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anyone knows a software tool for drawing timing diagrams?

krby_xtrm wrote:
> anyone knows a software tool for drawing timing diagrams?

I use xfig for documentation for this purpose. I would say every
vector-based painting tool would be ok.

Sometimes it is possible to just print the output of your waveform
display tool to a postscript file and use this for documentation.

Ralf

Hi,
Try:
http://www.timingtool.com/
http://www.clearthought.uk.com/featurelist.html

HTH
Ajeetha
www.noveldv.com

Ralf Hildebrandt <[email protected]> writes:
> I use xfig for documentation for this purpose.

XFig's repetetive copy operation is great for the otherwise tedious
drawing of periodic signals such as clocks.

> Sometimes it is possible to just print the output of your waveform
> display tool to a postscript file and use this for documentation.

Aren't we supposed to finish documentation *before* starting to write
(never mind simulate) code?

-- Marcus

http://www.timingdesigner.com/

Somewhat expensive but very powerful, you can enter min/max delays and
constraints and it will show you graphically (or spreadsheet view) if
you meet timing, along with a bunch of other features.

It seems more suitable for board design, but could also be useful for
FPGAs/ASICs.

Marcus Harnisch wrote:

> Aren't we supposed to finish documentation *before* starting to write
> (never mind simulate) code?

We're supposed to get the job done
and have it work. Style is secondary.
If I work top down only, I can't run
a sim until I'm almost done.

-- Mike Treseler

Von krby_xtrm:

> anyone knows a software tool for drawing timing diagrams?

For my diploma thesis I've used the latex package called "timing".

Eike