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NI Multisim 14 Student - package sold by Digilent


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Questions I have about this:

https://store.digilentinc.com/ni-multisim-student-edition-circuit-design-and-simulation-software

1 This is just software, correct?  Do I have to get it shipped  - is it just the installation disks? Is there anything else with the package ?  The shipping alone is more that the price in the link. One way would be if one can download the soft and just get the license key(s) emailed.
2 The version is outdated (at least a couple of major's?), so is it worth it?  Is the included license only for v14, and the update to later (also student) versions not covered?

Just to confirm: this software _can_ be used in isolation, correct? For simulation / creation, for learning. Without any NI's hardware tools 

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Hi @dry,

I believe would have to be shipped as it is a CD installation. There aren't actually any newer versions of Multisim as you can see on the National Instruments page for it: https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/downloads/software-products/download.multisim.html#312060. The latest version available is 14.2, which I believe we ship now, so perhaps it is possible that we can just email the appropriate serial number/activation code and you use it to appropriately activate the software after downloading it from NI's website. Whether or not that is worth it to you is more of a personal opinion so I won't be of much help in that regard.

NI does have Multisim Live now (https://www.multisim.com/) which has both a free and a paid version, though I'm not fully certain of the differences between the online version and the desktop (i.e. CD/downloaded version onto a PC). I do know that the online version does not interact with any physical hardware so it can be used as a standalone tool (as can the desktop versions, no physical hardware is required).

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
JColvin

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7 hours ago, JColvin said:

https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/downloads/software-products/download.multisim.html#312060. The latest version available is 14.2, which I believe we ship now, 

 

Hey JColvin,

I must have dreamed that I saw version 16 as latest ... yesterday on their website.  Sorry, probably had too many things looking at the same time, and may be confused LabView latest version number with multisim. Anyway.

It's interesting that in 2020, they still make CD/DVD installs :)  None of my home machines had those, for years now.  But, I do know I can buy one in a local general appliances kinda store.

I'm going to check if I will buy any PMODs for my course work , and then I may just as well get the old-tech install disks. 

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Hi @dry,

The latest version 14.2 can just be downloaded from NI's website and not need a CD for installation. Otherwise yes, you will need a USB CD drive or an actual disk drive on your computer. I don't think any of the machines here at Digilent have a disk drive either, so it's been awkward for everybody. And if you do get a USB drive for it, maybe one day you'll watch an old DVD on your computer or upload an old music CD to a digital library, who knows.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
JColvin

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2 minutes ago, JColvin said:

  .. And if you do get a USB drive for it, maybe one day you'll watch an old DVD on your computer or upload an old music CD to a digital library, who knows. 

Yea valid point..

I did however stop backing up all my movies to DVD after they've discovered the CD eating fungus years back  ..?  https://www.nature.com/articles/news010628-11

(Even though wasn't applicable to my parts of the world att)

 

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On 5/1/2020 at 4:02 AM, JColvin said:

... The latest version available is 14.2, which I believe we ship now, ..

Hi JColvin,

I've ordered this now, and just worrying that on your product link it shows 14.0, not  14.2 . Is it possible to make sure latest is shipped, and not older CDs?

 

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Hi @dry,

The best way to make sure that the latest version is shipped would be to email our Sales team, sales at digilentinc dot com. My understanding from email threads that I have seen is that the latest version is shipped, but (for whatever reason) the associated pictures and description have not been updated.

Thanks,
JColvin

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