Date: 03/03/2009

TI's SwitcherPro design software can now be downloadable to the desktop

Texas Instruments' latest version of its free SwitcherPro Design Software for DC/DC controller and converter power supply designs is now available as both a Web-based tool and the new SwitcherPro Desktop (DT) application. Engineers can download the SwitcherPro DT application to their desktop, save their work on their own system to work offline. The SwitcherPro DT application has all of the parts and features of TI's online tool with a familiar desktop interface.
The new SwitcherPro DT is available at www.ti.com/switcherpro-pr

Key Features
Downloadable desktop application
Calculate efficiency, loop responses and stress for all key components
Customize all components by selecting them from a built-in parts database
View and output a full parts list on the bill of materials (BOM) page
Explore changes in multiple parameters using the what-if analysis design calculator
Share designs with other SwitcherPro users
View and modify existing EVM designs
Use passive components, such as inductors and TI's NexFET power MOSFETs