1 Feb
2009
1 Feb
'09
4:27 p.m.
On 2 Feb 2009 at 0:09, Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ wrote:
I've lost count of the number of people I've
spoken to in ##electronics
and on forums who have got hopelessly lost and confused by trying to
simulate simple electronic circuits. Just build the damn thing and test
it, you'll learn far more! But no, they don't want to do that because
apparently "it's a waste of time and money".
Simulation is an essential part of working with programmable (i.e.
SystemC, Verilog or VHDL) devices. Being able to write a good
simulation testbench is probably just as valuable as being able to
write the original programming for the device.
Eventually, you have to burn your design into the d*mned thing and do
some real-world testing, but simulation today is just as important as
knowing how to use a scope or logic analyzer.
Cheers,
Chuck