Multisim Mac

 

Hi friends,

Today we will talk about the most important tool for an electronics engineer “A Circuit Simulator”. Before fabricating a particular circuit, it is customary to simulate the circuit on any EDA Software. However, when we start thinking for one, the first question comes to our mind is Which EDA Software will be helpful to accomplish this job? The answer to this question may vary for circuit-to-circuit and different software and different capabilities which no one can deny. So here, I will tell you some of the key difference between top Circuit Simulators (Analog + Digital) available in the market. Hope you will find one that will match your need and will become a valuable buy.

Top four circuit simulators to be discussed in this post will be-

  1. LT Spice
  2. NI Multisim
  3. TINA-TI
  4. OrCAD PSpice

#4 TINA-TI

Multisim Software For Mac NI Multisim 14.1 Crack With Serial Number Free Download 2019 NI Multisim Crack is a software which is used in electronics as well as electrical engineering. How to Install MultiSim for Windows PC or MAC: MultiSim is an Android Tools app that is developed by Qian Qin and published on Google play store on NA. It has already got around 50000 so far with an average rating of 3.0 out of 5 in play store. Tutorial on how to create and simulate a circuit online; then, learn how to create a group and share circuits with others.

TINA-TI provides all the conventional DC, transient and frequency domain analysis of SPICE and much more. TINA has extensive post-processing capability that allows you to format results the way you want them. Virtual instruments allow you to select input waveforms and probe circuit nodes voltages and waveforms. It supports AC, Transient, DC analysis, some Fourier analyses and a couple of steady-state analyses. TINA’s schematic capture is truly intuitive – a real “quick start.” TINA is a product of Design Soft exclusively for Texas Instruments.

TINA-TI is available for Windows XP, 7, 8 and 10. No availability for Linux users. This complimentary version is fully functional but does not support some other features available with the full version of TINA. Digital circuit’s simulation is not available in free version of the software.

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#3 LT SPICE

LTspice is a high-performance SPICE simulator, schematic capture and waveform viewer with enhancements and models for easing the simulation of switching regulators. Our enhancements to SPICE have made simulating switching regulators extremely fast compared to normal SPICE simulators, allowing the user to view waveforms for most switching regulators in just a few minutes. Included in this download are LTspice, Macro Models for the majority of Linear Technology’s switching regulators, over 200 op amp models, as well as resistors, transistors, and MOSFET models.

LTspice is available for Windows 7, 8, and 10. Support for Windows XP version has ended and will no longer be updated. It provides free usage of circuit simulator i.e. you will get all the features for free.

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#2 NI MULTISIM

Multisim simulation and circuit design software give engineers the advanced analysis and design capabilities to optimize performance, reduce design errors, and shorten time to prototype. Intuitive NI tools result in saved printed circuit board (PCB) iterations and significant cost savings. Software not only provides an excellent simulation environment will all types of simulations from basic DC, AC and Transient analysis to Monte Carlo and Time Dependency Simulations. You can also model new simulation types. Multisim also provides facility to create new models. You can simulate both Analog and Digital circuits on Multisim. It also provides PCB Design and Fabrication feature with 3D view capability. Multisim is also available for students (Student Edition).

Multisim also provides Multisim Live, which is a web-based electronic schematic capture and simulation tool with built-in SPICE, a based analog simulation that allows users to capture and simulate designs using 200 different components, anywhere with an Internet connection. Multisim is currently working on Windows but Linux or MAC users can use Multisim Live. You can download a trail version or student edition with some limitations.

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#1 CADENCE ORCAD PSPICE

Cadence acquired the PSPICE tool that was originally developed by Microsim. Cadence provides the OrCAD Capture and PSpice circuit simulation tool as a bundle with many useful packages that are highly helpful in circuit simulation and model creations. OrCAD PSpice and Advanced Analysis technology combine industry-leading, native analog, mixed-signal, and analysis engines to deliver a complete circuit simulation and verification solution. You can use them for either prototyping simple circuits, designing complex systems, or validating component yield and reliability. OrCAD PSpice technology provides the best, high-performance circuit simulation to analyze and refine your circuits, components, and parameters before committing to layout and fabrication.

Cadence ORCAD PSPICE is highly useful and used by many students and researchers. The bundle provided by CADENCE also contains PCB Designer, PCB Editor, PCB Router, Circuit Simulator, and Model Creator etc…

You can run PSpice on Windows and Linux both. Pspice is a paid software. You can start a Lite version which will run for an indefinite time with some limitation on circuit size and all.(Should buy Full Version – Recommended)

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Foot Print:

I have used every software listed above. Being a Windows User, I personally recommend Cadence PSPICE over all the other software because it has both features and great community over the web. Multisim provides you a great platform to simulate circuits and PCB Fabrication but is not used by many researchers for Circuit Simulation. It will be a good alternative to Cadence PSPICE if you are a student. Multisim ranked second because we cannot simulate circuits by writing SPICE code directly, which is a great advantage in Cadence PSPICE. Rest Simulators are also good but for small circuits and lack of many features which do the first two provide.

Wait for my next post. Till then stay creative and innovative!

Mac

National Instruments Multisim is an industry standard circuit design and analysis program. Because of its ease-of-use and prevalence in the industry, many higher education institutions teach it to their students. Of course, the first step to using your software is to install it. We’ve been getting some questions about this from our customers, so we put together this post to help make the process easier. Please be aware that Multisimdoes not run on Mac. This program is specifically for the PC.

Downloading your Multisim Software

Let’s get started:

  • First, go to this link: http://www.ni.com/download/ni-circuit-design-suite-educational-edition-14.1/6510/en/
  • When the website opens, click the “I am a current user of NI Circuit Design Suite Educational Edition” option, as shown here:
  • If you are not already signed into an NI account, you will be asked to create an NI account. Fill out the information that’s asked of you and click “Create Account”.
  • Once your account is created and you’re signed in, you will be brought back to the download page.
    Choose the same link again, as seen here:
  • Now the download will begin. Wait for it to finish downloading.

Installing your Multisim Software

  • Once it’s done downloading, go to your Downloads folder and find the NI_Circuit_Design_Suite_14_1_Education file. Right-click this file and choose “Run as Administrator”, as seen here:
  • A window will come up asking you to extract files, click “OK” on this window:
  • On the next window that opens, leave everything default and click “Unzip”:
  • Let the files process. This could take a few minutes.
  • When the files are done processing, a window will say “560 files unzipped successfully”. Click OK on this window:
  • Now, the installer will automatically open.
  • On the installer window, click “Next”:
  • On the next window, fill out your name and organization. Choose the option for “Install the product using the following serial Number” and put in your serial #. If you do not have your serial #, you can choose the “Install this product for evaluation” option and put in the serial # later, during the activation process.
  • On the next window, leave everything default and click “Next”
  • On the Feature’s section, left click the dropdown next to NI ELVISmx, and choose “Do not install NI ELVISmx”, then click “Next”, as seen here:
  • On the proceeding window, leave the check box checked and click next:
  • The installer will search for updates. As of this writing (9/11/2017), there are no updates listed. The next window will tell you no updates have been found. Click “Next”.
  • On the license agreement window, accept the above 2 agreements and click “Next”:
  • Then you will be asked if you want to disable Windows fast startup. Uncheck this option and choose “Next”:
  • Now, your installation will begin. This process could take several minutes to several hours depending on your computer.
  • Once the installation is complete, you need to activate the product.

Activating Multisim

To activate your Multisim product, follow these instructions (NOTE: you must be connected to the internet to activate):

  • Go to your start menu and type “NI License Manager”. Open the app called NI License Manager.
  • Once the license manager is open, click the “Local Licenses” option.
  • Go to the Multisim 14.1 hierarchy and right-click the “Student Edition” node and choose “Activate”:
  • You can do the same thing for Ultiboard 14.1, which is listed just below Multisim 14.1 in the license manager.
  • You will be asked for your serial #.
  • If you have a physical copy of the software, you will find your serial # on the sticker that is stuck to the DVD sleeve.
  • If you purchased a download from Studica, you can find your serial # at https://www.studica.com/customer/account. You will be asked to log in to your Studica account. Go ahead and do so.
  • Once you’re logged in, click the “My Downloads” option at the top of the page:
  • On the My Downloads site, you will see your product listed along with a serial #. Copy that serial #.
  • Once the serial # is put into the Serial # box in the license manager, click the “Activate” button.
  • You will be asked to login to your NI account. Go ahead and login to your NI account. If you do not have an NI account, you can create one here.
  • Once you’re logged in, the activation process should proceed and complete successfully.

Opening Multisim & Creating Desktop Icon

On newer version of Windows, Multisim does not create a desktop icon. If you run into this issue, you can follow these instructions to pin Multisim to your taskbar and create a desktop shortcut:

  • Go to your start menu and type “Multisim”
  • Right-click the “Multisim 14.1” application and choose “Pin to Taskbar”.
  • Once this is done, you’ll see the Multisim icon on your taskbar across the bottom of your screen.

Multisim Equivalent For Mac

To create a desktop shortcut, follow these instructions:

  • Open windows explorer and navigate to C:Program Files (x86)National InstrumentsCircuit Design Suite 14.1
  • Find the file called “multisim”
  • Right-click this file and choose Send To → Desktop

You should now have the Multisim icon on your desktop.

Multisim Mac Os Alternative

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