Design Capture to Expedition PCB Process

Duration: 2 Days
Part Number: 209251

Course Overview

In order to use the Design Capture software to its full potential, it is necessary to have a thorough understanding of the process for getting information from the Design Capture schematic to the Expedition PCB layout, and from the layout back to the schematic. The "Design Capture to Expedition PCB Process Flow" course will help you understand how Design Capture fits into the overall process, which includes Library Management, Schematic Capture, and PCB Layout. Discussion Sessions will guide you through various concepts of Design Capture to Expedition PCB integration as well as how the Library objects are used within the overall process. Hands-on lab exercises will reinforce discussion topics and provide you with extensive experience using the tool in as close to a real-world atmosphere as possible. 

You will learn how to

• Set up and use "Seed Jobs"
• Effectively prepare for starting a new project
• Use the Library Manager to create Symbols and "Parts" for use in Design Capture schematics
• Build information into the schematic design that will help influence how parts will be placed in the layout
• Pre-set job parameters, Net Classes, and Net Properties in Design Capture, providing routing constraints in Expedition PCB for signal integrity.
• Create a new Expedition PCB job
• Use the forward annotation and back annotation features of the software to keep the schematic design and the PCB layout in sync
• Handle Engineering Change Orders (the ECO process).

Hands-On Labs

Throughout this course, extensive hands-on lab exercises provide you with practical experience using the Design Capture software. Hands-on lab topics include: 

• Creating a Seed Project
• Copying the Seed to start a new design project
• Creating Symbol and Part Database definitions in a Central Library
• Creating an hierarchical design to be used as the front end for an Expedition PCB job
• Using the Signal Integrity tools to set up routing constraints
• Forward annotating schematic designs to Expedition PCB databases
• Back annotating changes from Expedition PCB to the schematic file
• Executing Engineering Change Orders

Audience

• Engineers and schematic designers who will use Design Capture to create schematics that will be used as "front end" designs primarily for, but not limited to, Expedition PCB Layout
• CAD Engineers and Managers who will be responsible for integration of the Design Capture tool in their design flow
• PCB Designers who need to have a good understanding of the front-end schematic capture process

Prerequisites

• The "Design Capture for Expedition PCB Layout" class or experience using the Design Capture software
• Understanding of PCB layout terms and practices
• Familiarity with Windows operating systems
  

Key Topics

• Process Flow Overview
• Central Library general concepts
• Creating Partitions
• Creating Symbol definitions and building intelligence into the symbols
• Creating PDB definitions and understanding the process of mapping symbols to "cells" (footprints)
• Constraint editing using the CES spreadsheet-based editor
• Forward Annotation
• Back Annotation
• Design Changes