Developer(s) | WestDev Ltd. |
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Initial release | 2001 |
Stable release | 8.0
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Operating system | Windows |
Type | Electronic design automation |
Licence | Proprietary |
Website | www |
Pulsonix is an electronic design automation (EDA) software suite for schematic capture and PCB design. It is produced by WestDev, which is headquartered in Gloucestershire, England, with additional sales and distribution offices overseas. It was first released in 2001, and runs on Windows.
Overview
British software house WestDev created electronic design automation (EDA) software Pulsonix in 2001. Development team members had formerly worked at Racal–Redac on computer-aided design tools. A key aim of the developers was that the software be easy to use, without the need for extensive training that they believed existing EDA products at that time required.[1][2]
The software was used in the "Hermes" project, in 2009, which looked to embed components within a circuit board's inner layers, to minimize use of design space.[3]
Chris Anderson, then Wired editor-in-chief, gave it a generally positive review, at DIY Drones – an online portal for unmanned aerial vehicle ("drones") enthusiasts, in which he praised its user interface plus range of features such as 3D views, and, while noting it is an expensive product, deemed it "the best competitor to the aging Cadsoft Eagle" software.[4]
Schematic capture
Schematic capture layout functionality, including:
- Hierarchical schematic design
- SPICE mixed-signal circuit simulation
- Netlist export
- Reporting and BOM creation
- Sketch Routing
PCB design
- Push, shove and hug routing
- Manual routing, with support for differential pairs, multi-trace routing, pin-swapping and gate-swapping
- Apply layout pattern for component placement
- Differential Pair Routing
- Support for Flexi-Rigid Design
- Layer spans
- Support for Embedded Components[3]
- Via Stitching within customised shapes and pads
- Component footprint library management
- Automatic trace routing
- Manufacturing files generation with support for Gerber and ODB++ formats
- Import and export various file formats[1][5]
- 3D visualisation and clash detection[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b Kucera, G.; Schulte, A. (23 Feb 2007). "Leiterplattendesign: Gängige Formate und Librarys komfortabel...". [PCB Design: Process Common formats and libraries comfortably]. Elektronikpraxis. Vogel Bus. Media. Accessed 13 June 2014.
- ^ Staff writer (13 Oct 2011). "Pulsonix rinnova la propria presenza in Italia". [Pulsonix renews its presence in Italy]. Elettronica News. New Business Media. Accessed 13 June 2014.
- ^ a b Stahr, H.; Beesley, M. (October 2011). "Embedded Components on the way to Industrialization". 'SMTA International Conference, Ft. Worth/USA. Accessed 16 June 2014.
- ^ Anderson, C. (26 Aug 2008). "Finally, a decent (albeit expensive) competitor to the Eagle PCB software". DIY Drones.com. Accessed 16 June 2014.
- ^ Kucera, G. (1 Jun 2012). "PCB-Design in MCAD exportieren". [Export PCB Designs to mechanical-CAD]. Elektronik Praxis. Vogel Bus. Media. Accessed 13 June 2014.
- ^ Mallok, C. (19 Jan 2012). "Was Sie wissen müssen über das CAD-Design, die Leiterplattentechnik und Baugruppenpfertigung". [What you need to know about PCBs' CA-design, mfr. and assembly]. Elektronik Praxis. Vogel Bus. Media. Accessed 13 June 2014.