VisualDSP++ Development Software 

http://www.analog.com/en/processors-dsp/sharc/vdsp-pp-ssh/products/product.html  

http://www.analog.com/en/embedded-processing-dsp/processors/overview/cu_over_sigmastudio_graphical_dev_tool_overview/resources/fca.html   

Quartus II Web Edition Software

https://www.altera.com/support/software/download/altera_design/quartus_we/dnl-quartus_we.jsp 

Cadence OrCAD Demo Software

Demo Versions are also available for home use:

The OrCAD 16.x Demo software includes demo versions of the following tools:PSpice® A/D, PSpice AA, OrCAD Capture, OrCAD Capture CIS Option, OrCAD PCB Editor and SPECCTRA® for OrCAD. https://www.cadence.com/products/orcad/pages/downloads.aspx 

PSpice Models Download  

PSpice® application engineers have scoured the web for vendor models. https://www.cadence.com/products/orcad/pages/downloads.aspx 

Videos: To view playlist, start video player then hover curser over screen to choose.
1. Cadence Allegro Library Generation  
2. PCB Design using Circuit Wizard
3. PSpice Tutorial
4. ...hover curser over to see more videos...
 

Homer

The HOMER energy modeling software is a powerful tool for designing and analyzing hybrid power systems

https://www.homerenergy.com/download.html  

 Mathworks MATLAB® & Simulink® Student Version

MatLab: Get Student Version, the essential tool for your courses in engineering, math, and science.

http://www.mathworks.com/academia/student_version/ 

SP First
SP First Resources: http://users.ece.gatech.edu/mcclella/SPFirst/
 

Microsoft MSDNAA

Windows W7, Visual Studio .NET, Visio and Project, and more  

ModelSim PE Student Edition Download

ModelSim PE Student Edition is a free download of the industry leading ModelSim HDL simulator for use by students in their academic coursework.

http://www.model.com/resources/student_edition/student_download.asp 

National Instruments

Multisim  

The National Instruments Electronics Workbench Group (formerly Electronics Workbench) equips design engineers, educators, and students with powerful, easy-to-use tools for schematic capture, interactive SPICE circuit simulation, board layout, and design validation.

https://lumen.ni.com/nicif/us/ACADSTUDEVALMULTISIM/content.xhtml 

LabView 

With National Instruments LabVIEW you can measure in minutes regardless of programming experience, build custom measurement solutions based on commercial off-the-shelf technologies, and integrate external applications and services with open connectivity tools. Take advantage of your existing hardware and software investment to create powerful measurement and test applications. Download a FREE evaluation software of LabVIEW.

http://www.ni.com/labview/try/daq.htm 

Open Office Suite

Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute.

http://www.openoffice.org 

 Texas Instruments

Code Composer Studio is the integrated development environment (IDE) for TI's DSPs, microcontrollers and application processors.

http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/ccstudio.html 

 Xilinx ISE WebPACK

ISE WebPACK is the industry´s only FREE, fully featured front-to-back FPGA design solution for Linux, Windows XP, and Windows Vista

http://www.xilinx.com/ise/logic_design_prod/webpack.htm  

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