Electric Circuit Studio | Release notes

Version 5.0, January 15, 2025

Removed ads
Updated SDK

Version 4.9, September 2, 2023

New current indicator
Enhanced voltage drop indicator
Minor improvements

Version 4.8, February 4, 2023

Relay effects
Transducers and counters in the book
Improvements of switched source
Indicators for Custom element
Logic states for digital elements
Eye button now shows nonactive labels
Eye button in restricted mode
New settings of current indicators
Minor improvements

Version 4.7, December 16, 2022

Audio amplifiers and combinational logic in the book
Relays in the Calc & Info
Wire color setting in Circuit Properties
New default color of elements
Graphical improvements of meters
Logic IC effects for Custom element
New visual settings of logic effects
Minor improvements

Version 4.6, November 22, 2022

Transformers and wave shaping in the book
74HC digital technology
FET models for custom elements
Initial support for switching elements
Multi-input AND gate
Bug fixes

Version 4.5, September 25, 2022

Amplifiers and power sources in the book
74HCT digital technology
Editing of model parameters for custom elements
Support for wave sources in subckts
Toolbar menu in the editor of elements
Bug fixes

Version 4.4, August 19, 2022

Diode and transistor models for custom elements
New editor for models
Filters and flip-flops in the book
Initial support for digital technologies
Minor improvements

Version 4.3, July 12, 2022

Added Opamps section of the book
New Graetz bridge
Voltage controlled resistor
Improved scrolling of the book
Diode models for custom elements
Bug fixes

Version 4.2, June 16, 2022

New book pages
Book is now in Calc & Info
Series RL calculator
New components (pullup, impedances)
Minor improvements

Version 4.1, April 22, 2022

Custom menu of elements
Adding arbitrary elements to menu
Adjustable line width of elements
Force filling setting
Setting of parameter bar sensitivity

Version 4.0, February 18, 2022

New Custom element
Adjustable colors of elements
New multiplier web element
Stability improvements

Version 3.9, December 10, 2021

Rectifiers in the book
Option to change plot font size
Improved pasting of elements
Minor improvements
Bug fixes

Version 3.8, October 26, 2021

Oscillators and gates in the book
Web support for the book
Option to disable ground checking
Option to place elements in free space
Initial fling gesture support for the book
Improved autorouting of wires
Minor improvements

Version 3.7, September 15, 2021

Astable multivibrator calculator
Shifting textboxes from the grid
Fuse element
Improved switchable source
Enhanced scrolling of the parameter's bar
Updated book
Bug fixes

Version 3.6, June 16, 2021

Schmitt trigger calculator
Rectifiers and Switches in Resources
Edit mode for the book and calculators
Automatic node repair for oscilloscopes
Enhanced Zener diode calculator
New symbols for "Custom 2-pin 3" element
Minor improvements

Version 3.5, May 3, 2021

Batch import of circuits
Changed the location of user circuits
Changed the location of examples
Removed user model selection
Improvement of log/data view dialog
Clipboard pasting in subcircuit dialog
AC book chapter updated
Minor improvements

Version 3.4, April 10, 2021

Export/Import circuits
Automatic effects for logic ICs
Diode in Calc & Info
AC and DC book chapters updated
Oscilloscope improvements
Minor improvements

Version 3.3, March 4, 2021

Complex numbers calculator
Gear integration is now default
Oscilloscope improvements
Toggling switches using menu
LED and lamp effects improvement
Minor improvements

Version 3.2, January 22, 2021

Added AC section of the book
L, C, RLC calculators
Oscilloscope/chart element
Automatic wire deletion
Displaying logic states
NOT gate improvement
Minor improvements

Version 3.1, September 17, 2020

Option to pause simulations
Drawing wires by touching nodes (pins)
Highlighting adjacent wires
Internal log viewer
View and export of output data
Capacitance settings for BJTs
Shifting pictures from the grid
Information bar
Support for XSPICE
Minor improvements

Version 3.0, August 16, 2020

Support for ngspice
rshunt and rseries settings
Advanced text element
Energy/power converter
New connector pinouts
New book pages
Customization of Calc & Info items
Constant speed option
Option to hide LED indicators
Effects for custom logic ICs
Including parameters of custom components in menu
Minor improvements

Version 2.9, June 27, 2020

New book pages
Small custom LED diode
Diagonal custom component
Option to fill elements
Option to hide indicators
Minor improvements

Version 2.8, May 17, 2020

Integration method setting
New custom components
New symbols for custom components
Improved LED and lamp lighting
Force Gear integration setting
Force preserving voltages setting
Minor improvements
Bug fixes

Version 2.7, March 22, 2020

Added voltmeter, ammeter, ohmmeter
Added switchable voltage source
New custom components
New symbols for custom components
Dialog for color of 7-segment display
New Preserve voltages mode
Setting of plot colors
Setting of symbol, line and node colors
Nodes (dots) are now always on top
Advanced opamp replaced simple opamp in bottom bar
Added new models of transistors and diodes
New default values of potentiometers, transistors and transformer
Denotation of custom elements is now adjustable
Added + sign to relays
Minor improvements
French translation

Version 2.6, February 20, 2020

New custom components
Dialog for color of LED and lamp effects
New setting of the look of current indicators
Added new models of transistors and diodes
New default values of R, L, C
Improved models of relays and flip-flops
Minor improvements
Russian translation

Version 2.5, January 30, 2020

Support for custom components and subcircuits
Added Web Components
Translated parameter names
Translated element names
Italian translation
Spanish translation

Version 2.4, January 17, 2020

Initial support for translations
German translation
Portuguese translation

Version 2.3, December 12, 2019

Added dark app theme
Added an option to rewrite the circuit theme after its opening
Interactive change of time scale using a horizontal pinch gesture on the plot window
Simplified switching of parameters
Added new (default) parameter's scrollbar
New models of transistors and diodes
Minor improvements

Version 2.2, November 14, 2019

Added SCR and TRIAC
Added category selection in Web Circuits window
Added information links in Web Circuits window
Enhanced resetting of circuit properties
Improved the processing of pictures
Added tips
ECStudio now uses the same app directory as Electric Circuit Studio

Version 2.1, October 16, 2019

Bug fixes

Version 2.0, October 12, 2019

Added 7-segment display and decoder
Added advanced opamp
Added dialog for image selection
Added dialog for model selection
Circuits can now be downloaded from our web page in the Web Circuits window
Effects are now enabled by default
New logic IC effects
New settings of LED effects
Nonactive labels can now be disabled
Added new simulator setting: Tmax
New Tools command for deleting web cache
Circuits are now saved into the zipped file