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National instruments 371889A-01 User Manual (351 pages)

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English

Table of contents

Electronics

1

Workbench

1

Important Information

3

Preface

4

License Agreement

5

Table of Contents

6

2. Multicap Tutorial

7

3. User Interface

7

4. Schematic Capture - Basics

8

7. Components

11

8. Component Editing

12

9. Reports

13

10. Transfer/Communication

13

Appendix A

14

Chapter 1

18

Installing Multicap

18

1.1 Installation Requirements

19

Multicap 9

20

1.2 Installation Overview

20

1.3 Installing Multicap 9

20

1.3.2 Single User Edition

21

1.3.4 Network Version

22

Edition

24

1.3.4.3 Workstation Setup

24

Permission Allow Deny

25

Full Control X

25

Change X

25

1.4 Network License Server

27

1.4.4 Troubleshooting

29

1.5 Support and Upgrade

31

1.5.3 Viewing Messages

32

1.5.4 Changing Settings

32

1.6 Uninstalling Multicap 9

33

1.7 Uninstalling SUU

33

1.9 Uninstalling NLS

35

Chapter 2

36

Multicap Tutorial

36

2.2 Multicap 9 Tutorial

37

2.2.1 Schematic Capture

38

Flip Horizontal

40

Edit/Copy, then Edit/Paste

40

Voltage (Pk)

41

OK to close the dialog

41

To wire the circuit:

42

Ye s to continue

43

Bill of Materials includes:

44

Chapter 3

46

User Interface

46

3-2 Electronics Workbench

47

Multicap 9 User Guide 3-3

48

3.2 Toolbars

49

3.2.1 Standard Toolbar

50

3.2.2 Main Toolbar

51

3.2.3 View Toolbar

52

3.2.4 Components Toolbar

53

3.2.5 Virtual Toolbar

54

3.3 Using the Pop-up Menus

55

Selected

56

3-12 Electronics Workbench

57

Using the Pop-up Menus

58

Multicap 9 User Guide 3-13

58

These commands are:

58

3-14 Electronics Workbench

59

3-16 Electronics Workbench

61

3.3.6 Pop-up from a Comment

62

If desired, click to

64

3-20 Electronics Workbench

65

3-26 Electronics Workbench

71

Multicap 9 User Guide 3-27

72

3-28 Electronics Workbench

73

Change All

74

3-30 Electronics Workbench

75

Multicap 9 User Guide 3-31

76

3.5 Design Toolbox

77

3.5.2 Hierarchy Tab

78

Pop-up Menus

79

3.6.1 Commands tab

81

3.6.2 Toolbars tab

82

3.6.3 Keyboard tab

83

3.6.4 Menu tab

84

3.6.5 Options tab

85

Chapter 4

87

Schematic Capture - Basics

87

4-2 Electronics Workbench

88

Component toolbar

89

4.4 Placing Components

90

OK. (To cancel placing the

92

4.4.1.3 Other buttons

95

Virtual toolbar are

96

Virtual

96

Signal Source Components

97

Basic Components toolbar

97

Diodes toolbar

97

Analog Components toolbar

98

4.4.3 Using the In Use List

99

Showing/Hiding ‘Move’ Lines

102

TRL-X)

103

TRL-C) and paste (CTRL-V)

103

4.5 Wiring Components

104

System-generated net number

105

Wiring Components

107

Multicap 9 User Guide 4-21

107

Tools/Toggle NC Marker

110

Pins tab

111

OK to close the dialog box

111

4.5.8 Controlling Wire Color

113

4.5.9 Moving a Wire

114

4.5.10 Virtual Wiring

114

Ye s. Multicap

115

Rotated 90 degrees

117

4.9 Labeling

119

Label tab:

120

Show column. Attributes will

120

4.9.2 Modifying Net Names

121

4.9.3 Adding a Title Block

122

Title Block Editor is

125

4.9.5 Adding a Comment

126

Show Window checkbox

127

Comment icon displays

128

4.9.6 Graphic Annotation

129

Annotation

130

4.9.7 Capturing Screen Area

131

4.10 Circuit Description Box

133

4.10.1.3 Tabs Dialog Box

135

4.10.1.5 Options Dialog Box

136

Description Edit Bar

137

4.11.1 Creating Forms

139

4.11.3 Completing Forms

141

4.12 Printing the Circuit

142

File/Print. We recommend

143

Chapter 5

144

Component

145

5.1.2.1 Real Components

146

5.1.2.3 Virtual Components

149

5.2 The Spreadsheet View

150

5-8 Electronics Workbench

151

The Spreadsheet View

152

Multicap 9 User Guide 5-9

152

5-10 Electronics Workbench

153

Multicap 9 User Guide 5-11

154

5-12 Electronics Workbench

155

5.3 Title Block Editor

156

5.3.1 Enter Text Dialog Box

158

5.3.2 Placing Fields

159

5.3.2.1 Field Codes

161

Title Block Editor

162

Multicap 9 User Guide 5-19

162

5.3.4.1 File Menu

163

5.3.4.2 Edit Menu

164

5.3.4.3 View Menu

165

5.3.4.4 Fields Menu

166

5.3.4.5 Graphics Menu

167

5.3.4.6 Tools Menu

168

5.3.4.7 Help Menu

169

5.3.4.8 Pop-up Menus

169

5.3.5 Toolbars

170

5.3.5.2 Zoom Toolbar

171

5.3.5.3 Draw Tools Toolbar

172

5.3.5.4 Drawing Toolbar

173

Multicap 9 User Guide 5-31

174

Result Pane

176

List View

177

5.4.1 ERC Options Tab

178

5.4.1.1 Clearing ERC Markers

179

5.4.2 ERC Rules Tab

180

5.4.3 Component’s Pins Tab

182

Chapter 6

184

Working with Larger Designs

184

6.1 Flat Multi-sheet Design

185

6.2 Hierarchical Design

186

6.2.1 Nested Circuits

187

6.2.4 Global Nets

189

Edit HB/SC

191

6.2.6 Adding a Subcircuit

192

Edit HB/SC from the

193

Edit/Copy

193

6.2.7 Viewing Parent Sheet

194

Note: X1 and X2 are

196

Use RefDes Prefix

197

Prefix field, for example

197

field, for example

198

6.4 Buses

199

Net Mode

200

Busline Mode

200

Bus Offpage Connectors

200

6.4.1 Placing a Bus

201

Bus HB/SC Mapping

203

Properties

203

6.4.2 Bus Properties

204

Indicates that the

206

6.4.3 Merging Buses

207

6.4.4 Wiring to a Bus

208

In Net Bus Wiring Mode

209

6.4.5 Bus Vector Connect

210

Pins list

212

In Net bus wiring mode

214

Nets in Bus field select:

216

6.5 Variants

217

Default variant

218

European variant

219

North American variant

219

Variant tab

222

Excluded, and then place an

225

Rename button in the

225

Included in Active Variant

226

Active Variant

226

Design Toolbox:

227

6.6.1 Setting up Projects

231

6.6.2 Working with Projects

232

6.6.4 Version Control

234

Chapter 7

236

Components

236

7.1.1 Database Levels

237

Footprint Type field:

240

Component list contains

240

7.3.1 Pre-Defined Fields

242

7.3.2 User Fields

242

7.4 Managing the Database

243

TRL and

244

HIFT keys with the

244

7.4.2 Managing Families

245

7.4.4 Deleting Components

247

7.4.5 Copying Components

248

HIFT and

249

TRL keys with the left

249

7.4.9 Editing Components

251

Click to display

253

7.7 Merging Databases

254

Chapter 8

255

Component Editing

255

You will enter footprint

258

Add Family

262

8.3 Editing Components

264

Master Database, so you

266

8.5.1.1 Using “Copy To...”

269

Pins Tab

271

8-18 Electronics Workbench

272

Draw Layer Tab

273

Place Pin Toolbar

275

SC button

276

Pin Array Options Dialog Box

277

8.5.2.4 In-Place Edit Mode

278

8.5.2.5 Symbol Editor Menus

279

Edit Menu

280

View Menu

281

Pins Menu

282

Graphics Menu

283

Layout Menu

284

Tool Menu

284

Help Menu

284

8.5.2.6 Toolbars

285

Zoom Toolbar

286

Draw Tools Toolbar

287

Drawing Toolbar

289

8-36 Electronics Workbench

290

8.7.1.1 Filter dialog box

294

Remains visible until

296

Clear Filter is clicked in

296

Switch

300

Clean Map

300

Mapping Pins

301

8.8 Editing User Fields

303

Chapter 9

304

9.1 Bill of Materials

305

9.1.1 Using the BOM Report

306

Save to a text file

307

Send to a printer

307

Print preview

307

To MS Excel App

307

9.2 Component Detail Report

308

9.3 Netlist Report

309

Tool buttons

311

Statistics

311

9.5 Spare Gates Report

312

9.6 Cross Reference Report

314

Chapter 10

316

Transfer/Communication

316

Save. Multicap creates

318

10.2 Forward Annotation

319

10.3 Back Annotation

319

10.5 Internet Design Sharing

321

File/Save As

324

A.1.2 Edit Menu

326

HIFT-clicking

327

A.1.2.12Edit/Order

328

A.1.2.13Edit/Assign to Layer

328

A.1.2.14Edit/Layer Settings

328

A.1.2.16Edit/Orientation

329

A.1.2.18Edit/Font

329

A.1.3 View Menu

330

A.1.4 Place Menu

333

A.1.4.17Place/Title Block

336

A.1.5 Transfer Menu

337

A.1.6 Tools Menu

337

A.1.6.2 Tools/Database

338

A.1.7 Reports Menu

340

A.1.8 Options Menu

341

A.1.9 Window Menu

341

A.1.10 Help Menu

342

A.1.10.6Help/About Multicap

343

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