PI Expert Design Software

New Features in PI Expert v8.5

Full support for TOPSwitch-JX family in PI Expert.
Application has a new look: User Interface is now based on new Microsoft standards for GUI.
Board Layout Recommendations Design View is enhanced and now can show highlighted area corresponding to specific selected statement.
Component Library updates new components: Fuses, Fusible Resistors, Thermistors, Shunt Regulators, Optocouplers, and Heatsinks.
Export to Rich Text Format is now supported in PI Expert.

New Features in PI XLs Designer v8.5

PI Xls Designer now supports LinkSwitch-PH in Buck topology and HiperLCS in LLC Resonant topology.
Embedded drop down functionality for PI Xls spreadsheets
Application New Look: User Interface is now based on new Microsoft standards for GUI.

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PI Expert® Suite v8.5 simplifies the
design of off-line power supplies and
DC-DC converters based on PI products.

PI Expert Suite v8.5 consists of three components:

PI Expert: an automated, graphical user interface (GUI) driven program that takes power supply specifications and automatically generates a power conversion solution designed around one of Power Integrations' IC families. PI Expert gives you all of the necessary information to build and test a working prototype. This includes complete working schematic, bill of materials (BOM), board layout recommendations and detailed electrical parameter tabulations. PI Expert also provides a complete magnetic design that includes core size, number of turns, appropriate wire thicknesses and number of parallel wires to be used for each winding. Detailed winding instructions for mechanical assembly are also generated. The program reduces design time from days to minutes.
PI Xls Designer: PI Xls Designer is a spreadsheet based application that gives the power supply designer more control during the design process. Transformer construction support including detailed winding instructions for mechanical assembly is also generated. PI Xls Designer takes input, output and all other necessary design specifications and performs all the necessary calculations to design and evaluate a power conversion solution using Power Integration's ICs.
PI Viewer: a method for viewing design files created with older versions of PI Expert.

Design Software Support for PI Products	PI Expert	PI Xls
*DPA-Switch*	X¹	X²
*HiperLCS*		X⁵
*HiperPLC*		X⁵
*HiperPFS*		X⁶
*HiperTFS*		X⁷
*LinkSwitch*		X
*LinkSwitch-II***		X³
*LinkSwitch-CV***	X	X
*LinkSwitch-HF***		X
*LinkSwitch-LP***		X
*LinkSwitch-PH***		X⁴
*LinkSwitch-PL***		X
*LinkSwitch-TN***		X⁴
*LinkSwitch-XT***	X	X
*LinkZero-AX***		X
*LinkZero-LP***		X
*PeakSwitch*	X	X
*TinySwitch-II*	X	X
*TinySwitch-III*	X	X
*TinySwitch-PK*	X	X
*TOPSwitch-GX***	X	X
*TOPSwitch-HX***	X	X
*TOPSwitch-JX***	X	X

NOTES:

Download PI Expert Suite v8.5 (contains PI Expert, PI Xls and PI Viewer)

Download and run the PI Expert Suite v.8.5 installer to install all tools (PI Expert, PI Xls, and PI Viewer).
Assuming that you left the "Yes, check for program updates" box that appears during the install checked, the installer will check for updates before it completes the installation. To take advantage of this feature, ensure you have the "Yes, check for program updates" box checked, have an Internet connection, and then click Finish. The InstallShield program will check for updates for each tool that you installed, and automatically download and update the software to support the latest products. Follow the prompts to update all of the tools to the latest version.
If your machine is 64 bit compatible you can install the 64 bit version of the software which can speed up the optimization process by taking advantage of larger system memory. The 32 bit version will work on a 64 bit system but the 64 bit version will not work on a 32 bit system.

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