User-friendly CAE

Article Abstract:

An open framework allows CAE software to move from one point to another; standards specify how a framework is designed and delineate a set of specifications. Users and suppliers of computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools have formed the Computer Framework Initiative (CFI) in order to create standards for software packages. CFI has a prototype environment in which different software packages share information. The CFI procedural interface (PI) allows the producer and consumer to write and read netlists in PI format, thus making the interface a vehicle to move data between platforms. Falcon Framework was created by Mentor Graphics; PowerFrame is a joint development venture from DEC and Cadence Design Systems; Design Framework II was developed by Cadence. A representative sample of CAE packages for the Falcon Framework is given in this directory. Information includes product name, manufacturer, price, function and description. Samples are also presented for the PowerFrame framework and the Design Framework II.

Standard, Standardization, Interface, Simulation, Software Migration, Interfile Relationships

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Displaying processed data

Article Abstract:

Data acquisition software is useful for the investigation of natural phenomena and for process and quality control. Software is available to engineers for preconditioning, analog-to-digital conversion, encoding, signal processing and analog work. Software packages can control analog and digital I/O boards and can process, analyze and display incoming data in almost any form. Engineers are thus freed from the task of line-by-line programming in order to produce application software. Nine packages for data capture and control, 14 data analysis and display packages, and three representative packages that specialize in display are described. Information in the tables includes product name, manufacturer, price, platform, operating system, analysis capabilities, display capabilities, graphics compatibility, import/export file formats, general comments, acquisition method, interface and data rates.

Application development software, Computer aided design, Computer aided software engineering, Applications programming, Software Packages, Computer-Aided Design, Data Acquisition Systems, Computer-Aided Software Engineering

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