ADVANCED PCB DESIGN COURSE

ADVANCED PCB DESIGN COURSE:

In a word, learning about high speed PCB design is leaning about a different engineering filed. Although there are a lot of factors you need to take into consideration when working on a high speed design. Luckily, your CAD software for PCB design will give a hand to you, such as impedance calculators, trace length reporting options, differential pair routers, as well as other tools.

Learn all the necessary steps required to create a schematic using OrCAD Capture. New users will learn the essentials needed to generate a design, how to navigate the tool, run DRC checks, prep the design for netl-isting, and generate BOMs.

Advanced OrCAD Capture:

Lesson 1:

Getting Started with OrCAD Capture In this lesson design flow will be discussed along with how to launch Capture; open an existing project; explore the User Interface; understand Project Manager stricter; and select and edit objects.

Lesson 2:

Setting Up Your Environment In this lesson you will work with setting User Preferences and developing a Design Template.

Lesson 3:

Creating Part Libraries This covers the ability to re-characterize a circuit for a different set of performance goals. The Optimizer is given a list of components to vary in a circuit to achieve a different set of measured goal responses, continually altering these component values until the new goal sets are achieved (if that is possible with the given circuit arrangement). It can also operate on a given set of curves to essentially manipulate device values/parameters for a curve-fit situation.

Lesson 4:

Creating Homogeneous Parts This covers the about 98% of the same capability as the PSpice A/D tool, with the exception of the ability to split the positive versus negative tolerance ranges independently, and the ability to plot a cumulative histogram type of performance.

Lesson 5:

Creating a Heterogeneous Part This covers the ability to manipulate any number of device parameters of a circuit. With PSpice A/D, you only have the ability to manipulate (i.e. sweep) two parameters in a given simulation. With the Parametric Plotter, that limitation is lifted and allows any number of parameter manipulations in a simulation.

What you will learn:

• How to build new parts and symbols

• Design-checking best practices

• Techniques for assigning reference designators

• Creating a BOM (Bill of Materials)

• Adding part and net properties

• Creating flat designs

Advanced OrCAD PCB Editor / Layout:

This class will cover a detailed review of all the necessary steps for designing a printed circuit board, from loading logic/netlist data through producing manufacturing/NC output. Attendees will receive in-depth training on placement, constraint management, shape creation and editing, as well as important tips from our PCB design experts to ensure you are able to get the most out of OrCAD PCB Editor.

LESSON 6:

Customizing the OrCAD PCB Editor In this lesson, the user will learn how to use Write Locks, identify which files are generated when starting PCB Editor and how to customize the PCB Editor environment through the use of Variables, Function Keys and Aliases.

LESSON 7:

Cross Section Editor Options In this lesson, the user will learn how to implement features related to Rigid-Flex designs, such as how to create multiple stackups, how to add, edit and manage Physical Zones; how to add non-conductor layers to the cross section.

LESSON 8:

Electrical Constraints: In this lesson, the user will learn key features of High-Speed Constraint management and explore the design flow using Constraint Manager.

LESSON 9:

Differential Pairs In this lesson, the user will learn how to define Differential Pairs, create the required constraints in both the Electrical and Physical domains, how to interactively route Differential Pairs and analyze the results in Constraint Manager.

LESSON 10:

Region Constraints In this lesson, the user will learn the various steps required to set different Physical and Spacing Constraints in different regions of the board.

LESSON 11:

Inter Layer Checks (ILC) for Rigid Flex In this lesson, the user will learn the typical uses for the Inter Layer DRC checks and how to manage them in Constraint Manager.

LESSON 12:

Design For Manufacturing (DFM) Constraints In this lesson, the user will learn how to create and enable Design for Fabrication (DFF) Constraints. The user will then learn how to apply those DFF Constraints to elements in the design and review the errors.

Lesson 13:

Placement Replication In this lesson, the user will learn how to create Placement Replication Modules and how to place those Modules in a design.

Lesson 14:

Routing and Glossing In this lesson, the user will learn advanced routing techniques, such as Group Routing, using Working Layer mode and Layer Select mode. The user will also learn how to use the Glossing routines included in the Auto-router.

Lesson 15:

Test Point Generation In this lesson, the user will learn how to set the parameters needed to run the Test Point program (Test-prep) on a design using in-circuit testing

What you will learn:

• Construct design libraries

• Import logic design data

• Define design rules

• Interactive placement features

• Pin Swapping

• Route interactively

• Run automatic glossing

• Create copper areas

• Generate manufacturing output and documentation

• Customizing the OrCAD and Allegro PCB Editor Environment

• Cross Section options for Rigid Flex

• Setting Electrical Constraints

• Differential pairs

• Interactive etch editing

• Test Point Generation

• Placement Replication

• DFF- Design for Fabrication Constraints