I have developed an application in Visio that simulates digital logic
diagrams.
Not only do I have the shapes (developed from scratch), but they also
"work",
that is, with my template drawing, you can create digital schematics that
actually
function like a real circuit. Included are: NOT (inverter), AND (2, 3, and 4
input)
with a right click that turns it into a NAND (functional and all), OR that
can be
turned into NOR, XOR, and a couple of Flip-Flops. There is also a macro that
will take a circuit and "package" it, or make a functional shape that works
just
like the circuit did, as long as all of the components are base components.
You
cannot (at this stage) create a package that has a package in it, only the
NOT,
AND/NAND, OR/NOR, and XOR can be used, but there is no size limit other
than the computer's memory and capacity.All in all, this is a great little
tool, in that
it allows you to test your circuits and makes a very nice drawing as well.
If you are
interested in checking it out, let me know and I'll fill you in further. I'm
actually
trying to find testers, as this tool would be of great value to
teachers/students of
digital electronics.
DigitalMonkey524 said:
I was wondering if there was anyway to create different logic gates such
as NAND and NOR, or if there is anywhere to download them. Now, I know I
can just put an inverter after an AND or OR gate, but I wanted it with just
one gate instead of adding an inverter.
