Altium Designer (AD) is a PCB and electronic design automation software package for printed circuit boards. It is developed by Australian software company Altium Limited. Altium Designer was previously named under the "Protel" brand.
Altium Designer was originally launched in 2005 by Altium, known at the time as Protel Systems Pty Ltd. It has roots back to 1985 when the company launched the DOS-based PCB design tool known as Protel PCB (which later emerged into Autotrax and Easytrax). Originally it was sold only in Australia.[2][3] Protel PCB was marketed internationally by HST Technology since 1986.[3] The product became available in the United States, Canada, and Mexico beginning in 1986, marketed by San Diego-based ACCEL Technologies, Inc. under the name Tango PCB.[3] In 1987, Protel launched the circuit diagram editor Protel Schematic for DOS.
In 1991, Protel released Advanced Schematic and Advanced PCB 1.0 for Windows (1991–1993), followed by Advanced Schematic/PCB 2.x (1993–1995) and 3.x (1995–1998). In 1998, Protel 98 consolidated all components, including Advanced Schematic and Advanced PCB, into a single environment. Protel 99 in 1999 introduced the first integrated 3D visualization of the PCB assembly. It was followed by Protel 99 SE in 2000. Protel DXP was issued in 2003, Protel 2004 in 2004, Altium Designer 6.0 in 2005. Altium Designer version 6.8 from 2007 was the first to offer 3D visualization and clearance checking of PCBs directly within the PCB editor.[citation needed]
Featuresedit
Altium Designer's suite encompasses four main functional areas, including schematic capture,[4] 3D PCB design,[5]field-programmable gate array (FPGA) development[6] and release/data management.[7] It integrates with several component distributors for access to manufacturer's data.[8][9] It also has interactive 3D editing of the board and MCAD export to STEP.[10] Altium 365, a cloud-based infrastructure platform, connects all key stakeholders and disciplines for PCB design. This includes mechanical designers, engineers, PCB designers, parts procurement, fabrication, and assembly. Altium 365 hosting allows to find, configure and use parts.
Altium Designer supports import & export of various PCB and CAD data exchange file formats.[11][12] The tool's native file formats are the binary file formats *.SchDoc and *.PcbDoc.
Altium Designer is capable to import and export AutoCAD *.dwg/*.dxf and ISO STEP file formats.[11]
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External linksedit
Altium Designer Overview - PCB Design Tool
What's New in Altium Designer
April 11, 2024
altium, designer, electronic, design, automation, software, package, printed, circuit, boards, developed, australian, software, company, altium, limited, previously, named, under, protel, brand, developer, altiuminitial, release2005, years, 2005, stable, relea. Altium Designer AD is a PCB and electronic design automation software package for printed circuit boards It is developed by Australian software company Altium Limited Altium Designer was previously named under the Protel brand Altium DesignerDeveloper s AltiumInitial release2005 19 years ago 2005 Stable release23 11 1 1 16 November 2023 4 months ago 2023 11 16 Written inDelphi C C Operating systemMicrosoft WindowsTypeECAD EDA CAMLicenseProprietaryWebsitewww wbr altium wbr com wbr altium designer wbr Contents 1 History 2 Features 3 File formats 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editAltium Designer was originally launched in 2005 by Altium known at the time as Protel Systems Pty Ltd It has roots back to 1985 when the company launched the DOS based PCB design tool known as Protel PCB which later emerged into Autotrax and Easytrax Originally it was sold only in Australia 2 3 Protel PCB was marketed internationally by HST Technology since 1986 3 The product became available in the United States Canada and Mexico beginning in 1986 marketed by San Diego based ACCEL Technologies Inc under the name Tango PCB 3 In 1987 Protel launched the circuit diagram editor Protel Schematic for DOS In 1991 Protel released Advanced Schematic and Advanced PCB 1 0 for Windows 1991 1993 followed by Advanced Schematic PCB 2 x 1993 1995 and 3 x 1995 1998 In 1998 Protel 98 consolidated all components including Advanced Schematic and Advanced PCB into a single environment Protel 99 in 1999 introduced the first integrated 3D visualization of the PCB assembly It was followed by Protel 99 SE in 2000 Protel DXP was issued in 2003 Protel 2004 in 2004 Altium Designer 6 0 in 2005 Altium Designer version 6 8 from 2007 was the first to offer 3D visualization and clearance checking of PCBs directly within the PCB editor citation needed Features editAltium Designer s suite encompasses four main functional areas including schematic capture 4 3D PCB design 5 field programmable gate array FPGA development 6 and release data management 7 It integrates with several component distributors for access to manufacturer s data 8 9 It also has interactive 3D editing of the board and MCAD export to STEP 10 Altium 365 a cloud based infrastructure platform connects all key stakeholders and disciplines for PCB design This includes mechanical designers engineers PCB designers parts procurement fabrication and assembly Altium 365 hosting allows to find configure and use parts File formats editAltium Schematic EditorFilename extension SchDocDeveloped byAltium LimitedType of formatBinary ASCII 11 Altium PCB EditorFilename extension PcbDocDeveloped byAltium LimitedType of formatBinary ASCII 11 Altium Designer supports import amp export of various PCB and CAD data exchange file formats 11 12 The tool s native file formats are the binary file formats SchDoc and PcbDoc Altium Designer is capable to import and export AutoCAD dwg dxf and ISO STEP file formats 11 See also edit nbsp Electronics portalComparison of EDA software List of free electronics circuit simulatorsReferences edit Public Release Notes for Altium Designer Nick Martin SemiEngineering com semiengineering com Archived from the original on 2017 12 07 Retrieved 2017 12 06 a b c TangoPCB Tango PCB 3 12 ACCEL Technologies Inc 1987 12 01 1986 It was originally written in 1985 by Nick Martin of Australia and sold under the name of PROTEL PCB In 1986 ACCEL Technologies Inc of San Diego California acquired marketing and support responsibilities for the product in the U S Canada and Mexico The reference manual was re written for the American market ACCEL markets the product under the name Tango PCB The Ultimate PCB Design Software Comparison SFCircuits www sfcircuits com Retrieved 2017 12 21 Moretto Gabe 2007 11 26 Altium releases 3D PCB visualization Holland Colin 2010 05 25 Aldec FPGA simulation added to Altium Designer EE Times Altium announces new publishing and version control capabilities EE Times Retrieved 2010 12 21 Altium Designer links to Premier Farnell s DesignLink EE Times Retrieved 2010 09 08 CAD links to disty databases gain momentum EE Times Retrieved 2010 09 08 Altium releases 3D PCB visualization EE Times Retrieved 2010 09 06 a b c d Interfacing to Other Design Tools from Altium Designer Altium Designer 22 User Manual Documentation www altium com Retrieved 2022 11 25 Altium Design Software Import Export Support Altium Designer 22 User Manual Documentation www altium com Retrieved 2022 11 25 External links editAltium Designer Overview PCB Design Tool What s New in Altium Designer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Altium Designer amp oldid 1217429490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
