Links

Here you will find many useful web addresses related to FastCap, FastHenry and many other free software for solving electromagnetic problems, as well as technical papers and info on the topic. Enjoy!


FastCap *Strongly suggested* This is the MIT ftp site address for FastCap. Here you can find all the information you need: the source files for the Unix version, the original docs, the articles explaining the algorithms implemented in the software.

FastHenry *Strongly suggested* This is the MIT ftp site address for FastHenry. Here you can find all the information you need: the source files for the Unix version, the original docs, the articles explaining the algorithms implemented in the software.

MIT
CAD group
*Strongly suggested* The pages of the Authors! Here you'll find many articles on FastCap, FastHenry and related topics (most of them can be downloaded), info on other projects under development at MIT, even the photos of the people! A must.

Simian Simian is a 2D inductance and resistance extractor. The software is free and source code is available filling a form. Quite notable, the results has been validated against FastHenry.

SwitcherCAD III

WinSpice3

*Strongly suggested* How can you simulate the RLC networks you extract with FastCap and FastHenry? Try SwitcherCAD III, an analog / digital Spice-based simulator with schematic entry and waveform post-processor from Linear Technology! This simulator is customized to work with Linear component models (especially switching power converters) but works with any other Spice model as well. Moreover, it's freeware!!
However, if you are not satisfied with Switcher Cap III, you can still try WinSpice; but this program misses a schematic entry and it's only shareware.

Spice flavours Anyway, if you are looking for any other Spice flavour on Windows platform or any other Spice-related utility, try this site and its search engine: it is customuzed on Spice products, commercial and not.

EMC codes A comprehensive list of links to pages related to 'free' EMC codes (among which FastCap and FastHenry) from the University of Missouri-Rolla. Sometimes the referenced codes are only student versions of commercial packages, but you can also find software with source code.

EM routines
and codes
Directly from JPL (NASA), this is a very long and complete list of electromagnetic codes available, both free and commercial. Worths a visit.

Warning: since May 22nd, 2006 the original site http://emlib.jpl.nasa.gov cannot be resolved any more. The link on the left now points to a partial cache of the contents previously hosted on the Jpl web site.


RF cafe' A comprehensive discussion board and many links to commercial and free rf software.

Scattering codes A list of links to pages related to EM scattering codes.

Berkeley
MEMS sw
A link to the Berkeley's MEMS CAD software, which uses, among others, also FastCap and FastHenry as submodules


CAD software CAD software archive of NetBSD. NetBSD offers compilation at download time for a variety of machines. For istance, here you can find FastCap and FastHenry and download the executables for HP, Sun, etc.

RF and
microwave sw
A search engine of links and downloads of software related to radio frequency and microwaves; quite long, but many programs are obsolete.

Free PD
software
A list of old and new electronic, electromagnetic and rf softwares (and many others)