Student Designed
Welcome! This page will be used to show off different assignments, class projects, and hobby projects that Clemson students have designed using Cadence's design tools. We aim to show off a variety of different capabilities of Cadence's applications, both in industry and at Clemson, so feel free to look at some of the articles on this page for inspiration for your next project or to see how you can use Cadence to create your ideas! If you have a project of yours that you want to submit, please see the "Submissions" section at the bottom of this page.
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Student Designed with Cadence
DC Motor Controller and Test Adapter Board
This device was created by Andrew O'Rourke during one of his Clemson Co-Op rotations at Electrolux. This double-sided printed circuit board uses various surface-mounted and through-hole components to make a 12VDC motor controller circuit with PWM speed control capabilities as well as a 12VDC to 5VDC step-down circuit to serve as a power supply for various different LED and user interface boards.
The schematic for this board was designed using Cadence's OrCAD Capture CIS 17.4 software, and the printed circuit board was designed using OrCAD PCB Editor 17.4. These tools allowed Andrew to design a completely custom circuit from the ground up, and allowed him to design every aspect of his printed circuit board. The PCB Editor tool was extremely helpful, as it allowed the student to place parts, route traces, and design every other aspect of his printed circuit to prepare it for manufacturing. The design was later sent to a board manufacturer to get printed and was then populated with all of its surface-mount and through-hole components.
32-Bit Computer Processor
This implementation of a 32-bit computer processor was created by JB Bahrenburg using Cadence's Xcelium software as well as the Verisium Debug software. The processor was written and simulated using the Verilog hardware description language but was not synthesized. This processor has a corresponding 32-bit instruction set with a 6-bit opcode. All of the input Verilog files were written and simulated using the cadence Xcelium software, an example of a running simulation can be seen in the photo to the right.
The design process also required the use of Cadence's Verisium Debug software. This software includes the Indago program which can be used to debug a simulation or input file. Indago gives the user access to a simulation terminal, a waveform (as seen above), and a debug window.
Submissions
If you have a project or assignment that you used Cadence to work on or design that you would like to be featured on this site, please contact us via email and make sure to include a description of your project as well as any pictures that can show off your work. Please email us at aorourk@clemson.edu and be sure to use the subject line "Clemson Cadence Project - Student Designed Submission".