RPN Engineering Calculator™
The RPN Engineering Calculator™ (REC) is software that
lets you choose between 6 different calculators at the Click of your
mouse, and 15 discrete calculators for the more complex functions plus
you can write your own programs to solve your most elaborate equations.
This RPN Calculator offers a choice of more than 250 solutions and
thousands of conversion possibilities with eight unique
keypads. A "Tip of the Day" is displayed when you start the
program (it can be turned off), It has a complete help system and individual tips for all but the most ordinary functions.
The calculator has a Running Tape Display showing all entries
and solutions for each session as well as the operation just performed,
or the units (Hz, °, Hy, etc.) of the result.
You can choose between fixed point, scientific, and engineering
notation, and select degrees, radians, or grads as the situation requires.
Keyboard entry is
optional for most of the common functions.
You are able to save
the contents of the calculator, the Running Tape Display, the Register
Stack, all necessary data required to be able to take up where you left
off prior to saving. You
can print the contents of the Running Tape Display and you can
double-click on any number in the Running Tape Display or the Stack
Display to copy it to the
x-register.
The RPN Engineering Calculator™ uses an entry register (input window), a working register, referred to as the
x-register (x-reg) and a holding register, referred to as the y-register
(y-reg), an almost unlimited stack, and 24 storage registers.
Following are links to short descriptions of the available functions on each of
the eight keypads, Click on the link to view the description..
The Memory Array
keypad is used to manipulate the 24 storage registers.
The Program
keypad is for running any of your personal programs.
The Standard keypad has many of the standard functions available on
most Scientific Calculators, this
calculator takes it
somewhat further!
The Engineering keypad has several
functions to help the engineer.
The Binary keypad
is used to
manipulate binary integers of any word size from 4 to 64.
Use
the Magnetics keypad to calculate various solutions dealing
with the design of transformers and
inductors.
The Trig Keypad, as might be
expected, most of these functions deal with
trigonometry.
The final RPN Engineering Calculator™ keypad,
the Convert Keypad consists of many different
conversions, there is also a Physical Constants ('K')
function and a ('val') function that calculates the value of Resistors,
Capacitors, and Inductors, based on the color or numeric code on the
component.
Some of the functions available while in most keypads are: 
(Click the thumbnail to see a full size view of
the calculator, use your web browser's Back button to return here.)
View lets you toggle between the
standard interface (shown at the right) and the enhanced
view, Click for more information. Two other views
are available, one that lets you view just the y-register and the other
that lets you view the lastx register.
There are many functions that can be accessed
using the keyboard, click to see a handy,
printable table.
The Cursor
keys offer different methods of changing the active Keypad.
Drop - deletes the current value in the x-reg, placing it
in the last x register, and Drops the number in the y-register down into the
x-register.
x<>y - exchanges the values in the x and y
registers.
Lastx
- retrieves the last number that was used in a calculation.
REG - is used to save and
recall numbers in the Memory Array, 24 memory
registers.
CHS - changes the sign of the mantissa or exponent of the number
being entered. (This function is replaced by the Mod function in
the Binary Keypad).
EEX - to
enter number multiplied by the power of 10.
File Menu
Available, via the File menu: Always on Top (lets you keep
REC on top of your other open windows); Save Window Position
(returns REC to the same spot on your desktop); the ability to Copy and
Paste the x-reg to and from the Windows Clipboard (Ctrl+C and
Ctrl+V will also copy and paste); Show Tip of the Day (turn off
and on the Tip of the Day); Save Settings (save your favorite default settings: Keypad; View option; Degrees,
Radians, or Grads; display type (FIX, SCI, or ENG) and number of
digits); Save and Retrieve the 24 Memory Registers as well
as the previously mentioned Save (and Retrieve) Running Tape
feature;
and Print the RTD and Stack.
Sample Printout.
This
thumbnail is a sample printout of the Running Tape Display after
having made several calculations and performing a few of the available
functions.
Click on the thumbnail to see a full-screen view of that
screen shot, then use your Web browser's Back button to return to
this page and download the RPN Engineering Calculator™.