Capilano’s DesignWorks Schematic Capture Software One of the best schematic capture programs available. Simulator available. Built on a strong database; you can easily add automation to many phases of the design process. Some AppleScript support, database scripts can generate and execute a AppleScript. Net list generators for many PCB packages. Macintosh OS-X and Windows. http://www.capilano.com/http://www.capilano.comhttp://www.capilano.com/shapeimage_3_link_0

Engineering Design Software Related Links for the Macintosh

MacSpice 3f5 Spice maintained and augmented by Charles D. H. Williams of the University of Exeter’s School of Physics. DesignWorks has a design kit that supports MacSpice 3f5. AppleScript support. Macintosh OS-X only. http://www.macspice.com/http://www.macspice.comhttp://www.macspice.com/shapeimage_4_link_0
Osmond PCB PCB Layout. There is a design size limited free version, and a unlimited commerical version. Latest development includes a Cocoa version with updated UI. Scriptable. Macintosh OS-X only. http://www.osmondpcb.com/http://www.osmondpcb.com/http://www.osmondpcb.com/shapeimage_5_link_0
Mac the Scope and Waavebox Software based Oscilloscope and signal generator. Macintosh OS-X and Windows. http://www.channld.com/prdinf.htmlhttp://www.channld.com/prdinf.htmlhttp://www.channld.com/prdinf.htmlshapeimage_6_link_0
RF Toolbox A handy set of tools for electronic design, not just RF. Macintosh OS-X and Windows. http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/rftoolbox.htmlhttp://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/rftoolbox.htmlhttp://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/rftoolbox.htmlshapeimage_7_link_0
MacTXLine MacTXLine calculates parameters for transmission lines. Macintosh OS-X only. http://www.holdorf.dk/software/downloads/http://www.holdorf.dk/software/downloads/http://www.holdorf.dk/software/downloads/shapeimage_8_link_0
VC 840 Recorder Digital multimeter data recorder. Macintosh OS-X only. http://cw.kolleegium.ch/vc840/http://cw.kolleegium.ch/vc840/http://cw.kolleegium.ch/vc840/shapeimage_9_link_0
Quite Universal Circuit Simulator Electronic simulator. http://sourceforge.net/projects/qucs/http://sourceforge.net/projects/qucs/http://sourceforge.net/projects/qucs/shapeimage_10_link_0
Graphing Calculator Simply the coolest Graphing Calculator ever written. Macintosh OS-X and Windows. http://www.pacifict.com/FreeStuff.htmlhttp://www.pacifict.com/FreeStuff.htmlhttp://www.pacifict.com/FreeStuff.htmlshapeimage_11_link_0
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Kulesh Software’s PortTerm Applescriptable serial port interface. Macintosh OS-X only. http://kulesh-software.com/Software/PortTerm/http://kulesh-software.com/Software/PortTerm/http://kulesh-software.com/Software/PortTerm/shapeimage_15_link_0
W7AY’s Macintosh Software This site includes a Mac port of NEC software for antenna design CocoaNEC 2.0 , CocoaModem, Atmel AVR support, Serial Communication analyzer, and more. Macintosh OS-X only. http://homepage.mac.com/chen/index.htmlhttp://homepage.mac.com/chen/index.htmlhttp://homepage.mac.com/chen/index.htmlshapeimage_16_link_0
SpiceX Spice 3f4 from Ideas Studios. Nice Aqua interface. Macintosh OS-X only. http://www.ideasstudio.com/Special%20projects/SpecialHome.htmlhttp://www.ideasstudio.com/Special%20projects/SpecialHome.htmlhttp://www.ideasstudio.com/Special%20projects/SpecialHome.htmlshapeimage_17_link_0
iSpectrum Analyzer - Audio Spectrum Analyzer Spectrum, Waterfall, and Oscilloscope views. Six bandwidth resolutions. Macintosh OS-X only. http://www.dogparksoftware.com/iSpectrum.htmlhttp://www.dogparksoftware.com/iSpectrum.htmlhttp://www.dogparksoftware.com/iSpectrum.htmlshapeimage_18_link_0
MININEC Pro Antenna Analysis Software This site has a beta version of NEC software for antenna analysis. Macintosh OS-X and Windows. http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/mininec.htmlhttp://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/mininec.htmlhttp://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/mininec.htmlshapeimage_19_link_0
Audio Toolbox Audio band function generator and scope using the computers sound input and output. Macintosh OS-X only. http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/audiotoolbox.htmlhttp://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/audiotoolbox.htmlhttp://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/audiotoolbox.htmlshapeimage_20_link_0

Oscilloscope and arbitrary waveform generator

Two channel Macintosh USB digital storage oscilloscope (2MHz) and a 2MHz DDS arbitrary waveform generator. Macintosh OS-X oscilloscope software is supported through SourceForge.

Windows, Linux, and Macintosh OS-X.

http://www.syscompdesign.com/

Mac software: http://sourceforge.net/projects/oip

McCAD GView Gerber viewer. Somewhat dated in its Macintosh support. The free version only allows two layers at a time. http://www.mccad.com/FREE_GerberViewer.htmlhttp://www.mccad.com/FREE_GerberViewer.htmlhttp://www.mccad.com/FREE_GerberViewer.htmlshapeimage_21_link_0
Electroacoustics Toolbox Faber Acoustical’s software based Oscilloscope, signal generator, FFT and more. The premium audio tool for the Mac. http://www.faberacoustical.com/http://www.faberacoustical.com/http://www.faberacoustical.com/shapeimage_22_link_0
Electric VLSI Design System A full open source Java based Electronic Design Automation system including IC layout, Schematic capture, and VHDL. http://www.staticfreesoft.com/http://www.staticfreesoft.com/http://www.staticfreesoft.com/shapeimage_23_link_0
BiotSavart Magnetic field calculator. http://www.ripplon.com/BiotSavart/index.htmlhttp://www.ripplon.com/BiotSavart/index.htmlhttp://www.ripplon.com/BiotSavart/index.htmlshapeimage_24_link_0

LayoutEditor

PCB, Thin Film, & IC Layout. Offers three license levels. Uses Calma’s GDSII file format but is compatible with five others including Gerbers. New version 10/14/2009. Will work as a Gerber viewer for Osmond.


Open source version:

http://www.layouteditor.net/

Professional version:

http://www.juspertor.com/

Epoxy PCB layout. French and English localization, but only French documentation. Macintosh OS-X only. http://jumpifnotzero.free.fr/logitheque/epoxy_uk.htmlhttp://jumpifnotzero.free.fr/logitheque/epoxy_uk.htmlhttp://jumpifnotzero.free.fr/logitheque/epoxy_uk.htmlshapeimage_25_link_0
CoolTerm Terminal for serial ports. Supports Hex display. Macintosh OS-X only. http://freeware.the-meiers.orghttp://freeware.the-meiers.orghttp://freeware.the-meiers.orgshapeimage_26_link_0
MacFDTD Silicon layout and simulation program (unsupported). Macintosh OS-X only. http://www.jadechord.com/http://www.jadechord.com/http://www.jadechord.com/shapeimage_27_link_0
FIR HDL Writer Verilog FIR filter generator. Many design options. http://www.optunis.com/fir_hdl_writer/fir_hdl_writer_product.htmlhttp://www.optunis.com/fir_hdl_writer/fir_hdl_writer_product.htmlhttp://www.optunis.com/fir_hdl_writer/fir_hdl_writer_product.htmlshapeimage_28_link_0
GPIB-USB Controller Download data and control GPIB bus enabled oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, function generators, power supplies, and any other GPIB instrument seamlessly through USB! Mac, Win, Linux, BSD. http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=549http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=549http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=549shapeimage_29_link_0
CircuitPeople’s “Got Gerbers” web site An online service for viewing PCB gerber files. Any platform. http://www.circuitpeople.com/http://www.circuitpeople.com/http://www.circuitpeople.com/shapeimage_30_link_0
Sage Mathematics Software Free open source symbolic/numeric math solver. Their mission is to create a viable free open source alternative to Magma, Maple, Mathematica and Matlab. Supports Macintosh OS-X, Windows, Linux, and Solaris. http://www.sagemath.org/ A web based version is also available at: http://www.sagenb.org/http://www.sagemath.org/http://www.sagenb.org/http://www.sagemath.org/shapeimage_31_link_0shapeimage_31_link_1

This is a collection of Macintosh OS-X software that I have found useful for electronic engineering. This list does not include my software for engineering, click here for that. I have highlighted my favorites in red. I try to keep these links up-to-date, but if you find a broken link, please email me so I can make updates. Thank you.

Gerbv FINK based Gerber viewer. First download FINK for Macintosh, Use FINK Commander to load Gerbv, Then launch Gerbv from Terminal. Full GUI under X11. Macintosh OS-X, UNIX, and Linux. http://gerbv.gpleda.org/ Start here with FINK: http://www.finkproject.org/download/index.php?phpLang=enhttp://gerbv.gpleda.org/http://www.finkproject.org/download/index.php?phpLang=enhttp://gerbv.gpleda.org/shapeimage_32_link_0shapeimage_32_link_1
Cross Over Mac Codeweaver’s version of Wine. Runs many Windows applications without Windows installed. http://www.codeweavers.com/http://www.codeweavers.com/http://www.codeweavers.com/shapeimage_33_link_0
Free Open Source Software, Many Projects. MacForge is a central location for many open source projects including software dealing with VHDL, JTAG, Solar Cells and so on. http://www.macforge.net/projects.php?cat=246http://www.macforge.net/projects.php?cat=246http://www.macforge.net/projects.php?cat=246shapeimage_34_link_0
LC Filter Design web site This is an interactive design package for designing analogue (i.e. hardware) filters made of inductors and capacitors (Ls and Cs). All platforms. http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~fisher/lcfilter/http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~fisher/lcfilter/http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~fisher/lcfilter/shapeimage_35_link_0
CircuitCalculator.com Calculators for trace widths, wire parameters, RMS and so on. All platforms. http://circuitcalculator.com/http://circuitcalculator.com/http://circuitcalculator.com/shapeimage_36_link_0
SciLab Mathematics Software Open source math platform for numerical computation. Supports Macintosh OS-X, Windows, and Linux. http://www.scilab.org/http://www.scilab.org/http://www.scilab.org/shapeimage_37_link_0
LCD Editor Generates C code for use of HD44780-based LCD displays from a GUI. Macintosh OS-X only. http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/28724/lcd-editorhttp://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/28724/lcd-editorhttp://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/28724/lcd-editorshapeimage_38_link_0
Damhave Systems Software Tools They have a collection of tools for high frequency design. If you find something you would like to try, you need to click the email link and ask for a copy. Macintosh OS-X only. http://www.damhave.com/SoftwareTools/SoftwareTools.htmlhttp://www.damhave.com/SoftwareTools/SoftwareTools.htmlhttp://www.damhave.com/SoftwareTools/SoftwareTools.htmlshapeimage_39_link_0
AD Instruments’ LabChart Pro software Data acquisition software for their modules. Macintosh OS-X and Windows. http://www.adinstruments.com/products/software/research/LabChart-Software/http://www.adinstruments.com/products/software/research/LabChart-Software/http://www.adinstruments.com/products/software/research/LabChart-Software/shapeimage_40_link_0
QFN Builder for Osmond Builds osmond symbol from parameters of QFN package. Macintosh OS-X only. http://www.amug.org/~rzusman/QFN%20Builder.ziphomepage.mac.comhttp://www.amug.org/~rzusman/QFN%20Builder.ziphttp://www.amug.org/~rzusman/QFN%20Builder.zipshapeimage_41_link_0
National Instruments’ NI-VISA Universal I/O Interface Software. Macintosh OS-X and Windows. http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/1520/lang/enhttp://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/1520/lang/enhttp://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/1520/lang/enshapeimage_42_link_0

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sourceforge.net’s “Engineering tools on OSX” home page Collection of useful software packages to perform engineering tasks, especially electrical engineering and chip design. http://eng-osx.sourceforge.net/http://eng-osx.sourceforge.net/http://eng-osx.sourceforge.net/shapeimage_48_link_0
DirectVHDL Low-cost, interactive VHDL simulator, Includes VHDL Workspace, VHDL Editor, VHDL Simulator, and VHDL Tutorial. http://www.gmvhdl.com/mac-dv.htmlhttp://www.gmvhdl.com/mac-dv.htmlhttp://www.gmvhdl.com/mac-dv.htmlshapeimage_49_link_0
Siemens PLM Software releases NX for Mac Solid modeling software. Windows, Linux, UNIX, and Macintosh OS-X. http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/shapeimage_50_link_0
Matrix Calculator Simple Matrix calculator. Macintosh OS-X only. http://download2us.softpedia.com/dl/6b7c09ff9afafc043f1629441aee87b7/4af05c50/400041632/mac/Math-Scientific/Matrix%20Calculator.dmg.ziphttp://download2us.softpedia.com/dl/6b7c09ff9afafc043f1629441aee87b7/4af05c50/400041632/mac/Math-Scientific/Matrix%20Calculator.dmg.ziphttp://download2us.softpedia.com/dl/6b7c09ff9afafc043f1629441aee87b7/4af05c50/400041632/mac/Math-Scientific/Matrix%20Calculator.dmg.ziphttp://download2us.softpedia.com/dl/6b7c09ff9afafc043f1629441aee87b7/4af05c50/400041632/mac/Math-Scientific/Matrix%20Calculator.dmg.zipshapeimage_51_link_0shapeimage_51_link_1

Some iPhone tools

OpticsCalc Paraxial Thick Lens, Lens Makers Formula, Snell’s Law, Prism Refraction, and Fresnel Reflection. iPhone only. http://www.opticscalc.com/http://www.opticscalc.com/http://www.opticscalc.com/shapeimage_52_link_0
Power Supply Simulator Simulate a transformer, Bridge/full & half wave rectifier, capacitor power supply. Macintosh OS-X and Windows. http://files.me.com/wingsy/59fmbvhttp://files.me.com/wingsy/59fmbvhttp://files.me.com/wingsy/59fmbvshapeimage_53_link_0
Octave Mathematics Software Open source math platform for numerical computation. Runs Matlab .m files. Supports Macintosh OS-X, Windows, and Linux. http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/shapeimage_54_link_0

Emacs VHDL Mode

If you like the Emacs editor and write VHDL, here is a VHDL syntax aware mode for Emacs.

http://www.iis.ee.ethz.ch/~zimmi/emacs/vhdl-mode.html

Emacs for OS-X is available from http://emacsformacosx.com/

Quick Graph Plot up to 3 equations in 2D or 3D. iPhone only. http://www.colombiamug.com/2009/06/quick-graph/http://www.colombiamug.com/2009/06/quick-graph/http://www.colombiamug.com/2009/06/quick-graph/shapeimage_55_link_0
iPod Super Dock Project Make your own dock. iPhone only. http://electronicdesign.com/article/audio/ipod-dock-project.aspxhttp://electronicdesign.com/article/audio/ipod-dock-project.aspxhttp://electronicdesign.com/article/audio/ipod-dock-project.aspxshapeimage_56_link_0
QtDMM QtDMM is a DMM readout software including a configurable recorder. Macintosh OS-X and Linux. http://www.mtoussaint.de/qtdmm.htmlhttp://www.mtoussaint.de/qtdmm.htmlhttp://www.mtoussaint.de/qtdmm.htmlshapeimage_57_link_0
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AppCAD RF & Microwave tools from HP & Agilent This package includes calculators for Transmission Lines, Transistor Bias Circuits, Cascade Noise Analysis, Transistor Design Data, and more. Although written for Windows, it is well behaved under Wine (Windows emulation) and runs will in CrossOver on the Macintosh without Windows. http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/mininec.htmlhttp://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/mininec.htmlhttp://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/mininec.htmlshapeimage_60_link_0

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