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It
is the simulation of a designed PCB together with
off-board components that has stunned teachers
on my ECT course. This feature will compel
the majority of PCB Wizard users to upgrade.  |
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Paul
Gardiner, Head of Electronics
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Finham
Park School, Coventry
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According
to publicity material every new bit of software
is the best thing ever—in this case, it proved
exactly that… I used Circuit Wizard to check
all of my students design work prior to printing
the masks and commencing manufacture of the PCBs.
As a result of using Circuit Wizard, I had no problems
with faulty circuit design; the only problems were
with incorrect assembly.  |
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David
Smith, Technology Department
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Coombeshead
Collge, Newton Abbot
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Circuit
Wizard’s integration makes it much easier
to use than stand-alone applications… Outstanding
in comparison with your competitor’s products.  |
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Carl
Ibbotson, Design Technology Department
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Holmfirth
School, Holmfirth
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I
found the transition from Livewire very easy… Excellent
product.  |
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Gordon
Hamilton, Technology Department
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Light
Hall School, Solihull
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Circuit
Wizard is a great help to pupils testing
their own PCBs. We are very pleased with the package.  |
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Stephen
Worth, Design Technology Department
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Wright
Robinson Sports College, Manchester
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I
have found Circuit Wizard very easy to use… All
the features are excellent and I would give it
9 out of 10.  |
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Bridget
Elton, Design Technology Department
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Overton
Grange School, Sutton
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I
rate Circuit Wizard very highly indeed. It has
now become the package of choice for Electronics
Products and Systems & Control.  |
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Mark
Harvey, Design Technology
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Aylesbury
Grammar School, Aylesbury
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Having
read some of the reviews of Circuit Wizard, and
purchasing it for my school on the strength of
some of the positive comments, I have to congratulate
you on an excellent piece of software. I've been
a personal user of Livewire and PCB Wizard for
about 3 years so I know many of the features of
the software, but I have to say I am amazed
by some of the additional features in Circuit Wizard,
particularly the breadboard simulation function.  |
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Ryan
Thomas, Head of Systems and RMT
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Ysgol
Tre-gib, Llandeilo, South Wales
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Auto
routing is much better than my version of PCB Wizard… I
particularly like the fact that circuit design
and PCB design are all in one program (I previously
used Crocodile Clips and PCB Wizard).  |
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Ian
Tissington, Technology Department
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St.
John’s RC Comprehensive School, Bishop
Auckland
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Very
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Steve
Davies, Technology Department
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Tarporley
Community High School, Tarporley
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The
auto-routing aspect of Circuit Wizard works better
than other packages I have used… PCB
simulation is a real bonus!! Having had
students frequently make mistakes in manually converting
circuits to PCB layouts (and having missed these
errors myself under the pressure of working with
groups of students on different circuits), I believe
that this is without doubt the most useful feature
in Circuit Wizard. It is also something that I
am not aware of in any other software…There
is no doubt in my mind that Circuit Wizard is the
most useful and usable software of its type. It
will be the only electronics software I use from
now onwards.  |
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R.
A. Handley, Head of Technology
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Darlaston
Science College, Wednesbury
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Circuit
Wizard is excellent and helps to make the teaching
of Electronic Products much easier for students
and teachers alike.  |
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Andrew
MacTavish, Electronics Department
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Ashby
School, Ashby-De-La-Zouch
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Circuit
Wizard is very easy and intuitive to use... I am
so pleased that I have finally got the right software
(we bought Crocodile Technology first—big mistake!)… Overall,
I would give Circuit Wizard an A+.  |
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Mr.
Rogers, Design and Technology
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Edgbarrow
School, Crowthorne
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Excellent
product—saves so much time and materials.  |
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Mark
Holgate, Design Technology Department
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St.
Anthony’s Catholic Girls School, Sunderland
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Circuit
Wizard is superb. The ability to use circuit
design and PCB design in one package is a big step
forward…  |
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Kevin
Downing, Electronics Department
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Brinsworth
Comprehensive School, Rotherham
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Excellent
product. Circuit Wizard has completely replaced
Croc Clips as the circuit simulation and PCB design
software in this department.  |
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David
Stosiek, Electronics Department
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Thomas
Hardye School, Dorchester
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Circuit
Wizard has transformed the way I teach. I am now
able to cover theory within 2 terms for GCSE!  |
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Mr.
Priest, Design Technology
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Tapton
School, Sheffield
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Very
good, with little instruction students
are able to put together simulations in no time
at all… We
have used it with both KS4 and National Diploma
students and it is a major improvement
over what we had previously.  |
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Kevin
Griffin, Electronics Department
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Boston
College, Boston
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Very
good, simple to use software. Have recommended
it to other educational establishments.  |
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Sion
Gravell, Engineering Department
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Coleg
Menai, Bangor
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I
am extremely happy with Circuit Wizard. I
give it 10 out of 10 for effort and an ‘A’ grade
for achievement. Well done!  |
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Mr.
Hemsley, Design & Technology
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Sir
William Robertson High School, Lincoln
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Excellent – the
PCB simulation facility has changed the way I teach
testing to my students.  |
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Mr.
Walker, Design Technology Department
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BETHS
Grammar School, Bexley
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We
recently purchased and are now using Circuit Wizard.
It's a great piece of software and
we are pleased that we decided to purchase it instead
of continuing to subscribe
to your well known rival [Crocodile Technology +
real-PCB].  |
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Andy
MacTavish, Electronics Department
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Ashby
Grammar School, Leicestershire
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Circuit
Wizard is very impressive and will greatly enhance
pupils' understanding of complex concepts. The virtual
instruments in particular are brilliant for
helping pupils with fault finding.  |
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Peter
Ives, Technology Teacher
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AQA
Moderator for Electronic Products |
Ryedale
School, York
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Wow!
The ability to test a PCB before making it will
save a lot of fault finding time... Circuit
Wizard's performance really impressed me as it
managed to accurately simulate all the circuits
I drew.  |
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William
Shaw, Technology Teacher
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Queen
Elizabeth’s High School, Gainsborough
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Magic!
To be able to test your PCB before making it in
real-life is amazing… I found Circuit
Wizard to be an excellent product, particularly
with my
average and below average GCSE Systems and Control
students. Well done New Wave Concepts!  |
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Mrs.
A. Tyrrell, Head of Technology
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St.
Bedes School, Redhill
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I
was amazed at the speed of the auto-routing. It
only took 30 seconds to complete – far quicker
than PCB Wizard could have managed… The
virtual multimeter is an extraordinary teaching
aid for
demonstrating how the real thing works.  |
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Damian
McVeigh, Principle Technology Technician
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St.
Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel
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I
think it was Arthur C. Clarke who said that any
sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable
from magic. Circuit Wizard is close to
magic.  |
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Torben
Steeg
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School
of Education, University of Manchester
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It
is much easier to go from circuit diagrams to PCB
layouts in Circuit Wizard than it is to import
circuits from Crocodile Clips into PCB Wizard.
I will be using Circuit Wizard from now
on in preference to Crocodile Clips and PCB Wizard.  |
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Alan
Pinder, Head of Technology
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Moat
Community College, Leicester
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The
ability to simulate circuits and then have your
successful design automatically
converted into a working, testable 'live' PCB makes
construction much easier, and critically, more
understandable for pupils building their PCBs… A
nice touch is the wide range of batteries and other
power sources that allow pupils to accurately model
the size of their finished cases… Circuit
Wizard breaks down the mental barrier many pupils
have between the circuit diagram and the PCB. They
understand their circuit diagrams but often have
difficulties relating to the less logical PCB layout.
Now the PCB works like the real thing, pupils are
able to better understand what they are designing… This
is so intuitive that I can see KS2 children using
the program to do science experiments... I
think Circuit Wizard represents the biggest step
forward in electronics since Crocodile Clips v2
and PCB Wizard v2 came onto the scene nearly a
decade ago.  |
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Andrew
Booker, Technology Teacher
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Kirk
Hallam Technology College, Ilkeston
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PCB
simulation is excellent. All tests can now be carried
out on screen instead of cluttering the workbench
with test equipment… Overall Circuit Wizard
is a very good package and I am sure it will be
popular with schools.  |
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John
Henserson, Principal Technician
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Belfast
Education and Library Board, Northern Ireland
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Very
impressive! The simulation of the multimeter
matches exactly the kit that pupils have in class,
which
makes it great for teaching.  |
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Chris
Brown, Head of Technology
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Dereham
Neatherd High School, Dereham
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The
PCB simulation is wonderful. Students can easily
see if their PCB works using Circuit Wizard and
they can then check the on-screen simulation against
the manufactured PCB…The elementary 3D components
will be very useful, especially with younger pupils
who need more assistance to visualize circuits… In
conclusion, Circuit Wizard is a great addition
to the whole business of modelling electronics.
I think it will become the standard package
in education.  |
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Averil
Morrow, Technology Advisor
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Southern
Education & Library
Board, Northern Ireland
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Overall
Circuit Wizard is an excellent tool for
teaching electronics. The graphics for components and instruments
are very realistic and intuitive to use... Circuit
Wizard’s simulation will prove particularly
useful at Key Stage 3 and with simple Key Stage
4 work.  |
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Roger
Titley, Electronics Teacher
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Applemore
College, Southampton
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PCB
simulation is outstanding, simplicity
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done.  |
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Mr.
Mirek Dorotyz, Technology Teacher
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Towneley
High School, Burnley
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The
simulation in Circuit Wizard is much simpler to
use [than Livewire]. I like the probes and the
fact that the graph region opens up instantly...
The window showing the pot control is a nice idea – it
makes it clear what the student is changing and
means that the circuit remains uncluttered for
copy/paste to written reports… PCB
simulation is a very nice feature!  |
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Steve
Woolley, Technology Teacher
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Bancroft’s
School, Essex
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Why
would anyone buy Livewire and PCB Wizard, when
this [Circuit Wizard] is 1 + 1 = 6. An
excellent product.  |
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Mark
Gooding, Head of Technology
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Billericay
School, Billericay
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