The discussion revolves around identifying a common file format for storing electronic circuits in digital form, akin to the ".pdf document" for textual information. Participants explore the existence of a de facto standard in the electronic engineering community for sharing circuit designs.
Participants express differing views on the existence and recognition of a common file format, with no consensus reached on a definitive standard for electronic circuit representation.
The discussion reflects uncertainty regarding the definitions and acceptance of various file formats within the electronic engineering community, as well as the implications of proprietary versus open standards.
Hi,Simon Bridge said:Welcome to PF;
Probably a PSPICE file ... though you can also use LaTeX markup with an electronics package.
I don't think there is a proprietory circuit modelling program that is so commonly used that it's internal file format could be considered a defacto standard. However - large companies may have their internal ideas.
(Aside: Portable Document Format [pdf] is ISO 32000-1:2008 i.e. actual not defacto.)
zunf said:It's weird that the EE community is basically one of the very few without any tangible standard when it comes to storing and representing informations that is vital for what they do .