NI Multisim
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 A screenshot of NI Multisim simulating a circuit, with schematic capture and virtual instrument tools visible. |
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| Developer(s) | National Instruments Electronics Workbench Group (formerly by Interactive Image Technologies) |
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| Stable release | 10.1 / 20th May 2008 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Electronic design automation |
| License | Proprietary EULA |
| Website | NI Multisim Homepage |
NI Multisim or formerly MultiSIM is an electronic Schematic Capture and simulation program which is part of a suite of circuit design programs, along with NI Ultiboard. Multisim is one of the few circuit design programs to employ the original Berkeley SPICE based software simulation. MultiSIM was originally created by a company named Electronics Workbench, which is now a subsidiary of National Instruments. Multisim includes a microcontroller simulation module called MultiMCU, as well as integrated import and export features to the Printed Circuit Board layout software in the suite, Ultiboard.
Multisim is the chief competitor to Cadence OrCAD, another electronic schematic design and simulation software.
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[edit] History
MultiSIM was originally called Electronics Workbench and created by a company called Interactive Image Technologies. At the time it was mainly used as an educational tool to teach electronics in colleges. Because of the educational history, there still is a special version of Multisim with features specifically designed to help teach electronics.
MultiSIM was integrated with ULTIboard after the original company merged with Ultimate Technology, the company that manufactured the PCB layout software.
[edit] See also
- NI Ultiboard, the PCB layout software that is integrated with Multisim.
- OrCAD, a competitor to Multisim.
- Comparison of EDA Software
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- National Instruments Electronics Workbench, official website
- NI Multisim, official website
- Introduction to Multisim Schematic Capture and SPICE Simulation
- Review: Multisim for Circuit Design and Simulation
- NI Electronics Workbench Group: Announcing NI Multisim 10 and NI Ultiboard 10
- NI Electronics Workbench Group: Announcing NI Multisim 10.1 and NI Ultiboard 10.1, 20th May 2008
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