To all who replied - thank you very much. I will download and try the
recommended software.
In the meantime, I tried setting my computer clock back a year, and lo and
behold, DesignWorks Lite came back to life! This technique might also work
for other trial version software that has "expired".
Steve
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From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Gary Lau
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 8:09 PM
To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
Subject: Re: [TCML] Schematic Capture Software
I had been using the free OrCAD 8.0 Pspice package, and while the schematic
capture may be lacking many things, the ability to simulate circuits was
HUGE!
I just got a Windows 8 PC, and sadly, I don't seem to be able to install
OrCAD. I tried compatibility mode - no dice.
I don't want this to devolve into a Windows 8 bashing thread (no one has the
bandwidth for that), but has anyone installed a free trial version of OrCAD
on W8?
Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA
On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Jeremy Gassmann
<jeremyee78@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Steve,
> I actually just downloaded a free lite version of Cadence OrCAD
> (pSPICE). It will obviously have limitations but I can't remember what
> they are. Their website details those limitations. Another one that I
> heard is pretty good is LTSPICE from Linear Technogies. I have no idea
> if it is still active or not but I know am engineer that preferred
> using that over company paid full version of OrCAD. Hope this helps.
>
> Jeremy
>
> On Saturday, May 17, 2014, Steve Young <youngster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I need your advice:
> >
> >
> >
> > I have used DesignWorks Lite for years to draw circuits (schematics)
> > because the price was right - free. But alas, the registration has
> > expired, the product no longer works, and the product is
> > discontinued. The
> professional
> > version is about $500 which is out of my budget range.
> >
> >
> >
> > Does anyone have a still-working (free) copy of DesignWorks Lite 4
> > they could send me so I could print out my circuit design files?
> >
> >
> >
> > What schematic capture software is available for hobbyists these
> > days
> that
> > is free or low cost for drawing circuits ranging from spark gap TCs
> > to digital logic for several dozen ICs and hybrid analog/digital
circuits?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> > S. Young
> >
> >
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