SKOLNIK TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE
CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTOR FOR NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS (NI)
FOR THE NI ELECTRONICS WORKBENCH
MULTISIM & ULTIBOARD PROGRAMS
&
NORTH AMERICAN AUTHORIZED RE-SELLER OF NI ELECTRONICS WORKBENCH
IN NEW MEXICO
&
ALLIANCE PARTNER OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS (NI)
Phone: (505)299-1157 & Fax: (505)299-3647 & E-mail: info@skolnik-tech.com
As a training organization, Skolnik Technical Training Institute utilizes NI Electronics Workbench (EWB) Multisim “Schematic Capture & Simulation” software program to enhance our electronics training program. It is unquestionably our tool of choice due to its excellent combination of flexibility, power, and user-friendliness! The Multisim program is an impressive interactive simulator, allowing our instructors to quickly construct circuits and to instantly simulate them, as well as to efficiently modify them during simulation, such that results can be observed instantaneously. With this fantastic tool, our students not only tremendously enjoy their training but also learn a great deal!
We also use the Multisim program for our many electrical engineering design projects. It is definitely a professional package that meets our electronics industry requirements. NI EWB's rapid experimentation allows our engineers to maintain the necessary focus to formulate important insights and to identify the appropriate components for correct circuit operation. They are able to effectively validate & refine their circuits during the schematic capture phase of the design process in lieu of awaiting a prototype, enabling them to not only significantly reduce their circuit design time, but also to lower their prototyping costs, and to perform earlier testing, for quick, timely delivery of high-quality, reliable products!
We strongly believe in the innovative NI EWB programs & highly recommend these valuable, significant tools, and are very delighted to bring these exceptional, affordable products to you.
The NI Electronics Workbench Group (formerly Electronics Workbench) equips the professional PCB designer with world-class tools for schematic capture, interactive circuit simulation with industry-standard SPICE, board layout with autorouting options, and integrated prototyping and test.
National Instruments MultiSIM schematic capture and simulation environment, and
National Instruments UltiBOARD layout and routing are available in different packages to ensure you have the professional tools, models, components and functionality to efficiently complete your design.
· NI MultiSIM is available in Base, Full, and Power Pro Editions.
· NI UltiBOARD is available in Full and Power Pro Editions.
I. NI MultiSIM Development Systems
1. “Power Pro” Edition
· Premier development platform
· Complete advanced schematic capture and SPICE simulation design environment for professionals
· Comprehensive database of 16,000+ components & simulation models
· Full suite of 24 advanced analyses and 22 virtual instruments for validation of circuit behavior
· Compatible with NI LabVIEW for easy integration of prototype measurements and analysis
· Advanced project management tools including variant support and the advanced spreadsheet view
· Formerly known as Electronics Workbench Multisim Power Professional Edition
2. “Full” Edition
· Standard development platform
· Integrated schematic capture and SPICE simulation
· Quick and intuitive access to interactive SPICE simulation and analysis results
· 15 Interactive virtual instruments, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and the Bode plotter
· Powerful insight into circuit behavior with Monte Carlo, worst-case, and 13 other advanced analyses
· Integration with NI LabVIEW for test
· Over 12,000 components and simulation models including basic, advanced analog, and digital parts
· Formerly known as Electronics Workbench MultiSIM Professional
3. “Base” Edition
· Advanced engineering schematic capture environment for professional PCB design
· Includes basic, introductory SPICE simulation technology for interactive validation of circuit behavior
· Basic circuit design software for industry
· 11,000+ components including basic, advanced analog, digital, and interactive parts
· Easy-to-use circuit design features including autoconnection of passives and modeless wiring
· Ability to export to UltiBOARD for layout
· Integration with NI LabVIEW for test
· Formerly known as Electronics Workbench MultiCAP Pro Edition
II. NI UltiBOARD Development Systems
1. “Power Pro” Edition
2. “Full” Edition
NI UltiBOARD - PCB Layout & Autorouting
From part placement to routing, NI UltiBOARD provides an easy and intuitive platform to design your printed circuit boards. UltiBOARD’s flexible design environment provides you with automated functionality for speed, and manual techniques for precise control. This flexibility, along with seamless MultiSIM integration, optimizes the PCB design process and allows you to easily take a design from schematic to production.
· Integrated with NI MultiSIM for easy import of netlists
· Flexible and integrated design environment
· Improved speed of trace & part placement
· Multiple routing and placement techniques offer manual control or automated speed to effectively accomplish a design
· Auto-router allows quick and automated board routing
· Easy export of PCB designs to industry standard formats such as Gerber and DXF enables smooth transfer to manufacturing
· Now includes all the functionality of Electronics Workbench UltiROUTE
I. NI MultiSIM Professional Product Features
A. The following chart presents the schematic capture features of NI MultiSIM
Feature
Base
Full
Power Pro
previously MultiCAP Pro
previously MultiSIM Pro
previously MultiSIM
Power Pro
Customizable GUI
s
s
s
Modeless part placement and wiring
s
s
s
Fast retrieval parts bins
s
s
s
User defined fields
s
s
s
Advanced symbol editor
s
s
s
Auto and manual wiring
s
s
s
Virtual wiring by node name
s
s
s
Fast auto-connect passives
s
s
s
Rubber banding on part move
s
s
s
Replace multiple components at once
s
s
s
Bus-vector connect
s
s
s
Project manager
s
s
s
Hierarchical design
s
s
s
Multisheet design
s
s
s
Circuit annotations
s
s
s
Comments on schematic
s
s
s
Electrical rules check
s
s
s
Title block editor
s
s
s
Forward/back annotation
s
s
s
Export to Mentor PADS layout
s
s
s
Advanced search
s
s
s
Variant support
s
Spreadsheet view
s
Design constraints
s
Zoom to selected part
s
Pin and gate swap
s
Customizable BOM
s
Advanced reports
s
Cross-probing with NI UltiBOARD
s
ERC scope setting
s
Mark no-connect pins
s
Database import/export
s
Component database
Partial
Partial
Complete
B. The following chart presents the simulation features of NI MultiSIM
Feature
Base
Full
Power Pro
previously MultiCAP Pro
previously MultiSIM Pro
previously MultiSIM
Power Pro
Interactive simulator
s
s
s
Fully mixed-mode A/D simulation
s
s
s
Standard SPICE 3X5/XSPICE
s
s
s
Enhanced model support
s
s
s
PSPICE model simulation
s
s
s
Speed/accuracy tradeoffs
s
s
s
Simulation Advisor
s
s
s
Convergence Assistant
s
s
s
Virtual, interactive, animated parts
s
s
s
Mouse-click support for interactive parts
s
s
s
Measurement probes
s
s
s
Component Wizard
s
s
s
NI measurement data file sources
s
s
s
NI measurement data file export
s
s
s
NI LabVIEW VIs as instruments and sources
s
s
Simulation profiles
s
s
Postprocessor
s
s
Expressions in analyses
s
s
Add traces to Grapher, post analysis
s
s
Rated components
s
s
Insert faults into components
s
s
Op-Amp Wizard
s
555 Timer Wizard
s
Filter Wizard
s
CE Amplifier Wizard
s
Model makers
s
Switch mode power supply simulation models
s
RF Design Module
s
Nested sweeps
