Welcome to EDWin - version 1.40  - Demo Software


Reservations:

This is a demo software which must only be used for evaluation.
Commercial use, like tution etc; is not permitted. 

The demo version may be copied and distributed freely.

The software is protected by International Copyright rules in accordance
with UN, Berne Convention, UCC and GATT, US and international copyright law.

All rights reserved by Norlinvest Ltd.

This demo software is limited in that you will not be able to save your database.

The original library of 18,000 parts is not included.

Version 1.40 is officially released in May 1996.


Contacts:

Please direct all technical questions via email to: visionics@bahnhof.se
Your questions will be answered as soon as resources are available.

Please also visit the Visionics Web at: http://www.bahnhof.se/~visionics
On the Visionics Web, you will find information about Visionics, our products, etc., as well as how to contact your nearest Visionics retailer.

You will find a registration sheet in EDWin´s "About". Here, you will also
find fax and telephone numbers to Norlinvest Ltd and Visionics Sweden.

Installation:

After you have downloaded and unzipped all four files of the EDWin demo, please make four diskettes, one for each set of files you have unzipped.

In Windows 3.1/3.11 Program Manager, choose file menu/run and enter a:setup (or b: setup, etc; depending on drive used for your diskettes). 

If you are using Windows95, choose RUN from the START menu, and proceed as above.

We suggest you use the default installation parameters.


EDWin:

EDWin Main Menu is the shell program for EDWin. This is where you will open the database, get information, find help, etc., and also select the module
you want to work with.

EDWin´s database is fully integrated. Thus you don´t have to bother about 
front- and backannotation. To use the concept of integration, you should work with components created as devices, not as symbols.

When, in Schematics, you do packaging, EDWin will automatically select the
layout components which contain the functions you have selected. If you 
start with layout, schematic symbols contained by the component will  be 
automatically created. You can use the autoplace and autoroute functions to
have EDWin do the work for you, or you can do the work manually.

To place a component a page (schematic) or board (layout) must first be 
defined. In schematic, a default page is set up when you start. In layout,
a default board is set up. You may Edit Page or Board Size to fit your need..

Learning about EDWin:
EDWin includes two set of helpfiles: One Tutorial helpfile and one Main 
Helpfile.

We suggest that you start by browsing through the Main Helpfile to get used
to the icons and tools used and the modules included in EDWin.

There are a few jobfiles provided, several edited for running simulation, please see
the helpfiles - Tutorial Help.

If you have difficulties in using this demo software, or you have suggestion 
to improve the instructions, please let us know!

Enjoy!