multiSIM 7 Simulation & Capture Education User Guide Multisim and Electronics Workbench copyright 1989, 1992-2003 Interactive Image Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. Some portions of this product are protected under United States Patent No. 6,560,572. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations. MSM7-E-1790 Rev. 1 2003 Interactive Image Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. Published June 2003. Printed in Canada. Preface Congratulations on choosing Multisim 7 from Electronics Workbench. We are confident that it will deliver years of increased productivity and superior designs. Electronics Workbench is the world’s leading supplier of circuit design tools. Our products are used by more customers than those of any other EDA vendor, so we are sure you will be pleased with the value delivered by Multisim 7, and by any other Electronics Workbench products you may select. Documentation Conventions When Multisim 7 manuals refer to a toolbar button, an image of the button appears in the left column. The manuals show circuits in black and white, although Multisim 7 is configured to use color by default. (You can change the color scheme.) Multisim 7 manuals use the convention Menu/Item to indicate menu commands. For example, “File/Open” means choose the Open command from the File menu. Multisim 7 manuals use the convention of an arrow () to indicate the start of procedural information. Multisim 7 manuals use the construction CTRL-KEY and ALT-KEY to indicate when you need to hold down the “Ctrl” or “Alt” key on your keyboard and press another key. The Multisim 7 Documentation Set Multisim 7 documentation consists of a Getting Started and Tutorial manual, this User Guide, and on-line help. All Multisim 7 users receive PDF versions of the Getting Started and Tutorial manual, the Component Reference Guide and the User Guide. Depending on your version of Multisim 7, you may also receive a printed version of the manuals. Getting Started and Tutorial The Getting Started and Tutorial manual introduces you to the Multisim 7 interface. It also offers an introductory tutorial that takes you through the stages of circuit design, simulation, analysis and reporting. User Guide The User Guide describes Multisim 7 and its many functions in detail. The manual is organized based on the stages of circuit design, and explains all aspects of using Multisim 7, in detail. On-Line Help Multisim 7 offers a full help file system to support your use of the product. Choose Help/ Multisim 7 Help to display the help file that explains the Multisim 7 program in detail, or choose Help/Multisim 7 Reference to display the help file that contains details on all the components families provided with Multisim 7. Both are standard Windows help files, offering a table of contents and index. In addition, you can display context-sensitive help by pressing F1 from any command or window, or by clicking the Help button on any dialog box that offers it. Adobe PDF Files The Getting Started and Tutorial Guide, the full User Guide and the Component Reference Guide, are provided on the Multisim 7 CD as Adobe PDF files and are accessible from the Multisim 7 program folder on the Windows Start menu. To open PDF files, you will need Adobe’s free Acrobat Reader program, available for download at www.adobe.com. License Agreement Please read the license agreement included in the Multisim Getting Started and Tutorial Guide carefully before installing and using the software contained in this package. By installing and using the software, you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this license. If you do not agree to the terms of this license, simply return the unused software within ten days to the place where you obtained it and your money will be refunded. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 About this Manual . 1-1 1.2 What is Multisim 7. 1-2 1.3 About the Circuit Design Process . 1-2 1.4 Multisim 7 Features Summary . 1-3 2. User Interface 2.1 Introduction to the Multisim Interface . 2-3 2.2 Toolbars . 2-4 2.2.1 Standard Toolbar . 2-5 2.2.2 Component Toolbar . 2-7 2.2.3 Virtual Toolbar . 2-9 2.2.4 Graphic Annotation Toolbar . 2-10 2.2.5 Instruments Toolbar . 2-11 2.3 Menus and Commands. 2-13 2.3.1 File Menu . 2-13 2.3.1.1 File/New . 2-13 2.3.1.2 File/Open . 2-13 2.3.1.3 File/Close . 2-14 2.3.1.4 File/Save. 2-14 2.3.1.5 File/Save As . 2-14 2.3.1.6 File/New Project . 2-14 2.3.1.7 File/Open Project . 2-14 2.3.1.8 File/Save Project. 2-14 2.3.1.9 File/Close Project . 2-15 2.3.1.10 File/Print Setup . 2-15 2.3.1.11 File/Print Circuit Setup . 2-16 2.3.1.12 File/Print Instruments . 2-16 2.3.1.13 File/Print Preview . 2-16 2.3.1.14 File/Print . 2-16 2.3.1.15 File/Recent Files . 2-17 2.3.1.16 File/Recent Projects . 2-17 Multisim 7 Education User Guide i 2.3.1.17 File/Exit . .2-17 2.3.2 Edit Menu . .2-17 2.3.2.1 Edit/Undo . .2-17 2.3.2.2 Edit/Redo . .2-17 2.3.2.3 Edit/Cut . .2-17 2.3.2.4 Edit/Copy . .2-17 2.3.2.5 Edit/Paste . .2-18 2.3.2.6 Edit/Paste Special . .2-18 2.3.2.7 Edit/Delete . .2-18 2.3.2.8 Edit/Delete Multi-Page . .2-18 2.3.2.9 Edit/Select All . .2-18 2.3.2.10 Edit/Find . .2-19 2.3.2.11 Edit/Flip Horizontal . .2-19 2.3.2.12 Edit/Flip Vertical . .2-19 2.3.2.13 Edit/90 Clockwise . .2-19 2.3.2.14 Edit/90 CounterCW . .2-19 2.3.2.15 Edit/Properties . .2-19 2.3.3 View Menu . .2-19 2.3.3.1 View/Toolbars . .2-19 2.3.3.2 View/ Show Grid . .2-20 2.3.3.3 View/Show Page Bounds . .2-21 2.3.3.4 View/Show Title Block . .2-21 2.3.3.5 View/Show Border . .2-21 2.3.3.6 View/Show Ruler Bars . .2-21 2.3.3.7 View/Zoom In . .2-21 2.3.3.8 View/Zoom Out . .2-21 2.3.3.9 View/Zoom Area . .2-21 2.3.3.10 View/Zoom Full . .2-21 2.3.3.11 View/Grapher . .2-22 2.3.3.12 View/Hierarchy. .2-22 2.3.3.13 View/Circuit Description Box . .2-22 2.3.4 Place Menu. .2-22 2.3.4.1 Place/Component . .2-22 2.3.4.2 Place/Junction . .2-22 2.3.4.3 Place/Bus . .2-22 2.3.4.4 Place/Bus Vector Connect. .2-23 2.3.4.5 Place/HB/SB Connector . .2-23 2.3.4.6 Place/Hierarchical.