DxDesigner for Expedition PCB Flow (v2007)
- Add Courses
- Confirm Schedule
- Enter Contact Information
| Date Begins | Date Ends | Time | Location | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 09, 2008 | Dec 11, 2008 | 9:00am - 5:00pm | Marlborough, MA | Register |
| Dec 16, 2008 | Dec 18, 2008 | 9:00am - 5:00pm | Minneapolis, MN | Register |
| Jan 13, 2009 | Jan 15, 2009 | 9:00am - 5:00pm | Dallas, TX | Register |
| Jan 20, 2009 | Jan 22, 2009 | 9:00am - 5:00pm | Detroit, MI | Register |
| Jan 27, 2009 | Jan 29, 2009 | 9:00am - 5:00pm | San Jose, CA | Register |
| Feb 02, 2009 | Feb 04, 2009 | 9:00am - 5:00pm | Longmont, CO | Register |
Don't see a date or location that works for you? Click here to request this class in your area!
Duration: 3 Days
Pricing: $2,100 USD
Course Part Number: 236553
Contact us for details about training at your site
Course Overview
The DxDesigner for the Expedition PCB Flow course was developed to improve your knowledge and skills with Design Definition solutions. Using the DxDesigner tools suite, you will gain proficiency in project management with Dashboard, schematic capture with DxDesigner, part selection using DxDatabook and much more. You will also learn how to prepare your final schematic for interfacing with the Mentor Graphics Expedition PCB layout tool.
Detailed lab exercises help reinforce what is discussed during the lectures and provide you with extensive tool usage experience under the guidance of our industry expert instructors.
You will learn how to
- Use DxDesigner proficiently in the creation of flat and hierarchical schematic designs
- Place wires and buses in the design to create net connections
- Use DxDatabook to search, select, and verify parts used in your design
- Create symbols for your schematics through a variety of methods, including the Symbol Wizard
- Effectively build intelligence into your design using properties
- Compile, package and export your schematic to Expedition PCB for place and route
- Use CES to create and assign constraints to your design and pass that information to Expedition
Hands-on labs
Throughout this course, extensive hands-on lab exercises provide you with practical experience using DxDesigner software. Hands-on lab topics include:
- Creating a project and setting up projects in Dashboard and DxDesigner
- Configuring DxDesigner
- Schematic creation for flat and hierarchical designs
- Symbol graphics creation
- Adding properties to symbols and schematics
- Design Reuse
- Net label cross-referencing
- Interfacing to Expedition PCB layout tool
- Setting constraints with CES
- A student design challenge that pulls together all aspects of the tool discussed during class
Audience
- Engineers and schematic designers who will use DxDesigner to create schematics that will be used as "front end" designs for Mentor’s Expedition PCB layout tool
- CAD Engineers and Managers who will be responsible for integration of the DxDesigner tool suite in their design flow
- PCB Designers who would like to have a good understanding of the front-end schematic capture process
Prerequisites
- Familiarity with Windows XP, NT, 2000 or UNIX operating systems
Key Topics
DxDesigner Introduction
- DxDesigner to Expedition PCB Flow
- DxDesigner Environment
- InfoHub
- SupportNet
Project Set Up
- Creating a New Project
- Project Files
- The WDIR
- Project Templates
Schematic Design
- Navigating
- Selection
- Adding Components
- Adding Net
- Naming Nets
- Find and Replace
- Arrays
Connectivity
- Adding Busses
- Ripping Buses
- Bus Contents
Modifying Schematics
- Splitting Nets
- Replacing Components
- Reassign Nets
- Combining Nets
- Disconnecting Devices
- Using the Command Line
- Replacing and Verifying components using DxDataBook
Hierarchical Design
- Hierarchical Blocks
- Symbols
- Changing the Root Schematic
Design Reuse
- Copy From Other Projects
- Hierarchal Symbols versus Reuse Blocks
- Using Reuse Blocks
Verification
- DxDataBook Verification Methods
- Design Rule Checking
Forward to Layout
- Using Packager
- DxDesigner to Expedition: Forward Annotation
- Expedition to DxDesigner: Back Annotation
CES
- CES in the Design Flow
- CES in DxDesigner
Schematic Documentation
- PartsLister
- Cross Referencing
- PDF Schematics
- Printing
- Archiving