Captures session frame. New project manager window. File tab. Hierarchy tab. Schematic page editor. Part editor. Programmers editor. Session log. Captures toolbar. Schematic page editor tool palette. Part editor tool palette. The status bar. Browse spreadsheet editor. Property editor. Package Properties spreadsheet editor. Open project, design, and schematic page. Open library. Open VHDL file. Colors/Print tab of the Preferences dialog box. Grid Display tab of the Preferences dialog box. Pan and Zoom tab of the Preferences dialog box. Select tab of the Preferences dialog box. Miscellaneous tab of the Preferences dialog box. Text Editor tab of the Preferences dialog box. Fonts tab of the Design Template dialog box. Title Block tab of the Design Template dialog box. Title block. Page Size tab of the Design Template dialog box. Grid Reference tab of the Design Template dialog box. Hierarchy tab of the Design Template dialog box. SDT Compatibility tab of the Design Template dialog box Miscellaneous tab of the Design Properties dialog box.
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Figure 33 Figure 34 Figure 35 Figure 36 Figure 37 Figure 38 Figure 39 Figure 40 Figure 41 Figure 42 Figure 43 Figure 44 Figure 45 Figure 46 Figure 47 Figure 48 Figure 49 Figure 50 Figure 51 Figure 52 Figure 53 Figure 54 Figure 55 Figure 56 Figure 57 Figure 58 Figure 59 Figure 60 Figure 61 Figure 62 Figure 63 Figure 64 Figure 65 Figure 66 Figure 67 Figure 68 Figure 69 Figure 70 Figure 71 Figure 72 Figure 73 Figure 74
Miscellaneous tab of the Schematic Page Properties dialog box An abstract representation of a simple hierarchy. A simple hierarchical design, as seen in the project manager. An abstract representation of a complex hierarchy. A complex hierarchical design, as seen in the project manager. Schematics before hierarchy. Schematics with hierarchy. Schematics carrying a net. Connectivity across pages in a schematic. Schematic with power and ground symbols. Part editor in package view. Part editor in part view. Place Part dialog box. Property editor with filter set to Capture. Power and ground symbols in CAPSYM.OLB. Place Power dialog box. Hierarchical block. Place Hierarchical Block dialog box. Hierarchical ports in CAPSYM.OLB. Place Hierarchical Port dialog box. Place Hierarchical Pin dialog box. Off-page connectors in CAPSYM.OLB. Place Off-Page Connector dialog box. Connectivity change warning. Schematic page editor tool palette. Part editor tool palette. Configure Macro dialog box. Location tab of the Go To dialog box. Grid Reference tab of the Go To dialog box. Bookmark tab of the Go To dialog box. Replace Cache dialog box. New Part Properties dialog box. Place Pin dialog box. Place Pin Array dialog box. User Properties dialog box. Part editor in Package View. Edit Part Properties dialog box. Before annotation. After annotation. Annotate dialog box. Update Properties dialog box. Design Rules Check tab of the Design Rules Check dialog box.

Symbols and conventions

Our printed documentation uses a few special symbols and conventions.

Notation

C+r A, f, o

Examples

Press C+r. From the File menu, choose Open (A, f, o).

Description

Means to hold down the C key while pressing r. Means that you have two options. You can use the mouse to choose the Open command from the File menu, or you can press each of the keys in parentheses in order: first A, then f, then o.
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How to use this guide Monospace font
In the Part Name text box, type PARAM. Text that you type is shown in monospace font. In the example, you type the characters P, A, R, A, and M. Path and filenames are shown in uppercase. In the example, you open the design file named CLIPPERA.DSN. Information that you are to provide is shown in italics. In the example, you save the design with a name of your choice, but it must have an extension of.DSN.

UPPERCASE

In Capture, open CLIPPERA.DSN.

Italics

In Capture, save design_name.DSN.

Related documentation

In addition to this guide, you can find technical product information in the online help, the online interactive tutorial, online books, and our technical web site, as well as in other books. The table below describes the types of technical documentation provided with Insert Product Name.
This documentation component.
This guide Orcad Capture Users Guide

Provides this.

A comprehensive guide for understanding and using the features available in Insert Product Name.
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Before you begin This documentation component.

Online help

Comprehensive information for understanding and using the features available in Insert Product Name. You can access help from the Help menu in Insert Product Name by choosing the Help button in a dialog box, or by pressing 1. Topics include:
Explanations and instructions for common tasks. Descriptions of menu commands, dialog boxes, tools on
the toolbar and tool palettes, and the status bar.
Error messages and glossary terms. Reference information. Product support information.
You can get context-sensitive help for a error message by placing your cursor in the error message line in the session log and pressing 1. Online interactive tutorial A series of self-paced interactive lessons. You can practice what youve learned by going through the tutorials specially designed exercises that interact directly with Insert Product Name. You can start the tutorial by choosing Learning Insert Product Name from the Help menu. An online, searchable version of this guide, available when choosing Online Manuals from the Orcad family program group (on the Start menu). Concise descriptions of the commands, shortcuts, and tools available in Insert Product Name, available when choosing Online Manuals from the Orcad family program group (on the Start menu).

Package view shows the entire package. A package is a physical part that contains more than one logical part. You can edit the properties of the entire package, such as part reference, prefix, part alias, and so on. You cannot edit individual parts in this view, but you can select individual parts to edit by double-clicking on them. The part editor is very similar to the symbol editor. The main difference between the two is the symbol editors lack of Pin and Pin Array tool palette buttons.
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The programmers editor

Use the programmers editor to create or view VHDL files or other text files within Capture. VHDL keywords and comments are displayed in the colors you specify. (From the Options menu, choose Preferences and select the Text Editor tab.)
Figure 7 Programmers editor
To create a new VHDL file in the programmers editor
1 From the File menu, point to New, then choose VHDL File. A blank VHDL file appears in the text editor.
To open a VHDL file in the programmers editor
Or In the project manager, select a VHDL file. Click the right mouse button, and choose Edit from the pop-up menu. From the File menu, point to Open, then choose VHDL File. The Open VHDL File dialog box appears. Select a file, then click OK. Note Designs and parts of designs can be VHDL-based instead of schematic-based.
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The session log

The session log lists the events that have occurred during the current Capture session, including messages resulting from using Captures tools. To display context-sensitive help for an error message, put the cursor in the error message line in the session log and press 1. The ruler along the top appears in either inches or millimeters, depending on which measurement system (U.S. or Metric) you have selected in the Windows Control Panel. You can add tab settings to the ruler by clicking in the ruler bar and dragging the tabs to different positions, or remove them by dragging them down into the session log window. Capture saves your tab settings so that they reappear each time you start Capture.
Figure 8 Session log Tip You can clear the session log by choosing the Clear Session Log command, or by pressing C+ X. You can search for information in the session log using the Find command on the Edit menu. You can also save the contents of the session log to a file, which is useful when working with Orcads customer support staff to solve technical problems. The default filename is SESSION.TXT.
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To display the session log
1 Click on the session logs maximize button, or choose Session Log from the Window menu.
To minimize the session log

Choose Yes to save the specific document within the project. Choose Yes All to save all documents in the project. Choose No to close the document without saving it. Choose No All to close all open documents without saving them. Choose Cancel to abort closing the project.
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Archiving a project

When the project manager window is active, you can archive a project. Archiving saves all files related to your project in the specified directory. Specifically, this command saves your project files (*.OPJ), design files (*.DSN), and library files (*.OLB) in the Design Resources folder. You can include output files and library files, like *.OLB files in the Library folder and *.VHD files.

To archive a project

3 Make sure that the project you want to archive is active. From the project managers File menu, choose Archive Project. The Archive Project dialog box appears. Select the types of additional files you want archived with your project. If you dont select any of the options (Library files, Output files, Referenced projects), Capture automatically archives your project (*.OPJ) and design files (*.DSN). Enter or browse to the directory in which you want to archive your project. Click OK. Capture archives your project with all the selected external files to the specified directory. The working directory does not change to the archive directory. Note Archive Project archives the simulation profiles and the local files (*.LIB, *.STL, and *.INC files) along with PSpice projects. The Output files option does not archive simulation output like *.DAT and *.OUT files.
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Capture provides different levels of configuration. Using commands on the Options menu, you can:
Customize the working environment specific to your system (using Preferences). Create default settings for new designs (using Design Template). These settings stay with the design as design properties even if it is moved to another system with different preferences. Override settings in individual designs (using Design Properties) or individual schematic pages (using Schematic Page Properties).
Regardless of which Capture window is active, the Options menu has a Preferences command and a Design Template command. In addition, the Options menu contains commands specific to the current active window. For example, the project managers Options menu contains the Design Properties command, while the schematic page editors Options menu contains the Schematic Page Properties command.

3 Make the session log the active window. From the File menu, choose Print. The Print dialog box appears. Click OK to send the text to the output device.
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Previewing printer or plotter output
Using the Print Preview command, you can preview your schematic page, part, or package output to check its appearance before you commit it to paper.
To preview a schematic page
From the File menu, choose Print Preview. The Print Preview dialog box appears. Specify appropriate values in the dialog box, and then click OK. The Print Preview display window opens with a display of your schematic page, part, or package. Use the Previous page and Next page buttons to view other pages you intend to print. To zoom in, move the magnifier pointer to a specific area and click the left mouse button. Choose the Close button to close the Print Preview window. Choose the Print button to send the page or pages to the output device, using the defaults set in the Print Setup dialog box.

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Scaling printer or plotter output
You can manually scale, or have Capture automatically scale, printer output and plots to fit a given paper size.
To scale a print or a plot
From the File menu, choose Print. The Print dialog box appears. Select one of the three options in the Scale box.
The Scale to paper size option scales each schematic page to fit a single sheet of paper (as configured in the printer driver). The Scale to page size option scales each schematic page to the sheet size you select in the Page size area. The sheet size is configured in the Page Size tab in the Design Template dialog box. The Scaling option scales your schematic page to a factor between 0.100 and 10.000.
If you select the Scale to page size option in step 2, the Page size area becomes available. Select a sheet size. This results in multiple sheets of paper if you select a sheet size larger than your printer paper. Click OK to print the image.
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Special considerations for plotting
Vector (pen) plotters do not support bitmaps directly. If you are sending Capture output to such a plotter, it will not plot your bitmaps. Most inkjet and thermal plotters will plot bitmaps. Tip Vector-based plotters tend to produce higher quality output than raster-based printers.

Plotter pen colors

The plotter driver maps your color choice to the closest available pen color as established in your plotter driver configuration. See your plotters driver setup and documentation for more details. Many plotters do not have drivers that ship with Windows. If you do not see the plotter you are looking for in the list of available drivers, contact your plotter manufacturer and ask for a Windows driver. If your plotter emulates HPGL, use the HPGL driver as an alternative solution. Note The plotter setup dialog boxes are only accessible from the Windows Control Panel. See the documentation included with Microsoft Windows regarding the Windows Control Panel.
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Chapter 6, Design structure, describes how to customize the working environment specific to your system, how to create default settings for new designs, and how to override default settings in individual designs. Chapter 7, Placing, editing, and connecting parts and symbols, describes how to place and edit parts and symbols. It also describes how to connect the elements of your design using hierarchical blocks, hierarchical ports, off-page connectors, wires, and buses. Chapter 8, Adding and editing graphics and text, describes the drawing tools you can use to add text and a variety of graphic shapes to your design. Chapter 9, Using macros, describes how to create and run macros. Chapter 10, Changing your view of a schematic page, describes how to view specific areas of a schematic page using the Zoom command. It also describes jumping to different locations within a schematic using the Location, Reference, and Bookmark commands.
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Design structure

Many schematic designs can fit on one schematic page. Some designs, however, are too large for even the biggest page, and even if a complex design could fit on one page, there are good reasons for dividing it:
To fit at full scale on your printers page. To partition a design so that several people can work on it at once. To develop the design using a top-down approach. That is, you may want to begin with a block diagram in which each block represents a major function and then construct more detailed diagrams for each block. To organize your design by functional parts. To meet department specifications.
Capture offers two ways of handling multiple-page designs: a flat design structure and a hierarchical design structure.

To resize an ellipse or circle
Use the selection tool to select an ellipse or a circle. Edit handles appear on all four corners of the rectangle that encloses it. With the pointer on one of the handles, press the mouse and drag the handle.
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Drawing arcs

You create an arc of any angle using the arc tool. Because it is a line, an arc adopts the current line style. If you want to create a full circle, use the ellipse tool. Drawing an arc is done in three stages: 3 Specify the center of the arc with the first mouse click. Specify the radius of the arc with the second mouse click. Specify the arc segment endpoint with the third mouse click.
Capture draws the arc counterclockwise from the endpoint, and displays in the selection color.

To draw an arc

1 From the Place menu, choose Arc. or Choose the arc tool on the tool palette. Move the pointer to establish the center of the arc, and press and hold the left mouse button. Drag the mouse out from the center to establish the radius of the arc, then click the left mouse button to establish the location of one end of the arc. Use the mouse to establish the other end of the arc and click the left mouse button. The arc is drawn counterclockwise from the endpoint, and displays in the selection color. Choose the selection tool or press E to dismiss the arc tool.

To resize an arc

Use the selection tool to select an arc. Edit handles appear at the ends of the arc. With the pointer on one of the handles, press the mouse and drag. The center remains the same. The other arc endpoint uses the new radius.
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Drawing polylines and polygons
To draw a line with multiple contiguous segments, use the polyline tool. The line you draw adopts the current line style. Polygons can be created with the polyline tool, and they adopt the current fill style. To create a non-orthogonal polyline, hold down the S key while you draw.

To draw a polyline

1 From the Place menu, choose Polyline. or Choose the polyline tool on the tool palette. Click the left mouse button to begin drawing, click to change directions, and double-click to end the final segment. To draw non-orthogonal polylines, press S. After you double-click, the polyline displays in the selection color. Choose the selection tool or press E to dismiss the polyline tool.

select a macro from the macro name list box or type in a macros name. The macro shown in the Macro Name field is the macro that is run if you choose Play from the Macro menu or click the Run button in the Configure Macro dialog box.
Configured Macros Displays the currently configured
macros and any currently available temporary recordings. Selecting a name from the list fills in the dialog box fields with the appropriate values.
Close Closes the dialog box. Since the changes you
make in the dialog box are immediately saved to memory, these edits are not permanently saved to the file unless you use the Save command before you use the Close command.
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Record

Closes the dialog box, displays the macro record dialog box, and records your editing actions until you click the Stop button in the macro record dialog box. A recording is temporary (only available for the current Capture session) unless you assign it a macro name and save it using either Save or Save As. Runs the active macro.

Play Add

Displays a dialog box that you use to add a macro you have created. The macro must be in ASCII text, and use valid Visual Basic syntax. A newly added macro is highlighted in the list of macros and becomes the active macro. Removes a macro from the list of permanent macros, but does not remove the macro from your hard disk.

Remove

Updates an existing macro on your hard drive or saves a temporary macro to your hard drive. Saving a macro adds it to the list of configured macros and makes it the active macro.

Save As

Displays a Macro Name dialog box that you use to assign the macro a name, keyboard assignment, menu assignment, and description. Saving a macro adds it to the list of configured macros and makes it the active macro. Specifies the shortcut key associated with the macro. You can specify a shortcut key for a temporary macro recording or change the shortcut key used for an existing macro by entering the text equivalent of a keyboard sequence in the Keyboard Assignment text box.

Keyboard Assignment

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Menu Assignment Specifies the menu assignment
associated with the macro. You can specify a menu assignment for a temporary macro recording or change the menu assignment used for an existing macro by entering a menu entry in the Menu Assignment text box.
Description Specifies the description associated with
the macro. You can specify a description for a temporary macro recording or change the description used for an existing macro by entering text in the Description text box.

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You can also edit properties on part packages, in which case the changes appear on every part in the package, and on every part instance.
To edit properties of a library part
1 With the part open in the part editor, choose Part Properties from the Options menu. The User Properties dialog box appears.
Figure 67 User Properties dialog box 2 Make your changes in the dialog box and click OK. The changes are reflected in the library, but they are not permanent until you save the part.

Default part properties

These are the default properties that are listed in the User Properties dialog box.
Implementation path The filename and directory to

the child schematic.

Implementation type Specifies the implementation
type: <none>, Schematic View, VHDL, EDIF, Project.

Implementation

The name of the child schematic part.
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Name The name and normal or convert view. This

property is read-only.

Part Reference
Note You cannot remove a read-only property, but you can make it visible or invisible.
The part reference prefix and the reference designator. The reference designator for parts is a question mark (?), indicating a part reference that is not annotated. The property is read-only.
Pin Names Rotate Specifies whether pin names rotate with the pins. Select True for rotated, False for not rotated. Pin Names Visible Specifies whether pin names are
visible in the schematic page editor. Select True for visible, False for invisible.
Pin Numbers Visible Specifies whether pin numbers
are visible in the schematic page editor. Select True for visible, False for invisible.
Reference The part reference prefix. This property is

read-only.

Schematic
The name of a parts schematic folder. This property is read-only in the part editor. It is an editable user property on parts in the schematic editor. The name of a schematic folders library. This property is read-only in the part editor. It is an editable user property on parts in the schematic editor.

Command Annotate

Chapter 14, Preparing to create a netlist Chapter 14, Preparing to create a netlist Chapter 14, Preparing to create a netlist Chapter 14, Preparing to create a netlist Chapter 15, Creating a netlist Chapter 16, Creating reports Chapter 16, Creating reports Chapter 17, Exporting and importing schematic data

Update Properties

Design Rules Check Create Netlist Cross Reference Bill of Materials

Export Properties

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Adds properties, or changes the values of properties, based on a tab-delimited list in the format created by the Export Properties command.

Import Properties

Chapter 17, Exporting and importing schematic data Chapter 18, Generating a part

Generate Part

Creates a part and an associated symbol that represents your FPGA/CPLD.
Updating instances and occurrences
Several of Captures tools give you the choice of updating instances or occurrences. The type of property you update depends on the type of project in which you are working. Capture automatically selects the preferred updating choice in each of the dialog boxes for Annotate, Update Properties, and Export Properties. Table 9 Updating instances or occurrences
Update instances No No Yes Yes Update occurrences Yes Yes No No
Project type PCB Schematic FPGA PSpice
If you are working within a PCB or Schematic project, then choose to update occurrences when you use the Annotate, Update Properties, and Export Property tools. If you are working with an FPGA project, or a PSpice project, then choose to update instances with the Annotate, Update Properties, and Export Properties tools. Back Annotate also updates occurrence properties. The EDIF 0, VHDL, and Verilog netlist formats generate true hierarchical netlists. When a design is netlisted with one of these formats, the instance property 246
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values on nets and parts are used. All other netlist formats in Capture produce flat netlists, and use occurrence property values. The instance property value shines through to the occurrences as long as the occurrence property values have not been edited in any way. When you explicitly edit an occurrence property value, or Capture modifies it via one of the tools, the instance value is overridden by the occurrence value. Only the occurrence value will be placed in the netlist.
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You can double-click on the file in the project manager to bring it up in the text editor. You can open the DRC report file by using a text editor or word processor. This file has a default extension of.DRC. The session log also contains the same information. You can use the Browse command on the project managers Edit menu to display a list of all DRC markers in the project. This list gives information about each error and warning. Each DRC marker on a schematic page displays this same information. Once this list displays in the browse window, you can double-click on an item to go directly to it on its schematic page. Once you are viewing the marker on the schematic page, you can display the markers text by double-clicking on it. You can also use the schematic page editors Find command to find specific DRC markers. To do this, you must enter the text associated with the marker.
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Design Rules Check dialog box, Design Rules Check tab
The Design Rules Check tab contains options for things to include in the report generated by Design Rules Check. You can specify if you want to create DRC markers on the selected schematic pages for both errors and warnings, create DRC markers just for errors, or delete existing DRC markers instead of adding new ones. Note that if you select the option to delete existing DRC markers, the options that customize the DRC report become dimmed and arent available for selection.
Figure 74 Design Rules Check tab of the Design Rules Check dialog box
Specifies whether to process the entire project or just the selected schematic page or pages.
Note If you run a Design Rules Check on a single schematic page, Capture checks all pages in the entire schematic folder. Select the Check hierarchical port connections option to check the attached schematic folders. 259
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Action Specifies whether to check for design rules
violations or just delete existing DRC markers. Note that if you select the Check design rules option, Capture deletes existing DRC markers before it begins the design rules check.
Report All the remaining options on the dialog box are
report options, and leave messages and reports in the session log. Selected report options are also included in the specified report file.

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Capture provides two report tools that you can use to produce lists of the things contained in your project: Bill of Materials and Cross Reference.
Creating a bill of materials
You can use the Bill of Materials command from the project managers Tools menu to create a bill of materials in a file which you can then print using a word processor or text editor. The bill of materials includes the properties item, quantity, reference, and part value. You can customize the report to include other properties. Tip A bill of materials includes parts that dont have pins. This makes it possible to include non-electrical parts such as screws, washers, and other hardware that you may have in your project. These parts wont, however, appear in a netlist because they dont have pins.
To create a bill of materials
1 If desired, use a text editor to create an include file, as described in Include file format on page 16-279.
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Chapter 16 Creating reports
From the project managers Tools menu, choose Bill of Materials. The Bill of Materials dialog box displays. Fill in this dialog box as desired. If you want to customize the information contained in the bill of materials report, fill in the information in the Line Item Definition area. If you are using an include file, be sure to check the Merge an include file with report check box, enter the combined property string, and specify the name of the include file. Click OK when you are ready to create the report. After the bill of materials is generated, you can double-click on its name in the Output folder in the project manager to view it in the text editor. The best way to view a bill of materials is to open it in a spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel.
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Bill of Materials dialog box
Figure 78 Bill of Materials dialog box

pages.

Processes the entire design or selected schematic
Header Text placed at the top of the first page. If this
text box is left blank, there is no header on the first page. You can use this to specify column headers to match the data reported as defined by the combined property string. If you want the header items separated by tabs, use the \t 277
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character sequence in the header text box, then insert corresponding tabs in the Combined property string text box. Note If your include file uses the value property as the match string, then you only need {value} in this combined property string.

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Cross probing from Layout to Capture
When ITC is enabled in Capture, selecting objects in Layout causes Capture to highlight the corresponding items in the schematic page editor. Selecting a component (or a component pad) causes Capture to highlight all the parts included in that module. Selecting a track or net causes Capture to highlight the corresponding net on the schematic page. Any action you perform to select an object on your Layout board (selecting using the mouse, using query, or using the Find command) causes the corresponding object on the Capture schematic page to be highlighted. For more information, refer to Table 13. Table 13 Cross probing from Layout to Capture
Highlights this in Capture All parts in the package Corresponding wire connection Corresponding nets Corresponding part (if the Manual Route tool is selected in Layout, the net is highlighted)
Selecting this in Layout Component Track Net Pad on component
To select an object in Layout for cross probing with Capture
Open a Capture design and a matching Layout design. Choose Half Screen from Layouts Window menu, then position the Capture and Layout session frames so that you can see both. From Captures Options menu, choose Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears. Choose the Miscellaneous tab, select Enable intertool communication, then click OK. Select an object in Layout. The corresponding object is highlighted on the schematic page in Capture.
Note In Capture, the schematic folder automatically opens and displays the schematic page on which the corresponding part is located. Scroll the window until the selected part is visible. 310
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General rules

After creating your design in Capture and your board in Layout, be sure to back annotate into Capture. From that point on, if you wish to make changes in the reference designators, gate swaps or pins swaps, do them in Layout and back annotate the results to Capture. If you need to change connections, do these in Capture, and forward annotate the changes into Layout.
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Cadence OrCAD Capture Cadence OrCAD Capture CIS
For fast, intuitive schematic editing and project management
Cadence OrCAD Capture offers a comprehensive solution for entering, modifying, and verifying complex system designs quickly and cost-effectively. Whether used to design a new analog circuit, revise a schematic diagram for an existing PCB, or design a digital block diagram with an HDL module, OrCAD Capture allows designers to enter, modify, and verify the PCB design. OrCAD Capture CIS integrates the schematic design application with the features of a component information system (CIS).
BENEFITS Provides fast, intuitive schematic editing Automates the integration of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and programmable logic devices (PLDs) Makes changes quickly through a single spreadsheet editor Imports and exports every commonly used design file format Integrates with a robust component information system (CIS) to promote reuse of preferred, current parts
The multi-window interface of OrCAD Capture simplifies navigation and searches across the hierarchy.
FEATURES SCHEMATIC EDITING The full-featured schematic editor enables users to place and connect parts from a comprehensive set of functional libraries. It uniquely packages the parts, ensures design integrity, and creates design netlists for any of the formats supported by Cadence. 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.

Cadence OrCAD Capture

PROJECT MANAGEMENT The project manager 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 Cadence Allegro AMS Simulators, Cadence Allegro Design Entry CIS, and other plugins. The project manager offers easy navigation of design files. It also includes a wizard to guide users for specific design flows and a hierarchy viewer to display hierarchical relationships among design modules. HIERARCHICAL DESIGN AND REUSE OrCAD Capture boosts schematic editing efficiency by enabling subcircuit reusewithout having to make multiple copies. 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. LIBRARIES AND PART EDITING The library editor is accessed directly from the user interface. Users can create and edit parts in the library or directly from the schematic page without interrupting workflow. Intuitive graphical controls speed schematic part creation and editing. New parts can be created quickly by modifying existing ones. New parts can also be created from spreadsheets. 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. EASY DATA ENTRY Designers can access all part, net, pin, and title block properties or any subset and make changes quickly through the spreadsheet property editor. It simply requires selecting a circuit element, a grouped area, or an entire page, and then editing part, net, or pin properties. COMPONENT INFORMATION SYSTEM OrCAD Capture CIS integrates the features of a component information system with Cadence schematic capture technology. This reduces production delays and cost overruns through efcient 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. 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 specications to be passed to board designers and other members of the design team, reducing the chances for downstream errors. It also provides access to cost information so designers can use preferred, lower-cost, and instock parts. The embedded part selector accesses information stored in MRP or ERP systems and engineering databases, and it synchronizes externally sourced data with the schematic design database so BOMs can be generated automatically. ONLINE COMPONENT LIBRARY The ActiveParts fully integrated online component library (for Capture CIS only) enables designers to search and select components from more than two million parts. Such a signicant improvement in access to parts provides users with a completely new level of design exibility. EXTENDED CIS DOCUMENTATION CIS also provides powerful report generation. Instead of limiting designers to just those properties that reside in the schematic, CIS draws from the extensive wealth of information that resides in the preferred part database, taking report generation to the next level. Designers can generate BOMs using up-to-date, comprehensive, and complete information, and create reports through the Crystal report engine. CAPTURE CIS ARCHITECTURE/DATABASE INTEGRATION Accepts plugins for programmable logic design and analog simulation Allows for design creation and simulation in the same environment Works with Microsofts ODBC-compliant databases Users can access data directly in an MRP, ERP, and PDM SYSTEM 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 system documentation set helps you to: Find the answer you need by searching the online help system and navigate quickly between related topics with extensive hypertext cross-references Learn the technology with the help of online interactive tutorials Find information on error and warning scenarios
With OrCAD Capture CIS, visibility into complete part information ensures informed part selection.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Pentium 4 (32-bit) equivalent or faster Windows XP Professional, Vista Enterprise Minimum 512MB (1G or more recommended for XP and Vista Enterprise requirements) 300MB swap space (or more) CD-ROM drive 65,000 color Windows display with minimum 1024 x 768 (1280 x 1024 recommended)
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