pjd@alpha.ces.cwru.edu (dr. funk) (07/01/89)
We used LogicWorks in our undergraduate computer design class. Here
are some comments.
1. LogiMac from Kinko's is upward compatible with LogicWorks. This
is good for students who want to do assignments on their own Mac.
2. LogicWorks does indeed have annoying problems with connections.
Sometimes things look connected and they are not.
3. LogicWorks does not have a means to create and store test data,
whether the test data is a waveform or pattern (vector) of ones
and zeros.
Item 3 makes LogicWorks seriously deficient for large class projects.
The tool is OK for intro to digital design classes. We didn't seem
to have a problem with the number/variety of predefined library circuits.
If you are into true 7400-series work, you will be disappointed, however.
Overall, I am returning to esim for our undergraduate class. It means
teaching a bit of MOS logic design, but that ain't all bad. We have a
way around the net-list hassle, so the lack of a schematic editor isn't
so bad.
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