Software

Adobe Acrobat is a program published by Adobe to read, create, and edit Portable Document Format (PDF) files. PDF files were developed by Adobe to be a file type that is not only more secure than a typical document but also would appear the same on any platform or screen. Acrobat can be purchased from DECS. There is also a free version of Acrobat called Adobe Reader that can only read PDF files.

Altair Engineering’s HyperWorks is a computer-aided engineering (CAE) simulation software platform that allows businesses to create superior, market-leading products efficiently and cost effectively. HyperWorks accomplishes this in two significant ways: a flexible software licensing model and simulation-driven design technologies.

Maxwell® is the premier electromagnetic field simulation software for engineers tasked with designing and analyzing 3D and 2D electromagnetic and electromechanical devices such as motors, actuators, transformers, sensors, and coils. Maxwell uses the accurate finite element method to solve static, frequency-domain, and time-varying electromagnetic and electric fields.

Aspen is a Chemical Engineering simulation program. "Aspen is the market-leading application suite that integrates and optimizes engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain operations for the process industries. Unlike point solutions that only address specific process areas, Aspen addresses inefficiencies end-to-end throughout the plant, resulting in millions of dollars in cost savings and increased customer satisfaction."

Basic Stamp is a microcontroller used to control electronic devices. It sends output signals to these devices and "listens" to the input information they provide.

With Camtasia Studio’s flexible recording options, you can choose to capture full screen, window, or region. Add in music tracks, microphone, your computer's audio, plus picture-in-picture with your video camera.

Architect is a schematic-based system-level modeling environment used to quickly explore design alternatives and optimize performance at high accuracy. Designer is a physical design tool that contains a 2D layout editor, materials property editor and database, a process editor, as well as an automatic 3D model generator.

Who Uses CoventorWare?

Classes of:

Dean M Aslam
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

What is CoventorWare?

CoventorWare software is used in the design of micro electromechanical systems (MEMS). Coventor changed its company name from Microcosm in early 2001 and changed its Memcad product name to CoventorWare.

Where is CoventorWare?

CoventorWare version 2006 is available on all DECS machines.

Developed by Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Water Supply and Water Resources Division, EPANET is software that models water distribution piping systems. It is a Windows 95/98/NT/XP program that performs extended-period simulation of the hydraulic and water quality behavior within pressurized pipe networks.

HEEDS (Hierarchical Evolutionary Engineering Design System) is an optimization software package that allows designers to automatically and concurrently explore hundreds of design parameters and their relationships in product and process design scenarios, and intelligently seeks optimal values for parameters that affect performance and cost. HEEDS can be used to improve any engineering system (structural, thermal, fluid, electrical, etc.), including multi-disciplinary problems. In structural design applications, for example, HEEDS can evolve designs that simultaneously satisfy objectives and targets for stiffness, durability, crash-worthiness, noise and vibration, mass, cost, manufacturability, and reliability.

A sophisticated combined research and educational software environment for unified deterministic and stochastic groundwater modeling. Based on a set of new efficient and robust computational algorithms, the software allows simulating complex flow and transport in aquifers subject to both systematic and "randomly" varying stresses and geological and chemical heterogeneity. Interactive Groundwater was developed at Portland State University. The program was modified and extended at Michigan State University and can be found in all of the DECS public PC labs.

Loop-Pro is performance optimization software created and distributed by Control Station. The Loop-Pro software can help reduce production costs and waste while increasing productivity. Loop-Pro has many features that include precise tuning of PID controllers, monitoring and analysis of controller performance, and customizable control loops. Loop-Pro is available for use in all of the DECS PC labs.

Marc and Mentat combine to deliver a complete solution (pre-processing solution and post-processing solution) for implicit nonlinear FEA. Marc provides the easiest to use and most robust capabilities for contact, large strain, and multiphysics analysis available today to solve static and quasi-static nonlinear problems.

Mathematica is a mathematical software system developed and distributed by Wolfram Research. It is a program that provides an environment for advanced numerical calculations, data processing, plotting, and much more. Mathematica includes a large list of features for finding a solution to almost any problem. Some of the features include libraries of mathematical functions, data visualization tools, and matrix manipulation tools. Mathematica is available on the DECS PC lab computers and DECS UNIX computing servers.

Microsoft Access is database software developed and distributed by Microsoft; it is part of the Microsoft Office Suite. Access provides an easy to use graphical interface along with a powerful database backend. This software allows for the use of many different types of databases including Access/Jet, Microsoft SQL, Oracle, and more. Access is available on all DECS PC Lab computers and can be installed by DECS on any machine for a minimal fee.

Microsoft OneNote 2010 is a digital notebook that provides a single place where you can gather all of your notes and information, with the added benefits of powerful search capabilities to find what you are looking for quickly, plus easy-to-use shared notebooks so you can manage information overload and work together with others more effectively.

Microsoft Visio 2010 advanced diagramming tools help you simplify complexity with dynamic, data-driven visuals and new ways to share on the Web in real time. Whether you’re creating an organizational chart, a network diagram, or a business process, the new tools and more intuitive interface in Visio 2010 make it easier to bring your diagrams to life.

Microsoft PowerPoint is presentation software developed and distributed by Microsoft. PowerPoint allows you to create detailed and advanced slideshow presentations. This software has many advanced features such as the use of templates, inserting graphs and charts, use of layers, and more. PowerPoint is available on all the DECS PC Lab computers and can be installed by DECS on any machine for a minimal fee.

Minitab is a statistical software package developed and distributed by Minitab Inc. Minitab has a comprehensive collection of methods and easy to use features that make it the ideal solution for all of your statistical needs. Some of the advanced features of this program include state of the art graphs, graph editing, multivariate analysis, as well as excellent data and file management. Minitab is installed on all of the DECS lab PCs.

Oracle Solaris Studio, formerly Sun Studio, is a free comprehensive C, C++, and Fortran tool suite for both Oracle Solaris and Linux operating systems that accelerates the development of scalable, secure, and reliable enterprise applications.

Patran is a pre- and post processor for CAE simulation. The advanced modeling and surfacing tools of the program allow you to create a finite element model from scratch.

WAVE is engine performance and 1D gas dynamics simulation software. It is used in motor sport, automotive, motorcycle, truck, agricultural, locomotive, marine and power generation. WAVE enables performance simulations to be carried out based on virtually any intake, combustion and exhaust system design, and a driveline model allows complete vehicle simulations.

Sonnet's suites of high-frequency electromagnetic (EM) Software are aimed at today's demanding design challenges involving predominantly planar (3D planar) circuits and antennas. Predominantly planar circuits include microstrip, stripline, coplanar waveguide, PCB (single and multiple layers) and combinations with vias, vertical metal sheets (z-directed strips), and any number of layers of metal traces embedded in stratified dielectric material.

The ECE Shop manages the installation of this program.

Synopsys products enable designers to create and verify complex integrated circuits and SoC designs from concept to silicon. Synopsys provides a complete front-to-back design and test environment, system-level to silicon-level verification, design reuse technology and professional services to help its customers get their silicon working quickly and accurately. NanoSim, HSpice, Taurus and Saber are among the tools.  The Electrical and Computer Engineering department uses these in some classes and research work as alternatives to the Cadence tools.

The Microsoft Visual Studio development system is a suite of development tools designed to aid software developers—whether novices or seasoned professionals—cope with complex challenges, and create innovative solutions. Visual Studios can be used to improve the development process as well as make achieving breakthroughs easier and more satisfying.