Linesim User's Guide
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LineSim User’s Guide HyperLynx December, 1999 HyperLynx has made every effort to ensure that the information in this document is accurate and complete. HyperLynx assumes no liability for errors, or for any incidental, consequential, indirect, or special damages, including, without limitation, loss of use, loss or alteration of data, delays, or lost profits or savings, arising from the use of this document or the product which it accompanies. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose without written permission from HyperLynx. HyperLynx 14715 NE 95th Street, Suite 200 Redmond, WA 98052 [email protected] © 1996-1999 HyperLynx All rights reserved Table of Contents Table of Contents CHAPTER 1:INSTALLATION AND LICENSING 19 SUMMARY_____________________________________________________________________ 19 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS __________________________________________________________ 19 Operating Systems ____________________________________________________________ 19 Special Requirement for Installing under Windows NT _____________________________________ 19 Video ______________________________________________________________________ 20 Memory ____________________________________________________________________ 20 Hard-Disk Space _____________________________________________________________ 20 Mouse ______________________________________________________________________ 21 Parallel Port for Hardware Key__________________________________________________ 21 ABOUT LICENSING ______________________________________________________________ 22 How HyperLynx’s Licensing Works _______________________________________________ 22 When You First Receive LineSim______________________________________________________ 22 Node-Locked versus Floating Licensing ___________________________________________ 22 Client versus Server Computers (Floating Licenses Only)______________________________ 23 INSTALLING LINESIM (NODE-LOCKED OR FLOATING CLIENT) _____________________________ 24 What You’re Installing _________________________________________________________ 24 HyperLynx Applications _____________________________________________________________ 24 Hardware-Key Driver (Windows NT Only) ______________________________________________ 25 Windows 95 and Windows 98 ______________________________________________________ 25 Windows NT V4.0 or Greater_______________________________________________________ 25 Steps for Installing the Software__________________________________________________ 25 If the Hardware-Key Driver Fails to Install (Windows NT Only)________________________ 26 Testing the LineSim Installation__________________________________________________ 27 General Test ______________________________________________________________________ 27 If a Node-Locked Hardware Key is Not Working (Node-Locked Only) _________________________ 27 If the Program’s Menus and Buttons are Missing Features, and You Can’t Load a Schematic (Node- Locked or Floating Client) ___________________________________________________________ 28 Testing the Hardware-Protection Key (Node-Locked or Floating Server) _______________________ 28 If Running Windows NT with Multiple Parallel Ports and the Key Polls Slowly (Windows NT Only)__ 29 Reviewing What Features You are Licensed For __________________________________________ 29 If You Receive a “DOS Error” Message _________________________________________________ 30 Laptops Must Have Parallel Port Powered Up ____________________________________________ 30 INSTALLING THE FLOATING-LICENSE SERVER _________________________________________ 30 LineSim User’s Guide 3 Table of Contents Steps for Installing the License Server _____________________________________________ 30 Testing the License Server Installation ____________________________________________ 31 General Test ______________________________________________________________________ 31 Testing the Hardware-Protection Key ___________________________________________________ 32 Testing the Server with Client Computers________________________________________________ 32 LICENSING A NODE-LOCKED COMPUTER _____________________________________________ 32 Using the License Editor _______________________________________________________ 32 User Name________________________________________________________________________ 33 Products and License Status __________________________________________________________ 33 Key Serial Number _________________________________________________________________ 33 Entering a New License Code _________________________________________________________ 34 LICENSING A FLOATING-LICENSE CLIENT COMPUTER ___________________________________ 34 Connecting Your Client Computer to HyperLynx Server(s)_____________________________ 35 HyperLynx License Servers List _______________________________________________________ 35 Testing the Connection to a Server _____________________________________________________ 36 About Server Names ________________________________________________________________ 36 If a Server Connection Fails_____________________________________________________ 37 Manually “Locking” a Server Connection__________________________________________ 37 If A Server Stops Running ______________________________________________________ 38 User Name __________________________________________________________________ 39 Installing to Multiple Client Computers from a Network Hard Disk ______________________ 39 INSTALLING ON A REMOTE NETWORK COMPUTER ______________________________________ 39 VIEWING MANUALS ONLINE_______________________________________________________ 41 CHAPTER 2:QUICK START! 43 SUMMARY_____________________________________________________________________ 43 STEPS FOR SIMULATING A SIGNAL-INTEGRITY SCHEMATIC _______________________________ 43 Creating a New LineSim Schematic _______________________________________________ 44 Activating Transmission-Line Segments____________________________________________ 44 Entering Transmission-Line Properties ____________________________________________ 45 Activating IC Devices (Drivers and Receivers) ______________________________________ 46 Choosing a Model for an IC_____________________________________________________ 46 Activating Passive Components (Resistors and Capacitors) ____________________________ 47 Entering Terminating-Component Values __________________________________________ 47 Attaching Oscilloscope Probes___________________________________________________ 48 Opening the Oscilloscope and Simulating __________________________________________ 48 CHAPTER 3:ENTERING SIGNAL-INTEGRITY SCHEMATICS 49 SUMMARY_____________________________________________________________________ 49 WHAT IS A “SIGNAL-INTEGRITY SCHEMATIC __________________________________________ 50 About “Signal-Integrity Schematics_______________________________________________ 50 Transmission Lines and Schematics_______________________________________________ 52 4 LineSim User’s Guide Table of Contents THE LINESIM SCHEMATIC EDITOR __________________________________________________ 53 Creating a New Schematic ______________________________________________________ 53 Default Schematic Name_____________________________________________________________ 53 Schematic Cells ______________________________________________________________ 54 ENTERING TRANSMISSION LINES ___________________________________________________ 54 Activating a Transmission Line __________________________________________________ 54 Transmission-Line States _______________________________________________________ 55 Shorting a Transmission Line____________________________________________________ 56 De-Activating a Transmission Line _______________________________________________ 58 ENTERING ICS (DRIVERS AND RECEIVERS)____________________________________________ 58 Activating an IC ______________________________________________________________ 58 De-Activating an IC ___________________________________________________________ 59 ENTERING PASSIVE COMPONENTS (RESISTORS, CAPACITORS, INDUCTORS, AND FERRITE BEADS)_59 Types of Passive Components ___________________________________________________ 59 Activating a Passive Component _________________________________________________ 60 Resistors, Capacitors, and Inductors ____________________________________________________ 61 Ferrite Beads ______________________________________________________________________ 61 De-Activating a Passive Component ______________________________________________ 62 INSERTING AND DELETING ROWS AND COLUMNS_______________________________________ 62 Inserting Rows and Columns ____________________________________________________ 62 Deleting Rows and Columns ____________________________________________________ 63 ZOOMING AND SCROLLING ________________________________________________________ 64 Zooming ____________________________________________________________________ 64 Zooming In _______________________________________________________________________ 64 Zooming to an Area Defined by a Box __________________________________________________ 64 Zooming Out ______________________________________________________________________ 65 Zooming to a “Normal” (Default) View _________________________________________________ 65 Zooming to the Previous Zoom Level ___________________________________________________ 65 Quick Way to Access Zoom Menu _____________________________________________________ 66 Scrolling ____________________________________________________________________