PADS Router Web Sessions

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Webcast training

Duration:  4 Half Days
Price:  $1,400 USD per student
Course Part Number:  217229

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Course Overview

Description

The PADS Router webcast will teach you the workflow of completing connections using the autorouter. Course highlights include routing a sample printed circuit board using manual autoroute and interactive autoroute modes. Learn about the choices that are available to you during fanout, route passes, testpoint options, and optimization. One to two hours of lecture per each day followed by lab work.

Detailed lab exercises independatly worked after the lecture will  help reinforce what is discussed during the lectures and provide you with extensive tool usage experience under the guidance of our industry expert instructors.  See FAQ's

You will learn how to

  • Customize and work with the PADS Router interface
  • Set Options and how to Prepare Batch Autorouting using the Routing Strategy
  • Assign Properties – Rules and Routing Preferences to the Design and its Objects
  • Route, Fanout and Optimize (net connections) by Interactive Selection
  • Use the HTML based Command Window to View Reports
  • Prepare Layer Direction, Corner and Quality Settings for Optimal Routing

Hands-On Labs

Throughout this course, extensive hands-on lab exercises provide you with practical experience under the guidance of our expert instructors. Hands-on lab topics include:

  • Interface Usage and Customization
  • Setting Design Options
  • Preparing Batch Routing
  • Setting Routing Rules and Limitations in the Properties Interface
  • Dispersing Vias, Routing and Optimizing
  • Generating and Viewing Reports
  • Routing a Design

Audience

PCB Designers interested in taking advantage of the PADS Router autorouter.

Prerequisites

  • PADS Layout Training or familiarity with PADS Layout softwar
  • Autorouting experience is helpful

Key Topics

Session 1

  • Introduction and Installation
  • Overview
  • PADS Router Link
  • Basic File Management
  • Preferences
  • Routing Strategy
  • Router Monitor
  • Routing Statistics
  • PADS Router Interface
  • PADS Router Interface
  • Standard Toolbar
  • Mouse Operation
  • Keyboard Commands
  • Shortcut Keys
  • Object Filtering
  • Selection Modes
  • In-Place Query
  • Help Pane
  • Project Explorer
  • Navigation Window
  • Command Window
  • Spreadsheet Window
  • Interface Customizing

Session 2

  • Component Placement
  • Placement Settings
  • Placement Grid
  • Turning DRC On/Off
  • Moving Components
  • Rotating Components
  • Spinning Components
  • Flipping Components
  • Placement from Project Explorer
  • Placement from Spreadsheet
  • Protecting Components
  • Design Rules and Preferences
  • General Options
  • File Options
  • Display Options
  • Viewing Nets
  • Properties
  • Clearance Settings
  • Routing Parameters
  • Via Biasing
  • Test Point Parameters
  • Fanout Controls
  • Defining Pad Entry
  • Topology Choices
  • Grid Settings
  • Layer Parameters
  • Creating New Rules
  • Matched Length Net Group Properties
  • Net Class Properties
  • Differential Pair Properties
  • Conditional Rule Properties
  • Pin Pair Group Properties
  • Matched Length Pin Pair Group Properties
  • Net Recheduling
  • Manual Routing
  • Routing Options
  • Design Rule Checking
  • Route Editing Toolbar
  • Interactive Route
  • Deleting Traces
  • Protecting Nets
  • Routing Differential Pairs
  • Routing Length-Restricted Nets
  • Adding Trace Length

Session 3                                

  • Auto Route Using Pass Types
  • Routing Toolbar
  • Route Pass
  • Fanout Pass
  • Optimize Pass
  • Tune Pass
  • Center Pass
  • Spreadsheet During Auto Routing
  • Batch Auto Routing
  • Pre-Routing Analysis
  • Autoroute Strategy
  • Pass Types
  • Routing Intensity
  • Routing Order
  • Setting Up Routing Order
  • Batch Auto Routing

Session 4

  • Reports in PADS Router
  • Test Integrity Report
  • Routing Report
  • Design Report
  • Testability Report
  • Design Verification
  • Fabrication Rules
  • Design Verification
  • Creating Design Verification Scheme
  • Design Verification Toolbar
  • Running Design Verification
  • Error Property Dialog Box
  • Locating Errors
  • Ignoring Legal Errors
 
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