AMS & Pspice guidance
Does anyone have a simple way to explain the use of pspice simulation?From what I gathered so far it goes like this: Orcad Capture CIS --> associate pspice models with symbols ----> export...
View ArticleAt Allegro constraint manager nets are not enabled?
After the component placement, when i try to put routing, on constraint manager the nets are been not get enabled. Default the 24V net is get enabled on all the all parameters. I had tried to set the...
View ArticleREG:DATABASE BUILD IN ORCAD & ALLEGRO
Hello Friends I would like to build a closely integrated Database for schematic symbol & footprint in orcad & allegro platform .. So that the design Engineer when doing the schematic...
View ArticleStandard way to report/calculate leftover space on the board?
I don't have much faith in this method personally, but I'm facing the expectation that we report the space occupied by parts relative to the overall size of the board.It's great that I can query the...
View ArticleChange NetName
I want to change/replace the NetName in the capture design through TCL Script. So far i've been able to change the PinNames of any particular part and the names of OffPageConnectors of whole pages. I...
View Articleextracta CONNECTIVITY takes over 1.5 hours
Hello, If I run the following command:e:\Cadence\SPB_16.6\tools\pcb\bin\extracta extracta -c -m "foo.mcm" extracta_control.txt output/conn.txt With the following as...
View ArticleBest of Free PCB Design Software
Best of Free PCB Design Software 1. ZenitPCB2. FreePCB3. TinyCAD4. Osmond PCB5. BSch3V6. ExpressPCB7. Kicad8. gEDA9. Fritzing10.DesignSpark PCBhttp://www.olcourse.com; http://www.teindo.com;...
View ArticleAutoroute problem
Hello everybody,I have designed a schematic in OrCAD Capture CIS and then created netlist. And then I am able to open the file in OrCAD Layout Plus. But on selecting Autoroute Spectra-->Launch...
View ArticleNet list error during orcad capture simulation
Please guide to solve below problem.I have done many simulation. this is sudden problem.Session log descriptionINFO(ORCAP-2191): Creating PSpice NetlistINFO(ORNET-1041): Writing PSpice Flat Netlist...
View Articlehow to make Pspice model with the txt file.
Hi, i need to make a Pspice part for simulation. the Maker company only gives this data. its IRFL9014 Mosfet p channel from vishay.com------------------------------------------------*Jun 01, 2010...
View Articlegetting problems after Pspice model is made from txt.
Hi, i need to make a Pspice part for simulation. the Maker company only gives this data. ------------------------------------------------*Jun 01, 2010 *Doc. ID: 90412, Rev. A *File Name: part...
View ArticleNc Drill Table to large for page
I have designed a relatively large PCB using a predefined page, when I go to create the NC drill table it is to large to fit in the page outline next to my Layout (shown below)Is there a way to shrink...
View ArticleBGA ball collapse/compress
Hi all,After soldering of a BGA, is there a possibility of ball collapse or compress? If so, how much it will be?Any inputs will be appreciated.ThankyouShiva.
View ArticleHow to automatically replace reference designators on PCB
Hi,Is there possible to place automatically reference designators on the PCB (Allegro 16.6)? I mean the function similar to i.e. Altium that can automatically replace designators in the predefined...
View ArticleReports in Allegro PCB Editor
In Allegro PCB editor, we are able to generate lot of reports in Tools -- Reports. But, when I compare the generated reports with the manually calculated results, I found lot of mismatches. Is there...
View ArticleReg:customized symbol drawing template for footprint creation as default when...
Dear Friends I am using LP wizard (mentor grphics)for generating the footprint , the script built in it invoke the allegro .dra wizard to create the footprint I want to add a custom symbol drawing...
View ArticleDesign Parameter Editor/Route show column description.
Is there any description of the show column in the Design Parameter Editor/Route screen ?
View ArticleMin_Line_Width
How can we set Min_Line_Width property through TCL Scripting ? I want to set the property of "Min_Line_Width" to "15" on all Global Nets of a page. I tried different ways but couldn't able to do so. I...
View Article[OrCAD PCB] How to Copy [ Part ] from [ A.OLB ] file to [ B.OLB ] file using...
Dear All,As the Title, How to Copy [ Part ] from [ A.OLB ] file to [ B.OLB ] file using TCL Command.I just know how to copy a part by tcl command , but don't know how to paste it to another OLB...
View ArticlePlacing the logo symbol in OLB files
Hi all,I wanted to make automation for editing the OLB files and I need to place TI logo(Marked area) in the middle of the OLB file. Please can any one tell me how to start with placing the logo at...
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