Editing Tools and Techniques

This is the beginning of a page to reorganize [[Techniques]] and to include both software and hardware tools and to perhaps distinguish, design, debuggin and building tools.  Just an idea for now not linked into the wiki.


== Software design tools ==

For software design tools such as
Design CAD CAM

CAD/CAM

Circuit Schematics / Schematic Capture

= Circuit simulation
, see
[[software tool]].


=== Micprocessor Design/Programming === 

Assemblers
Compilers

For the PIC see [[PIC_Links#Compiler Section]] see the section on Compilers 

Simulators

Simulators are often included with an assembler or compiler, there are also from freestanding ones.

Features to look for.

=== Calculations ===

Do not for get the good old spreadsheet, do your own thing, or you may find ones for download that have been set up for specific calculations.


== Design Manual - Non Cad Cam  ==

== Construction ==

Tools ( may also be useful for Debugging )
=== [[Hardware tool]]s ===
A directory of [[hardware tool]]s that you may find useful.



== Debugging/Test Instruments ==

Common Hand Tools
Soldering Iron 


Test Equipment

Oscilliscopes
Logic Anilizers
Signal Generators
Multimeters
Power Meters

Microcontroller
Programmers
In Circuit
Serial Bootloaders


Debugging

InCircuit Debugging

== Misc Tips Tricks ==

[[Misc Tips Tricks]]


== PC Sound Card Based Test Instruments ==

The sound card on a PC cna be used either to capture signals or to generate them.  Normally it is limited to acting in the audio range, about 20 Hz to 20 K Hz.  You cna do this without any additional hardware, or extend the capabalities with some external hardware.  This gives you a simple way to get Oscilliscopes, signal generators, and signal analizers.  Below are some links, you can probably find more ( and post them here please ).  This is not to be confused with instruments that are PC based, but are highly dependent on external hardware ( we should have a section on them sometime soon ).


=== Oscilliscope ===



=== Signal Generator ===


At http://www.slatecreekengineering.com/SoundArb.htm

SoundArb is a free program from David Sherman Engineering Co. that allows you to control a PC sound card like you would a conventional function generator. You can select standard waveforms, load arbitrary waveforms from a text wave table file, control the frequency and amplitude of the waveform, and select from a versatile set of triggering modes. With a stereo sound card, one channel can be used as a "sync" output.


At http://www.epanorama.net/links/pc_sound.html  scroll down to: heading "Signal generator software"

The [[microcontroller polyphony]] page describes some signal generation techniques.

=== Signal Analizers ===


also heading on:

Signal waveform analyzing tools


also heading on 

FFT spectrum analyzer programs

=== Test Equipment and Other Equipment ===
see [[Test Equipment and Other Equipment]]


[[Category:Test Equipment]]