National Instruments and Mouser have teamed up to offer an integrated design tool called MultiSIM Blue. Here’s what the Web page has to say:
With MultiSIM BLUE, the entire tool chain is fully integrated. Easily scheme, simulate, PCB layout, BOM and purchase all in one integrated tool. Discover an easy-to-use, seamless environment for the functional simulation of linear circuits using the Berkeley SPICE engine and over 100,000 components from the industry’s leading manufacturers – built-in from the start. Plus, parts will be frequently added to your Mouser parts database with the newest authorized components from Mouser.
System Requirements for MultiSIM BLUE
- Windows Operating System
- Pentium 4/M class microprocessor or equivalent
- 512 MB of memory (256 MB minimum)
- 2 GB of free hard disk space
- Open GL capable 3D graphics card recommended (SVGA resolution video adapter with 800 × 600 video resolution minimum, 1024 × 768 or higher preferred)
Supported Operating System Requirements
- Windows XP (32-bit)
- Windows Vista (32-bit & 64-bit)
- Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit)
- Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
- Windows 8 (32-bit & 64-bit)
- Windows 8.1 (32-bit & 64-bit)
I haven’t tried it yet, but it looks like an interesting piece of software, and you can’t beat the price–it’s free! I’m a little surprised that it only runs on Windows as NI really got started in the software biz with LabView for the Mac. That shouldn’t be a big deal for hams, though, as most of us have Windows machines in our shacks.
Elwood Downey, WB0OEW says
I like http://easyeda.com which has similar capabilities (except the parts ordering) but best of all it runs entirely in a browser so it works on any platform.
Tom AJ4UQ says
When you install the software (after a 775MB download!) the license agreement makes it clear that this is a one-year evaluation version (and you can’t use it if you’re a student).