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Kaleidoscope

Software for schematic capture and PCB design

Published in issue 348, November 2005

Kaleidoscope
Programs for schematic capture, board designs (PCBs) and simulation are now indispensable tools for anyone serious about electronics design. This issue of Elektor Electronics comes with a free DVD packed with demo, evaluation, trial and complete versions of all popular E-CAD programs. The DVD, we hope, allows you see what program is best suited to your requirements and applications. This article provides brief discussions of all programs on the DVD.

Abacom: Splan 6.0 – SprintLayout 4.0
AMS: Circuit Creator
Baas: Layo PCB 10.0
Bartels AutoEngineer: BAE 4.3.0.347
Cadence Design Systems: OrCAD V 10.0
CADInt PCB: CADInt PCB 2.11.15.0
CADSoft: Eagle 4.15
Capilano: DesignWorks 4.3.1
Edainnovation: EPD 7.2.31
Electronics Workbench: Design Suite 8.1
Free PCB: Free PCB 1.2
Friedrich (Bureau): Target 3001! V11 & V12
Holophase: CirCAD ‘98
KiCAD : KiCAD
Labcenter Electronics/Multipower: Proteus 6.8
McCAD McCAD Schematics – MAC PCB-ST
Merco electronics: PCB Elegance 3.0
Merlin: MerliPCB
Micrelec: WinSchém 6.1 – WinTYPON
Niche Software: PCB Designer 1.3.3
Number One Systems: Easy PC 9.0
Pad2Pad: Pad2Pad 1.6.0
PCB123: PCB123 V2.1
PCB Editor: PCB Developer's Assistant V3.0
Seetrax: RangerXL – Ranger2XL
Tsien: Boardmaker 3
Visionics: EdWinXP 14.0
Vutrax: Vutrax 12.5
Zuken: CADStarexpress 7.0

Relevant websites

Abacom
www.abacom-online.de
AMS
www.advancedmsinc.com/
Asic Atoms
www.asicatoms.com/
Baas
www.baas.nl" target="_blank">www.baas.nl
Bartels AutoEngineer
www.bme.ie/bae/bae/
CADint PCB
www.cadint.se/
CADSoft
www.cadsoft.de/
CirCAD
www.holophase.com/
DesignWorks
www.capilano.com/
Edainnovation
www.edainnovation.com/
Electronic Workbench Europe
www.electronicsworkbench.com/
Friedrich (Bureau)
www.ibfriedrich.com/
Free PCB
www.freepcb.com/
KiCAD
iut-tice.ujf-grenoble.fr/kicad/

http://kicad.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

Labcenter Electronics
www.labcenter.co.uk/
(France) Multipower
www.multipower.fr
Layo1PCB www.baas.nl" target="_blank">www.baas.nl
McCAD
www.mccad.com/
Mentor Graphics
www.mentor.com/products/pcb/pads/
Merco electronics
www.merco.nl/
Merlin PCB
www.geocities.com/MerliPCB/
Micrelec
www.micrelec.fr/lyctech/tele.htm
Niche Software
www.niche.co.uk/
Number One Systems
www.numberone.com/
OrCAD (Cadence)
www.orcad.com/downloads.aspx
Pad2Pad
www.pad2pad.com/
PCB123
www.pcb123.com
PCB Editor
www.waldherr.com/
Seetrax
www.seetrax.co.uk/
Target 3001 !
ibfriedrich.com/
Tsien
www.tsien.info/
Visionix
www.visionics.a.se/
Vutrax
www.vutrax.co.uk
Zuken
www.zuken.com

Other interesting links for companies that do not appear on the DVD.
Altium
www.altium.com/pcad/
Ariadne
www.cad-ul.de/htm/ariadne-start.htm
Circuit Maker
www.circuitmaker.com/
Pulsonix
www.pulsonix.com/index.asp
The PCB Designer
www.cad-design.com/

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