Zuken extends PCB design software release for safety checking
The latest release of the eCADStar 3D PCB design software, Release 2021.0 includes new features such as 3D creepage safety checks in the PCB Design Editor, improved bus management and sheet connector cross-references in the schematic editor and enhanced scripting in the COM interface.
For the design of power supplies, the creepage safety checking functionality allows engineers to analyse the electrical safety of nets and defined regions of a PCB design. They can measure the distance between electrical items across an insulating surface in 3D (according to standards, like IEC-62368). Creepage rules are controlled by the user in a common constraint browser in both the eCADStar Schematic and PCB Design Editor. Creepage safety checks are included in the eCADStar Advanced 3D and eCADStar Ultimate bundles.
“The fourth major release since the launch in September 2019 makes eCADStar one of the most modern PCB design solutions for SMEs bringing high performance at a competitive price,” said Jeroen Leinders, eCADStar’s business manager, Europe. “The next step will be the release of the eCADStar SPICE controller linked with LTspice, a free electronic SPICE simulator by Analog Devices, scheduled for the second half of the year with eCADStar 2021.1.”
The eCADStar SPICE controller will provide a tightly integrated engineering solution for the easy simulation of analogue circuits within eCADStar Schematics, making eCADStar Schematic a single point for PCB design and simulation. Engineers will be able to view graphical waveforms, conduct what-if analysis, change discrete values, and run parameter sweeps using an embedded version of the free high-performance simulation software, LTspice, from Analog Devices. The eCADStar SPICE Controller is included in the eCADStar Advanced HS, eCADStar Advanced 3D, and eCADStar Ultimate bundles. It will be optionally available with eCADStar Schematic Editor (standalone) and the eCADStar Base bundle.
eCADStar is available as a perpetual license or term-based license (TBL) and can be configured to fit individual needs.
eCADStar 3D PCB Design combines the power of modern electronic design automation (EDA) software and the flexibility of the internet through a common user interface and a centralised library that exists at the heart of schematic and PCB editors. Design constraints can be defined and analysed in both the eCADStar schematic and PCB design editors. eCADStar helps ensure that electronic engineers and PCB designers achieve top-class designs through an easy to use integrated design experience.
