Hi Guys, this is your friend Nimisha.
       
        Nowadays We hear a lot of engineering students especially from the ECE branch wondering what are the software skills that they should be mastering at!!

Here, We answered all your queries!! 

 



 


Following are the names of the software that every ECE student and Techky must know and have in there laptops:

1. RESISTOR COLOR CODER V2.1:
   
For downloading the software  click here:






  • This software calculates or quickly determines 4 to 5 band resistor values and tolerances. 
  • It can be used to encode resistance value into colour codes or to decode resistor colour codes into resistance values.
  • This software is a free desktop application and can be easily installed on laptops or pc.
 
WANT TO LEARN HOW TO USE THIS click here:

    
2. SCILAB: 

For downloading the software  click here:


  • This software is used for numerical computation providing a powerful computing environment for engineering and scientific applications.

  • Scilab is released as open-source under the CeCILL license (GPL compatible) and is available for download free of charge. 

WANT TO LEARN HOW TO USE THIS click here:

 https://www.udemy.com/course/scilab-the-first-course-beginners-to-intermediate/
https://www.learncax.com/courses/by-software/introduction-to-programming-using-scilab-detail



3. KEIL MDK VERSION 5: click here 

For downloading the software  click here:

 https://www.keil.com/download/

Steps to download  the software:

https://www.udemy.com/course/8051-microcontroller-embedded-c-and-assembly-language/learn/lecture/8689904#overview
           
 



  • It is the most comprehensive software development solution for ARM, Cortex-M & Cortex-R based microcontrollers & includes all components that we need to create, build & debug embedded applications.
  • MDK includes the ÂµVision IDE/Debugger, ARM C/C++ compiler & essential middleware components.
  • It's easy to learn & use.


4. AVR STUDIO: click here
         Step by step guide 

  • This software development environment is developed by Atmel.
  • It provides a modern powerful & simple environment to write programs in Assembly, C&C++ language & also helps in debugging in Windows XP, Windows VISTA & Windows 7/8.
  • It is a full software development environment with an editor, simulator, programmer & many more features.



5. PROTEUS:  click here
  • It is a proprietary software tool suite used primarily for electronic design automation.
  • It includes all features offered the professional system including netlist based PCB design with auto-placement, auto-routing & graph-based simulation.


6. EXPRESS PCB CAD: click here


  • This has been free software for PBC layout & design for over 20 years.
  • It is very simple to design circuit boards for beginners and efficient for professionals.
  • The EXPRESS PCB CAD software is very easy to learn & use.


7. FRITZING: click here

  • It is an open-source initiative to develop amateur or hobby CAD software for the design of electronics hardware, to support designers and artists ready to move from experimenting with a prototype to building a more permanent circuit.


8. MATLAB: click here
        Get Matlab


  • It is a multi-paradigm numerical computing environment and proprietary programming language developed by MathWorks.
  • It allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages.
Learn how to use Matlab

       https://in.mathworks.com/services/training.html


9. VIRTUAL BREADBOARD: click here 
    (Note: It's showing the unsecured website, Better download from Microsoft Store)

(Application type)

(Microsoft Store Screenshots)

  • It is a software platform designing 'Breadboard' form-factor electronic circuits & developing the microcontroller firmware that drives them.


10. ARDUINO: click here
        Website

 

  • The Arduino Integrated Development Environment is a cross-platform application that is written in functions from C and C++.
  • It is used to write and upload programs to Arduino compatible boards, but also, with the help of 3rd party cores, other vendor development boards.   
Free Pdf on Python by IIT's Click here