Adding libraries to Proteus 8 Professional

 

Sometimes when you are working in a group or in a company you have share the designs and some components you have made on your Proteus but the problem comes when the person you are sending the file to doesn't´t have the component on the computer.

For that reason today I´ll be showing you how to add components and libraries to Proteus.

It is a simple thing to do as you can see in the next video.

 

 

Steps to follow:

1.- Locate the files you want to copy (Libraries).

2.- Copy them the way you want (I find it easier with Ctrl + C).

3.- Look on your computer for:

C:\ProgramData\LabcenterElectronics\Proteus 8 Professional\LIBRARY

4.- Copy the files to that folder.

5.- Check if all the components and library are in Proteus. (to check that out you have to open Proteus and go to Library on the menu bar, then Library Manager where a window will show up and you can look for the libraries you just added).

 

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Shortcut on Proteus ARES

 

Before we even start designing a PCB I think it is important that we setup the environment that we are going to work on. This video will show I like to setup Proteus ARES to work in a faster way with shortcuts.

Take into account that you can choose how to set it up on your computer, the way I do it is just a way of saving time instead of clicking all the time all the button on the screen.

 

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Introduction to PROTEUS

Proteus is a Design Suite also know as  Virtual System Modeling (VSM) offering the ability to simulate micro-controller code and also circuits.

So if you are willing to design hardware and software this is a great tool to star with. In this case Proteus ISIS is for simulation from the schematic form of the hardware and also the micro-controller code. It is possible to develop and test designs before a physical prototype is constructed.

I think that says it all about what Proteus is and it is for (can be use for more things).

Proteus ISIS combines ease of use with powerful editing tools as a very high degree of control over the drawing appearance, in terms of line widths, fill styles, fonts, etc.. It is capable of supporting schematic capture for simulation.

As for Proteus ARES is for PCB designs to make your own devices using the PCB layout tools and provides a powerful, integrated and easy to use suite of tools for professional PCB Design.

You can design your packages and footprints for your projects and so much more.

When you are designing you have to take into account so many things that you´ll have to use more than just one software but, why not to use this one that handles most of the thing we are going to need the other software for? That´s why i´m sharing with you want I´ll be learning using, this as I like to call, tool.

Let´s get started.

This is the first windows you´ll see every day you open Proteus, this is the home screen.

To create a new project we just simply click on "New project"

or we can go to File > New project

It will ask what do you want the project and the path (File destination on your computer) we want it to be stored

If it is needed you add templates to your projects or just pick one of the defaults on the screen, this selection will be the size of the document (in this case te schematics) in case we want to print it out.

Now we want also select one of the default but remember that this time we´ll be selecting the Layout template.

After selecting the template or creating a new one, we have to click on either use a firmware already on the Proteus Library or other that we will have to tell the software where it is located.

Then we can click on Finish button to star working on our project.

This pictures below show how is the environment on Proteus and it gives you plenty of space to work in.

   

Left picture is Proteus ISIS and the right one is Proteus ARES.

I hope you like this little introduction to Proteus, I´ll be posting more about this tool soon so, once again, it is not a radio but, stay tuned.

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Proteus ARES

I´ll be posting some Labcenter Proteus ARES knowledge I´ve been learning on my studies. Some tips and also the boards I´ve developed. I know it is not a radio but, Stay tuned!

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