Archived: NI Multisim Version Comparison Chart

Updated Feb 4, 2020

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Overview

Multisim (formerly Electronics Workbench) is an integrated capture and SPICE simulation environment for educators and engineers. With each release, we have added innovative features to enhance your approach to either prototyping or circuits teaching.

This article outlines the changes that have been made from the previous Electronics Workbench 5 to the current NI Multisim 12.0 release.

Please note that although the features of Multisim 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0 are listed in a single column, a number of features were enhanced or added during each release.

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Operating Systems
Schematic Capture
Simulation

Operating Systems

Version	Operating system
EWB 5	Windows 3.1/NT/95
Multisim 6 to 8	Windows 95/98/NT/2000
Multisim 9	Windows 2000/XP
Multisim 10	Windows 2000 SP3/XP
Multisim 10.1	Windows 2000 SP3/XP/Vista/64-bit Vista
Multisim 11.0	Windows XP/Vista/64-bit Vista & Windows 7
Multisim 12.0	Vista/XP 32-bit editions, Windows Vista 64-bit edition, Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit editions,

Schematic Capture

Use the following chart to view the added functionality to the Multisim schematic capture environment. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of all Multisim capture features. To view a complete list of current professional features click here, and for academic features click here.

Capture Feature	5	6 to 8	9	10	10.1	11.0	12.0
Single symbol representation for standard logic components	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Circuit restrictions *	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Black boxes *	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Sub-circuits	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Interactive components		•	•	•	•	•	•
Hierarchical blocks		•	•	•	•	•	•
Rated/3D virtual components *		•	•	•	•	•	•
Embedded questions			•	•	•	•	•
Mouse-click control of interactive components				•	•	•	•
Switch-mode power supplies				•	•	•	•
Virtual NI ELVIS II schematic and 3D view*					•	•	•
Global connectors						•	•
On-page connectors						•	•
Re-architected Forward/Backward annotation with Ultiboard						•	•
WYSIWYG net system						•	•
Project packing and archiving						•	•
Example Finder						•	•
LabVIEW Co-Simulation							•
Digital signal analysis							•

* Academic Feature Only

Simulation

Learn about the evolution of interactive SPICE and analysis capability from version Electronics Workbench 5 to Multisim 12.0. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of all Multisim simulation features. To view a complete list of professional features click here, and for academic features click here .

Simulation Feature	5	6 to 8	9	10	10.1	11.0	12.0
SPICE simulation	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
XSPICE simulation		•	•	•	•	•	•
Export to Excel and LabVIEW		•	•	•	•	•	•
Component creation wizard		•	•	•	•	•	•
Import/Export to .LVM and .TDM			•	•	•	•	•
Custom LabVIEW instruments			•	•	•	•	•
SPICE convergence assistant				•	•	•	•
BSIM 4 MOSFET model support				•	•	•	•
Temperature simulation parameters				•	•	•	•
Add simulation probe to analysis				•	•	•	•
Measurements probes				•	•	•	•
Microcontroller (MCU) simulation				•	•	•	•
MCU C-Code support				•	•	•	•
Automation API				•	•	•	•
Input-Output LabVIEW instruments					•	•	•
BSIM 4.6.3						•	•
Support for BSIMSOI; EKV; VBIC						•	•
Advanced diode parameter models						•	•
SPICE Netlist viewer						•	•
Grapher annotations						•	•
Grapher smart legend						•	•
NI hardware connectors						•	•
Multisim Snippets							•
Ability to load last file on Multisim start							•
Display of net/component attributes in status bar.							•
Simulation driven instruments	7	18	20	22	22	22	22
Integrated NI ELVIS instruments	-	-	-	-	6	6	6
LabVIEW instruments	-	-	4	4	4	6	6
Number of analyses	14	19	19	19	19	20	20

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