Apps for Engineers: Engineering Tools

CFE Media's Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. We've categorized apps by category, company, and type. This month, see these applications to use as tools to increase productivity.

By CFE Media May 15, 2015

Apps for Engineers from CFE Media is an interactive directory of engineering-related applications for Apple iOS and Android operating systems from various companies. Mobile apps are categorized apps by category, company, and type. This month, see these applications to use as tools to increase productivity. Click on the Apps for Engineers logo on the right to link to where you can download the CFE Media Apps for Engineers mobile application from Google Play and the iOS App Store.

AndroSensor

Android 1.6

Cost: Free

Developer: Fiv Asim

AndroSensor is an all-in-one diagnostic tool that lets you know virtually everything about your device’s sensors.

Fault Current Calculator

Android 2.2+, IOS 5.0+

Cost: Free

Company: Cooper Bussmann Inc.

The Fault Current Calculator (FC2) mobile app is designed for calculating available fault current levels in single- or three-phase electrical systems. It is available for all iOS and Android devices, and allows contractors, engineers, electricians, and electrical inspectors to quickly and easily determine available fault current levels anywhere in an electrical distribution system.

groov View

Android 4.0.3+, IOS 6.0+

Cost: Free

Company: Opto 22

groov View is for Opto 22’s groov mobile operator interface. The browser-based groov allows the user to build, deploy, and view effective operator interfaces for a system on a mobile device. No plugins and no coding or programming are required.

Hex Converter Plus

Android 1.6+

Cost: Free

Developer: Duncan Watson

The Hex Converter Plus app is a calculator that displays calculations and simultaneously displays the same number in decimal, octal, hex, and binary.


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