Powerful Circuit Analysis Apps For Electronics

Smartphones today have become an amalgamation of many tools. Gone are the days when you would use a phone simply for making calls. Today, you can use your smartphone to click pictures, edit them and set up cloud servers even. That's not the end of it, if you're an electronics engineer, you can download a variety of apps that help you analyse circuits using your phone. Pretty great, isn't it? Here, take a look!

1. Short Circuit Analysis

This app can be used for short circuit analysis using the point-to-point method for systems that are up to the 600 V service range.

2. EveryCircuit

EveryCircuit is not just an eye candy. Under the hood it packs custom-built simulation engine optimised for interactive mobile use, serious numerical methods, and realistic device models. In short, Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's current and voltage laws, nonlinear semiconductor device equations, and all the good stuff is there. There are free and paid version to this.

3. Matrix Operations

This application can be used for performing simple operations with matrices, like,

- Transposition
- Calculate determinant
- Sum and diff of matrices
- Multiplication of matrices
- Multiplication of a matrix by number
- Calculate rank
- Find inverse
- Solve systems of linear equations (with Gauss algorithm) A*X=B.

4. CalcPro

This is an application has been designed for engineers but can be used by anyone. Once you open the app you'll see a simple calculator with a swipe keyboard but there's much more behind it. This is an engineering calculator, with equation solvers, interpolations, matrices, wolfram alpha, converter, complex numbers, custom functions, variables, with more to be added in the future.

5. Automotive Electronics 2

Automotive Electronic Diagnostics (Course-2) is the second of a two book series that deals with this subject. This course 2 covers in great detail how to interpret automotive wiring diagrams and most important of all, how to follow the current path. Subject matter such as current path, data path on automotive networked computers, motor ripple counter, and various other automotive circuits. This book is a natural follow up to part-1 or course-1, which deals with principles of electronics and various automotive components. Both these books are compliments and companions to a DVD-Video series by the same tittle. These two books should also prepare anyone interested in the automotive repair and diagnostic field for the present and future state of automotive technology.

6. The Electric Game

The Electric Game is a fun way to learn or teach basic electronics and electricity. Activities relate green energy to electronic principles. This is not another electronics calculator. Players must apply electrical principles to progress in the quests. Topics on Ohm’s law, electrical power, series circuits, parallel circuits, Kirchhoff’s voltage law, Kirchhoff’s current law are included.

7. All Charts Pro

The pro version of All Charts (also available in a Free version) comes with the following added features,

- Wire ampacities with derating and temperature correction
- Grounding Table
- Conduit spacing and knockout diameters
- Point to point short circuit analysis
- It has additional functionality for conduit fill, voltage drop and motors than what the free version offers.
- It also enable the user to screen capture the result page and share it via email, SMS etc.

8. Analog Electronics

With a list of 33 features, this is a very good circuit analysys application to keep on your smartphone.

- PI and T attenuator
- Power and voltage converter
- Parallel LCR impedance/resonance
- Series LCR impedance/resonance
- Inductor impedance
- Capacitance impedance
- Ohm's Law
- Radio equation calculator (1-way path loss)
- Air Core Inductor Inductance Calculator
- Capacitor impedance
- Noise floor
- Amplifier cascade (NF, Gain, P1db, OIP2, OIP3)
- Low Pass filter
- High Pass filter
- Helical antenna
- Band Pass filter
- Band Stop filter
- Peak to RMS (peak, RMS, average, CF)
- Mixer harmonics
- Resistor Color Code calculator.
- PCB Trace Width and Clearance Calculator
- Series and Parallel component (R, L and C) calculations.
- Reverse Series and Parallel resistor calculations.
- Inductor Color Code Calculator.
- Capacitor Charge Calculator.
- Led Resistor Calculator.
- Voltage Divider Calculator.
- Opamp Calculator
- Wavelength calculator
- LCR Parallel - Series Conversion Calculator
- Inductor Charge Calculator.
- Heat Sink temperature calculator
- Thermal via calculator

9. Automotive Relay Circuit Guide

This book is a comprehensive work on automotive relays and their circuit analysis. It is also a companion to a video DVD series of the same title. It analyses how automotive relays are connected with their peripheral components. Each section starts with the specifics of the components used in that circuit and then there’s a deep analysis of how current flows on the circuit. The idea is to first explain and give the reader the particulars of each circuit, then go deeper and analyse why the circuit behaves the way it does, how to diagnose it and how to connect it in case the whole wiring is missing, obsolete or simply was never present to begin with. 

Author: Shivam Kotwalia, CodeKill

Free eBooks On Electronics Circuit Design And Programming

Every advanced electronic device requires one very advanced electronic circuit, and as we move forward with time, ofcourse we are expecting many many more smart and advanced electronics coming our way. And all this is directly proportional to more job opportunities. Prepare yourself for the best circuit designing and programming jobs with these free ebooks. From micro-controllers to assembly to VLSI, these books have almost everything you wanted to learn.

1. What's a Microcontroller?

Andy Lindsay

The book answers the question "What's a Microcontroller?" by showing students how they can design their own customized, intelligent inventions using the BASIC Stamp.

2. Computer Arithmetic of Geometrical Figures

Solomon Khmelnik

The book is designed for using the computer arithmetic of geometrical figures in research and development in the field of specialized processors. It covers both the affine transformations and the figures coding theory.

3. PaulOS: An 8051 Real-Time Operating System

Paul P. Debono

This book covers mainly the 8051 family of micro-controllers starting with the basic architecture and then moves on to assembly language and Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) where three main types of self-developed RTOSs are discussed.

Part-2

4. VLSI Design ©2012

Esteban Tlelo-Cuautle and Sheldon X.-D. Tan

This book provides some recent advances in design nanometer VLSI chips, ranging from design tools, new post-silicon devices, GPU-based parallel computing, emerging 3D integration, and antenna design.

5. Designing Analog Chips

Hans Camenzind

A comprehensive introduction to CMOS and bipolar analog IC design. The book presumes no prior knowledge of linear design, making it comprehensible to engineers with a non-analog background.

6. Application-Specific Integrated Circuits

Michael J. Smith

This comprehensive book on application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) describes the latest methods in VLSI-systems design.

7. Automating Manufacturing Systems with PLCs

Hugh Jack

An in depth examination of manufacturing control systems using structured design methods. Topics include ladder logic and other IEC 61131 standards, wiring, communication, analog IO, structured programming, and communications.

8. Digital Design with RTL Design, VHDL, and Verilog

Frank Vahid

Offering a modern, updated approach to digital design, this much-needed book reviews basic design fundamentals before diving into specific details of design optimization.

9. Very-Large-Scale Integration (VLSI)

Zhongfeng Wang

This book is intended to cover a wide range of VLSI design topics by providing a historical perspective as well as design methodologies of VLSI systems.

10. Guide to the Assembly Language of ATMEL-AVR-Microprocessors

This book features a step-by-step approach in covering Assembly language programming of Atmel AVR microcontrollers.

11. PIC Microcontrollers - Programming in C

Milan Verle

This book has provided a step-by-step guide to programming these microcontrollers (MCUs) with the C programming language.

12. PIC Microcontrollers - Programming in BASIC

Milan Verle

This book will help you learn more about programming PIC microcontrollers in BASIC with practical, common-sense instructions, real projects, etc.

13. Programming dsPIC Microcontroller in PASCAL

Zoran Milivojevic

The book provides numerous practical examples with necessary connection schematics explaining the operation of temperature sensors, A/D and D/A converters, LCD and LED displays, relays, communication modules etc.

14. Computer Aids For VLSI Design

Steven M. Rubin

This textbook broadly examines the software required to design electronic circuitry, including integrated circuits.

15. Algorithms and Data Structures in VLSI Design

This book presents broad and in-depth coverage of the entire field of modern VLSI Design with ordered binary decision diagrams (OBDDs).

16. Understanding Electronics Components

Filipovic D. Miomir

This book is meant for those people who want to create electronic devices with their own hands. All components are illustrated and the circuit-symbol is explained in detail.

17. Introduction to PLC controllers

Nebojsa Matic

This basic guide will take you from the very basic concepts, to put PLC code together, all the way up to briefly explore the steps to a successful project! No previous PLC coding experience is needed to begin exploring this fascinating technological world!

18. Arduino Programming Notebook

Brian W. Evans

This book is a beginner's reference to the programming syntax of the Arduino microcontroller.

19. Architecture and Programming of 8051 Microcontroller

Learn in a quick and easy way to program 8051 microcontroller using many practical examples we have provided for you.

20. PIC Microcontrollers ©2008

Milan Verle

Numerous illustrations and practical examples along with detailed description of the PIC16F887 will make you enjoy your work with the PIC microcontrollers.

21. Flexible Circuit Technology, Third Edition

Joseph Fjelstad

This book was written to provide a bridge of understanding by offering a clearly defined set of steps which take the reader from basic concepts of flexible circuits to a more detailed review of the various technology and materials.

22. Op Amp Applications Handbook

Walt Jung

This book is a complete and up-to-date op amp reference for electronics engineers from the most famous op amp guru, supported by Analog Devices marketing efforts.

23. The Data Conversion Handbook

Walt Kester

The Data Conversion Handbook is written for design engineers who routinely use data converters and related circuitry.

24. Designing Computers and Digital Systems

C. Gordon Bell

This is a classic book from the days that computers were designed using pdp 16 registers. It is authored by some very famous figures of computer history - Gordon Bell, John Grason, and Allen Newell. 

Author : Shivam Kotwalia, CodeKill

11 Top Circuit Simulators For Engineers

Whether it is for Analog Electronics, Digital Electronics or both, we bring you 11 of the best circuit simulators for your analysis purposes.

software license from various platforms. These tools replicate the working of an actual circuit and hence electronic device, on the computer. They use mathematical models for the same. As a result, circuit simulators can be invaluable analysis tools for engineers. Here are some of the top freely available electronic circuit simulators.

Analog Electronic Circuit Simulators: These tools simulate analog circuits on your system. You can use them for their analysis.

1. Electric

2. gpsim

3. SPICE

4. Oregano


Digital Electronics: These tools are for digital electronic circuits. These tools are invaluable when you need to analyse digital circuits.

1. KTechLab

2. Deeds

3. Hades

4. Logisim


Mixed: These tools can be used for both digital and analog circuits. They can simulate both kinds of circuits on your system.

1. GNU Circuit Analysis Package

2. Ngspice

3. Quite Universal Circuit Simulator
Author : Shivam Kotwalia, CodeKill