Flomerics and SimLab Link EMC Simulation Software
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(London, UK and Munich, Germany, November 2005) Flomerics and SimLab have together created a software interface linking board-level and system-level electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) analysis for the first time.
SimLab customers use RadiaSim software to calculate electromagnetic fields close to the surface of a printed circuit board. The new software interface converts this information into a "compact source file" which is then used in Flo/EMC software to predict 3-D electromagnetic fields in and around the complete electronic system. Using both software tools in concert enables engineers to minimize electromagnetic emissions from the board and at the same time investigate enclosure-level resonances and shielding effectiveness, thus optimizing the system for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).
The new interface is available free of charge with Flo/EMC Version 6.1 from Flomerics. Customers interested in a demonstration or evaluation of this new interface are requested to contact their nearest SimLab or Flomerics office.
"There has been an important "missing link" between board-level and system-level EMC analysis." said Mike Reynell, Director of Marketing for Flomerics. "This new interface enables the electromagnetic emission profile, or "signature", of a complex printed circuit board to be captured and used in system- and environment-level analysis, which is where EMC tests are passed or failed. Designing-out EMC problems early on has become a major competitive advantage for companies producing high-speed electronic systems, and both SimLab and Flomerics' customers will benefit from this new interface."
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About Flomerics
Flomerics, founded in 1989 and headquartered in London, UK, is a world-leading player in the rapidly-expanding field of "virtual prototyping" - the provision of software enabling engineers to test virtual models of their equipment on a computer before building physical prototypes. For more information, please visit www.flomerics.com or call +44 (0)20 8487 3000.
About SimLab.
SimLab Software GmbH, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Munich, Germany develops software products and related services in the field of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) related effects in electronic circuits. SimLab offers advanced solutions for the simulation of industrial printed circuit boards (PCB) and complex cable / harness systems. For more information, please visit www.simlab.de or call +49-(0)89-7600090.
CAPTION: The 3-D radiation pattern and the total radiated power for a PCB inside of an enclosure for detailed (blue) and compact (red) models of the PCB. Simulation time of system-level models in FLO/EMC using compact PCB models created using RadiaSim can be reduced by orders of magnitude from the fully detailed model, making iterative EMC simulations a reality for early EMC design.
