

It applies this information, together with the user specified design rules and various design automation tools, to assist with error free board design. The PCB Layout module is automatically given connectivity information in the form of a netlist from the schematic capture module.

The micro-controller simulation in Proteus works by applying either a hex file or a debug file to the microcontroller part on the schematic. It is therefore a core component and is included with all product configurations. Schematic capture in the Proteus Design Suite is used for both the simulation of designs and as the design phase of a PCB layout project. All PCB Design products include an autorouter and basic mixed mode SPICE simulation capabilities. It can be purchased in many configurations, depending on the size of designs being produced and the requirements for microcontroller simulation. The Proteus Design Suite is a Windows application for schematic capture, simulation, and PCB ( Printed Circuit Board) layout design. Feature led product releases are typically biannual, while maintenance based service packs are released as it is required. Support for high speed design was added in 2017. More recently, a dedicated IDE for simulation was added in 2011 and MCAD import/export was included in 2015. Shape based autorouting was added in 20 saw another major product update with 3D Board Visualisation. Mixed mode SPICE Simulation was first integrated into Proteus in 1996 and microcontroller simulation then arrived in Proteus in 1998.

Schematic Capture support followed in 1990, with a port to the Windows environment shortly thereafter. The first version of what is now the Proteus Design Suite was called PC-B and was written by the company chairman, John Jameson, for DOS in 1988.
