Commercial Customers    Gael Salles - ST MicroElectronics We use the Proteus suite regularly and we really appreciate both the simple user interface and the number of features. When we have faced a limit or a problem, the support response has always been fast and focused. Proteus is a good solution for reasonably complex design.    Andre Lamothe - CEO / Chief Scientist Nurve Networks LLC Proteus is without a doubt the best schematic entry, PCB design, and simulation package for the money. It rivals software such as Protel DXP in many areas, but it is easier to use. The standard autorouter in Proteus does an excellent job and saves us a lot of time as well. We are very pleased with the product and recommened it to anyone that wants a high end tool package for a reasonable price, you won't be disappointed with Proteus -- in addition, their customer support is #1, their techs are expert at PCB layout and schematic entry and can help you with any problems you might have with their tool.    Timothy Box - TJB Systems Ltd. I have to say at this point that in my opinion Proteus VSM is absolutely ACE. While I try not to be too public in my delight for products, I cant stop myself now, I have saved days and days using this tool. Only today I got some code working where I had 2 Microchip PIC's talking to each other and monitored the timing with the Logic analyser. Stopping now and then to single step at crucial points. I doubt if I could have got it working without it. It's not the first time I have used the tool in this way but every time I do I'm so impressed.    Kevin Edwards - Talk Electronics Design Director We have been using Proteus for over 7 years and have found it to be the most flexible and cost effective design solution on the market In the past we have run EasyPC, Protel and even flirted with CadStar but none offer the speed and intuitive use that Proteus has.    Mark Rodgers I developed a product that uses RS232 comms to control a radio, the hardware was totally developed in VSM. Proteus VSM has a virtual port that uses the PC's RS232 to talk to the radio and the PC simulates the PIC and all the hardware inside VSM, no prototype to build. Fantastic!!!    Chris Grillo - Carlo Gavassi Ltd. The Proteus software is just what we wanted. I have tried a number of 'high-profile' pcb designs, but the sheer simplicity and 'pick-up-and-go' ease of proteus just makes me wonder why other companies go to great lengths to complicate their products. Power PCB from Mentor comes to mind here. Their learning curve is simply way too steep. Both ISIS and ARES are simple to use, with an intuitive interface one will feel certainly at home with. The Library Manager has been improved drastically with its new interface and search facility. Designing our in-house libraries has never been so easy. Our designs range from Solid-state relays to micro-controlled motor soft-starters...and Proteus handled them all with equal ease. without even breaking a sweat. The software does not hog all my system resources, and I find that having 3 or more designs open does not hamper my progress. Proteus was under scrutiny at our R&D facility, but versions from 6 onwards have confirmed that Labcenter are willing to listen to us and implement our 'wish-list'. That really sorted you out from the 'big boys' of design. Your personalised service is second to none. THANK YOU!    Rob Youngs - Tempus Consulting I use Proteus VSM for PIC and the IAR C compiler which allows me to run PIC's to emulate all my mechanical devices as my 'test harness' prior to developing the system proper. I estimate that my development time is now 20% of what it was before for any given design, and because of the general flexibility and information views, simulations can be run as a virtual world tests in their harnesses for days at a time and I can minimise the testing when I build in the real world.    Frank Small - FAS   I find the Proteus software invaluable for the following reasons :   1) You save cost and time. If for example you feel you will probably need a RTC in a future project you can try and test it without the hassle and cost of purchasing same. That is before you cost the extra savings of the time of wiring it up, making mistakes, troubleshooting and all that goes with it.   2) It is so much simpler monitoring activity in Proteus VSM than using a scope etc   3) Probably the most important attribute of your product is the support, in that I feel I can count on your help within a very short timeframe. In my experience you know the produce backwards and answer the questions asked which is not always the case when you look for support.    Donald Kay - Don Alan Pty Ltd. PCB design is our business. We review PCB layout software on an ongoing basis and Labcenter has topped the list for the last 10 years. Certainly the most productive and very, very affordable. We have licences for other very expensive products but they don't get much use.    Nick Evans - Genesys IBS Ltd. We chose to use Labcenter products after evaluating major competitors including CADSTAR for a long period. We found the Proteus suite to offer excellent value for money and improved functions and ease of use compared to the competitors.   Andreas Schulze - Dataprocess GmbH I am very content with the Proteus software and I am using it for designing boards for our trainees and -from time to time- have a skilled trainee carry out a project using this software. I have come to know Proteus as a very helpful and powerful tool to design circuits and I am very pleased with the easy way one can use the software. The GUI is quite selfexplanatory and the help documents are simply great. As for the service your company provides for this product, I would like to give you an absolutely POSITIVE response. The few problems I had were taken care of without hesitation and without any problems with all friendliness a customer could hope for. My compliments for that !!! From my experience with the software, I can only recommend the Proteus package to anyone who needs a good and solid software for the design AND -of course- simulation of sophisticated circuitry such as "robot brains"    Alan Foster - Copeman Hart & Company Ltd. From schematic and simulation through to CAD/CAM output and BOM scripts, Proteus electronic design software reliably delivers all the functionality I would wish for in an intuitive and straightforward manner. The modular pricing structure allows for selection of the level of functionality and capacity that best suits the business, avoiding the waste of thousands of pounds that comes with one-size-fits-all software, whilst keeping open the option to upgrade if and when it is needed. Educational Customers    Malcolm Newton - Isle of Man College We have been happy with Proteus for several years, especially ISIS/simulation - I have found the PIC based simulation particularly supportive of my Microprocessor Systems work. Speaking in terms of your general simulation my colleague and I find it to be very good in Proteus - we moved from Electronic Workbench because we feel your graphical based simulation and the newer VSM is much better. As I mentioned in my previous email I have found using Proteus a useful support to PICTUTOR (Matrix Multimedia) as the students can run their programs developed using MPLAB on simulated hardware    Alan Duffy - Sutton Coldfield College The whole Proteus suite has been invaluable to us in delivering our advanced BTEC Electronic Courses. Proteus VSM processor simulation is excellent and very easy to implement.    Ray Freshwater - Cambridge University Before selecting the Proteus PCB CAD package I surveyed six other PCB design tools and determined that price and performance of Proteus was excellent. Also I like the intuitiveness and short learning curve in the use of the tools.    Dennis Briggs - Colchester Institute At the Colchester Institute we had successfully used a very old version of PCB & ISIS with our students for many years. Proteus was recently purchased when our operating system was upgraded to XP and is used for the development of circuit schematic and layouts for our Higher national & national certificate and PEO1 & PEO2 programs. Learners have quickly mastered skills using the Ares and Isis software, developing drawings and circuits for assignments and projects required by their course.    Richard Reeves - Aston Universtity The reason why we've stayed with Labcenter's software in the time I've been here (and before), right from ISIS and ARES V2 under DOS, is that it is by far the friendliest professional electronics CAD software I've used (I cut my CAD teeth on Mentor V7 on a UNIX network - nice software, but hard to learn.) That's really important when we have to teach at least 30 students in one session to design PCBs as part of the IEE accreditation of their degrees. After a short presentation and demonstration (less than an hour), we have first year undergraduates who've never used any CAD before producing good PCB designs. The VSM simulation is invaluable with final year projects, as a lot of our students doing 'real' electronic projects end up using AVRs. Being able to simulate them with real world peripherals cuts a lot of time and uncertainty, and that's always good. The technical support is second-to-none. Support turn-around, be it via telephone or email, is always quick. When I've found a problem, a fix (not a work-around) has been sent out within a few hours. Oh, and it's a bargain.    James Bell - Carlisle College We have been using PROTEUS at Carlisle College for about 12 years. Graph based simulation is used by our HND Students studying Electronics, Electrical Principles and Engineering Science. Tutors use the system(graph based and interactive) for demonstrations via PC projection. Students use it for consolidating the theory and for the completion of assignment tasks set by tutors. The students enjoy using proteus because the results can be obtained quickly and they do not have to worry about damaging expensive equipment. As a teacher of electronics I have found it to be a great resource.    Martin Rice - Senior Lecturer, Newbury College I use Proteus in almost all my electronics teaching. From Ohm's Law to Fourier Analysis, from basic gates to Microprocessor Systems, I find the system an essential tool at BTEC National and Higher National levels. Students use it, of course, in their Project work as well. It represents good value for money, the support team are supportive and the Protues user forum very helpful. I use it in preference to specialist educational products because it is 'real'; it is the kind of system that my students will come across in industry. I recommend it, and would love to hear from others using the software in a teaching environment.    Dan O'Brien - Dundalk Institute of Technology Within the Electronics Department at DKIT , we have used the Proteus suite for a number of years from version 4. through version 5 and onto version 6. We recognise that it is a very powerful suite of software and can contribute to a wide range of tasks from PCB design to microprocessor and analog simulation. It has been chosen as the primary software backbone in our new Bachelor Degree in Electical & Electronic Systems, where we have an emphasis on the design of working systems.