Top 5 applications every engineer should have

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While looking at my laptop, thinking what programs should I install or uninstall, I listed the top 5 programs I need to backup. The programs listed are the most commonly used programs in my ECE course. So let's start.

1. EagleCAD 

Eagle cad is a software which helps you to draw schematic diagram. It has a very simple design and easy to use. After making the schematic diagram it has a toolbox which check if your schematic is correct, it is called a DRC check.

It also has a PCB maker. It transfers your schematic drawing to a PCB layout design (sounds good right). You can manually route or auto route the PCB tracing. Then print it. You can download your EagleCad here.
 

             

2. Proteus ISIS 

Want to test your circuit if it is working or not? Then this is the right software for you. Proteus for me is the best circuit simulation, you can simulate your circuit limiting your expenses. You can even put a tester probes to measure the current or voltage across every circuit elements or put a spectrum analyzer to see the system output in frequency domain. It also has a PCB layout design, it automatically transfers your schematic diagram to the PCB layouting. What else can you ask for? For anything else visit their website and download the program here. 


3. AutoCad 

Whether what kind of engineer you are, architect, Civil, or Electronics we are all desiring a common thing. Yes it is. We all want to build our own house. Autocad helps you to see your future home easily without expending too much. It helps you to see your home either in floor plan, 2D form, 3D form or all the above. So start making your dream house, remodel it, draw it in autocad and voila a perfect dream home for you and your family. You can download the software here.




 4. MATLAB 
 

Are you a design engineer? Do you want to build and test your system without expending too much money? Then this is the right program for you. MATLAB is a powerful software that helps you to transform your circuitry or your system into basic mathematical equations. With this you can predict, make a graph to see the impulse and step responses of your system with different kind of inputs. MATLAB + Simulink toolbox equals perfect match. You can check their website here.




5. Arduino
 

This is the last on my list. No matter what our age is, man is also a big-child. With arduino software we can make, program and design toys, quad-copters, RC cars and even toys made to move using the Bluetooth device on our phones. For everything else, download your arduino software here.


Have some list of your own top programs?, you are free to comment it here, paste and share it with everybody. Thanks!


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