OrCAD
Introduction
OrCAD is the world’s most popular proven EDA (Electronic Design Automation) software
OrCAD provides complete electronics design solution
OrCAD have huge internal component database for easy access which is much more enough for
utilization.
Description
OrCAD is used to develop schematic and enable PSpice simulation capabilities to the design. OrCAD
allows developing custom schematic parts, footprints and PSpice models.
Often times separate designs are produced for documentation, simulation and PCB fabrication. This
training explains how to perform all three functions from the same schematic design. This approach
saves time and money. OrCAD ensures continuity between the design modules and versions of the
existing product.
Via Design processing steps, schematic design can automatically generate a Netlist for PCB design,
programmable logic device design, bill of materials, and various output formats used for timing and
circuit analysis.
OrCAD Capture:
Introduction
OrCAD Capture is very efficient and user friendly schematic design tool
OrCAD capable to create Analog schematic, Digital schematic and schematic having both Analog and
digital devices
OrCAD capable to identify electrical rule violations in schematic.
OrCAD Capture schematic can use for Printing purpose, Analysis purpose and PCB design purpose.
OrCAD Capture has Utility tools for component creation and customization.
OrCAD Capture has Utility tools for library creation and customization
OrCAD Capture has ITC (Inter tool Communication) facility to communicate with remaining tools
Description
Schematic diagrams are Components with connection in organized manner. OrCAD has huge
component database with several category. Components get from software database and connectivity
can made in several methods (Wire, Bus, Net alias…). Due to Design processing Design components
names can be rearranged, Updating design elements name with respect to PCB design, Electrical
design rule violation identification, Database creation (Netlist) for ITC, Cross reference report and Bill
of material. Capture has facility to import and export different kinds of file format. Capture has
capability to split a design into several modules (Hierarchical Block). We can access cadence database
through internet by means of ICA (Internet Component Assistance).
OrCAD PSpice:
Introduction
PSpice is very efficient and accurate simulation engine.
PSpice has capable to handle both analog and digital signal. Also handle in mixed manner.
PSpice capable to get circuit Bias details, Time domain response with transient behavior, Frequency
domain response, Thermal response…
PSpice utility tool allows creating customized signal source (Stimulus Editor) for analog and digital.
PSpice utility tool allows creating customized analog and digital parts (PSpice library).
PSpice Macros used for predict and analyze the circuit response using arithmetic expressions.
PSpice can display the response in single window (Additional Y-axis and Split window) and Multi
window.
Description
PSpice is simulation engine for simulate the circuit which are build with analog, Digital and mixed
devices.
PSpice has several analysis capability and options are listed below.
Analysis
To Analysis DC bias parameters - Bias point analysis.
To Analysis the design response in time domain - Transient analysis.
To Analysis the design response with DC parameter variation - DC Sweep.
To Analysis the design response in frequency domain - AC Sweep.
Options (Multi Run Analysis)
To Analysis the design response deviation due to parameter tolerance - Monte Carlo/Worst case.
To Analysis the design response deviation due to device parameters - Parametric (Sweep).
To Analysis the design response deviation due to Temperature - Temperature (Sweep).
PSpice allows getting response with combination of additional options. For example, in time domain
additionally we can enable thermal, tolerance and design element parameter variation effects.
OrCAD PCB Editor
Introduction
OrCAD PCB Editor is highly reliable and flexible tool for PCB design.
PCB Editor supports PCB design for specific schematic or without schematic development.
PCB Editor has huge standard library for pads and footprints.
PCB Editor capable to create customized Pin/Pad, Hole and Via – Pad designer.
PCB Editor capable to create customized Symbol/Footprint – Package Symbol.
PCB Editor capable to create customized PCB layout design – Mechanical symbol.
PCB Editor capable to do PCB floor planning for component placement.
PCB Editor capable to define Keepin and Keep for package and Routing - Board.
PCB Editor capable to define Spacing constraint between various design elements – Constraint
Manager.
PCB Editor capable to define Physical constraint for each and every net – Constraint Manager.
PCB Editor capable to define upto 100 conducting layers such as conductor (Routing) and plane –
Xsection.
PCB Editor won’t allow doing any mistake while designing PCB
Description.
The PCB Editor is most advanced tool for multilayer PCB design. Previously used tools such as Layout,
Layout Engineering and Layout Plus had their own limitations and bugs.
PCB Editor free from all those
drawbacks and the number of layers was relaxed to up to 100 in the design. We can easily create our
customized foot print using this tool for various packages such as SIP, Zip, DIP,SOIC, Hybrid micro
devices... PCB Editor directly coupled with Circuit designs tools such as OrCAD Capture CIS, Allegro
Design entry CIS and Allegro Design entry HDL in the form of Schematic or Netlist. We can export the
design from these tools or import these designs from the PCB Editor. It can perform various types of
manual and automatic options for Component placement and Routing in Design Automation. PCB
Editor can generate manufacturing files (Routing layer, Plane, Mask, Silkscreen…) for various devices.
OrCAD Capture - Course Description
| Introduction to OrCAD Capture |
| Introduction to component database |
| How to place the parts in the design |
| Connecting the parts with wire, bus, net alias and power symbol in the design |
| How to modify the properties of the parts (Property Editor) |
| How to edit the physical appearance of the parts (Part Editor) |
| How to create a new library |
| How to create a new part |
| How to work in Multisheet projects |
| How to make connectivity between schematic pages |
| How to work in multifolder projectors |
| Working with Hierarchical blocks |
| Design Processing (Annotate, Back Annotate, DRC, Create Netlist, Cross reference parts and BOM) |
| Inter tool communication (ITC) |
| Component Information System (CIS) with Internet Component Assistance (ICA) |
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OrCAD PSpice Simulation - Course Description
| Modifying Schematic for Simulation |
| PSpice Netlist creation |
| Error identification and rectification (DRC Markers) |
| Creation and configuration of Simulation profile. |
| Bias Point analysis (To display DC bias values) |
| Transient analysis (Time domain Response) |
| Single Window, Single window with multiple Y-axis, Split window and Multi window representation |
| Parametric analysis (Design response variation with respect to Design element parameters) |
| Temperature analysis (Design response variation with respect to Temperature) |
| DC Sweep analysis (Design response variation with respect to DC parameters) |
| AC Sweep analysis (Design response variation with respect to Frequency) |
| Monte Carlo/Worst case analysis (Design response variation with respect to Device tolerance) |
| Mixed signal simulation (Design and analyzing with both Analog and Digital devices) |
| Macros (Getting response with respect to expressions) |
| Configuring and utilizing stimulus (Signal source creation for Analog and Digital) |
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OrCAD PCB editor - Course Description
| PCB Editor Configuration setup |
| How to create customized pad |
| How to create customized Footprint |
| How to create Board Template |
| How to create a new board file |
| How to assign number of layers for routing (X section) |
| How to import the capture logic |
| Component placement (Manual and Auto) |
| Setting up the design constraints (Constraint manager) |
| Routing the design (Manual and Auto) |
| DRC Updating |
| How to Rename design elements (Manual and Auto) |
| Back Annotation |
| How to generate the artwork file (Manufacturing Process) |
| Script File generation and utilization |
| How to import and export design parameters |
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