of switching regulators. New enhancements to Spice have made simulating switching regulators extremely fast compared to normal Spice simulators, allowing the user to view waveforms for most switching regulators in just a few minutes. Supported OS: Mac OS, Windows. Size: Windows (14.5MB), Mac OSx (48.9MB)

AIM-Spice

Developed at the University of California, with its first release in 1972, Automatic Integrated Circuit Modelling Spice, or AIM-Spice, uses the Spice format for describing analogue circuits. Unlike Spice, which uses control records, AIM-Spice uses point-and-click type controls. This DVD includes AIM-Spice for Windows, while you can also get the Linux version by sending an email to trond@aimspice.com. Supported OS: Windows, Linux. Size: Windows - 3.66MB

Qucs

Qucs is a circuit simulator with well advanced Graphical User Interface (GUI) which allows setting up of schematics and presenting simulation results in various types of diagrams. It supports various circuit simulation types along with the availability of mathematical equations and use of a subcircuit hierarchy (with parameterised subcircuits). Supported OS: Windows, MacOSx. Size: Windows (53.783 MB), MacOSx(67.7MB), Ubuntu (411.5 MB) 