Eliminate Guesswork from Hardware Integration
Empowering Software
Engineers with
Hardware-Aware
Development
Access Real-Time PCB Schematics, Component
Data, and Design Updates From Anywhere
Streamline Software Development
with Hardware Clarity
Stay Aligned with Hardware Changes
- Instantly access the latest schematics through a web-based viewer
- Avoid rework with clear version control and change tracking
- Eliminate uncertainty by knowing exactly what changed and when
Collaborate Seamlessly with Design Teams
- Comment directly on components or circuits in the shared workspace
- Get notified of updates and feedback without chasing files
- Break down silos between hardware and software teams in real time
Accelerate Development with Trusted Data
- Access all component specs and datasheets in one library
- Rely on standardized templates to reduce integration errors
- Trust that every design uses validated, up-to-date parts
Altium Capabilities
for a Modern Software Engineer
Access the Latest Schematics Anytime
Ensure firmware compatibility by accessing the latest PCB schematics and layouts in real time. Keep your code aligned with the current board design.
Avoid Rework With Instant Hardware Updates
Prevent rework and delays by receiving instant updates on hardware changes, such as pinout revisions or component updates. Avoid coding for outdated designs.
View Designs Easily Without Complex ECAD Software
Use a browser-based electronics development solution to view schematics, layouts, and component data. Eliminate the need to master complex ECAD software.
Stay Synchronized With Hardware Teams
Stay synchronized with hardware teams using real-time PCB design updates. Streamline firmware development and integration. Work directly in Jira to track hardware changes alongside your code, issues, and sprints—without chasing updates or switching tools.
Centralize All Project Documentation
Access centralized PCB design documentation and cloud repositories for all project documentation. Streamline your search for critical firmware development resources.
Retrieve Specs and Datasheets
Instantly retrieve component datasheets, microcontroller specifications, and reference designs, all linked to the latest PCB project.
Work With One Reliable Source of Truth
Ensure accuracy by working with a single source of truth. Eliminate errors from outdated or scattered documentation.
Easily Access Documentation From Your Browser
Retrieve documentation via a browser without installing complex software. Keeping your firmware development workflow efficient.
Clarify Hardware Details in Context
Clarify hardware details by commenting directly on schematics or components. Ensure precise, context-specific questions about pinouts or functionality.
Centralize Communication in One Environment
Streamline collaboration by centralizing all hardware-software communication in a shared design environment. Eliminate scattered emails and meetings.
Resolve Integration Challenges
Resolve integration challenges quickly through direct collaboration with hardware teams. Ensure your software works with the latest firmware choices.
Keep a Traceable Record of Decisions
Maintain a traceable record of design discussions and decisions. Simplify troubleshooting and future firmware updates.
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Explore Altium Solutions
Connect every stakeholder, every discipline, and every phase
to power modern electronics product co-creation
Octopart Discover
From Part Search to
Solutions Discovery
Octopart Discover goes beyond part search—bringing design intent and persistent system context into discovery so engineers can surface viable solutions, compare tradeoffs, and converge faster early in the design cycle, when changes are cheapest and impact is highest.
Altium Develop
Unleash the Power
to Create Without Limits
Altium Develop enables product co-creation without boundaries, breaking down silos and eliminating limits so that working together becomes working as one. Every change, comment, and decision happens in real time and in full context, giving you and your collaborators the visibility to stay perfectly aligned. Electrical, mechanical, software, sourcing, and manufacturing, every discipline connects in a shared environment that unites data, context, and purpose.
Altium Agile
Control Without Complexity
Altium Agile is a platform-based solution for electronics product and systems development, purpose-built for the modern, agile organization. It scales with your needs for control, connectivity, and compliance, without sacrificing speed and agility. It delivers the capabilities of traditional enterprise systems without the complexity and integrates seamlessly with existing tools, systems, and processes.
Explore Solutions for Other Roles
PCB Designer
Accelerate high-speed, multi-layer designs in a unified environment with advanced routing, version control, and supply chain insight. Reduce rework and get to production faster.
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Unified Design Environment
Real-Time Collaboration
Mechanical Engineer
Experience seamless bi-directional design data sharing between ECAD and MCAD, all without leaving your design environment. Reduce misalignment and errors.
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Seamless Synchronization
Effective Enclosure Design
Procurement Manager
Gain critical visibility into component lifecycle, availability, and compliance. Proactively manage sourcing risk, reduce rework, and control costs before delays and overruns occur.
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Enriched Supply Chain Data
Proactive Risks and Costs Management
Electrical Engineer
Accelerate electronics product development with unified design, real-time collaboration, and supply chain insight, all in one environment. Cut delays, errors, and disconnected workflows effortlessly.
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Superior Design Experience
Improved Design Accuracy
Systems Engineer
Gain critical visibility into component lifecycle, availability, and compliance. Proactively manage sourcing risk, reduce rework, and control costs before delays and overruns occur.
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Enhanced Traceability & Collaboration
Simplified Compliance
IT Security Manager
Protect intellectual property and sensitive design data throughout the development lifecycle. Leverage enterprise security protocols with granular permission controls, end-to-end encryption, and secure cloud storage for safe collaboration across distributed teams.
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Secure Collaboration
Granular Access Control
Engineering Manager
Gain full visibility into team workflows, project health, and supply risks. Align design, compliance, and delivery with cloud-based collaboration, version control, and BOM intelligence.
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Efficient Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
Centralized Compliance Management
ECAD Librarian
Standardize, validate, and manage every component in a centralized cloud library. Ensure accuracy, lifecycle visibility, and consistency across all designs without redundant workflows.
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Centralized Library Management
Component Data Accuracy