Engenuics Resources
Over time, an Engineer's "toolkit" grows with invaluable resources that are found or created during development of new products.
Below is a selection of handy tools and websites that are used by Engenuics during design. Got a great one you don't see here
and would like to add? Please send an email to info@engenuics.com.
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| Free Applications |
| IAR IDEs |
IAR development tools for ARM, MSP430 and a whole bunch more.
The "Kickstart editions" are free and are fully functional except for a code-compile limit. The
code size allowed is plenty adequate for test software and often plenty for many production applications. |
| MPLAB IDE |
Free IDE for Microchip PIC processors. MPLAB has no limit for an assembly-based project.
However, to program in C you will need to purchase a compiler. |
| Flash Magic |
Free tool for programming NXP microcontrollers
with a serial boot loader |
| TeraTerm |
A simple, reliable terminal program |
| Realterm |
A robust terminal program |
| Convert |
Quick and easy unit conversions |
| Winmerge |
Very handy file comparison tool |
| Textpad |
Very powerful text editor, particular for its "select text block" feature |
| jZip |
Fully functional compression software that handles all sorts of compressed files |
| Useful Websites |
| Random.org |
True random number generator. Great for generating unique ID numbers or passwords |
| ASCII Table |
Quick reference to the standard ASCII table and many more |
| w3schools |
Free web building tutorials |
| WebDevelopersNotes |
More free web building tutorials |
| php.net |
The official php website |
| MySQL |
The official MySQL website |
| Local Engineering Suppliers |
| Alberta Printed Circuits |
Low cost, 1-day turn prototype PCB manufacturing (2-layer, non-soldermasked PCBs) |
| B&E Electronics |
Electronics tools, components and supplies |
| MRO Electronics |
Connector and cable specialists; electronics tools, components and supplies |
| Active Electronics |
Electronics tools, components and supplies |
| Digi-key |
The largest supplier of electronics components with next-day delivery |
| Princess Auto |
Low cost tools and endless gadgets you probably don't need |
| Other Great Embedded Systems Products Suppliers |
| Sparkfun Electronics |
A great selection of development boards, gadgets, parts and more! |
| Adafruit Industries |
Lady Ada might be a bit weird, but she has a tremendous site for hobbiests and engineers alike! |
| Arduino Community |
Arduino boards are very popular especially in the robot community |
| HVW Technologies |
Popular embedded hobbiest site with tons of project kits |
| TI MSP430 Launchpad |
A very basic MSP430, but you can't beat the price! |
| Olimex |
Tons of development boards used by many manufacturers |
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