OrCAD/Allegro PCB Editor (2 days)

Description:
PCB Editor is a central part of the OrCAD PCB Designer and Allegro PCB design solutions. This two day course will cover all the necessary steps for designing a printed circuit board, from loading logic/netlist data through producing manufacturing/NC output

Audience:
This course is for printed circuit designers and design engineers who have an understanding of PCB layout and manufacturing considerations.

Prerequisites:
You should have a working knowledge of PCB design and a basic understanding of PCB manufacturing processes. You must also be proficient with using Windows and standard Windows applications.

Course Agenda:

• PCB Editor User Interface
  • Identify the user interface components
  • Navigate within the PCB Editor window and access UI features to tailor the tool for individual needs
• Managing the PCB Editor Work Environment
  • Create and use scripts
  • Use the Control Panel to locate board database objects and report information about them
• Managing the PCB Editor Work Environment
  • Create a flash symbol user for thermal relief
  • Use the Pad Designer to create padstacks for a nulmber of typical pins, such as through-hole and surface-mount pads
• Component Symbols
  • Use the Package Symbol Wizard to create a Package Symbol
  • Use the Symbol Editor to create a surface-mount package
• Board Design Files
  • Use the Mechanical Symbol Editor to create Board Mechanical Symbols
  • Use the PCB Design Editor to create a Master Board Design
• Importing Logic Information into PCB Editor
  • The Logic information can come from Concept, Capture, Third party
• Setting Design Constraints
  • Assign Standard & Extendes Design Rules for Spacing & Physical Dimensions
  • Add, Change & Delete Properties of Components & Nets
• Component Placement
  • Create a floorplan
  • Quickplace and manual placement
• Routing the board
  • Adding and Deleting Connect Lines and Vias
  • Improving Routed Connections
  • Using the PCB Router
• Copper Areas and Planes
• Preparing the board for Design for Manufacturing
  • Create silkscreen
  • Reports
  • Create Gerber, ODB++, IPC2581 files
  • Create drill files
  • Create assembly drawings