<s>
The	O
Proteus	B-Algorithm
Design	I-Algorithm
Suite	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
software	I-Application
tool	O
suite	O
used	O
primarily	O
for	O
electronic	O
design	O
automation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
used	O
mainly	O
by	O
electronic	O
design	O
engineers	O
and	O
technicians	O
to	O
create	O
schematics	B-Application
and	O
electronic	O
prints	O
for	O
manufacturing	O
printed	O
circuit	O
boards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
Yorkshire	O
,	O
England	O
by	O
Labcenter	B-Algorithm
Electronics	I-Algorithm
Ltd	I-Algorithm
and	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
Spanish	O
and	O
Chinese	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
what	O
is	O
now	O
the	O
Proteus	B-Algorithm
Design	I-Algorithm
Suite	I-Algorithm
was	O
called	O
PC-B	O
and	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
chairman	O
,	O
John	O
Jameson	O
,	O
for	O
DOS	B-Application
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schematic	B-Application
Capture	O
support	O
followed	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	O
environment	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mixed	O
mode	O
SPICE	B-Protocol
Simulation	I-Protocol
was	O
first	O
integrated	O
into	O
Proteus	B-Algorithm
in	O
1996	O
and	O
microcontroller	O
simulation	B-Application
then	O
arrived	O
in	O
Proteus	B-Algorithm
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
recently	O
,	O
a	O
dedicated	O
IDE	O
for	O
simulation	B-Application
was	O
added	O
in	O
2011	O
and	O
MCAD	O
import/export	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Proteus	B-Algorithm
Design	I-Algorithm
Suite	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
Windows	O
application	O
for	O
schematic	B-Application
capture	O
,	O
simulation	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PCB	O
(	O
Printed	O
Circuit	O
Board	O
)	O
layout	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
in	O
many	O
configurations	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
designs	O
being	O
produced	O
and	O
the	O
requirements	O
for	O
microcontroller	O
simulation	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
PCB	O
Design	O
products	O
include	O
an	O
autorouter	O
and	O
basic	O
mixed	O
mode	O
SPICE	B-Protocol
simulation	I-Protocol
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schematic	B-Application
capture	O
in	O
the	O
Proteus	B-Algorithm
Design	I-Algorithm
Suite	I-Algorithm
is	O
used	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
simulation	B-Application
of	O
designs	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
design	O
phase	O
of	O
a	O
PCB	O
layout	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
micro-controller	O
simulation	B-Application
in	O
Proteus	B-Algorithm
works	O
by	O
applying	O
either	O
a	O
hex	O
file	O
or	O
a	O
debug	O
file	O
to	O
the	O
microcontroller	O
part	O
on	O
the	O
schematic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
co-simulation	O
of	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PCB	O
Layout	O
module	O
is	O
automatically	O
given	O
connectivity	O
information	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
netlist	O
from	O
the	O
schematic	B-Application
capture	O
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
STEP	O
output	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
transfer	O
to	O
mechanical	O
CAD	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
Solidworks	B-Application
or	O
Autodesk	O
for	O
accurate	O
mounting	O
and	O
positioning	O
of	O
the	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
