Board Architect-Driving PCB Design

Duration: 2 days
Pricing:  $12000 NTD
Course Part Number: 066901

Description

Board Architect是為了讓電路板設計程序最佳化而發展的工具，主要透過「PCB-GEN」協助，使設計從線路圖上的符號直接進入「自動」s件封裝。PCB-GEN也提供選項，您可在作業中「即時」（on-the-fly）封裝所有符號或個別符號，並利用「Design Reuse」方塊重複使用既有電路。最後，當工作準備完成時，「SRP」會產生可立即發佈的正式文件，使整個程序更快完成。

目標

• 編輯符號、對映檔（Mapping File）和索引檔（Catalog File）
• 編輯線路圖
• 設定PCB-GEN的選項
• 建立「電路板]計物件」（PCB Design Objects）
• 解析所需的幾何資料
• 使用和規劃SRP（Schematic Release Process）- 正式文件的線路圖發佈程序

實機練習

除了完整實機練習外，我們講師還會提供指導，加強講授內容涵蓋的觀念、實務和新資訊。實機練習內容包括：

• 展開一項新設計
• 使用電路板設計資料庫
• 使用PCB-GEN
• 規劃PCB-GEN
• 建立一個Reuse方塊
• 設定SRP
• 規劃SRP表單

適合對象

• 硬體設計工程師
• 電路板設計工程師
• CAD工程師與專案經理

預備知識

 瞭解BoardStation工具的電路板設計程序          

Board Architect is the tool designed to optimize the PCB design process. This is accomplished by enabling the design to progress directly from schematic symbol "instantiation" to "automatic" component packaging through "PCB-GEN." PCB-GEN gives you the option to package individual symbols or all symbols "on-the-fly." Board Architect enables you to work independently or as part of a collaborative design team through "Concurrent Board Process." It also enables you to create and control multiple design configurations through "Variants." You can take advantage of circuit repeating with "Design Reuse" blocks. And finally, when the job is ready for completion, "SRP" expedites the process with release ready formalized documentation.

"Board Architect - Driving PCB Design from within Schematic Capture" is a comprehensive course consisting of lecture and hands-on labs. Courses are taught by experienced Mentor Graphic instructors who will guide you through the concepts, terminology and tool usage that will allow you to take advantage of Board Architect's full potential. 

You will learn how to

• Setup options in PCB-GEN
• Create Variants
• Extract BOM's and format reports unique to each Variant.
• Create Reuse blocks and Hierarchical symbols.
• Setup, Utilize and Understand Conceptually the Concurrent Board Process.
• Use and Configure SRP - Schematic Release Process for Formal Documentation

Hands-On Labs

Comprehensive hands-on lab exercises are coupled with expert guidance from our instructors to reinforce concepts, practices and new information covered in the lectures. Lab exercise topics include:

• Initializing a New Design
• Working with the PCB Design Database
• Working with PCB-GEN
• Choosing Geometry Assignments
• Resolving Geometries
• Configuring PCB-GEN
• Defining Variants
• Creating a Variant BOM
• Working with Concurrent Design
• Working with an Engineering Viewpoint
• Creating a Reuse Block
• Placing and Routing Block Circuitry
• Setting up SRP
• Creating SRP Table Sheets

Audience

• Electrical Engineers
• PCB Designers
• CAD and Project Managers

Prerequisites

• Experience with Design Architect
• Understanding of the PCB design process using BoardStation tools.
• Understanding concept of "Packaging"

Key Topics

• PCB-GEN setup options
• Instantiating with standard schematic entry
• Instantiating with PCB-GEN
• Using Variants
• Creating Variants
• Using Variants Instance Popup menu
• Working with Variant data in PCB Design
• Concurrent Board Process View
• Understanding Viewpoints
• Creating a Viewpoint
• Using DVE
• Back Annotations
• Logical to Physical information
• Physical information building
• Catalog files
• Map Files
• Geometries
• PCB Properties
• The PCB Database
• File versioning
• PCB-GEN Basics
• Catalog management with PCB-GEN
• Interactive PCB-GEN
• Part number selection rules
• Reference designator assignments
• Swapping gates
• PCB-GEN Build Options
• Build Checking
• Build Problem and Solutions
• PCB-GEN Configuration and Reports
• Variant Builds
• How to setup Variant builds
• Options with Variants
• Copy Variants
• Views of Variants
• SRP-Schematic Release Process Setup
• SRP Basic Operation
• Customized Sheet Borders
• Cross reference table setup
• Sheet numbering setup
• Concurrent Design Process
• Concurrent Board Process setup
• Reuse Process
• How to work with Reuse blocks in Board Architect
• Creation of a Block Schematic
• Creation of a Hierarchical Symbol
• Three states of a Reuse Block
• Block circuitry placing and routing
• Placement of Block on the Board