BASIC PCB DESIGN COURSE.

 Allegro OrCAD 17.4 Schematic Capture & PCB Editor

OrCAD Capture is one of the most powerful schematic design environments. With Capture, you can quickly, easily, and intuitively create complex schematic designs. This Series introduces you to OrCAD Capture 16.6/17.2/17.4.

and OrCAD PCB Editor provides engineers with a concept-to-production design environment. With OrCAD PCB Editor, you can complete your next project easily with powerful design capabilities such as differential signal definition, interactive routing, high-speed constraint management, and real-time design capabilities. This Series introduces you to OrCAD PCB Editor 16.6/17.2/17.4.

Upon completion of this Course, you will be able to work professionally.

Schematic Capture:

Vertical 1:

• Open Capture 16.6/17.2/17.4 and create a new project

• Edit design, template, and title block preferences

• Add a new library file to your project

Vertical 2:

• Copy library parts and paste them into a new design library

• Rename and edit a library part

• Create a new part and add it to your design library

Vertical 3:

• Add a library to your Capture project

• Place a title block, components, ground and power on a schematic page

• Search for parts in the default Capture libraries

• Place a part from the Unified Search (16.6/17.2 & New in 17.4)

Vertical 4:

• Connect components to wires

• Select and move groups of wired components

• Connect a bus to components and nets

Vertical 5:

• Place net aliases

• Add a new net alias to multiple nets and buses

Vertical 6:

• Edit component values and display information on the schematic

• Add PCB footprints to your design

Vertical 7:

• Edit reference designator text

• Automatically update schematic annotation

Vertical 8:

• Define differential pairs both manually and automatically

Vertical 9:

• Configure and run a design rule check (DRC)

• Correct violations

Vertical 10:

• Create a custom BOM

• Open the BOM in Excel

Vertical 11:

• Configure the first-time setup for a Smart PDF

• Generate a Smart PDF

Vertical 12:

• Create a new PCB layout and netlist for the design

Summery :

Basic Electronics theory.

Basics of Circuit designing.

Schematic design preparation.

Schematic part editing and creation.

Net list and Net class creation.

Electrical Rule Checking.

Bill Of Material generation (BOM).

Footprint Creation:

• Through hole footprint creation.

• Surface Mount Device footprint creation.

• COMBI SMT-TH Footprint Creation.

• BGA / PGA footprint creation.

PCB Editor:

Vertical 13:

• Setup and edit design parameters

• Add a layer to the board stack up

Vertical 14:

• Create a mounting hole

• Place mechanical symbols on your PCB

Vertical 15:

• Place components

• Review a report that identifies unplaced components

• Cross probe components between Capture and PCB Editor

Vertical 4:

• Set up a differential pair

• Specify electrical, physical and differential pair rules with Constraint Sets

Vertical 16:

• Add ground and power planes

• Draw and merge geometric shapes.

• Vertical 17:

• Route and clean-up traces

• Verify all nets are routed

Vertical 18:

• Run a Design Rule Check

• Identify and correct DRC errors

Vertical 19:

• Add dimensions and title block for fabrication

• Create a Drill Chart and Cross Section Chart

• Setup Artwork/ Gerber Films

Vertical 20:

• Generate IPC-2581, Gerber Artwork files and NC Drill file

Vertical 21:

• Setup STEP mapping for 3D Models

• Perform collision detection

• Cross-probe between 2D and 3D to resolve collisions

Summery :

Board size and shape creation.

Component placements.

PCB Routing: 2 to 4 Layer routing.

Plane creation.

Design rule checking.

Gerber generation