Sessions will address general manufacturing data, multi-level board design, component design and much more to assist users of EAGLE

In line with the company’s focus on providing solutions to design engineers, driving business to the web and growth in emerging markets, Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), has announced that it will host 24 separate live webinar workshops to present the latest developments of the award-winning CadSoft’s EAGLE PCB design software. With sessions offered in English, French, German, Spanish and Chinese, these workshops will demonstrate the capabilities of the EAGLE software for design engineers, from the basics of PCB design and layout to specialist topics covering; generating manufacturing data, designing multi-layered boards and looking at various libraries and overall component designs.
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Service provides design engineers and enthusiasts with instant quotes on element14’s global community and quick delivery of manufactured boards

To further support the design process from concept to prototype, element14, the first collaborative engineering community and electronics store for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts, today announced a partnership with leading printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer Pentalogix, to offer its PCB Fabrication Service on element14’s electronics community. This cost-effective service, available at www.element14.com/pcbservices further streamlines the design cycle for engineers and electronics enthusiasts, offering instant, customized quotes and fast, high-quality board delivery for prototype PCB implementation. (more…)

Session will include introduction to EAGLE software and how create schematics using DesignLink

Farnell, the leading multi-channel distributor of electronic and industrial components, and CadSoft, the developer of the bestselling CAD tool of its kind, EAGLE, will co-host a webcast entitled ‘Schematic and Layout Design with EAGLE’ on Jan 26, 2011, from 3-4 pm CET. To register, visit: https://premierfarnell.webex.com/premierfarnell/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=844768806

“We are very glad to announce this joint CadSoft/Farnell webinar to demonstrate to our customers not only the state-of-the-art functionality of our EAGLE software but also the latest developments with DesignLink,” said Thomas Liratsch, CadSoft’s General Manager. “With the successful launch of EAGLE v5.11 in December, we decided to host this webinar for a wider audience of electronic design engineers who’d like to familiarize themselves with EAGLE or learn more about DesignLink functionality.” (more…)

Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), the leading multi-channel, high service electronics distributor supporting millions of engineers and purchasing professionals globally, announces CadSoft GmbH, a trading division of Premier Farnell, has partnered with Embest to jointly launch CadSoft’s EAGLE, the award winning software and the best selling Computer-aided Design (CAD) tool of its kind now available for use in the Chinese market. This global, tried and tested software will help Chinese engineers develop CADs using the latest technology, helping them to improve product designs, efficiency and time to market. The Chinese version of EAGLE automatically installs Mandarin versions of the manual, as well as a tutorial on computers where it is the default language. (more…)

Session will include introduction to EAGLE software and how create schematics using DesignLink

Farnell, the leading multi-channel distributor of electronic and industrial components, and CadSoft, the developer of the bestselling CAD tool of its kind, EAGLE, will co-host a webcast entitled ‘Schematic and Layout Design with EAGLE’ on Jan 26, 2011, from 3-4 pm CET. To register, visit: https://premierfarnell.webex.com/premierfarnell/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=844768806
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CadSoft Computer GmbH, a fully owned subsidiary of Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), the leading multi-channel, high service distributor, has announced the launch of EAGLE software version 5.11. This latest version of the award – winning EAGLE software, the best selling CAD tool of its kind, incorporates new “DesignLink” functionality, giving electronic design engineers (EDEs) automatic search through element 14, with online check of pricing and availability, as well as access to the latest data. Set-up and save options are now available for individual order lists for schematics, with a simple function to add the list to a shopping cart. All EAGLE manufacturer libraries are now supplied with order codes and in addition, users can now transfer quote parameters to element14 to get a quote for manufacturing a PCB designed with EAGLE.
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Premier Farnell announces that it has acquired the entire issued share capital
of CadSoft Computer GmbH, a leading German-based developer and supplier of
specialist computer aided design (CAD) software for design engineers and the
business of CadSoft Computer Inc., in the US. (more…)