• DesignSoftware

Design Software

This page is a collection of software tools that are referenced from other pages.

Schematic Capture/Board Layout

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/eagle_latest.exe Eagle]

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/adslbr.zip ProfSterian's part libraries]

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/designrules.zip ProfSterian's design rules]

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/drillracks.zip ProfSterian's drill racks]

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/camfiles.zip ProfSterian's CAM files]

• [http://www.circuitryparts.com Circuitry Parts] has a free, on-line database of schematics and PCB footprints for a large number of parts from various manufacturers. This can save you some time in constructing part libraries, although I don't think they have Eagle formats yet

Microcontroller Development

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/mplab_latest.zip MPLAB]

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/piclite.exe PIC 16F84A C Compiler]

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/avrstudio_latest.exe AVR Studio]

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/winavr_latest.zip WinAVR]

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/avrdude_latest.tar.gz AVRDUDE]

• [http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/avr-libc/released AVRGCC source] download site

Device Programmers

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/Emp20arc.exe EMP20] software

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/empw1_4.exe EMP21] software

Simulation

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/swcadiii.exe LTSpice/SwitcherCAD]. See the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LTspice LTSpice User Forum] at Yahoo for useful links to tutorials, extra models, etc.

• TimingAnalyzer is a free tool for drawing high-quality timing diagrams and performing timing analysis.

Terminal Programs

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/ttermp23.zip TeraTerm] version 2.3

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/ttpro313.zip TeraTerm] version 3.1.3

Gerber Viewers

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/gcprevue_latest.zip GC-Prevue]

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/viewmate_latest.exe ViewMate]

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/camtastic_latest.exe CAMTastic!]

• [http://gerbv.sourceforge.net gerbv]

Panelizers

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/Python GerbMerge]

Transmission Line Simulators

• [http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/courses/Downloads/bounce1G.exe Bounce] (author's [http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~trueman home page])

Thermal Simulators

• Vishay's [http://www.vishay.com/thermal-modelling thermal modeling] tool allows for three-dimensional FEA simulation of power MOSFET's.