Simulator

[Acetronics2]

I have been playing with Virtual Breadboard for about 30 minutes now. It is very cool for the price (free).

Hi, Walter

Got a computer self-reset for a right click on a wire I was placing ...

not so good, it seems ...

Alain

[ScaleRobotics]

Got a computer self-reset for a right click on a wire I was placing ...

That is not good at all! Sorry to hear that Alain.

Probably not your issue, but you do need to load 3 supporting programs:

• Latest version of DirectX -
• .Net 2.0 Redistributable.
• J# 2.0 Redistributable.

Here is some trouble shooting information: http://www.virtualbreadboard.com/troubleshooting.html

I worked with it for about two hours, with mixed results. Some larger files with multiple include files did not behave as expected. I never received a reset, but I did have some stackunderflow errors. (I didn't know you could underflow). I had success with smaller programs though. I got mister_e's matrix keypad (using 4x4) to work on it, which I thought was kind of cool. Also got a few blinky and serial lcd programs to work. It did not behave correctly on my altimeter program with the oversampling include file. I kept getting 0 for altitude, and used the slider for my pressure sensor.

So, I think mixed results is the best way to put it. Who knows, maybe they can eventually fix some of the bugs. Maybe something to keep an eye on.

[Acetronics2]

I knew VBB for a while and still have the V 1.4 ansd 1.9 Aboard ... never noticed such behaviour ...

I think Previous versions, ISIS VSM or Multisim 11 give " less worse " results ... despite the free download ...

BTW ... lost all my loging cookies ... that's the worse of all !!!

Alain

[Darrel Taylor]

BTW ... lost all my loging cookies ... that's the worse of all !!!

I hate "Losing Cookies". Although it's usually from "Lager" instead of loging.

But, I am SOOOOO impressed with Proteus/ISIS, I would never even bother trying any other simulators.
It is worth every penny, and I figure it's already saved several thousand $ in hardware, test equipment and time not wasted.

Everyone should have it.

[Ioannis]

I am impressed too. By the price also!

It seems that they do not support PBP. I know hex files can be imported. But not Basic files, right?

Ioannis

[Acetronics2]

I am impressed too. By the price also!

It seems that they do not support PBP. I know hex files can be imported. But not Basic files, right?

Ioannis

Hi, Ioannis

COFF files also can be imported ... I was told it was better for debugging tools use ...

BUT I never could make the RTC chips work in their simulations ... always read "0" ( despite screen shows good data ) ... but the " live " circuit runs perfectly well ...

ISIS do not like mixing analog and digital circuitry nor ...

Alain

[malc-c]

Nice find, but would be nice if it had loads of more components were available. I too experienced issues even after installing the J# update (I already have up to date .Net etc) in that when adding a link the layout area went black and Vista reverted to basic colours. The program then became non-responsive.

On the subject of breadboarding, anyone know of an application that can take an Eagle schematic and lay it out automatically on stripboard. I've used DIY Layout creator, which is a manual process, but this leads to human error creeping in a when mixing 240V with 5V dc there could be nasty consequences...