Based in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park in Northern England, Labcenter Electronics has been building on the Proteus Design Suite software for over 25 years. This year it will be adding an entirely new module to the Suite, titled ‘Proteus Visual Designer’.
The existing Schematic Capture, Simulation and PCB Design package will be expanded with the new Visual Designer flowchart-based-programming module, which aims to make it easier than ever for students and hobbyists to get started with building their own electronics projects.
Visual Designer abstracts as much as possible of the underlying complexity of electronics away from the user, exposing only simple methods such as, for example, forwards and backwards for a motor (with speed setting adjustable). Functional blocks are simply dragged-and-dropped into the flowchart, and linked together to form a complete project, which can also be simulated in the Proteus environment with no need for physical hardware (although the project can also be downloaded to physical hardware at the click of a button). Visual Designer is currently targeted at Arduino Uno, with more platforms such as Intel Galileo on the development roadmap.
To promote this new tool, Labcenter is running a worldwide student competition, where university and high school students are challenged to come up with the most innovative Visual Designer project. The winning student from each institution (as judged by their lecturer/educator) will receive a free professional copy of Visual Designer, and be entered into the worldwide competition for cash prizes of up to $1000 (roughly R15 000).
From the editor's desk: Exciting times ahead? Technews Publishing
News
There are many subjects that excite me in this world, but two of the larger technical subjects are, firstly, renewable energy, and secondly, the idea of artificial intelligence as it continues to evolve ...
Read more...Microchip expands partnership with TSMC
News
Microchip Technology has announced it has expanded its partnership with TSMC to enable a specialised 40 nm manufacturing capacity at Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing.
Read more...Huge SA grid battery project
News
A standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) has won preferred bidder status under South Africa’s Energy Storage Capacity Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (ESIPPPP).
Read more...Mouser sponsors NCP Cup 2024
News
The NXP Cup is an EMEA-based autonomous car competition, presented by NXP Semiconductors, which is designed to provide students with real-world experiences in autonomous vehicle programming and building.
Read more...TrinaTracker brings its smart solar tracking to SA
News
The Vanguard 1P is designed to provide customers with trackers that combine suitability for flat terrain, together with outstanding system stability and reliability, quick installation, and flexible external compatibility.
Read more...Invertek produces its three millionth drive iTek Drives
News
Invertek Drives Ltd, a global manufacturer of variable frequency drive (VFD) technology, has celebrated producing its three millionth VFD, just three years after its two-million milestone.
Read more...Vicor Powering Innovation podcast
News
The episode explores electrification with Lightning Motorcycles, a company that produces the fastest electric motorcycle on the planet.
Read more...ModusToolbox Workshop 3
News
This workshop will focus on enabling a PSoC development kit, connected over Wi-Fi and leveraging MQTT, to create the framework of an IoT application.
printer friendly version