Give protel a shot.  It's got a free 35 day license...


Shawn Wilton
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PicDude wrote:
> Okay, I downloaded the lite version, and experimented with it for a bit.
> Seems like a pretty well-made product, with a good library which includes PIC
> components.  But there are significant limitations, such as, as you mention,
> the inability to generate Gerber outputs, and the inability to generate
> netlists.  Also, I don't have a firm answer to this, but it seems that you
> get a certain # of library parts, and have to pay for others after that.
>
> I've calculated my circuit's expected pin-count, and come to a result of
> between 1800 and 2000.  Of course if makes sense to have some overhead to
> that, so let's say 3000.  The profession version of Proteus that supports
> that is way beyond my budget. :-(
>
> Cheers,
> -Neil.
>
>
>
> On Tuesday 13 April 2004 08:23 am, Mike Hord scribbled:
>
>>Until recently, I would have suggested Proteus Lite, by Labcenter
>>Electronics.  It's a good product, and I've used it happily for three
>>years.  I recently upgraded to the lowest end of their professional
>>products, and they've been great with tech support and the
>>product is solid.
>>
>>Unfortunately, they recently hobbled the Lite version, removing
>>the option to purchase the additional CAD/CAM capability.  If you
>>don't need CAD/CAM output (but I can't imagine why you wouldn't),
>>have a look at www.proteuslite.com.  It really is a heck of product.
>>
>>The professional version with a 2k pin count is above your price
>>range (~$600US), but might well be worth a look, because it has
>>a lot of bells and whistles.  You could also contact them and see
>>if the CAD/CAM output option is still available, just not on the
>>website.  The North American contact is Don Jackson, and he's
>>a heck of a nice guy.
>>
>>I've found the Proteus software to be much better than others I've
>>tried.  ESPECIALLY Eagle.  I'll be sticking with it for some time to
>>come.
>>
>>Mike H.
>>
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