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