You will need to install all of the software listed below on any personal computers you plan to use this semester. Most of the software below is for Windows. If you have a Mac, you can use Parallels to run Windows apps.
| Name | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Visual studio 2019 build tools | download page direct link |
| Name | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cadence | download | SPB22.10.004 (Base Release + 12-May Hotfix) available at http://myapps.asu.edu |
| Altium Designer | download | pending ASU adoption |
| Name | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Microchip MPLabX | download | |
| Microchip Code Configurator | download | |
| XC8 Compiler | download | |
| XC16 Compiler | download |
| Name | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Studio Code (VSCode) | download | Setup instructions, then learn how to use it with pymakr-preview |
| CPython or Anaconda Python$^*$ | download | follow the install tutorial for cpython or anaconda |
| Visual studio 2022 build tools | download12 Direct Link |
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| SILabs CP201X Driver | download | |
| micropython | follow the instructions in this tutorial |
$^*$ The lab computers in Peralta must permit persistent user profiles for the semester so that students can install this themselves in their user profile
| Name | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Studio Code (VSCode) | download | Setup instructions Install the “Git Graph” Extension. |
| Git | download | |
| Git extensions | download | (optional but useful) |
| KDiff3 | download | comparison tool for git extensions (optional) |
| Name | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Solidworks | download | |
| Autodesk fusion 360 | download |
| Name | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Inkscape | download | |
| Adobe Creative Cloud (Acrobat, Premiere Pro, Illustrator) | ASU provided. | |
| Microsoft print to pdf feature | built-in |
| Name | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arduino | download | |
| 7-zip | download | |
| firefox | download | |
| ffmpeg | download | |
| grepwin | download | |
| LibreCAD | download | |
| Microscope software | Software for the microscopes in PRLTA 103 | |
| Microsoft Office | ||
| MQTT Explorer | download | |
| Notepad++ | download | |
| Microsoft Office | ||
| Putty | download | |
| Tracker | download |