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Manual, i nteractive and sha

How do I manually route my b

How do I interactively route m

How do I automatically route

Advanced signal integrity a

How do I import my PCB nets

How do I specify the PCB layeHow do I perform a net screen

How do I perform a Reflection

How do I perform a Crosstalk

Integrated component libra

Where do I locate the P-CAD 2

How do I setup the P-CAD libr

How do I locate and then plac

How do I create a new PCB pa

Comprehensive design outp

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How do I generate a DXF outp

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Contents

How to install P-CAD 2001 Trial Version 3

About this booklet 4

Getting to know P-CAD 2001 5

Altium Total Support your access

to world-class PCB design expertise 8

Design entry & management 9How do I setup a new schematic design in P-CAD 2001? 9

How do I check the electrical integrity of my schematic? 11

How do I create a bill of materials for my design? 14

How do I generate a netlist? 15

How do I generate a table of power pins and power components? 16

Precision PCB placement and editing 17

How do I start to layout my board? 17

How can I organize and plan my layout once I have loaded a netlist? 18

How do I select and move a group of components

assigned to a defined room? 19

How can I check my des ign constraints while placing components? 21

How do I save my placement and/or constraint changes

back to the design environment? 22


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How to install P-CAD 2001 Trial Version

Starting P-CAD 2001

To start P-CAD 2001, select the appropriate icon in the

Programs P-CAD 2001 Trial Version folder of your Windows Start menu.

While this booklet points out s

no means an exhaustive look a

information, or for technical su

Note on the trial version

The trial CD includes a full wor

period of exactly 30 days from

the software will not increase

Warning: The trial version of P

particular computer. If you att

the system clock, re-installing t

directory, you will render the t

during the installation do not

Note for existing P-CAD

Installing P-CAD 2001 trial ver

installations. The P-CAD 2001

previous versions of P-CAD sof

1. Insert the P-CAD 2001 Trial CD into your CD ROM drive. On most systems the

setup program will automatically start shortly after the CD drive tray is closed.

2. If the installation program window does not appear automatically, run the

Setup.exe program in the P-CAD 2001 directory of the installation CD.

Once the setup program initializes, a Wizard will guide you through the

installation process.

Note: If you are installing P-CAD 2001 under Windows NT, you will need localadministrator privileges to successfully complete the installation.

System requirements:

Recommended requirements:

- Windows NT 4/2000 Professional

- PC with Pentinum III Processor

- 128MB RAM (256MB for high

component/net count)

- 400 MB Hard Disk Space

- Desktop area 1024x768 pixels

- 32-bit color Palette

- CD-ROM Drive

- Mouse or compatible pointing device

Minimum requirements:

- Windows 95/98/2000Me

- PC with Pentium 166 MHz

- 64 MB RAM

- 200MB Hard Disk Space

(without ISO libraries)

- Desktop area 800x600 pixels

- 256 Color Palette

About this book


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1. Command Toolbar. Contain

together with unique P-CAD

2. Interactive Routing Toolba

to perform interactive routin

routing, and multi-wire routi

3. Documentation Toolbar. C

of design file documentation

4. Placement Toolbar. Implem

components, connections, wi

5. Prompt Line. Dynamic toolb

6. Status Line. Provides key de

a. Coordinates - Provides cur

enable the input box to en

from the X coordinate to t

b. Grid Setting - Provides the

between absolute and rela

c. Grids - Provides current gr

new grid spacing from the

spacing entered to the def

d. Macro Record - Press to re

e. Layer/Sheet Dialog - Press

selection.

f. Layer/Sheet Selection - Pre

g. Line Width - Press to select

h. Radius comb box - In PCB a

setting when polygonal sh

select a radius setting from

Getting to know P-CAD 2001

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To utilize the online help function in P-CAD 2001, simply select Help from the

Menu Bar or press F1 from anywhere on the screen. This will connect you to the

Windows Help system, where instructions on how to use the help system are

provided. P-CAD 2001 also provides a Tool Tip to help users define icons within

the interface. To find out what an icon is, simply place the cursor over the icon

and a box will appear containing the information.

F1 Help

Shift+F4 Window Tile

Shift+mouse Sub select

Del Deletes selected object

Esc Mouse cancel

PgUp Scroll page up

PgDn Scroll page down

Ctrl+mouse Multiple selectCtrl+PgUp Scroll page left

Ctrl+PgDn Scroll page right

(+) or (=) Zoom in

(-) Zoom out

Arrow Keys Moves cursor 1 grid point

A Grid toggle

C Zoom center

F Flips objects/togglesorthogonal mode

G Cycles forwardthrough the grids

J Enter coordinate

M Starts or stops themacro recorder

O Cycles forwardthrough orthogonal modes

R Rotates objects 90 degrees

S Edit select

U Undo

Z Zoom window

Getting Help

P-CAD2

001TrialBooklet

Useful ShortcutsThe following P-CAD 2001 keyboard shortcuts are set up by default. You canmodify these shortcuts by selecting Options >> Preferences from the command

toolbar.


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Design Entry and Management

How do I setup a new Schematic design in P-CAD 2001?

1. Select the Schematic icon in the Programs P-CAD 2001 Trial Version

folder of your Windows Start menu.

2. Select File New.

3. Select Options Configure to define your design capture environment.

Choose one of the pre-defined workspace sizes or

setup your own workspace size by selecting the User

dialog button and entering a custom Width and

Height. Click on the Edit Title Sheets button to

define and display border perimeters, horizontal and

vertical zones, and custom or pre-defined title

blocks. Close out of the Edit Title Sheets dialog to

return to Options Configure and set the desired

Orthogonal Modes for wire, bus, and line

placement. Set the Net Increment as your step

value when incrementing net names during the copy

functions. Choose the Engineering Change Order

format for recording changes to the active design -

select ECO format when full part, net, node, or

attribute additions, deletions, and modifications are to be recorded. SelectWas/Is Format to keep track of RefDes changes only. Use the controls in the

AutoSave frame to enable the AutoSave feature, which regularly saves your

files at a user-defined interval in a compressed or non-compressed format. Use

the Units frame to alter your display units between mils, millimeters, and

inches. Within the File Viewer, define the viewer to be used for viewing

reports, log files, error reports, etc.

Enter the program name (e.g., N

not included in your system's pa

here. Type a value in the Zoom

occurs when you choose View

The Autopan frame allows you

occurs when you move the curs

screen with the arrow keys. Ena

exchange hotlink data with youdesign. Select the Compress B

box to enable the automatic co

files whenever those files are sa

4. Once the design environment h

close out of the dialog by select

Options Grids from the Com

configure grid spacings to use w

setting in the Grid Spacing fra

grids as desired. Choose a visib

to employ an Absolute or Relat

enter the desired origin coordin

select Prompt for Origin to enselected point of origin. Select

your settings.

5. Enter Options Sheets to def

to use within your design. To cr

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Select the Add button to enable that sheet within

your design. Up to 999 sheets can be added to a

schematic design. Use the Move Up and Move

Down buttons to reorder the sheets within your

design. Once the desired number of sheets has

been configured, select the Close button to

return to the design capture environment and

begin placement of your schematic design objects.

How do I check the electricalintegrity of my schematic?

1. Open Digdemo.sch found in the \P-CAD 2001

Trial\Demo\folder.

2. P-CAD 2001's schematic editor includes extensive

electrical rules checking features that allow you

to verify the drafting and electrical integrity of

your design at the capture stage. Select Utils

ERC. The Electrical Rules Check dialog

displays indicating a number of

drafting and electrical design rules to

be checked, a variety of reportingoptions, the ability to enable visual

indicators for violations, and a severity

level dialog that categorizes and

defines the electrical rules by severity

and type.

3. Within the Design Rule Ch

Rules. The options chosen

output to the report. Select

report, if desired.

4. Select the Severity Levelsapply a severity level of Err

or Ignored to individual ru

5. Click on the Rule Categorsort the design rules by cat

6. Multi-select the Electrical r

To Power Pin and Power

Pin and choose the Severit

button, Warning. Violatio

category will now be flagg

warning rather than an err

7. You can remove the change

settings by clicking the SetERC dialog.

8. Enable View Report to rec

when the ERC is complete. the summary of those erro

9. Select Annotate Errors to

where violations occur.

10.Click OK to run ERC. The ER

created and displayed.


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11. In the ERC report, note that several

errors and warning are shown

regarding Electrical Rules and

Unconnected Pins violations. These

are conditions configured in the

Severity Level and pertaining to the

electrical types of the pins within

your components. Select File Exit

in the current text editor to close

the ERC report from view and

return to the schematic design.

12. Since the Annotate Errors option was selected, error

indicators are placed in the design wherever a rules

violation occurs for rules whose severity level is set to

Error. To view the error information associated with a

particular design object, either enter the design,

manually select an error indicator and access its

properties, or select Utils Find Errors to enable the

Find Errors navigational tool.

13. The Find Errors dialog allows easy navigation to theproblem areas of your schematic, regardless of which

sheet contains the error. To use this dialog scroll

through the error numbers noting the violation, sheet

location, and object coordinates. When further

investigation of a violation is necessary, select the

Jump To dialog button to position your cursor at the

exact location of the error within your design.

With an extensive set of electr

severity and type, and advanc

to help you maintain the integ

How do I create a bill of for my design?

1. Open Modfax0.sch found

\P-CAD 2001 Trial\Demo\f

2. Select File Reports. Select

from the Report to Generate

3. Choose Filename to alter th

the report to be produced. B

is the same as that of the cu

the location where saved rep

4. Select the Report Destinat

sent to the Screen for view

viewer, to a File or to a Pri

5. Choose the output format

a Separated List or a P-CA

If Separated List is chosento use as the list separator.

6. Select Customize to create

allowing custom formatting

specific sort order, and even

7. Select Generate to create t

report as configured.


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How do I generate a netlist?

1. Open Digdemo.sch found in the

\P-CAD 2001 Trial\Demo\folder.

2. Choose Utils Generate Netlist.

From the Utils Generate Netlist

dialog, choose a netlist filename by selecting the Netlist Filename button. This

will display the Netlist File dialog, which is a standard Windows File Open dialog.

3. Select the netlist format to be generated from the combo box. The currently

available formats are:

- P-CAD ASCII - Tango - FutureNet Netlist - FutureNet Pinlist

- Master Designer - EDIF v.2.0.0 - Pspice - XSpice

4. Enable the Include Library Information check box if you want an optional

library section to be written to the netlist. When loading a netlist into the PCB

editor, library information is read but not processed; it is merely informational.

However, this library section may be used to create a P-CAD library file using

the library translate command.

5. Click OK in the Netlist Generate dialog to generate the netlist with the

filename and format you have specified.

How do I generate a tabpower pins and power c

1. Open Digdemo.sch found


2. Create a third schematic sh

Sheets, typing Sheet 3 i

and selecting the Add butt

and choose Current to makworkspace. Select Close to

3. The schematic editor should

Select DocTool Place Tab

workspace to open the Plac

4. Select Power Table from th

the table name you would

the table when placed. Sele

for the table. Choose All Pi

field and All Components

Include field. Select OK to c

dialog and exit to place the

5. Click once in the bottom lefTable.

The power table is just one of

schematic to enhance your de

summarizes the reference des

and the power and ground ne

contained within any of the sc

by implementing the Update


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How do I start to layout my board?

1. Select the PCB icon in the Program P-CAD 2001 Trial Version folder of your

Windows Start menu.

2. Select File New.

3. Select Options Configure, General tab to define your layout environment.

Enable your desired units and workspace size. Notice the workspace size was

automatically set to 11,000 by 8,500 mils to match an 11"x 8.5" sheet of paper.Select OK to return to your workspace.

4. Create the board outline. The board outline is traditionally placed on the non-

signal layer, entitled Board. Select Options Layers and change the Current

Layer to Board by selecting the drop down arrow and choosing the desired layer.

Select the Close button. Check the Status Line Layer setting to ensure that

Board is displayed as the Current layer.

5. Choose Place Line and click in the workspace to define the shape of your

board outline. For your convenience, load Demo1_o.pcb from the

\P-CAD 2001 Trial\Demo\folder.

6. P-CAD 2001 can be used to design printed circuit boards "on-the fly" by placing

patterns and connections, but the preferred method is to transfer design data

via a netlist created from the schematic editor. The netlist carries all design

constraints, attributes, components, and connections from the circuit to the

layout. Before either layout method can begin, you must first open the libraries

that contain the components you will use. To setup a component library for use

within the PCB editor, select Library Setup. From the Library Setup dialog,

choose Add. Select Demo.lib from the \P-CAD 2000 Trial\Demo\folder.

Click OK to save your changes and return to the workspace.

7. Once the libraries are set, s

Utils Load Netlist to loa

generated from the schema

Choose Demo1.net from t


format will be automaticall

as P-CAD ASCII once the net

Select Optimize Nets to au

optimize the netlist connectOK to load the netlist.

Since the appropriate libraries

the components in the netlist

automatically placed in the w

Now you can move componen

position within the board out

that the electrical connections

in the netlist are visible in the

a rats nest. You can turn off th

any nets with the edit nets co

minimize distractions.

How can I organize and playout once I have loaded

1. Within P-CAD 2001's PCB ed

the \P-CAD 2001 Trial\Dem

2. From the Utils menu, choo

powerful interactive placem

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4. From the Design Manager

navigate through the Comp

Partitions, Rooms, Net Class

Class definitions found with

clicking the tabs at the botto

5. Select the Room tab. Click

to Top in the navigation tre

folder and display the roomClick the + symbol next to P

the components to be place

boundaries of that room.

6. Click to highlight Power in

highlighted, select your righ

Highlight Room and Assi

highlighted components are

highlighted room boundary

layer.

7. With Power remaining highl

Cluster by Type. Those co

display in the select color anjump from the Design Man

change to the "X", or placem

8. Click your left mouse butto

workspace to group, or clus

specified criteria type.

3. Choose File Load PCB Design. Expand the workspace to view the layout,

aathe design manager, and the Constraint Editor.

P-CAD 2001's interactive placement tools allow you to navigate

and organize your design in a variety of ways. Within the

layout view, receive a visual display of the board outline, its

mounting holes, connections and

components from different perspectives,

such as Top Only, Bottom Only, TopCurrent and Bottom Current. From the

Design Manager, organize and manipulate

design objects by components, nets,

logical partitions, rooms, net classes, and

class-to-class definitions. Check out the

constraint editor to verify or assign the

hierarchical design rules configured within

your design environment.

How do I select and move a group of components assigned to adefined room?

1. Within P-CAD 2001's PCB editor, open IPLPCS Design by rules.pcb found in

the \P-CAD 2001 Trial\Demo\folder.

2. From the Utils menu, choose P-CAD InterPlace\PCS to launch P-CAD's

powerful interactive placement tools.


the Design Manager, and the Constraint Editor.


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7. Enter the Constraint Edito

bottom of your screen. Clic

next to the Component nam

constraint tree. Select Comp

Notice the Component Spac

set to 30.0mil based upon a

analysis involving other hie

constraints.

8. Choose Physical Overlay f

Placement Area Toolbar i

valid regions where T1 can

without violating its physica

constraints namely compo

9. Select T1 from the Layout

it into the board outline. N

P-CAD 2001 displays the bo

that satisfy the design rules

to determine which design

How do I save my placemthe design environment?

1. Once you have completed y

placement or to the definit

or File Update Schemat

2. All modifications will be wr

3. You are now done with P-CA

9. While the cluster of components is still

selected, click and hold the left mouse

button to drag the cluster into the desired

room boundaries.

How can I check my design constraintswhile placing components?

1. Within P-CAD 2001's PCB editor, open IPLPCSNoise and Coupling Results.pcb found in the \P-CAD 2001 Trial\Demo\folder.

2. From the Utils menu, choose P-CAD InterPlace\PCS to launch P-CAD's

powerful interactive placement tools.


the Design Manager, and the Constraint Editor.

4. Enter the Design Manager, Nets tab. Select Nets and click the right mouse

button. Choose Show Connections.

5. Enter the Design Manager, Components

tab on the right of your screen. Select Ref

Des MTG1 and drag it across the window to

the top left corner of the board outline in

the Layout View.

6. Multi-select components J1 and J2 by

holding down the CTRL key during the

selection, once selected release CTRL key

and drag them onto the left edge of the

board.


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How do I manually route my board?

Manual route is a flexible tool that allows you to place traces precisely. For easier

and more efficient routing, you may want to use a relative or non-conforming grid.

To do this, you can select the Options Grids command to display the dialog.

Manual routing steps:

1. Open Demo1_u.pcb found in the \P-CAD 2001 Trial\Demo\folder

2. Zoom so you can easily select a connection line. Select the Route Manual

command.

3. Enable online DRC for routing, by entering Options Configure, Online DRC

and choosing the Enable Online DRC checkbox, or by clicking the Online DRC

icon on the Command Toolbar. Within Options Configure, Online DRC

specific Online Design Rule checks can be enabled. Online DRC will annotate

and document design rule errors created while routing the board.

4. Using the keyboard shortcut "L", change the current layer to Top. Routing

must occur on a signal layer. Since Top is a signal layer, routing can be done on

this layer. Enter Options Layers to determine the types of layers present in

your design.

5. Using the keyboard shortcut "G", toggle to a desired routing grid. This routing

should be based upon the chosen connection.

6. Click directly over a connection line near a starting pad to select it for routing;

notice the beginning of a trace. Hold down the mouse button and drag the

trace segment as desired. Release at a location where you want the first vertex.

Manual, interactive, andshape-based automatic routing

Then, click at the location y

vertex; the orthogonal mod

the second vertex for you.

orthogonal modes by ente

Configure, Route and dis

orthogonal modes. To togg

selected orthogonal modes

when the mouse is depresstoggle the vertex, use the k

"F".

7. Using the keyboard shortcu

Bottom layer in order to rou

where routing channels on

When changing layers in ro

current via or the via style s

net attributes is automatica

the layers.

8. During the routing and laye

zoom in (+) and out (-) as n

9. To terminate routing, choo

remainder of the trace by u

Stop routing without comp

suspend. The keyboard sho

be custom configured unde


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How do I interactively route my board?

1. Open Demo1_p.pcb found in the \P-CAD 2001 Trial\Demo\folder.

2. Select Options Configure, Route tab to set your Interactive Routing

preferences.

3. Check Honor Layer Bias to honor the layer bias set using the Options Layers.

4. Check Show Routable Area to enable the visible routing area which displays

the available routing channels taking into account the routing parameters suchas clearance and trace width. Under Windows NT and Windows 2000, the area

is shown as a transparent hatch; under Windows 95 and 98, the area is a

transparent color.

5. Select Maximize Hugging or Minimize Length as a rule for traces routed

interactively. When you select Maximize Hugging, trace placement is set to

maximize the hugging of obstacles. The Minimize Length option generates the

straightest (minimizing corners) possible vialess route. This option optimizes the

use of 45 traces.

6. Select OK to save your dialog settings and return to the PCB editor.7. Enable Interactive Routing by selecting the Route Interactive tool from the

Route Toolbar or select Route Interactive.

8. Using the keyboard shortcut "L", change the current layer to Top. Routing

must occur on a Signal layer. Enter Options Layers to determine the types

of layers present in your design.

9. Using the keyboard shortcu

grid should be based upon t

10. Zoom in (+) to an area of th

closest to the point where th

point; the other end become

button down while dragging

visible routing area directing

those areas that do not violarouting channels are determ

defined clearance and width

areas.

11. The Interactive Route tool ru

proper net width and design

position of the cursor. Notice

rubberbands from the curso

indicating what remains to b

coordinate that is not the de

uncommitted lines are place

13. After establishing a trace di

critical areas, select your rig

context menu and choose C

algorithm to complete the t

a congested area before com

by selecting it from the cont

Toolbar. Enable this option

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already routed. This option reroutes the trace obstacles automatically,

minimizing manual editing and quickly completing the connection. If a push

does not ease the congestion, use the context menu or the " L" keyboard

shortcut to change to a new routing layer. When layers are changed during

routing, a via is automatically placed into the design. The via style placed is the

Current style as indicated through Options Via Style or the via style assigned

to the net through Options Design Rule, Net tab. So, besides enabling Push

Traces and changing layers, the context menu allows you to alter the CurrentVia Style, Suspend the trace, Cancel the routing, alter the Interactive Routing

configuration settings, or Unwind the trace segments.

14. Continue this process until you are have

cccccompleted your work.

Interactive routing combines trace placement

control with design rule intelligence in its many

tools and features. Trace-pushing, maximum

hugging, visible routing area and minimum length

routes, along with bus routing, multi-wire routing,

and automatic fan out help P-CAD 2001 maximize

routing for even the toughest jobs.

How do I automatically r

1. Open Demo1_u.pcb found

2. Select View Extent to sh

extent of all objects placed

workspace.

3. To automatically route a pa

net, select Route AutoRo

Choose P-CAD Shape Routthe AutoRouter pull down

and select Start.

4. The design will enter the

Autorouting interface. Selec

AutoRoute Net. The cur

change to an arrow. Select

pad on the relevant net or o

connection line and the P-C

Shape Based AutoRouter w

automatically route the ent

or right click or press ESC to

5. With the P-CAD Shape Base

single connection within a nconnections within a define

choosing the relevant P-CAD

6. To automatically route the

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7. When routing is complete, select File Save and Return to save the

routing and return to the PCB editor.

P-CAD 2001's autorouter combines state-of-the art routing algorithms with

powerful polygonal shape-based architecture to create high-quality, fast

autorouting with high completion rates and professional results with all

component packaging technologies.

Advanced Signal In

P-CAD 2001's integrated Signa

Simulator, available to all full

seamlessly integrated with th

minimize costly post-layout ch

your high-speed design and E

before you take your board to

As PCB designs become more

with higher clock speeds, highswitching speeds, and higher

to analyze the signal integrity

design is manufactured becom

impedances, signal reflections

the high-frequency design spe

board designs. Device manufa

devices with increasing device

disappearing from manufactu

necessary for all designers to

layout and route their boards

How do I import my PCBanalysis?

1. Open Demo.pcb found in

folder.

2. Start P-CAD Signal Integrity

The Signal Integrity applica

3. To import the PCB nets, cho

classes in the active PCB des


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How do I specify the PCB layer stack for my Signal Integrityanalysis?

1. Open Demo.pcb found in the \P-CAD 2001 Trial\Demo\Signal Integrity

folder.

2. Start P-CAD Signal Integrity by choosing Utils P-CAD Signal Integrity. The

Signal Integrity application interface

will display.

3. Import the PCB nets by selecting File

Get Nets. A list of all nets and net

classes in the active PCB design will

display.

4. Choose Edit Layer Stack to display

the Layer Stack dialog.

5. Select a layer and enter the desired

changes to the Dielectric Type,

Height, and EpsR.

The Copper Height and order of the layers can also be modified from the dialog

box.

How do I perform a net screening as a means ofidentifying my critical nets?

1. Open Demo.pcb found in the\P-CAD 2001 Trial\Demo\Signal Integrity folder

2. Start P-CAD Signal Integrity by choosing Utils P-CAD Signal Integrity. The

Signal Integrity application interface will display.

3. To import the PCB nets, ch

classes in the active PCB de

4. Choose Edit Nets to disp

5. From within this dialog, ch

and voltages are correct fo

the active design. Select ne

and VCC3 by depressing th

selecting each of the net n

category to Supply and th

Select Apply to alter the n

6. Select To Database to sav

demo.pcb database as spe

7. Select OK to return to the

application interface. From

multi-select nets DEMO_D

perform a multi-select, cho

press and hold the Shift k

choose net DEMO_D20. T

highlight.

8. Choose Edit Take Over.

now display in the P-CAD Swindow.

9. Choose Simulation Scre

Screening dialog.

10.From the Screening dialog

Overshoot (Rising Edge)

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Screening provides a fast simulation of all the nets in your design to provide

geometrical information and estimated values for Signal Integrity effects.

How do I perform a Reflection simulation?

1. Open Demo.pcb found in the \P-CAD 2001

Trial\Demo\Signal Integrity folder.

2. Start P-CAD Signal Integrity by choosing Utils

P-CAD Signal Integrity. The Signal Integrityapplication interface will display.

3. To import the PCB nets, choose File Get Nets.

A list of all nets and net classes in the active PCB

design will display.

4. Select net Demo_A31 and choose Edit Take

Over.

5. Choose Simulation Reflection to display the

Signal Integrity Wave Analyzer.

6. Having identified this net as problematic, we can

use the Termination Advisor to assist in reducing

the voltage overshoot. Choose File Exit toreturn the Signal Integrity application interface. Choose Demo_A31 node U9 pin

9 from the Simulation window.

7. Choose Simulation Termination Advisor. Within the Termination Advisor

dialog, choose Parallel R to GND. Set the resistance of R2 to 100.0 Ohm.

8. Select OK in the Termination Advisor to return to the Signal Integrity

application interface.

Choose Simulation Re

display the Signal Integrit

Analyzer and check the o

U9-9 with the addition of

9. Since the introduction of

has solved the ringing no

we will save the terminat

the PCB. Choose File ExWave Analyzer to return

Integrity application inter

10. Choose Simulation Te

Within the Termination A

Send to P-CAD PCB. An In

inserted into the PCB at t

the resistor is needed.

11. To locate the info point,

design. Choose Utils F

Termination Network Erro

Jump in the Find Errors d

location of the info point

How do I perform a Cros

The P-CAD Crosstalk simulato

traces with adjacent parallel s

1. Open Demo.pcb found in

Integrity folder.

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Integrated CompoLibrary Manageme

Finding, creating and managi

design. P-CAD 2001 takes libr

powerful library manager tha

Where do I locate the P-

P-CAD 2001 comes supplied w

libraries. These libraries can b

addition, the P-CAD Library D

develops ISO 9001 certified co

from the P-CAD website, ww

assured integrated componen

with complete symbolic, phys

data.

How do I setup the P-CAuse within my design en

To use the integrated compon

within the P-CAD 2001 librari

or PCB design, you need to firlibrary within the design envi

1. Start in any schematic or P

Select Library Setup.

2. Click the Add button withi

Library File Listing dialog.

2. Start P-CAD Signal Integrity by choosing Utils

P-CAD Signal Integrity. The Signal

Integrity application interface will display.

3. To import the PCB nets, choose File Get

Nets. A list of all nets and net classes in the

active PCB design will display.

4. Select Options Configure and enter

1 mm for both the Maximum CoupleDistance and the Minimum Couple

Length. This dialog sets the geometrical

parameters for the automatic search for

parallel traces.

5. Select OK to return

the Signal Integrity

application

interface. Choose

net DEMO_D1 and

select Edit Find

Coupled Nets. Nets DEMO_D1, DEMO_D0,

and DEMO_D2 should be highlighted. Select

Edit >> Take Over.

6. Select net DEMO_D1 in the Simulation window and select Simulation Set

Victim Net.

7. Select Simulation Crosstalk. The Wave Analyzer should display with the

Crosstalk Simulation result.


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desired library file (*.lib). The integrated libraries supplied with the P-CAD

2001 trial are located in the \P-CAD 2001\Lib folder.

3. Select the desired library and choose Open. To select more than one library,

depress the CTRL key while selecting each desired library. When you choose

Open, all of the desired libraries will be listed in your Library Setup dialog.

Select OK to close the dialog. The selected libraries are now loaded into the

schematic or PCB editor and their components can be added to your design.

How do I locate and then place aschematic symbol for a PolarizedCapacitor?

1. From within the schematic environment, setup

the Demo.lib and the Modfax0.lib following

the setup procedures above. These libraries are

located in the \P-CAD 2001 Trial\Demo folder.

2. Select Place Part from the schematic menu or

from the Placement toolbar.

3. Select Query from within the Place Part dialog.

4. The Query dialog will open. In order to apply the query to both libraries,

check Demo.lib and Modfax0.lib under the Open Libraries header within

the dialog.

5. Select Criteria (And) for the Component Name field and use the pull down

menu to select the query operand IsLike. Then select that cell and enter

Cap*, so it now reads "IsLike Cap*". Next, select Criteria (And) for the

Number of Pins field and

Type 2, so that the cell no

Query supports logical compa

on component attributes and

multi character and "?" as a s

6. Click Query to locate thos

7. A Viewer dialog will ope

matching components. Sc

right to locate the Descri

attribute.

8. Click Axial Polarized Cap

select this component for

9. Select Place to close the V

immediately open the Pla

dialog to the selected com

10. Since the desired compone

CAP100AP, is pre-selected

OK to place the desired ca

within your design.

P-CAD 2001 contains a power

and place capability, with acc

system and user-defined attri

can be invoked from schemat

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How do I create a new PCB pattern using the Pattern Wizard?

1. Open the P-CAD Pattern Editor from the Utils menu of schematic or PCB,

from the Programs P-CAD 2001 menu, or by launching pated.exe.

2. When Pattern Editor is launched, select Pattern Pattern Wizard to open

the Pattern Wizard, a graphical

wizard that enhances the pattern

creation process.

3. Specify a Pattern Type of ARRAY, 11

as both the number of pads down

and number of pads across, 100.0mil

as the pad to pad spacing and 3

cutout pads for both down and

across. Choose (Default) as the pad

style of choice. Control the corner

pads as desired.

4. Enable the Silk Screen. Configure

the Silk Screen settings to be line

width of 10.0mil, rectangle width of 1200.0mil, rectangle height of

1200.0mil, and notch type as Upper Left.

5. Configure the pin numbering for the Array by selecting the Default Pin

Designators button. Enter the Default Pin Designator Assistant and

choose a beginning Row Value of A and a beginning Column Value of 1.

Check the top left corner b

for numbering. Once select

should dynamically update

scheme. Enter I,O as charac

numbering of the array. Co

numbering and select OK t

6. Confirm the pattern shape

to place the newly created 7. Add user defined attribute

desired.

8. Choose Pattern Save to

into a selected library or ch

to save the design as a patt

future editing.

P-CAD 2001 supports graphica

patterns. These wizards comb

and pattern editing tools, not

link and verify corporate data

make modifying, creating andwith P-CAD 2001 fast, efficien

accurate.


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How do I generate manufacturing output?

1. Open Tutor3.pcb from in the \P-CAD 2001 Trial\Tutorial\

folder.

2. From the File Export Gerber dialog, click Setup

Output Files to display the Setup Output Files dialog.

3. Type TOP in the File Extension edit box. The output files have

the same base name as the design file, but a unique

extension. Typical extensions used to differentiate files wouldbe layer-specific, such as TOP for Top layer, BOT for

Bottom layer, TSK for Top Silk, etc.

4. Highlight the Top layer in the Layers list box.

Enable Pads and Vias. Check View log file upon

completion to report errors during gerber

generation. Then click Add to add Tutor3.TOP to

the Output File list.

5. Type BOT in the File Extension edit box. Select the

Bottom layer in the Layers list box and deselect

any others. Use the same options and output path

as you did for TOP. Click Add to add Tutor3.BOT

to the Output File list.6. Type TSK in the File Extension edit box. Highlight

the Top Silk layer in the Layers list box, disabling

all other layers. Enable Ref Des, Type, and Value, disabling all other items.

Click Add to add Tutor3.TSK to the Output File list.

7. Specify the Output Path. If you enter an invalid path, you'll get an error

message when you try to close the dialog.

Comprehensive design output and manufacturing support

8. Click Close to exit the dia

dialog. The Gerber files Tu

the Output Files listbox.

9. From the File Gerber Out

Aperture Assignments dia

apertures either automatic

assign the aperture and se

the File Gerber Out dialog

10. From the File Gerber Out

Symbol Assignments di

symbols either manually o

automatically. Click Auto

assign the drill symbols. Se

to save your changes.

11. Select Gerber Format fro

File Gerber Out dialog to

output units, numeric type

format. By default, the ou

is set to 274-D. Select Clos

your settings.

12. Choose Set All to highlighthe gerber files configured

Output Path. If desired, se

Extracting (.EXE) or Com

into either file format or s

13. Click the Generate Outpu

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11. Suppress the output of mo

No Mt Hole Cu box.

12. Check the Include Title S

13. Check the Include True T

Deselecting this box allow

with Revision 9 DXF.

14. Select OK to generate the

cancel the operation by pr

the right mouse button.

The DXF Out command is use

from your PCB designs. These

to AutoCAD (version 9.0 and

mechanical CAD packages.

How do I create a drill ta

1. Open Tutor3.pcb found in

\Tutorial\folder.

2. Enter File Export Gerb

assign drill symbols for your

Drill Symbol Assignments di

by selecting the Auto buttoassign the drill symbols. Sele

changes and close the File G

3. To create a drill table using

documentation tools, select

and click once in the works

dialog appears.

How do I generate a DXF output file?

1. Select File Export DXF from the toolbar to open the dialog.

2. Click the DXF Filename button and the File Save dialog

appears for you to select a file or enter a file name.

3. Type the name of the DXF file you want to save in the

File Name box.

4. Click Save.

5. Select the PCB layers you wish to output using the Layerslist box. Each PCB layer is output to a separate DXF layer.

The Set All and Clear All buttons let you select and clear

all the board layers at once.

6. If you choose to output Drill Symbols, specify a size for

the resulting drill symbols. Also, select the desired hole

types to export. Your choices consist of Plated Holes, Non-plated Holes or

All Holes. To make or examine drill symbol assignments, choose the Setup

button to open the Drill Symbol Assignments dialog.

7. Choose the desired output unit, inch, cm, or mm, by clicking the appropriate

radio button in the DXF Units area.

8. If you want to output only certain objects, select those objects in the design

before selecting File Export DXF and then enable the Selected Objectsoption.

9. Click the Draft box to output in draft mode. Draft mode produces smaller files

that process faster, but the drawings are not technically accurate since the lines

have no width and the areas are not filled.

10. Check the Component Height box to output the height of components based

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The drill table maps the drill s

physical characteristics. The fo

drill table: the hole diameter,

number of holes of time in the

within the drill table or within

updated by implementing the

How do I place a layer st

within my PCB design da

1. Open Digdemo.pcb found

\P-CAD 2001 Trial\Demo\

2. Use the keyboard shortcut

the non-signal layer entitle

3. From the PCB menu, select

Diagram then click once w

Place Diagram dialog.

4. Alter the Title from "Layer

5. Select Diagram Style #2.

6. Set the Line Width to 20.0

7. Click OK to leave the dialo

layer stackup diagram.

8. Position your cursor over th

workspace and release.

The layer stack diagram will b

well as hardcopy and DXF.

4. From the Table Type list, select Drill Table as the table to be placed.

5. Specify the Line Width to define the thickness of the table cell borders.

6. Enter a Table Name. This name is centered above the placed table.

7. Select a Text Style for the table contents. To modify text styles, click the Text

Styles button to enter the Options Text Styles

dialog.

8. Click the Advanced button to customize the

drill table. The dialog is extended to include aview of the current drill table.

9. In Hole Dia Units, choose the units of the hole

diameter in the drill table: inches or millimeters.

10. Add a user-defined column through this dialog

if desired.

11. Select OK to save the dialog settings and return

to the PCB workspace to place the table.

12. Use the keyboard shortcut "L" to navigate to

the non-signal layer, Board. Click where you

want to position your table. If you hold down

the mouse button, a ghosted outline of thetable appears. Drag this ghosted outline to a

more precise location.

The drill table is just one of many tables that can

be placed within your printed circuit board

database to enhance your design documentation

and management.

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