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CONTENTS Chapter 1: Welcome to OrCAD PC Board Layout Tools 386+ Minimum configuration..................................................................................... 3 Virtual memory recommendations..................................................................... 3 Configuring virtual memory........................................................................ 3 Finding the information you need........................................... ........................... 4 Project-oriented design environment............................................................ 4 Beyond the basics.............. ......................................................................... 5 Working in the Design Environment.................................................................. 5 Tools................................................................................................................ 6 Editors....................................................................................................... 7 Processors................................................................................................... 7 Librarians................ .... ................... ........ ............ ..... .............. ...... .......... .... 7 Reporters............................. .......... ........ ........................... ......................... 8 Transfers............................. .......... ............................................................. 8 Learning PC Board Layout Tools 386+................................................................ 9 Chapter 2: Installing PC Board Layout Tools 386+....................................... 9 Chapter 3: Transferring from schematic to layout........................................ 9 Chapter 4: Introducing Edit Layout............................................................. 9 Chapter 5: Creating board modules............................................................. 9 Chapter 6: Placing the TUTOR board.......................................................... 9 Chapter 7: Routing the TUTOR board ......................................................... 10 Chapter 8: Autorouting the TUTOR board ................................................... 10 Chapter 9: Printing and plotting the TUTOR board ..................................... 10 Appendix A: Phar Lap technical information.............................................. 10 Chapter 2: Installing PC Board Layout Tools 386+ Upgrading from OrCAD /PCB II........................................................................ 11 Installing PC Board Layout Tools 386+.............................................................. 12 Before you install.............. ............ ............................................................. 12 Installing tIle software...... .............. ........................................ ................... 12 v PC Board Layout Tools 386+ User's Guide Chapter 3: Transferring from schematic to layout . The files you need............................................................................................ 15 Before you begin............................................................................................... 16 Keys .......................................................................................................... 16 <Enter> ........................................................................... ~................... 16 <Ctrl> ................................................................................................. 16 Other keys........................................................................................... 16 Mouse basics............. .......... ...................... .......................... .................. ...... 16 Keyboard input .......................................................................................... 17 Operating system command prompt.. ........................................................... 17 Commands................................................................................................. 17 Filenames.................................................................................................. 17 Designs...................................................................................................... 18 Running the ESP design environment ................................................................. 18 Changing to the TUTOR design......................................................................... 19 Changing the startup design....................................................................... 20 Configuring DRAFT and Schematic Design Tools ............................................... 22 Configuring DRAFT .................................................................................... 22 Configuring Schematic Design Tools ............................................................ 23 Displaying the schematic ................................................................................ 24 Annotating the schematic................................................................................. 25 . Viewing key fields ....................· ....................................................................... 27 Creating a stuff file.......................................................................................... 28 Updating field contents .................................................................................... 30 Checking design integrity................................................................................. 31 Configuring Cleanup Schematic .................................................................. 31 Configuring Cross Reference Parts...................................... ......................... 32 Configuring Check Electrical Rules............................................................. 33 Running Check Design Integrity.. ...... ............. ............ ............. ..... ......... ...... 34 vi Contents Chapter 3: Transferring from schematic to layout (continued) Creating the netlist.......................................................................................... 35 About INET ................................................................................................ 35 Configuring INET ....................................................................................... 35 About ILINK. ............ ...... .................... .................. ............................. ........ 36 Configuring ILINK........................................................... .......................... 36 About IFORM............... .......... ............ ........................................ .... ............ 37 Configuring IFORM.................................... ................................................. 37 Running To Layout............................................................................................ 38 Viewing the netlist.......................................................................................... 38 Summary ......................................................................................................... 39 Chapter 4: Introducing Edit Layout Configuring PC Board Layout Tools ................................................................... 42 Configuring Edit Layout................................................................................... 46 Running Edit Layout......................................................................................... 47 Moving around the screen........................................................................... 47 Edit Layout command basics.......................................................... ................... 48 Displaying the main menu ......................................................................... 48 Commands............ ...... ... ... ....... ..... ....... ........ ...... ...... .... ...... ..... ... ...... .......... 48 The commalld illterface............... ............. ................................... ..... ........... ...... 49 Menus ........................................................................................................ 49 Command lines....... ............. .......... ........... ..................... ....... ... ........... .......