User manual CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS SHEMATIC CAPTURE DATASHEET

[. . . ] CADENCE SCHEMATIC CAPTURE DATASHEET Cadence schematic capture technology is available in the following product: · Cadence Allegro Design Entry CIS To develop innovate products in narrow market windows, system designers face far greater challenges than simply capturing connectivity using schematics and sending designs into layout. They must use optimal library parts, reuse sections of previous designs to reduce risk and shorten development time, add constraints early to eliminate iterations, and perform simulation and signal integrity analysis to ensure desired operation. Cadence® schematic capture technology offers a comprehensive solution for entering, modifying, and verifying complex system designs quickly and cost-effectively. [. . . ] Users can view and edit multiple schematic designs in a single session, and copy and paste design data between schematics, enabling data reuse. The schematic editor also supports the addition of critical constraints for a design editing to PCB editing flow. PROJECT MANAGEMENT The project manager (See Figure 1) enables users to collect and organize all the resources needed for the project throughout the design flow. The expanding tree structure makes it easy to organize and navigate design files, including those generated by Cadence PSpice® and Allegro® AMS Simulators, OrCAD® Capture CIS, Allegro Design Entry CIS, and other plugins. It also includes a wizard to guide users for specific design flows and a hierarchy viewer to display hierarchical relationships among design modules. Figure 1: The multi-window interface of Cadence schematic capture technology simplifies navigation and searches across the hierarchy HIERARCHICAL DESIGN AND REUSE Subcircuit reuse--without having to make multiple copies--increases schematic editing efficiency. Using hierarchical blocks, designers simply reference the same subcircuit multiple times. Automatic creation of hierarchical ports eliminates potential design connection errors. Ports and pins can be updated dynamically for hierarchical blocks and underlying schematics. Added navigation utilities recognize block boundaries and accessibility using keyboard shortcuts. workflow. Intuitive graphical controls speed schematic part creation and editing. A library part generator automates the integration of FPGAs and PLDs into the system schematic. The generate part feature simplifies the creation of core FPGA library parts for high pin-count devices. These parts can be split into multiple parts. through efficient management of components. The time spent searching existing parts for reuse, manually entering part information content, and maintaining component data is reduced. Users search for parts based on their electrical characteristics and CIS automatically retrieves the associated part. (See Figure 2. ) CIS is ideal for individual design teams or teams who need to collaborate across multiple locations. It gives designers access to correct part data early in the design process and enables complete component specifications to be passed to board designers and other members of the design team, reducing the chances for downstream errors. [. . . ] Designers can generate BOMs using up-to-date, comprehensive, and complete information, and create reports through the Crystal report engine. ARCHITECTURE/DATABASE INTEGRATION · Acceptspluginsforprogrammablelogic design and analog simulation · Allowsfordesigncreationand simulation in the same environment · WorkswithMicrosoft'sODBCcompliant databases · Userscanaccessdatadirectlyinan MRP, ERP, and PDM system Figure 2: Visibility into complete part information ensures informed part selection, reducing the risk of delays later in the design process SPECIFICATIONS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS · Pentium4(32-bit)equivalentorfaster · WindowsXPProfessional, Vista Enterprise · Minimum512MB(1Gormore r ecommendedforXPand Vista Enterprise requirements) · 300MBswapspace(ormore) · DVD-ROMdrive · 65, 000colorWindowsdisplay withminimum1024x768 (1280x1024recommended) · Morethan25InternetLearningSeries (iLS) online courses allow you the flexibility of training at your own computer via the Internet · SourceLink® online customer support gives you answers to your technical questions--24hoursaday, 7daysa week--including the latest in quarterly software rollups, product change release information, technical documentation, solutions, software updates, and more DOCUMENTATION Cadence technology provides an extensive set of documentation, which includes user guides, context-sensitive help (F1), reference guides, online tutorials, and multimedia demonstrations. The documentation set helps you to: · Findtheansweryouneedbysearching the online help system and navigate quickly between related topics with extensive hypertext cross-references · Learnthetechnologywiththehelpof online interactive tutorials · Findinformationonerrorand warning scenarios CADENCE SERVICES AND SUPPORT · Cadenceapplicationengineerscan answer your technical questions by telephone, email, or Internet--they can also provide technical assistance and custom training · Cadencecertifiedinstructorsteachmore than70coursesandbringtheirrealworld experience into the classroom For more information, contact Cadence sales at: +1. 408. 943. 1234 or log on to: www. cadence. com/ contact_us www. ca de nce . com C A D ENC E SCH EMATI C CA PTU RE 3 © 2008 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Cadence, Allegro, OrCAD, PSpice, and SourceLink are registered trademarks and the Cadence logo are trademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. [. . . ]