In message <004201c68a28$5a440550$67aaae41@CTAJS>, Chris Maxwell <[email protected]> writes > have recently been looking at schematic capture and layout packages. >Two that are in use around me are Orcad and Proteus. > >Orcad schem capture and layout is about $6000, while Proteus schem >capture and layout (without autoroute) are about$1800. Has anybody >worked with both enough to provide a quick comparison?
I haven't, but I believe you either swear by either of them, or swear at it. >Will one or the other "pigeon hole" me? Either; both have a cult following. Somewhere on the web is a list of free and low-cost packages with a brief review of each. Sorry I don't have the URL, but all of the listed ones work reasonably well. > >I have also been looking into MathCAD or MathCAD-like software. Are >there any other choices other than MathCAD that anyone would recommend? I don't think there is now anything like Mathcad which is equal or less than that in price. There were some in the Windows 3.11 era, but they seem not to have been maintained. -- John Woodgate - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
