Engineering Design Software Related Links for Mac OS X

Mac the Scope and Waavebox
Software based Oscilloscope and signal generator. Macintosh OS X and Windows.
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Kulesh Software’s PortTerm
AppleScriptable serial port interface. Hex or ASCII display. Macintosh OS X only.
http://kulesh-software.com/Software/PortTerm/http://kulesh-software.com/Software/PortTerm/http://kulesh-software.com/Software/PortTerm/shapeimage_5_link_0
iSpectrum Analyzer - Audio Spectrum Analyzer
Spectrum, Waterfall, and Oscilloscope views. Six bandwidth resolutions. Macintosh OS X only.
http://www.dogparksoftware.com/iSpectrum.htmlhttp://www.dogparksoftware.com/iSpectrum.htmlhttp://www.dogparksoftware.com/iSpectrum.htmlshapeimage_6_link_0
Audio Toolbox
Audio band function generator and scope using the computers sound input and output. Macintosh OS X only.
http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/audiotoolbox.htmlhttp://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/audiotoolbox.htmlhttp://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/audiotoolbox.htmlshapeimage_7_link_0
Electroacoustics Toolbox
Faber Acoustical’s software based Oscilloscope, signal generator, FFT and more. The premium audio tool for the Mac.
http://www.faberacoustical.com/http://www.faberacoustical.com/http://www.faberacoustical.com/shapeimage_8_link_0
BiotSavart
Magnetic field calculator.
http://www.ripplon.com/BiotSavart/index.htmlhttp://www.ripplon.com/BiotSavart/index.htmlhttp://www.ripplon.com/BiotSavart/index.htmlshapeimage_9_link_0
MacFDTD
Silicon layout and simulation program (unsupported). Macintosh OS X only.
http://www.jadechord.com/http://www.jadechord.com/http://www.jadechord.com/shapeimage_10_link_0
FIR HDL Writer
Verilog FIR filter generator. Many design options.
http://www.optunis.com/fir_hdl_writer/fir_hdl_writer_product.htmlhttp://www.optunis.com/fir_hdl_writer/fir_hdl_writer_product.htmlhttp://www.optunis.com/fir_hdl_writer/fir_hdl_writer_product.htmlshapeimage_11_link_0

This is a collection of Macintosh OS X software that I have found useful for electronic engineering. This list does not include my software for engineering, click here for that. I have highlighted my favorites in red. I try to keep these links up-to-date, but if you find a broken link, please email me so I can make updates. Thank you.

Cross Over Mac

Codeweaver’s version of Wine. Runs many Windows applications without Windows installed.

http://www.codeweavers.com/

Click here for my Cross Over application page.

Free Open Source Software, Many Projects.
MacForge is a central location for many open source projects including software dealing with VHDL, JTAG, Solar Cells and so on.
http://www.macforge.net/projects.php?cat=246http://www.macforge.net/projects.php?cat=246http://www.macforge.net/projects.php?cat=246shapeimage_12_link_0
LC Filter Design web site
This is an interactive design package for designing analogue (i.e. hardware) filters made of inductors and capacitors (Ls and Cs). All platforms.
http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~fisher/lcfilter/http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~fisher/lcfilter/http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~fisher/lcfilter/shapeimage_13_link_0
CircuitCalculator.com
Calculators for trace widths, wire parameters, RMS and so on. All platforms.
http://circuitcalculator.com/http://circuitcalculator.com/http://circuitcalculator.com/shapeimage_14_link_0
LCD Editor
Generates C code for use of HD44780-based LCD displays from a GUI. Macintosh OS X only.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/28724/lcd-editorhttp://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/28724/lcd-editorhttp://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/28724/lcd-editorshapeimage_15_link_0
Damhave Systems Software Tools
They have a collection of tools for high frequency design. If you find something you would like to try, you need to click the email link and ask for a copy. Macintosh OS X only.
http://www.damhave.com/SoftwareTools/SoftwareTools.htmlhttp://www.damhave.com/SoftwareTools/SoftwareTools.htmlhttp://www.damhave.com/SoftwareTools/SoftwareTools.htmlshapeimage_16_link_0

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sourceforge.net’s “Engineering tools on OSX” home page
Collection of useful software packages to perform engineering tasks, especially electrical engineering and chip design.
http://eng-osx.sourceforge.net/http://eng-osx.sourceforge.net/http://eng-osx.sourceforge.net/shapeimage_21_link_0
Matrix Calculator
Simple Matrix calculator. Macintosh OS X only.
http://download2us.softpedia.com/dl/6b7c09ff9afafc043f1629441aee87b7/4af05c50/400041632/mac/Math-Scientific/Matrix%20Calculator.dmg.ziphttp://download2us.softpedia.com/dl/6b7c09ff9afafc043f1629441aee87b7/4af05c50/400041632/mac/Math-Scientific/Matrix%20Calculator.dmg.ziphttp://download2us.softpedia.com/dl/6b7c09ff9afafc043f1629441aee87b7/4af05c50/400041632/mac/Math-Scientific/Matrix%20Calculator.dmg.ziphttp://download2us.softpedia.com/dl/6b7c09ff9afafc043f1629441aee87b7/4af05c50/400041632/mac/Math-Scientific/Matrix%20Calculator.dmg.zipshapeimage_22_link_0shapeimage_22_link_1
iPhone tools
27 Apps.Mac-iPhoneTools.html
Power Supply Simulator
Simulate a ‘transformer, Bridge/full & half wave rectifier, capacitor’ power supply. Macintosh OS X and Windows.
https://files.me.com/wingsy/59fmbvhttps://files.me.com/wingsy/59fmbvhttp://files.me.com/wingsy/59fmbvshapeimage_24_link_0
Developing Desktop Applications
53 Links.DesktopProgLinks.html
Developing Embedded Systems
12 processor families with 72 Applications/Links including Rowley, Code Red, SDCC...MacEmbeddedLinks.html
PCB Layout & Gerber Viewers
12 Applications including Osmond, Eagle, Gerbv, McCad...PCBLinks.html
Schematic Capture
12 Applications including Design Works, Eagle, XCircuit...SchematicCaptureLinks.html
RF/Microwave
12 Applications including CocoaNEC, MININEC, Smith Chart...Mac-RFTools.html

Other

Math
33 Applications including Octave, Sage, Mathmatica, pro Fit...Mac-Math.html
Other Mac OS X Engineering sites.Other_Mac_Engineering_sites.html
Instrument Loggers/Control/Analyzers
29 Applications including Digital oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, audio support...Mac-Instruments.html
EnSight
Software for analyzing and visualizing computational fluid dynamics. 
http://www.ensight.com/Releases/ensight-912.html/http://www.ensight.com/Releases/ensight-912.html/http://www.ensight.com/Releases/ensight-912.html/shapeimage_33_link_0
Beam Four Optics Ray Tracer
Optical ray tracer supporting Lenses, Mirrors, Prisms, Irises, Gratings, and more. Java for Macintosh OS X, Linux, and Windows.
http://www.stellarsoftware.com/http://www.stellarsoftware.com/http://www.stellarsoftware.com/shapeimage_34_link_0

Maxim’s 1-Wire Public Domain Kit

The 1-Wire® Public Domain Kit is a software development kit (SDK) containing a 1-Wire API written entirely in C. Macintosh OS X, Linux, and Windows.

http://www.maxim-ic.com/products/ibutton/software/1wire/wirekit.cfm

Application Note: http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/an/AN1097.pdf

Text Editors
10 Applications.Mac-TextEditors.html
Mechanical CAD
17 Applications.Mac-Mech.html
Circuit Simulation & Design Aids
17 Applications including MacSpice, Cver, Quite Universal Circuit Simulator ...CircuitSimulationLinks.html
Developing Mac ApplicationsDesktopProgLinks.html
yED
yEd is a powerful diagram editor that can be used to quickly and effectively generate high-quality drawings of diagrams. Macintosh OS X, Linux, and Windows.
http://www.yworks.com/en/products_yed_about.htmlhttp://www.yworks.com/en/products_yed_about.htmlhttp://www.yworks.com/en/products_yed_about.htmlshapeimage_39_link_0
My applications for electrical engineering on OS X
13 Applications.Electronics.html
Disk & Volume Editors on OS X
For generation of SD cards for embedded systems to boot from. 2 Applications.MacDiskEditors.html
Terminal Emulators & Serial Port support on OS X
11 Applications.MacTerminals.html
TJpgDec    Tiny JPEG Decompressor
TJpgDec is a generic JPEG image decompressor module that highly optimized for small embedded systems. It works with very low memory consumption so that it can be incorporated into tiny microcontrollers, such as AVR, 8051, PIC, Z80, Cortex-M0 and etc.
http://elm-chan.org/fsw/tjpg/00index.htmlhttp://elm-chan.org/fsw/tjpg/00index.htmlhttp://elm-chan.org/fsw/tjpg/00index.htmlshapeimage_43_link_0
EZ-LCD  Control Module for Character LCD
EZ-LCD is a generic control module for character LCD based on HD44780 or compatibles. It enables to use all character LCD modules without consideration of panel organization and interface type. EZ-LCD is written in ANSI C, so it can be easily ported to most microcontroller.
http://elm-chan.org/fsw/ezlcd/00index_e.htmlhttp://elm-chan.org/fsw/ezlcd/00index_e.htmlhttp://elm-chan.org/fsw/ezlcd/00index_e.htmlshapeimage_44_link_0