Pulsonix

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Pulsonix

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Basic data

developer WestDev Ltd.
Publishing year 2001
Current  version 10.5
operating system Windows
category EDA software
License Commercially
www.pulsonix.com

Pulsonix is a software for creating circuit diagrams and designing printed circuit boards (also called EDA tool, in German for design automation of electronic systems). It is produced by WestDev , headquartered in Gloucestershire , England, with additional sales offices in Europe and other continents. It was first published in 2001 and runs on Windows .

development

The British software house Westdev developed the ECAD software Pulsonix in 2001. The core of the development team previously worked on CAD software at Racal-Redac.

A major goal of the developers was to make the software easy to use without having to complete intensive training beforehand, which was required for most ECAD tools at the time.

The software was part of the EU-funded “HERMES” project (2008–11), which dealt with the integration of components into the inner layers of the printed circuit board and changes in the processes of semiconductor manufacturers.

The project started with eleven industrial and research partners and had the goal of making the embedding technology (also known as packaging) for semiconductors ready for series production in order to be at eye level with the Asian market.

Pulsonix or Westdev was contacted at the time to support the project. Other contributing tool makers were Cadence, Mentor Graphics, and Zuken. These tools can model components on the inner layers and generate the corresponding production data for the circuit board manufacturer.

description

Pulsonix is ​​a Windows application for the creation of circuit diagrams and electronic layouts of all kinds. There are three expansion levels, ranging from 1000 pins to an unlimited number of pins. All three include an autorouter.

Within a dual monitor setting, the circuit diagram and layout processes can be displayed on individual screens. Changes are synchronized as required. Various interfaces enable data to be exchanged with other systems.

circuit diagram

Functionalities of the circuit diagram:

PCB design

Functionalities of the layout:

  • Embedded Component Technology
  • Push, shove and hug routing
  • Manual routing, with support for differential pairs, multi-trace routing, pin-swapping and gate-swapping
  • Automatic trace routing
  • Apply layout pattern for reusing arrangement and unbundling
  • Layer spans
  • Special pad shapes
  • Component library for creating and managing components (symbol and footprint)
  • Model a Flexi-Rigid design
  • STEP data output
  • Generate manufacturer data in Gerber , ODB ++ and IPC2581
  • Import and export of various file formats
  • 3D view

More features

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Basic considerations for choosing a layout program. mikrocontroller.net, accessed May 5, 2017 .
  2. ^ Westdev Ltd .: Pulsonix | PCB design software. Retrieved May 5, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Stahr, H .; Beesley, M. (October 2011): Embedded Components on the way to Industrialization. (PDF) (No longer available online.) SMTA International Conference, Ft. Worth / USA, formerly in the original ; accessed on June 16, 2014 (English).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.ats.net  
  4. ↑ European Commission: CORDIS | Projects: HERMES: High density integration by embedding chips for reduced size modules and electronic systems. February 29, 2012, accessed May 4, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Karin Zühlke: Chip Embedding: Europe has caught up! Markt & Technik, March 20, 2012, accessed May 5, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Gerd Kucera: Pulsonix publishes version 6.0. In: Electronics Practice. Vogel Business Media, September 1, 2009, accessed May 8, 2017 .
  7. ↑ a b Integrations available for Pulsonix PCB Design. XPLM Solution GmbH, 2017, accessed on May 5, 2017 .
  8. ↑ PCB Software Comparison . In: Gruending Design . December 12, 2012 ( gruending.net [accessed May 4, 2017]).
  9. ↑ WestDev Ltd .: Advanced Technology option. (PDF) January 12, 2017, p. 21 , accessed on May 8, 2017 (English).
  10. ^ Bob Williams: Pulsonix Design System V4.0 Update Notes. (PDF) WestDev Ltd., September 15, 2006, p. 81 , accessed on May 8, 2017 (English).
  11. ↑ Jenifer Vincenz / Gerd Kucera: Basic elements and structure of the CAD library - variety of terms and confusion of terms. In: Electronics Praxsis. Vogel Media Business, July 15, 2011, accessed May 8, 2017 .
  12. ^ Ty Stephens: Advanced Technology Option. (PDF) Westdev Ltd., January 12, 2017, p. 12 , accessed on May 7, 2017 (English).
  13. ↑ A. Schulte / Gerd Kucera: Circuit board design: Conveniently process common formats and libraries. In: Electronics Practice. Vogel Business Media, February 23, 2007, accessed May 5, 2017 .
  14. ^ Bob Williams: Pulsonix Design System V4.0 Update Notes. (PDF) WestDev Ltd., September 15, 2006, p. 89 , accessed on May 8, 2017 (English).