Added
Support for the ODB++ Unified Manufacturing Output Format.
Added
Design Rule Manager to ARES, allowing fully customisable board constraints.
Includes the ability to set rules by layer and/or by strategy and also
to create rules governing behaviour between strategies on the board.
Added
support for IEEE / North American component symbols to the capacitors
and resistors libraries.
Support
for specifying PTH/Non Plated holes.
Fully
compatible with Windows Vista™.
Proteus VSM Additions:
Extensive work on the core simulation engine,
resulting in simulation speeds up to 100% faster than previously, better
convergence algorithms and improved simulation accuracy.
Added syntax highlighting to the VSM source debugging
window.
Added scriptable generators using EasyHDL : a
rich. high level scripting language based on BASIC. This allows the scripting
of arbitrary stimuli to a simulation via the generator dialogue form.
New Virtual Terminal with ANSI/VT52/VT100 and
X/Y/Zmodem protocol support.
Debugger plugin for Atmel AVR Studio.
Updated VUSB drivers including support for HCD
class.
The following summarises the main feature enhancements in the Version
7.2 release. New peripheral simulation models are detailed here whilst minor system enhancements and modifications
are announced in the members area of the support forums.
ISIS & ARES Core
Applications:
'Flyout Parts Bin'. The parts
bin and overview window have a new mode whereby they can be hidden to
maximise the space assigned to the editing window.
Parts Bin Context Menu. Right
clicking on the parts bin now produces a context menu with relevant commands
(Edit, Delete, Update from Libs, Select instances, etc.).
Device Level Package Allocation/Spare
Gate Report in ISIS. Right click on the device in the parts bin and launch
from the resulting context menu.
Improved guided wire routing
algorithm in ISIS.
User definable keyboard shortcuts
for interactive components.
3D Visualisation Engine:
- Requires PCB Design Level 2 or higher.
Height Bounds Display. Specify
the dimensions of the container and a transparent 3D box appears around
the board. Oversized parts will extrude from this container,allowing you
to quickly check for production problems.
Implementation of 3D Export
functionality via the popular .3DS file format.
Implementation of 3D printing
functionality for colour printers.
Proteus VSM CPU Models:
- Requires appropriate VSM licence.
Simulate USB Peripheral Devices
within Proteus VSM.
Support for the Mass Storage
and Human Interface Device Classes included.
USB Transaction Analyser
decodes and displays communication between PC and peripheral. N.B.This
is a seperately licenced product.
Interacts with the host operating
system in the same way as the physical device.
Proteus Design
Suite 7.2 is available free of charge to all customers whose USC is valid
as of 1st July 2007.
Proteus Version 7.1
Design Suite 7 represents over 12 months development and constitutes
a major architectural release. The following is a brief summary of some
of the changes and new functionality:
ISIS Schematic Capture:
New User Interface
Context Highlighting provides
visual indication of which object the mouse is over.
Mouse cursors indicate which
action will be performed on an object.
Modeless selection and modeless
wiring optimise efficiency.
Conventional use of mouse
buttons - left to place and select, right for context menu,
Block operations enhanced
with adjustable tag-boxes and definable pickup points.
Improved mouse wheel pan
and zoom aid design navigation.
New Design Explorer
Provides a spreadsheet like
view of the design parts list and net list.
Parts list view shows the
design by sheets, parts and pins.
Netlist view shows the design
by sheets, nets and pins.
Drilling into a pin toggles
between the part and net views.
Cross probing onto both the
schematic and PCB is supported at sheet, part and net level.
ARES PCB Layout
New User Interface
Context Highlighting provides
visual indication of which object the mouse is over.
Mouse cursors indicate which
action will be performed on an object.
Modeless selection and modeless
wiring optimise efficiency.
Conventional use of mouse
buttons - left to place and select, right for context menu,
Block operations enhanced
with adjustable tag-boxes and definable pickup points.
Improved mouse wheel pan
and zoom aid design navigation.
New 3D Visualisation Engine - available in Advanced Feature Set (level 2/2+/3)
only.
Provides 3D Visualisation
of the current layout.
Intuitive and simple navigation
with the mouse.
Simple command set and live
preview allows easy application of 3D info by users.
Single command applies 3D
data from the library set to existing layouts.
Import custom 3D models via
the standard *.3ds file format.
Simulation (ProSPICE/VSM)
New Simulation Advisor
Structured simulation message
display
Colour coded messaging according
to severity.
Messages carry source and
timecode information.
Where appropriate, you can
cross-probe back to the source component or net.
Error messages carry context
sensitive help to assist with troubleshooting problems.
New Simulation Diagnostics System
Provides full control over
which trace modes are enabled for a simulation run.
Detailed diagnostic information
available for system messages, CPU's and peripheral devices.
Diagnostics can be enabled
at warning, trace or debug levels for each grouping.
Invaluable debugging aid
allowing full textual reporting on simulation activity.
Enhanced, Industrial Grade Instrumentation
New Oscilloscope instrument
including cursors, printing, one-shot modes, etc.
New Logic Analyser instrument
including cursors, printing, one-shot modes, etc.
New Microcontrollers
Proteus VSM for PIC24 - This is a separately licensed product. .
Proteus VSM for ARM7 extended
with LPC2131/2/4/6/8 and LPC2101/2/3 variants.
Proteus VSM for PIC18 extended
with PIC18F24J10/44J10/25J10/45J10 variants.
Proteus VSM for PIC16 extended
with PIC16F877A/876A/874A/873A variants.
New, Advanced Peripheral Models
New modesl for ENC28J10 and
RTL8019AS Ethernet Controllers.
Proteus Design Suite
7.1 is available free of charge to all customers whose USC is valid as
of 01st February 2007.
Please note that, as the
release of Version 7.1 largely coincided with the release of Windows Vista,
Proteus 7.1 is not officially
supported on this operating system. While it is possible to use Proteus
7.1 with Vista, users do so entirely at their own risk. We are working
hard to ensure full compatibility for the next release of the Proteus
software.
All products in the
Proteus VSM range include a host of peripheral
simulation models, ensuring that the parts you need are
available to you at design time. Typically these split into
two catagories - standard simulation models and more complex
embedded design peripherals.
Proteus comes as standard with literally thousands of
models for standard CMOS/TTL parts, opamps, transistors,
diodes, passives, buttons, switches etc. as well as the more
advanced peripheral models listed below. We are constantly
working on developing additional peripheral models to
improve the product so the following is not a complete
listing - if you want a model developing for a device not
mentioned please contact us to check availability or to have
the model added to our 'wishlist'.
A red '+' sign is used to denote models that have
been introduced in the
latest release of the software.
