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Printed by Star Printery Pty Ltd ii Table of Contents Chapter 1: Welcome to CircuitMaker Introduction............................................................................................1-1 Required User Background..............................................................1-1 Required Hardware/Software...........................................................1-1 Installing CircuitMaker ...........................................................................1-2 Updating from a Previous Version....................................................1-2 Multi-User (Project) Installations .......................................................1-6 Technical Support ..................................................................................1-8 About the Documentation ......................................................................1-8 Manual Conventions ........................................................................1-9 Using On-line Help ...........................................................................1-9 Where to Go from Here ..................................................................1-10 Chapter 2: Getting Started CircuitMaker Basics..............................................................................2-1 Starting CircuitMaker .......................................................................2-1 CircuitMaker Workspace .................................................................2-1 Connectivity .....................................................................................2-2 About the CircuitMaker Windows .....................................................2-2 Anatomy of a Schematic Drawing ....................................................2-3 CircuitMaker Conventions ................................................................2-3 CircuitMaker Files ...........................................................................2-3 Accessing Tools and Features ..............................................................2-4 Task Overview .................................................................................2-4 Using the Toolbar .............................................................................2-4 Using the Mouse ..............................................................................2-6 Hotkeys ...........................................................................................2-7 Shortcut Keys ..................................................................................2-7 Saving Schematic Options ....................................................................2-9 Basic .CKT File Management .............................................................2-10 Starting, Saving & Closing a .CKT File ...........................................2-10 Opening and Re-Opening a .CKT File............................................2-10 Reverting to Previously Saved File .................................................2-10 Contents iii Chapter 3: Tutorials Tutorial 1: Drawing a Schematic ............................................................3-1 Using the Browse tab in the Panel ....................................................3-1 Placing a Transistor .........................................................................3-3 Placing the Resistors .......................................................................3-3 Placing +V and Ground Devices ......................................................3-3 Changing Resistor Label-Values......................................................3-4 Wiring the Circuit Together ...............................................................3-5 Tutorial 2: Digital Logic Simulation ........................................................3-6 Tutorial 3: Analog Simulation .................................................................3-7 Simple Circuit Simulation.................................................................3-7 Creating a Simple RC Circuit.........................................................3-10 Simulating a Simple AC Circuit ......................................................3-12 Tutorial 4: More Circuit Simulation .......................................................3-14 Setting Up the Analysis ..................................................................3-16 Running the Simulation ..................................................................3-18 Mixed-Signal Simulation Example ..................................................3-23 Chapter 4: Drawing and Editing Schematics The Drawing & Editing Tools .................................................................4-1 Arrow Tool .......................................................................................4-2 Wire Tool .........................................................................................4-2 Text Tool ...........................................................................................4-2 Delete Tool ......................................................................................4-3 Zoom Tool ........................................................................................4-3 Rotate Button ...................................................................................4-4 Mirror Button ....................................................................................4-4 Grid, Title Block and Borders.................................................................4-4 Grid .................................................................................................4-4 Title Block ........................................................................................4-5 Borders ...........................................................................................4-6 Finding and Placing Devices.................................................................4-6 The Browse Tab ...............................................................................4-6 The Search Tab ...............................................................................4-8 Hotkeys ...........................................................................................4-9 iv Contents Placing Devices ..................................................................................4-10 Selecting Devices.......................................................................... 4-11 Nudging Devices ...........................................................................4-12 Wiring the Circuit.................................................................................4-12 Auto Wire Routing..........................................................................4-13 Manual Wire Routing......................................................................4-14 Quick Connect Wiring ....................................................................4-14 Extending, Joining, and Cutting Wires ............................................4-15 Deleting Wire Segments ................................................................4-16 Highlighting an Entire Node............................................................4-16 Moving Devices with Connected Wires ..........................................4-16 Bus Wires ...........................................................................................4-16 Bus Connection Wires ...................................................................4-17 Node Names and Connectivity ............................................................4-18 Power Bus Connections ......................................................................4-20 Labeling the Schematic .......................................................................4-22 Using the Text Tool to Label ............................................................4-22 Changing Device Labels................................................................4-22 Device Properties ...............................................................................4-23 Device ...........................................................................................4-24 Label-Value ...................................................................................4-24 Designation ...................................................................................4-24 Description ....................................................................................4-25 Package ........................................................................................4-25