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Sumanta
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@yurkshirelad

I tried it just before asking the question in the Forum. 😉 


   
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@yurkshirelad

Thank you for the websites. 🙂

But, actually I was asking about a free, offline software which could simulate and animate circuits, just like the one shown in the websites mentioned by you. 😉 

I think frogandtoad has answered my question correctly, though I need to check the software mentioned by him on my PC. 

 


   
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Hi. I think that the second website also has a standalone offline software for circuit simulation. Here's the link.

http://www.falstad.com/circuit/


   
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@sumanta

Fun app although I was concerned about the google message it was not a secure connection.

Do you think these apps make electronic concepts clear to you?

Has the simple LRC circuit animation explained to you how it works?

In my day we had to wire up actual simple circuits. Dynamic circuits like that one does require a real oscilloscope to see and measure the changing values.

 


   
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Are you talking about the software, mentioned just above your reply? 

If you are, then I haven't tried it yet. I will try it later today. 🙂 


   
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Do you think these apps make electronic concepts clear to you?

I tried the software just now. It was awesome. That's the simulation software I was looking for. 😀 


   
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But your query was about the concepts. The app is fun but does it teach you anything about the basic concepts. The other utube video on ohms law I found a bit long winded. Personally I found real circuits an easier way to learn these concepts. I guess we all have our own learning style.

I notice in the video that the concept electric pressure (or force) is referred to by its unit of measure, volts, whereas the other concepts are not. In the equations the symbol V is used for electric force as well whereas when I learned the equations they used E for Electric Force. The I is for Intensity of Current.

The other important concept is electric POWER measured in watts.
Components have a power rating that must not be exceeded in your circuit design.
The formulae is easy to remember as it spells the word PIE.

Also these equations deal with ideal components and assume the voltage and resistance remains constant when in practice it may not if certain limits are exceeded.

Another important thing about electricity is that a flowing charge has a magnetic field and the charge itself has an electric field.

E = I * R
I = E / R
R = E / I

P = I * E
I = P / E
E = P / I

 


   
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@robotbuilder

Thanks for the reply. 😀 


   
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@frogandtoad

Hi. You can try "Circuit Wizard" for simulating basic circuits.

Hope this helps. 😀 


   
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@frogandtoad

Hi. You can try "Circuit Wizard" for simulating basic circuits.

Hope this helps. 😀 

Thanks, but I has known about it for quite some time, and checked it out before 😉
Did you try out the Arduino simulator from the link I provided?


   
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Yes. But I didn't understand how to use it. I am going through the instruction manual presently. Let's see how much time I will need to be comfortable with that software. 🙂 

P.S. I have understood one thing, that that software would be of great use to me, after I learn to use it. Thanks for providing me that software. 😀 

Posted by: @frogandtoad

Thanks, but I has known about it for quite some time, and checked it out before 😉

You are welcome. I found that software after much searching in Google and YouTube.


   
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Hi. I was talking about the circuit simulation software with one of my brothers, who is an electronics engineer. He said, that he used Pspice and Ltspice during his studies. 

I realised, that the software I am using for circuit simulation, i.e Circuit JS1 and Circuit Wizard, is not used by professionals for making circuit diagrams. I checked out in Google, about professional softwares for this purpose. Most of them said EasyEda, Eagle and KiCad. 

According to you, which one would be beneficial for a beginner? 

(I know I won't be able to make animated simulations in those circuits without internet. But I will use it only for making the circuit diagrams like a professional.)

 


   
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Hi. I was talking about the circuit simulation software with one of my brothers, who is an electronics engineer. He said, that he used Pspice and Ltspice during his studies. 

I realised, that the software I am using for circuit simulation, i.e Circuit JS1 and Circuit Wizard, is not used by professionals for making circuit diagrams. I checked out in Google, about professional softwares for this purpose. Most of them said EasyEda, Eagle and KiCad. 

According to you, which one would be beneficial for a beginner? 

(I know I won't be able to make animated simulations in those circuits without internet. But I will use it only for making the circuit diagrams like a professional.)

 

EasyEda, Eagle and KiCad are very popular CAD choices for designing professional circuit boards.  I have never designed any circuit boards yet, so cannot provide a firm opinion either way, however, many of the members here speak highly of KiCad, so that's the one I will start looking at in the near future.

Cheers.


   
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Okay. Thanks for the reply. 😀 


   
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