Simulator for a newbie

Apr 02, 2006 3 Replies

Is there a logic simulator out there that has some/all of these features: named inputs (A,B,C,D), minimization (in the form of Karnaugh), conversion between schematics and functions, ie a learning tool ?



It all depends on what you want to learn. If you want to learn how logic design is done professionally then download webpack from

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and play with modelsim.

Karnaugh mapping was a very usefull tool 20 years ago and undergrads still get taught it to get them thinking logically but it has no place in modern design.

Colin

snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote: : Is there a logic simulator out there that has some/all of these : features: named inputs (A,B,C,D), minimization (in the form of : Karnaugh), conversion between schematics and functions, ie a learning : tool ?

TkGate may be of interest to you ...

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It's open-source & free for download.

Stuart

Multisim is nice for newbies.

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