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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>Multisim was originally called Electronics Workbench<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> and created by a company called <a href="/facts/Interactive_Image_Technologies/t5X8PHh6">Interactive Image Technologies</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> At the time it was mainly used as an educational tool to teach <a href="/facts/Electronics_technician/QtqBDV3T">electronics technician</a> and <a href="/facts/Electronics_engineering/WCSVulpu">electronics engineering</a> programs in <a href="/facts/Colleges/fW5cuvPJ">colleges</a> and <a href="/facts/Universities/skaJt2Io">universities</a>. National Instruments has maintained this educational legacy, with a specific version of Multisim with features developed for teaching electronics. </p><p>In 1999, Multisim was integrated with Ultiboard after the original company merged with <a href="/facts/Ultimate_Technology/t5X8PHh6">Ultimate Technology</a>, a PCB layout software company. </p><p>In 2005, Interactive Image Technologies was acquired by <a href="/facts/National_Instruments/t5X8PHh6">National Instruments</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> <a href="/facts/National_Instruments_Electronics_Workbench_Group/t5X8PHh6">Electronics Workbench Group</a> and Multisim was renamed to NI Multisim.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="pricing">Pricing</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Edition</th><th>Price</th></tr><tr><td>Power Pro</td><td>$4591</td></tr><tr><td>Full</td><td>$2800</td></tr><tr><td>Base</td><td>$1773</td></tr><tr><td>Education</td><td>$628</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Electronics portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_EDA_software/uCYS0eQY">Comparison of EDA software</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_free_electronics_circuit_simulators/WeCqrQ72">List of free electronics circuit simulators</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Proteus_Design_Suite/49If7VIn">Proteus Design Suite</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Qucs/o7wvnr56">Qucs</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/NI_Ultiboard/bD9p4IoA">NI Ultiboard</a>, the PCB layout software that is integrated with Multisim.</li> <li><a href="/facts/OrCAD/knU8hh5s">OrCAD</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.ni.com/multisim/">Official website</a></li> <li><a href="http://decibel.ni.com/content/groups/circuit">National Instruments Circuit Design Community</a> Circuit design blog and community to share components, models and footprints</li> <li><a href="http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/downloadmultisim?opendocument&lang=en&node=seminar_US">Download Link for NI Multisim</a> Allows a 30-day evaluation of the software</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140313000103/http://cnx.org/content/col10369/1.3/content_info">Introduction to Multisim Schematic Capture and SPICE Simulation</a></li> <li><a href="http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/12242">Getting Started with NI Ultiboard</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Introduction to Multisim: Learn to Capture, Simulate, and Layout in Less Than 30 Minutes - NI". knowledge.ni.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024. <a href="https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA03q000000YH7MCAW&l=en-US" target="_blank">https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA03q000000YH7MCAW&l=en-US</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"What is Multisim™?". www.ni.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024. <a href="https://www.ni.com/en/shop/electronic-test-instrumentation/application-software-for-electronic-test-and-instrumentation-category/what-is-multisim.html" target="_blank">https://www.ni.com/en/shop/electronic-test-instrumentation/application-software-for-electronic-test-and-instrumentation-category/what-is-multisim.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>National Instruments (February 2006). ElectronicsWorkbench MultiMCU Microcontroller Co-simulation User Guide. Texas, US: National Instruments.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) <a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" target="_blank">/wiki/Template:Cite_book</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Lewis-Evans, Ben (22 March 2018). "A short guide to user testing for simulation sickness in Virtual Reality". Oxford Scholarship Online. doi:10.1093/oso/9780198794844.003.0030. <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198794844.003.0030" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198794844.003.0030</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"L-3 - Manuales de prácticas". sites.google.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024. <a href="https://sites.google.com/aragon.unam.mx/laboratorio-l3/recursos/manuales-de-pr%C3%A1cticas" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/aragon.unam.mx/laboratorio-l3/recursos/manuales-de-pr%C3%A1cticas</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Carlos (9 November 2012). "¿Que ha pasado con Electronic WorkBench? Ahora es Multisim". Electrorincon (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2024. <a href="https://www.electrorincon.com/que-ha-pasado-con-electronic-workbench-ahora-es-multisim/2012-11" target="_blank">https://www.electrorincon.com/que-ha-pasado-con-electronic-workbench-ahora-es-multisim/2012-11</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Interactive Image Technologies Ltd. (1997). Electronics Workbench. Internet Archive. Toronto, Ontario : Interactive Image technologies. ISBN 978-1-55169-065-0. <a href="978-1-55169-065-0" target="_blank">978-1-55169-065-0</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"National Instruments acquires Electronics Workbench". Vision Systems Design. 8 February 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2024. <a href="https://www.vision-systems.com/home/article/16740237/national-instruments-acquires-electronics-workbench" target="_blank">https://www.vision-systems.com/home/article/16740237/national-instruments-acquires-electronics-workbench</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Electricidad y Electrónica Industrial - Ingeniería Industrial". ingenieriaindustrial.com.mx. Retrieved 22 July 2024. <a href="https://ingenieriaindustrial.com.mx/electricidad-y-electronica-industrial-2.html" target="_blank">https://ingenieriaindustrial.com.mx/electricidad-y-electronica-industrial-2.html</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>