Using OrCAD Capture and OrCAD Layout printed circuit board design software in room 9341.

Turn on the PC, if not already on, and wait for it to boot up. If the PC is already on - reboot it When prompted press Ctrl + Alt + Del (hold down the Ctrl and Alt keys and press the Del key momentarily). At the Logon Information screen enter your User name. Type in your Password. Using the mouse, position the cursor on OK and then press the left mouse button (this is commonly called left clicking). Windows XP will now load.

To load OrCAD go to start>>All Programs>>Local Software>>ACES>>M-P>>OrCAD16.0>> and left click on OrCAD Capture. The OrCAD suite will now load. If a pop-up window occurs (titled Cadence product choices) select Orcad Capture CIS then click on OK.

Starting a new project

Position the cursor on the menu item along the top of the screen called File and left click Position the cursor on the menu item named New and another menu will appear. Position the cursor on the menu item named Project and left click. The New Project window should now appear. Type PROBE in the Name box Ensure that PC Board Wizard is selected (the circle next to PC Board Wizard has a black dot in it) Left click on Browse Left click on the box labelled Drives and a list of available drives will appear Click on F:// Click on Create Dir A window will appear, enter PROBE in the Name box and click OK A directory probe will now be created and shown in the select directory window. (You may need to scroll down to find this.) Make sure that probe is highlighted and click OK In the Select Directory window should show only F:\ PROBE. Click the probe directory to select it. Click OK. The text F:\PROBE should now be in the Location box If all is well click OK A window titled PCB project wizard now appears, make sure that Enabled project simulation is not selected and click next. Another window titled PCB project wizard now appears. You will now be asked to select the libraries that you wish to include. These libraries contain information about various components. Click on CAPSYM.OLB, which will highlight it and then click ADD. CAPSYM.OLB should now have moved into the Use these libraries box. Using the same procedure, add the following libraries. Amplifier.olb Connector.olb Discrete.olb misc.olb MiscLinear.olb opamp.olb Transistor.olb Check that you now have these EIGHT libraries in the right hand Use these libraries box Click on Finish OrCAD now creates some project files on your homespace. v6.0 1 stuart birchall ken duty

A window labelled Schematic 1:page 1 should open. If necessary, maximise this window by clicking on the middle of the boxes in the top right corner.

Refer to the back page of the handout and complete the diagram as follows.
Adding components Select the Place menu Select Part and left click In the Part box type led and the list below will automatically scroll down to the relevant section Select led/discrete and left click A picture of the Part will appear in the bottom right of the window Click OK DO NOT CLICK ANYMORE The part will now be attached to the end of the cursor To rotate the part press R on the keyboard Each time R is pressed, the part will rotate another 90 degrees. Position the part in the required place. Left click to place the part Right click and select end mode on the pop up menu. Do the same again to place the following components Type resistor and select resistor/discrete. Place the 9 resistors. Type Header 4 Place J1 (Header 4/connector) Type Cap NP Place C1(Cap NP/Discrete) Type SW SPDT Place SW1(SW SPDT/Discrete) Type LM339 Place (U1A&U1B) Add one more LED and place it. When placing the components, do not butt them end to end, but leave a gap to connect with wires. You now need to connect the components to complete the circuit. To reposition components, Left click and hold in the centre of the required part, and drag it to the required area. Adding wires Select the Place menu Select wire and left click Position the cursor where you want to begin the wire and left click. Move the cursor to draw the wire To change direction left click once To end the wire, position it on a part or another wire and left click. Using the above procedure continue until you have completed the diagram. Right click and select end wire on the pop up menu. To add the power symbols, select Place menu. Select Power and left click. Select GND/CAPSYM and left click. Click OK. As with the place component, the Ground symbol is now attached to the end of the cursor. Place the three symbols as in the diagram. Connect as necessary. All the components should be labelled (R1, R2, D1 etc) as in the diagram. If they are not, double click on the incorrect text and correct the value in the window that appears Although you now have the correct schematic symbols on the circuit diagram the software does not know the physical dimension of these components. Adding component information Click once in the centre of diode D1 to highlight it Select the Edit menu Select properties and left click v6.0 2 stuart birchall ken duty

Click in the empty box below PCB Footprint you may need to scroll to the right Type in CYL/D.300/LS.100/.034 Click on Apply If an undo warning window appears click on yes Click on Display Select Value only Click OK To close the Property Editor window look at the top right corner of the screen. There are two small boxes with X in them Click on the lower one Repeat the above procedure to add the same property information for D2. Repeat the above procedure to add PCB footprint information for each component on the design. For Resistors, the PCB footprint is AX/.400X.125/.034 For LM339, the PCB footprint is DIP.100/14/W.300/L.850 For Header 4, the PCB footprint is SIP/TM/L.400/4 For Capacitor, C1, PCB footprint is AX/.500X.125/.034 For Switch, SW1, PCB footprint is POLCON.100/VH/TM1SQS/W.300/3 You have now completed the circuit diagram and the software has enough information to be able to proceed.

BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER SELECT FILE AND THEN SAVE AND LEFT CLICK.
The updated design will be saved to disk. Plotting Select the File menu Select Print Preview and left click In the print preview window click setup Click anywhere in the Name box and select CutePDF Writer Select Landscape (in the bottom right corner) Check that the paper size is set to A4 Click OK Ensure that Print all colors in Black is selected Click OK A picture of your diagram as it will be printed should now be on the screen Click Print A Save As window will open, click anywhere in the save in box and select your homespace from the list of drives that appear. Double click on the probe folder from the list of files and folders that appears in the main box. Enter probesch in the File Name box. Click save. A plot file will now be saved to your homespace. Close down the OrCAD Schematic window using the lower of the X boxes in the top right corner Creating a netlist Click on the + to the left of .\probe.dsn to expand the tree. Click on the + to the left of .\SCHEMATIC1 to expand the tree. Click on PAGE1 to highlight it Select the Tools menu Select Create Netlist and left click If an undo warning window appears click on yes Click on Layout in the window that appears Check that Netlist file is set to F:\probe\probe.mnl Click OK A confirmation message will appear stating that the probe.dsn file will be saved. Click OK. On the screen a probe.mnl file should appear under Outputs. Close down OrCAD completely by clicking the top X box in the right corner of the screen

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LAYOUT
The following assumes that you have already created a project and completed a fully annotated circuit diagram from which you have generated a netlist To load OrCAD Layout go to start>>All Programs>>Local Software>>ACES>>MP>>OrCAD16.0>> and double-click the left mouse button, the OrCAD layout software will now execute. If a pop-up window occurs (titled Cadence product choices) select Orcad Unison Ultra then click on OK. The OrCAD Layout software will now execute. Select the File menu and left click Select New and left click An AutoECO window will open. Click on browse next to the input layout TCH box. Select metric.tch and click on open. Click on browse next to the input mnl box. An Input layout MAX window will open, click anywhere in the look in box and select your homespace from the list of drives that appear. Double click on the probe folder from the list of files and folders that appears in the main box. Select probe.mnl and click on open. Click on browse next to the OUTPUT layout box. Make sure the file name is PROBE-1.max and click open. Click on apply ECO The software will now process all the information it needs for this design If an error window opens, ask for assistance. If all is well, an AutoECO window will open. Click on Accept this ECO. A processing completed message will be displayed. Click OK. Eventually the screen will show all the components in no particular order or position. If not visible, select view, zoom all (fit).

BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER SELECT FILE AND THEN SAVE AND LEFT CLICK.
Setting system unit of measure Select the Options menu and left click Select the System settings menu and left click The System Settings window opens Select Inches by clicking in the circle Click OK Moving Components Move the cursor slowly along the buttons at the top of the screen, at the online DRC button, click once to turn the online DRC off. Select the Tool menu and left click Select Component and another menu will appear Select Select Tool and left click To move a component click on one of its pads, move to a new position, and click to place. Move all the components so they are placed within a reasonable distance from each other. The best way to place components, is usually to select one central part, (the LM339 for this design) and place all the other components with respect to it. The yellow lines are known as a ratsnests and indicate the required connections between components. To rotate a component, left click on it to highlight, then press R on the keyboard. Configuring the autorouter Select the Options menu Select Route Strategies and another menu will appear. v6.0 4 stuart birchall ken duty

Select Route Layers and left click In the enabled column click on the top YES and keep your finger on the mouse button Still holding down the mouse button move the mouse down, keep going and the screen will auto scroll to the bottom. Release the mouse button All the enabled column should now be highlighted. (This is called click & drag, remember it you will need it later) Right click anywhere on the highlighted bit Select Properties and left click Click in the Routing Enabled box to deselect (no tick) Click OK Use the scroll bar to get back to the top of the Route Layer window. In the enabled column left click on the NO on the row labelled BOTTOM Hold down the shift key on the keyboard and click in the enabled column on the NO on every row labelled BOTTOM Remember to scroll down the screen as necessary If you have done this correctly the NO on every row labelled BOTTOM should be highlighted. Right click anywhere on a highlighted bit Select Properties and left click Click in the Routing Enabled box to deselect (no tick) Click in the Routing Enabled box to select Click OK If you have done this correctly every row labelled BOTTOM should be set to YES in the enabled column. Close the Route Layer window using the X box in its top right corner (NOT the main window X box in the top right of the screen) Select the Options menu Select Route Settings and left click. In the Route Settings window that appears deselect Allow off grid routing (no tick) Click OK Select the View menu and left click Select Database Spreadsheets and another menu will appear. Select Nets and left click Click and drag the entire Width (Min Con Max) column to highlight it Right click anywhere on the highlighted bit Select Properties and left click The Edit Net window will open Left click in the Min Width box and type 0.03 Left click in the Conn Width box and type 0.03 Left click in the Max Width box and type 0.03 Left click OK Every entry in the Width (Min Con Max) column should now be 0.030 Close down the Edit Net window by clicking its X box Drawing a board outline Select the Tools menu and left click Select Obstacle and another menu will appear Select New and left click Right click anywhere on the screen Select Properties and left click The Edit Obstacles window will open Click somewhere in the Obstacle Type box, which will produce a list of available types Set the Obstacle type to Board Outline Click somewhere in the Obstacle Layer box, which will produce a list of available layers Set the Obstacle Layer to GLOBAL Set the Width to 0.050 Click OK You now have to draw a rectangle round your components. This should surround all the components without coming too near to them. v6.0 5 stuart birchall ken duty

Using the mouse position the cursor such that it is at the point where you want the top left corner of your board to be. Press and hold the left mouse button. Keep the left mouse button depressed. Move the cursor such that it is at the point where you want the bottom right corner of your board to be. Release the left mouse button A yellow rectangle representing the board outline will appear on the screen. Running the autorouter Select the Auto menu Select Autoroute and another menu will appear. Select Board and left click OrCAD will now attempt to place the relevant track routes onto the board. You can see this happening on the screen When it has finished the first attempt if anything is left unconnected it tries again by removing some of the existing tracks and trying a different way. This continues until it has made the best attempt at placing all the tracks. It may take some time When it has finished it may display the message All sweeps completed (or disabled) or display a message indicating how many routes it has placed (It should be 25 out of 25 for this particular design) Click OK Select view, zoom all (fit). Select the Auto menu Select Create Reports and left click The generate reports window will open Select Conns unrouted (unroute) Select view reports Click OK A blank page indicates everything was routed correctly. If anything is listed there are uncompleted routes on your board. Close the Unroute.tmp window by clicking its X box

If there are any uncompleted routes listed

If uncompleted routes exist they will be indicated with a yellow ratsnest line. Note which components are not connected Select the Auto menu Select Unroute and another menu will appear. Select Board and left click Select the Tool menu and left click Select Component and another menu will appear Select Select Tool and left click Move some of the components around. (To move a component click on one of its pads, move to a new position, and click to place. If you need to rotate a component press R on the keyboard after selecting the component) Try autorouting again (There is no need to configure the autorouter again Running the autorouter Select the Auto menu Select Autoroute and another menu will appear. Select Board and left click) If you have previously run the Autorouter it will display a message when it has finished indicating how many routes it has placed (It should be 25 out of 25 for this particular design) Select view, zoom all (fit). WHEN YOU HAVE SUCCESFULLY AUTOROUTED THE BOARD SELECT FILE AND THEN SAVE AND LEFT CLICK. You now have the option to continue with this design or to try and reduce the size of your board. If you wish to reduce the size of the board, unroute the board as described above, relocate the components and autoroute again v6.0 6 stuart birchall ken duty

Putting text on the board Select the Tools menu and left click Select Text and another menu will appear Select New and left click The Text Edit window will open Type your name (and your partners if working in pairs) into the Text String box Select Mirrored Click somewhere in the Layer box, which will produce a list of available layers Select BOTTOM and left click Click OK A mirror image of your name(s) should now be attached to the cursor and move with it. Position it somewhere on your board (not touching any component or track) and left click to place. SELECT FILE AND THEN SAVE AND LEFT CLICK. It just remains to prepare plot files for the board. Select the Options menu Select the Post process settings and left click The Post Process window opens Click & drag to select the whole of the Batch Enabled column remembering to let it autoscroll to the bottom of the page Right click anywhere on the highlighted bit Select Properties and left click Deselect Enable for Post Processing (no tick) Click OK The entire Batch Enabled column should now be NO Left click anywhere on the row labelled *.BOT to select (you may need to scroll up the screen) Right click on the highlighted area Select Properties and left click In the format area of the window select Print Manager Select Print/Plot to file Select Force Black & White In the options area of the window deselect Create Drill Files Select Keep Drill holes open Select Overwrite existing files Select Enable for Post Processing On the right of the window select Centre on page Make sure the scale ratio is set 1 to 1 and the rotation is set to 0 Click OK Left click anywhere on the row labelled *.AST to select (you may need to scroll down the screen) Right click on the highlighted area Select Properties and left click In the format area of the window select Print Manager Select Print/Plot to file Select Force Black & White In the options area of the window deselect Create Drill Files Select Keep Drill holes open Select Overwrite existing files Select Enable for Post Processing On the right of the window select Centre on page Make sure the scale ratio is set 1 to 1 and the rotation is set to 0 Click OK Close the Post Process window by clicking its X box Select the Auto menu Select Run Post Processor and left click Click anywhere in the Name box and select CutePDF Writer Click on properties. Click on layout Select Landscape v6.0 7 stuart birchall ken duty

Click on advanced Check that the paper size is set to A4 Change ICM disabled to ICM handled by printer Click OK Click OK Click OK The plot files will now be saved to your disk Close down OrCAD completely by clicking the top X box in the right corner of the screen If the message F:\probe\probe-1.max has been modified appears Select YES to save changes If the Save File As window appears Click somewhere in the Save in box that will produce a list of available drives Click on F: Double click on Probe Double click on Probe-1.max You will be warned that a design already exists Click Yes Close down OrCAD completely by clicking the top X box in the right corner of the screen To submit your work see additional handout!

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AX/.400X.100/.034 R6 AX/.400X.100/.034 R1 33K 3 JP1 4 3 2 1 4 HEADER SIP/TM/L.400/4 U1A 1 LM339 DIP.100/14/W.300/L.850 AX/.525X.125/.034 C1 330pF 7 6 D1 LED CYL/D.300/LS.100/.034 D2 LED CYL/D.300/LS.100/.034 330R

+ 12

R7 10K AX/.400X.100/.034

R8 AX/.400X.100/.034 8K2

POLCON.100/VH/TM1SQS/W.300/3 2 SW1 SW SPDT 1 3

AX/.400X.100/.034 1M R9

R2 AX/.400X.100/.034 15K

R3 AX/.400X.100/.034 15K

3 5 4 + 12

U1B 2 LM339 DIP.100/14/W.300/L.850

R4 33K AX/.400X.100/.034 R5 47K

AX/.400X.100/.034 Title LOGIC PROBE Size A Date: Document Number <Doc> Wednesday , October 11, 2006 Sheet 1 of 1 Rev <Rev Code>

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