PADS Logic Training
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| Date Begins | Date Ends | Time | Location | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2009 | Feb 19, 2009 | 9:00am - 5:00pm | Newbury, GB | Register |
| May 21, 2009 | May 21, 2009 | 9:00am - 5:00pm | Newbury, GB | Register |
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Duration: 1 Day
Pricing: 450 GBP (650 Eur)
Course Part Number: 213140
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Description
The PADS Logic course teaches you the workflow of creating a schematic design using the latest version of Mentor Graphics PADS Logic. You will be guided through the steps necessary to capture schematics. Course highlights include creating part types, generating netlists, generating reports (BOM), and interfacing with PADS Layout.
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
- Customize and work with the PADS Logic interface
- Create 2D Lines, Text Objects and work with Fields
- Create Parts Types, CAE Decals, Pin Symbols, Connectors and Off Page symbols
- Create a schematic with parts, connections and busses
- Define the PCB Layer Stackup and Design Rules
- Create Netlists, Report Files, PDF, and ECO Files
- Forward and Backward annotate with PADS Layout
Hands-On Labs
Throughout this course, extensive hands-on lab exercises provide you with practical experience using the PADS Logic software. Hands-on lab topics include:
- Navigating the User Interface
- Creating and Modifying Drafting Items
- Creating Libraries and Library Objects
- Creating a Schematic
- Defining the Layer Stackup
- Setting Design Rules
- Forward and Backward Annotation to PADS Layout
- Generating Bills of Materials
- Generating PDF files
- Cross probing with PADS Layout
Audience
- Electrical Engineers new to PADS Logic software
- PCB designers that need to understand the front end of the design process using PADS Logic
Prerequisites
- A basic understanding of electronic engineering
- Familiarity with Windows operating systems
Related Courses
- PADS Layout
- PADS Router
- PADS Layout Web
- PADS Router Web
- HyperLynx Signal Integrity Analysis
Key Topics
User Interface
- Accessing toolbars, Project Explorer and Output Window
- Zooming and panning with the keyboard and mouse
- File Management - importing/exporting file types
- Changing system defaults
- Biasing objects for selection with the Selection Filter toolbar
- Setting design preferences and display options
- Using mouse/keyboard command combinations and modeless commands
- Exporting design to ASCII files
- Getting help via info hub and Mentor’s SupportNet
Drafting
- Using design toolbar drafting commands
- Setting drafting preferences and options
- Creating and combining text and 2D-Line objects
- Modifying drafting objects
- Creating and saving frequently used objects to the library
- Creating and Managing Fields
- Managing sheet borders
Library
- Fundamentals of PADS library structure
- Accessing libraries via the Library Manager
- Setting library options
- Creating a new library
- Defining Part Types – assigning CAE decals, gate and pin swaps, refdes prefix, alphanumeric pin numbers, implicit pins and attributes
- Creating CAE Decals – creating logic decals, adding pins and attribute labels
- Using the CAE Decal Wizard for instant creation of higher pin count CAE decals
- Using the Attribute Manager
Schematic Capture
- Using design toolbar schematic capture commands
- Adding parts
- Adding nets, and buses
- Adding off page, power and ground connections
- Adding multiple copies of schematic objects
- Managing sheet names and order
- Defining hierarchical symbols and their underlying schematics
- Using the hierarchical symbol wizard
Design Definition
- Layer definition – number of layers, layer naming, routing and plane types, assigning nets to plane layers, routing direction, increasing and decreasing layers and defining physical PCB stackup
- Design rules – Hierarchical structure, rules interface, Default and advanced rules . Clearance, routing and high speed rule s, Conditional rules and generating rule reports
Generating Outputs
- Generating a netlist
- Automated import of netlist to PADS Layout using the PADS Layout link
- Forward and Backward Annotation to PADS Layout
- Using ECO/Compare command
- Printing and plotting schematics
- Generating PDF files
- Generating Report Files
- Generating a Bill of Materials Report
- Object Linking and Embedding
- Managing Visual Basic Scripts