Category: Software

MAGIC-BOM® is the latest feature in the PCB-POOL® configurator from the prototype specialist and PCB manufacturer Beta LAYOUT. MAGIC-BOM® creates your Bill of Material (BOM) for PCB assembly as if by Magic; How does it work ? You simply drag your PCB layout file into the ‘drag...

Have you ever had problems with your PCB designs and had to remake any of them after having the "final" prototype in your hand? If you are one of these non-human geniuses that made only masterpiece-like, immaculate PCBs, please, throw the first stone. As we are not, and had to perform...

PartKeepr is one of the best known part invertory systems, and made it open source for anyone else to use. PartKeepr was developed with usability as its first priority. You can sort and filter by virtually any field, drag and drop parts into any category, hide and show additional fields...

As a maker, often we are faced with people who are afraid to dive into this world, mainly because they are scared to start their own projects and think the task of learning to code is a total abomination (it is not) or just want to do very simple stuff and do not feel like their small...

We are very pleased to announce the release of the Linux version of PKCMD: PKCMD-LX.  This is the Personal Computer version, designed to run on flavours of Linux, both 32 and 64 bit.  This was a huge investment by us. But, these are exciting developments for the software as it shows...

Have you ever wanted to simulate an Arduino? Either for convenience or to ensure the project works before implementing it or even buying the components, a simulator is an extremely welcome (and useful) tool, especially if it's just right there, in your browser. With that said,...

Texas Instruments (TI) has announced a new custom version of the PSpice simulator from Cadence Design Systems that enables engineers to simulate complex analog circuits with unlimited analysis of TI power and signal-chain products. By Rich Pell @ smart2zero.com Available for download...

Today, SnapEDA - a company that helps engineers design electronics faster by removing barriers - is launching a new KiCad plugin, allowing designers to search and download its computer-aided design (CAD) models directly within the KiCad PCB design environment. KiCad is a free and...