Software Resources

The following links are provided to help students identify, acquire, and install useful software for program and document development. Software useful for Engr 225, 322, 325, and 326 can be found here as well as a collection of other software.

Professor Brad Finney maintains a large and useful list of software resources on his website.

Professor Jim Graham also provides a useful list of software related to GeoSpatial analysis on his website.

This page reproduces and adds to this information. Please send any information that might benefit undergraduate engineering students to doug<at>humboldt.edu.

The sections follow:

Computer Aided Drafting (CAD)
Database Software
Editors
Embedded Systems
Flowchart Software
Geospatial Analysis
Graphics
- GNUplot
Linux and Emulators
Math Programming Languages
- R
- SciLab
Multi-Physics Modeling
Network Utilities
- ssh
- sftp
Programming Languages
- make
- Fortran
System Utilities
Word Processing
- \textbf{{\TeX}/{\LaTeX}}

Check with the bookstore to see if any specials are available for commercial software.

Computer Aided Drafting (CAD)

AutoDesk (free-trial academic software)
- AutoCAD (Available on ERE Computers)
- AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Inventor
- more ...
Bentley - MicroStation
SolidWorks

Database Software

MySQL - Database software

Editors

Code::Blocks - Free, cross-platform, C, C++, Fortran IDE
vim (Windows, Mac, Linux)
- How to configure .vimrc for ERE students
Kate (Linux)
eMacs
NotePad++ (Windows)
PSPad (Windows, Mac, Linux)
edit - Windows CMD editor

Embedded Systems

Hobby and Learning
- ARDUINO
- RASPBERRY PI
Laboratory / Development
- National Instruments
  - LabView
Industrial
- New Eagle
- Siemens PCS 7

Flowchart Software

GUI Flowchart Tools

Online Tools

Lucidchart
- Home Page
  https://www.lucidchart.com/
- Free Student and Teacher Upgrade Page
  https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/usecase/education
- Diagramming Resource Center
  https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/resources
https://docs.google.com/drawings/
http://www.lovelycharts.com/
https://www.draw.io/

Psuedo-code to Flowchart convert

http://code2flow.com/

Using Microsoft Office Products for Flowcharts

Most MS Office products include a Drawing Toolbar. The MS Office drawing toolbar has a large selection of shapes and connectors that facilitate creation of flowcharts. MS also markets Visio^TM specifically for flowchart and process flow diagrams.

Geospatial Analysis

Argus ONE - the Geographic Information Spreadsheet (available on ERE computers).
BlueSpray
ESRI
postGIS (opensource)
PineGIS

Graphics

Adobe Creative Suite (Available on ERE Computers)
- Photoshop (edit photos)
- Illustrator (graphic design)
- more ...
eSankey! - Sankey Diagram Software
Microsoft
- Excel
  - Graphing with Excel (http://www.ncsu.edu)
  - How to save Excel chart as image, copy or export it to Word & PowerPoint (www.ablebits.com)
- Paint (http://windows.microsoft.com)
GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program
gnuplot - a portable command-line driven graphing utility.
- WikiBooks - gnuplot
- Demos
Google Docs - Draw
The MathWorks
- Matlab
SciLab

Linux and Emulators

Cygwin (POSIX Emulator for Windows)
- Installation Tutorial for Environmental Resources Engineering Students
MinGW (POSIX commands for Windows CMD)
- Installation Tutorial for Environmental Resources Engineering Students
Linux Distributions
- How to Find the Perfect Linux Distribution for You - LifeHacker
  - openSUSE
  - Ubuntu
  - Fedora
  - Debian
  - more ...
Virtualization - Create a virtual machine and install a desired OS
- VirtualBox
  - openSUSE on VirtualBox
  - Ubuntu on VirtualBox
- VMWare Player
  - Setting up SUSE Linux as a VMware Guest
  - Ubuntu on VMWare
Dual Boot Configurations

Math Programming Languages

GNU Octave
Modelica / OpenModelica
R - Statistical Programming
- WikiBooks - R Programming
- The Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN)
- Introduction to Probability and Statistics Using R (Kerns 2010) [pdf]

SciLab - XCos
The MathWorks
- Matlab
- Simulink
- Toolboxes

Multi-Physics Modeling (MPM)

AutoDesk (free-trial academic software)
- Inventor
COMSOL
Modelica / OpenModelica
SolidWorks
SciLab - XCos
The MathWorks
- Matlab
- Simulink
- Toolboxes

Network Utilities

Secure SHell (SSH) - use to securely logon to a remote server and perform command line tasks.
- SSH tutorial for Environmental Resources Engineering majors
Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) - use to securely logon to a remote server and transfer files between the local and remote machines.
- SFTP tutorial for Environmental Resources Engineering majors
- Transfer Files Securely with SFTP - Linux.com
Cygwin - can install openSSH to add ssh and sftp commands
MinGW - can install openSSH to add ssh and sftp commands
Putty - SSH and Telnet client
WinSCP - Windows SCP Utility for ssh and sftp

Programming Languages

Scripting, compiled, and other languages outside of the mathematical programming languages listed.

AutoIT - Windows GUI automation and scripting
Batch Scipting
- Wikibooks - Windows Batch Scripting
Bash Scripting
- WikiBooks - Bash Shell Scripting
C/C++
- WikiBooks - C and C++
- Compilers
  - gcc
  - g++
  - clang
- Libraries
  - Many of the libraries listed under Fortran are also availabe in C.
Fortran
- WikiBooks - Fortran
- Compilers
  - Fortran 77/90/95 Compilers for Windows and Linux by H.D. Knoble et al.
  - gfortran
  - g95
  - Fortran for Mac by Julian Quick
- Libraries
  - Fortran Wiki Library Listings
  - LINPACK - developed for handling linear equation systems.
  - MINPACK - developed for handling non-linear equation systems.
  - DISLIN - provides access to plotting and GUI capabilities within Fortran
    - Installation Tutorial for Environmental Resources Engineering Students
  - Fortran GA - A library for implementing the Genetic Algorithm
  - GSLIB - Geostatistical Software Library
  - EISPACK - subroutines for solving eigenvalue problems.
  - LAPACK - Fortran 77 subroutines for solving common linear algebra problems.
    - Installation of LAPACK
  - LAPACK95 - Fortran 95 subroutines for solving common linear algebra problems.
  - MATRAN - Fortran 95 module for handling dynamic matrices
  - MINOS - for solving large-scale optimization problems (linear and nonlinear programs)
  - MUESLI - numerical and graphical library enables a more Matlab like programming environment
  - OpenMP - parallel processing in Fortran
    - GCC OpenMP Wiki
  - PIKAIA - public domain software for general purpose function optimization FORTRAN-77 subroutine based on a genetic algorithm.
  - Software by Professor M. J. D. Powell including various Fortran optimization routines.
Java
- WikiBooks - Java
- Eclipse - Java IDE
make - a GNU utility for building applications

WikiBooks - make
make tutorial

Perl
- CPAN - Comprehensive Perl Archive Network
Python
- WikiBooks - Python
- Anaconda - IDE

System Utilities

Process Explorer (Windows) - useful for tracking down DLL-version problems or handle leaks, and provide insight into the way Windows and applications work
SequoiaView (Windows)- Visualize disk space use

Word Processing

Google Docs
LibreOffice - Writer
Microsoft Office - Word
OpenOffice - Writer
\textbf{{\TeX}/{\LaTeX}}
- Literature
  - WikiBooks - \text{\LaTeX}
  - TUG - \text{\TeX} User's Group
- IDEs/Editors
  - Share\text{\LaTeX} - the online \text{\LaTeX} editor
  - TeXShop - a free \text{{\TeX}/{\LaTeX}} editor for Mac
  - TeXWorks - a free \text{{\TeX}/{\LaTeX}} editor
  - WinEDT - A Windows based commercial editor for \text{{\TeX}/{\LaTeX}}
- Package Managers
  - MiKTEX - \text{{\TeX}/{\LaTeX}} Package Manager for Windows
    If available, an uninstalled packaged is automatically installed by MiKTEX when the document is compiled. Otherwise, an error is given.
- Packages
  - CTAN - Comprehensive \text{\TeX} Archive Network
  - amsfonts
  - amsmath
  - amssymb
  - colors
  - colorx
  - float
  - geometry
  - graphix
  - listings
  - pgf / tikz - Graphics within \text{\LaTeX}}
    - Examples
  - more ...