TARGET 3001! is a

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for

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and

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design, developed by Ing.-Büro Friedrich in

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. It supports the design of

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s, and device

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s. It runs under

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and is available in English, German and French. A special branch of the program is the ''

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Designer'', which allows design of

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s. The free version (for non-commercial use) is limited to 250 connection

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s or pads on two copper layers. The PCB manufacturer PCB-Pool and

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provide a free unlimited version, that generates only printed output or output for PCB-Pool and Conrad's PCB service. Commercial versions with all features are available.

Features

TARGET 3001! collects several features under one user interface ( MDI). All project information is stored in one file to avoid redundancy and version conflicts. Design begins with the creation of a schematic diagram and usually ends with the layout of a PCB (or chip). The

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can be

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by the integrated

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compatible mixed mode simulator.

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are stored in a

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database, also externally accessible. Component data include direct links to

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s and component supplier information as well as simulation information and 3D models. TARGET's open Component Interchange Format CXF is supported by universal component databases like Ultra Librarian and Footprint Expert. PCBs or ASICs can be designed manually or using an autoplacer and autorouter. A

Specctra Specctra is a commercial PCB auto-router originally developed by John F. Cooper and David Chyan of Cooper & Chyan Technology, Inc. (CCT) in 1989. The company and product were taken over by Cadence Design Systems in May 1997. Since its integration ...

interface to external autorouters is available. The design can be automatically checked for spacing violations and many other

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. If the PCB is ready designed it can be directly displayed and rotated in a live 3D view. The 3D data can be exported in

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format to produce preview 3D dummies of the PCB on

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. Circuit design on 3D bodies ( Molded Interconnect Device, MID) is possible.

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data for PCB milling can be obtained in several formats. Additionally a device front panel can directly be derived from the PCB, using the coordinates on the PCB, e.g. from

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s or

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History

A predecessor of TARGET 3001! was "RULE" (german: Rechner Unterstützter Leiterplatten Entwurf), a

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-based program for PCB layout (1989). After hobbyists used this, there were calls for a schematic tool and autorouter. In response, TARGET 2.1 (for DOS) was released in 1992. The move to Windows was difficult: early versions of "TARGET V3 for Windows" were prone to crash. The package became stable and more accepted among hobby, educational and professional users. Developments in versions V7 to V16 included an EMC tool and

-compatible simulation. The name TARGET was changed to TARGET 2001!, but, as year 2001 approached, "TARGET 3001!" was registered as a trademark and used for versions V9 and higher. TARGET 3001! is used also by industrial designers. For example, TOYOTA used it for cable harnesses in their Formula 1 racing car. Today, TARGET 3001! is one of the most popular PCB layout systems in Germany and Europe. Readers of electronics magazine

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voted it number two. Also testers of the electronics magazine " c't Hardware Hacks" rated it number two.c't Hardware Hacks (Jan 2013), p. 114

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