what is the best computer software for electronics simulation?

It depends on your budget & other requirements. ( I liked EWB and P SPICE.) All the products mentioned by you are equally competitive.

Karthik Balaguru

I use Multisim

Most people appreciate **FREE*.

Define 'best'.

Graham

Eeyore a écrit :

Don't know what 'best' is, but I sure know that 'worst' is EWB (now Multisim).

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LT Spice. Free.

John

I have been quite happy with LTSpice. My thought is: Don't pay for anything until you exceed the capabilities of LTSpice.

Agreed, although I might add that everyone who become a proficient LTSpice user might want to download the freely available manuals for things like, e.g., PSpice to get some idea of what they're "missing."

Unfortunately PSpice has been left to languish for years now by Cadence, with little or no improvements. :-( It still has a lot more features than LTspice, although LTspice also has the various proprietary devices used with switching power supplies that no other well-known SPICE has... not to mention that if you want to use Linear Devices' models for their switching controller ICs, LTspice is the only way to do it.

Quite agreed. I used PSpice in grad school, and I may still have the

5.25" floppy. Closer to home, I have had to look up SPICE language when inserting third party models into LTSpice, and trying to understand some of the subtleties.

If you cannot afford it C++ Builder and design your own simulators and other software. However, if you want quality, ask your employer to order a free demo first and try it out. As far as Xilinx freeware - forget it get quality if you can afford it. Otherwise you will be on the phone a lot with tech support.

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