Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!wuarchive!uunet!world!jon_sree From: jon_sree@world.std.com (Jon Sreekanth) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: PC CAD tools for Digital Electronics Design Message-ID: Date: 28 May 91 14:31:15 GMT References: <1991May16.194947.6121@athena.mit.edu> Sender: jon_sree@world.std.com (Jon Sreekanth) Organization: The World Lines: 31 In-Reply-To: pdp8@athena.mit.edu's message of 16 May 91 19: 49:47 GMT In article <1991May16.194947.6121@athena.mit.edu> pdp8@athena.mit.edu (John W.F. McClain) writes: ... What I wan't most is digital logic simulator. Second is a schematic drafting program, that can output to the simulator. It would also be nice to be able to simulate PALs from PALASM files (PROMs would be nice too.) Finally a PC board layout program would be nice but I can wait on that. ... Pick up any copy of EE Times and browse the ads, fill out the "bingo cards" or call the advertisers. Most of them will rush you glossy brochures and trial disks. We use Orcad for schematic entry. Orcad has a full suite of cad tools, including pcb layout and simulation, and pld's, and they have it all nicely integrated in their "integrated design environment". It's about $500 for their schematic entry package. We use Tango PCB from Accel Technologies; also costs about $500, and needs to be used with a parallel port copy protection device. These two cad tools are both reasonably powerful, professional, budget priced packages. After using "real" cad tools (Valid running on uVaxen), I don't feel Orcad is too much of a step down. It's too early to tell with Tango. / Jon Sreekanth Assabet Valley Microsystems Fax and PC products 346 Lincoln St #722, Marlboro, MA 01752 508-562-0722 jon_sree@world.std.com