EMA Classroom Training

Learn Cadence® OrCAD®, Cadence PSpice® and Cadence SPECCTRA® for OrCAD techniques from our professional instructors.

OrCAD Capture Basics - Course No. EMA-ORC-1

This course will cover the following topics in 2 days:

· Building parts and symbols
· Creating a new project
· Creating multi-sheet flat designs
· Copying work between projects
· Assigning reference designators
· Design checking
· Adding intersheet signal references
· Creating a Bill of Materials and other reports
· Adding part and net properties
·Creating a netlist for Cadence OrCAD Layout or Cadence Allegro® PCB Editor
· Building a hierarchical design
· Using a Component Information System (CIS)

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Who Should Attend?
This is an introductory level class intended for new Cadence OrCAD Capture users. It is also recommended for experienced OrCAD Capture users who are upgrading from an old DOS-based version to the current Windows version. Capture CIS users should also consider attending “OrCAD Capture CIS Topics”, course No. EMA-ORC-8.

Prerequisites
The student should be familiar with a PC and the Windows operating system. Previous experience with other schematic entry tools and board level components is also helpful.

Related Courses
· OrCAD Capture CIS Topics
· OrCAD Layout
· Analog Simulation with PSpice
· Allegro PCB Layout System

Agenda
Day 1
· Getting started with OrCAD Capture
· Building a simple schematic
· Processing a design
· Building a multi-sheet schematic
· Editing properties

Day 2
· Creating parts and symbols
· Building a hierarchical design
· Preparing a design for OrCAD Layout
· Preparing a design for Allegro PCB Editor
· Using CIS

OrCAD Capture CIS Topics - Course No. EMA-ORC-8

This course will cover the following topics in 1 day:

· Learn to use a CIS database, add parts to the schematic, and modify part properties
· Check the status of database parts, place parts in a schematic, and link them to the database
· Creating design variants for different product assemblies or functions
· Creating a CIS BOM and a BOM for variants
· How to access ActiveParts; locate, download, and place parts on schematic page

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Who Should Attend?
This is an introductory level class intended for new Cadence OrCAD Capture CIS users. It is also recommended for experienced OrCAD Capture users who are upgrading from the basic OrCAD Capture version to the OrCAD Capture CIS version. NOTE: this class specifically addresses CIS topics and does not address the schematic capture topics covered in the two-day OrCAD Capture Basics class (see EMA-ORC-1).

Prerequisites
This course is intended as an addition to the OrCAD Capture Basics course (EMA-ORC-1). The student should be familiar with a PC and the Windows operating system. Previous experience with other schematic entry tools and board level components is also helpful.

Related Courses
· OrCAD Capture Basics
· OrCAD PCB Editor
· Analog Simulation with PSpice

Agenda
Day 1
· Using a CIS Database
· Check Status of Database Parts
· Creating Design Variants
· Creating a CIS Bill-of-Materials
· Using ActiveParts with Capture CIS

OrCAD Layout - Course No. EMA-ORC-2

This course will cover the following topics in 3 days:

· Learn how to create footprint libraries and design templates
· Use spreadsheets to manage design data and rules
· Develop skills in part placement as well as interactive and automatic routing
· Post-process board designs to prepare them for manufacturing

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The two-day OrCAD Capture schematic design workshop can be scheduled prior to this class. Attend both workshops and learn the schematic entry and PCB layout processes in one week.

Who Should Attend?
· PCB designers
· New OrCAD Layout users

Prerequisites
You should already be familiar with the PCB layout process because this class focuses on the use of OrCAD Layout and does not teach basic PCB design theory. Familiarity with Windows and standard Windows applications is also helpful.

Related Courses
· OrCAD Capture

Agenda
Day 1
· The OrCAD Layout user interface
· Setting up your environment
· Creating padstacks and footprints
· Creating board templates and new board designs
· Placing components

Day 2
· Optimizing placement
· Fanout, thermal reliefs, and split planes
· Interactive routing
· Autorouting

Day 3
· Copper pour
· Post processing
· Backannotation and cross-probing
· SmartRoute
· SPECCTRA for OrCAD
· GerbTool

Analog Simulation with PSpice - Course No. EMA-ORC-3

This course will cover the following topics in 3 days:

· Learn how to enter a design for simulation
· Run DC bias, DC sweep, and AC sweep analysis
· Edit stimulus and run parametric analysis
· Learn how to edit models, run Monte Carlo analysis, create subcircuits and create parts for simulation from a model or subcircuit definition
· Learn how to create linear and non-linear transformers, perform temperature, worst case and noise analysis
· Learn about analog behavioral modeling, as well as running digital and mixed analog and digital simulation

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Who Should Attend?
· Engineers seeking maximum productivity in minimum time
· Engineers new to analog and mixed-signal simulation

Prerequisites
You must be familiar with creating a schematic using OrCAD Capture or Allegro Design Entry HDL. You must also be proficient with using Windows and standard Windows applications.

Related Courses
· OrCAD Capture
· Allegro Design Entry HDL

Agenda
Day 1
· Building a design for simulation
· Setting up and running DC bias point analysis
· Setting up and running DC and AC sweep analysis
· Viewing simulation results in the probe window
· Setting up sources and using markers
· Creating and simulating a text netlist
· Accessing the stimulus editor using VSTIM, ISTIM, and DIGSTIM
· Running transient analysis
· Working with local and global libraries

Day 2
· Examining common simulation errors
· Creating linear and non-linear transformers
· Setting up and running parametric analysis
· Creating a subcircuit
· Creating parts for simulation models
· Performing temperature analysis
· Configuring and running Monte Carlo analysis
· Simulating with hierarchical blocks and symbols

Day 3
· Simulating using analog behavioral modeling
· Using digital components in a design
· Combining analog and digital components in designs
· Using performance analysis and creating goal functions
· Setting up and running worst case analysis
· Setting up and running noise analysis

OrCAD PCB Editor (based on Allegro Technology) - Course No. EMA-ORC-4

This 3 day course will cover all the necessary steps for designing a printed circuit board, from loading logic/netlist data through producing manufacturing/NC output. Learn about the user interface for Cadence OrCAD PCB Editor, which is the same as the entry level Cadence Allegro PCB Editor. That means your education stays with you as you upgrade your toolset.

· Construct design libraries
· Import logic design data
· Define design rules
· Interactive and advanced interactive placement features
· Swap gates and pins
· Route interactively
· Run automatic glossing
· Create copper areas
· Generate manufacturing output and documentation
· Customize OrCAD PCB Editor

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The two-day OrCAD Capture schematic design workshop can be scheduled prior to this class. Attend both workshops and learn the schematic entry and PCB layout processes in one week.

Who Should Attend?
· PCB designers
· Layout designers
· Electrical engineers
· Designers
· Design engineers
· PCB layout designers

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.

Related Courses
· OrCAD Capture
· SPECCTRA for OrCAD

Agenda
Day 1
· User interface
· Allegro PCB Editor Library features
· Padstacks
· Component symbols
· Board template

Day 2
· Import logic
· Design rules
· Properties and constraints
· Interactive placement
· Advanced placement

Day 3
· Interactive routing
· Copper areas (planes)
· Manufacturing output and documentation

SPECCTRA for OrCAD - Course No. EMA-ORC-5

During this 2-day course you will learn how to use SPECCTRA for OrCAD and interactive wire editing tools.

· Understand the concepts and strategy of SPECCTRA for OrCAD
· Create do (command) files to define and/or modify design rules and control the autorouting process
· Perform batch mode routing to test various strategies
· Learn how the autorouter communicates with you
· Analyze routing progress and predict success or failure as early as possible
· Explore the user interface and become familiar with the interactive routing techniques
· Control the autorouter by only routing specific nets and/or parts
· Restrict routing to specific areas of the board, and learn how to keep signals away from other areas
· Understand the fanout router and fanout a design
· Determine strategies for routing difficult designs
· Clean up autorouted connections, diagonalize corners, reduce via counts, and increase manufacturability

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Who Should Attend?
This course is intended for new users who need a basic understanding of SPECCTRA for OrCAD.

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.

Related Courses
· OrCAD Capture
· OrCAD PCB Editor

Agenda
Day 1
· SPECCTRA for OrCAD user interface
· Basic commands and controls
· Analysis of routing results

Day 2
· Interactive routing
· Fanout router
· Strategies for difficult designs
· Manufacturing preparation

PSpice Advanced Analysis - Course No. EMA-ORC-6

This 1-day course will cover the following topics:

· Learn to create parameterized models
· Learn to configure and run Advanced Sensitivty Analysis
· Learn to configure and run Advanced Monte Carlo Analysis
· Learn to configure and run the PSpice Optimizer
· Learn to configure and run Smoke (stress analysis)

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Who Should Attend?
· Customers moving from AWB to PSpice
· Customers who have not had experience with Smoke or Optimizer

Prerequisites
Attendees should know how to set up and run simulations, use and create measurements in PSpice

Related Courses
· Analog simulation with PSpice

Agenda
· Creating advanced analysis (parameterized) models
· Advanced analysis sensitivity analysis
· Advanced analysis Monte Carlo analysis
· PSpice Optimizer
· Smoke (stress) analysis

Advanced OrCAD Layout - Course No. EMA-ORC-7

During this 2-day course you will learn how to use the advanced capabilities of the OrCAD Layout tool.

· Making boards "on-the-fly" (no schematic link)
· Split planes
· Advanced routing techniques with OrCAD Layout
· DXF into a footprint
· Design reuse
· GerbTool
· Copying groups
· DXF into a CADD tool