National Instruments 371889A-01 User Manual
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Multicap 9 Schematic Capture
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Preface
Congratulations on choosing Multicap 9 from Electronics W orkbench. We are confident that it
will deliver years of increased productivity and superior designs.
Electronics Workbench is the world’s leading supplier of circuit design tools. Our products
are used by more customers than those of any other EDA vendor, so we are sure you will be
pleased with the value delivered by Multicap 9, and by any other Electronics Workbench
products you may select.
Documentation Conventions
When Multicap 9 guides refer to a toolbar button, an image of the button appears in the left
column.
When you see the icon in the left column, the functionality described is only available in
certain versions of Multicap 9. Please refer to the release notes for details.
Multicap 9 guides use the convention
“File/Open” means choose the Open command from the File menu.
Multicap 9 guides use the convention of an arrow () to indicate the start of procedural
information.
Multicap 9 guides use the construction C
hold down the “Ctrl” or “Alt” key on your keyboard and press another key.
Menu/Item to indicate menu commands. For example,
TRL-KEY and ALT-KEY to indicate when you must
The Multicap 9 Documentation Set
Multicap 9 documentation consists of this User Guide, the Component Reference Guide and
online help. All Multicap 9 users receive PDF versions of the User Guide and the
Component Reference Guide.
User Guide
The User Guide describes Multicap 9 and its many functions in detail. The guide is organized
based on the stages of circuit design and reporting, and explains all aspects of using Multicap
in detail. It also offers an introductory tutorial that takes you through these stages.
Online Help
Multicap 9 offers a full help file system to support your use of the product.
Choose
detail, or choose
the component families provided with Multicap 9. Both are standard Windows help files,
offering a table of contents and index.
In addition, you can display context-sensitive help by pressing F1 from any command or
window, or by clicking the
Help/Multicap Help to display the help file that explains the Multicap 9 program in
Help/Component Reference to display the help file that contains details on all
Help button on any dialog box that offers it.
Adobe PDF Files
The User Guide and the Component Reference Guide, are provided on the documentation CD
as Adobe PDF files. T o open PDF files, you will need Adobe’s free Acrobat Reader program,
available for download at www.adobe.com.
License Agreement
Please read the license agreement found at www.electronicsworkbench.com carefully before
installing and using the software contained in this package. By installing and using the
software, you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this license. If you do not agree to the
terms of this license, simply return the unused software within ten days to the place where you
obtained it and your money will be refunded.
Table of Contents
1. Installing Multicap
1.1 Installation Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1.2 Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.3 Installing Multicap 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.3.1 Before Installing Multicap 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.3.2 Single User Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
1.3.2.1 Installing the Single User Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
1.3.2.2 Requesting a Release Code for the Single User Version . . . . . . 1-4
1.3.3 Multi-Station Standalone Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1.3.4 Network Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1.3.4.1 Installing the Network Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
1.3.4.2 Entering the Release Code for the Network Edition . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
1.3.4.3 Workstation Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
1.3.4.4 Setting User Permissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
1.3.5 Changing Server Name and/or Port Number After Client Installation. . . . . 1-10
1.4 Network License Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
1.4.1 Administering the Network License Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
1.4.2 Administering Fixed Seat Licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
1.4.3 Reviewing License Server Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
1.4.4 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
1.5 Support and Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
1.5.1 Checking for Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
1.5.2 Installing Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
1.5.3 Viewing Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
1.5.4 Changing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
1.6 Uninstalling Multicap 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
1.6.1 Uninstalling the Single User Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
1.7 Uninstalling SUU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
1.8 Uninstalling a Site Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
1.8.1 Uninstalling Standalone Multi-Station Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
1.8.2 Uninstalling Network Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
1.8.3 Uninstalling Combination Standalone Multi-Station
and Network Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
1.9 Uninstalling NLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
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2. Multicap Tutorial
2.1 The Electronics Workbench Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
2.2 Multicap 9 Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2
2.2.1 Schematic Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
3. User Interface
3.1 Introduction to the Multicap Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
3.2 Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4
3.2.1 Standard Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5
3.2.2 Main Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6
3.2.3 View Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7
3.2.4 Components Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8
3.2.5 Virtual Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9
3.2.6 Graphic Annotation Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-10
3.3 Using the Pop-up Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-10
3.3.1 Pop-up From Circuit Window, with no Component Selected . . . . . . . . . . .3-11
3.3.2 Pop-up From a Selected Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-13
3.3.3 Pop-up From a Selected Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15
3.3.4 Pop-up From a Selected Text Block or Graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15
3.3.5 Pop-up From a Title Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-16
3.3.6 Pop-up from a Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-17
3.4 Setting Schematic Capture Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-18
3.4.1 Using the Preferences Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-18
3.4.1.1 Preferences - Paths Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-19
3.4.1.2 Preferences - Save Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-20
3.4.1.3 Preferences - Parts Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-21
3.4.1.4 Preferences - General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-22
3.4.2 Using the Sheet Properties Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-23
3.4.2.1 Sheet Properties - Circuit Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-24
3.4.2.2 Sheet Properties - Workspace Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-26
3.4.2.3 Sheet Properties - Wiring Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-27
3.4.2.4 Sheet Properties - Font Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-28
3.4.2.5 Sheet Properties - PCB Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-30
3.4.2.6 Sheet Properties - Visibility Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-31
3.5 Design Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-32
3.5.1 Visibility Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-32
3.5.2 Hierarchy Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-33
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3.6 Customizing the Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
3.6.1 Commands tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
3.6.2 Toolbars tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
3.6.3 Keyboard tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
3.6.4 Menu tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
3.6.5 Options tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
3.6.6 Customization Pop-up Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
3.6.7 Other Customization Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
4. Schematic Capture - Basics
4.1 Introduction to Schematic Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.2 Working with Multiple Circuit Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.3 Selecting Components from the Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.4 Placing Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.4.1 Using the place component browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.4.1.1 Multisection Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
4.4.1.2 Rotating/flipping a part during placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
4.4.1.3 Other buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
4.4.2 Placing Virtual Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
4.4.2.1 Virtual component toolbars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
4.4.3 Using the In Use List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
4.4.4 Selecting Placed Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
4.4.5 Moving a Placed Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
4.4.6 Copying a Placed Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
4.4.7 Replacing a Placed Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
4.4.8 Controlling Component Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
4.5 Wiring Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
4.5.1 Wiring Components Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
4.5.1.1 Autowire of Touching Pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
4.5.2 Wiring Components Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
4.5.3 Combining Automatic and Manual Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
4.5.4 Marking Pins for No Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
4.5.5 Placing Wires Directly Onto Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
4.5.6 Setting Wiring Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
4.5.7 Modifying the Wire Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
4.5.8 Controlling Wire Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
4.5.9 Moving a Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
4.5.10 Virtual Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
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4.6 Manually Adding a Junction (Connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-29
4.7 Rotating/Flipping Placed Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-30
4.8 Finding Components in Your Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-32
4.9 Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-33
4.9.1 Modifying Component Labels and Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-34
4.9.2 Modifying Net Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-35
4.9.3 Adding a Title Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-36
4.9.3.1 Entering the Title Block Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-37
4.9.4 Adding Miscellaneous Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-39
4.9.5 Adding a Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-40
4.9.6 Graphic Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-43
4.9.7 Capturing Screen Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-45
4.10 Circuit Description Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-47
4.10.1 Formatting the Circuit Description Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-47
4.10.1.1 Formatting Circuit Description Box Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-48
4.10.1.2 Paragraph Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-48
4.10.1.3 Tabs Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-49
4.10.1.4 Date and Time Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-49
4.10.1.5 Options Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-50
4.10.1.6 Insert Object Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-50
4.10.2 Description Edit Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-51
4.11 Linking a Form to a Circuit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-52
4.11.1 Creating Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-53
4.11.2 Setting Form Submission Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-54
4.11.3 Completing Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-55
4.12 Printing the Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-56
5. Schematic Capture - Advanced Functions
5.1 Placed Component Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2
5.1.1 Displaying Identifying Information about a Placed Component . . . . . . . . . .5-2
5.1.2 Viewing a Placed Component’s Value. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3
5.1.2.1 Real Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3
5.1.2.2 Edit Footprint Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5
5.1.2.3 Virtual Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6
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5.2 The Spreadsheet View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
5.2.1 Spreadsheet View Results Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
5.2.2 Spreadsheet View Nets Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
5.2.3 Spreadsheet View Components Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
5.2.4 Spreadsheet View PCB Layers Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
5.2.5 Spreadsheet View Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
5.3 Title Block Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
5.3.1 Enter Text Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
5.3.2 Placing Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
5.3.2.1 Field Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
5.3.3 Title Block Editor Spreadsheet View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
5.3.4 Title Block Editor Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
5.3.4.1 File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
5.3.4.2 Edit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
5.3.4.3 View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
5.3.4.4 Fields Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
5.3.4.5 Graphics Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
5.3.4.6 Tools Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
5.3.4.7 Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
5.3.4.8 Pop-up Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
5.3.5 Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
5.3.5.1 Standard Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
5.3.5.2 Zoom Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
5.3.5.3 Draw Tools Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
5.3.5.4 Drawing Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
5.4 Electrical Rules Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
5.4.1 ERC Options Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
5.4.1.1 Clearing ERC Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
5.4.2 ERC Rules Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
5.4.3 Component’s Pins Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
6. Working with Larger Designs
6.1 Flat Multi-sheet Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6.1.1 Delete Multi-page Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
6.2 Hierarchical Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
6.2.1 Nested Circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
6.2.2 Component Numbering in Nested Circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
6.2.3 Net Numbering in Nested Circuits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.2.4 Global Nets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
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6.2.5 Adding a Hierarchical Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7
6.2.5.1 Placing a HB from an Existing File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8
6.2.5.2 Replacing Components with an HB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-9
6.2.6 Adding a Subcircuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-9
6.2.6.1 Replacing Components with a SC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-11
6.2.7 Viewing Parent Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-11
6.3 Renaming Component Instances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-11
6.3.1 Reference Designator Prefix Setup Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-13
6.4 Buses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-16
6.4.1 Placing a Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-18
6.4.1.1 Placing a bus across Multi-pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-19
6.4.1.2 Connecting Buses to HB/SCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-19
6.4.2 Bus Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-21
6.4.2.1 Adding buslines to a Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-21
6.4.2.2 Deleting Buslines from a Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-23
6.4.2.3 Renaming Buslines in a Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-23
6.4.3 Merging Buses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-24
6.4.4 Wiring to a Bus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-25
6.4.5 Bus Vector Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-27
6.5 Variants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-34
6.5.1 Setting Up Variants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-34
6.5.2 Placing Parts in Variants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-37
6.5.2.1 Assigning Variant Status to Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-38
6.5.2.2 Assigning Variant Status to Nested Circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-43
6.5.2.3 Setting the Active Variant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-44
6.6 Project Management and Version Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-47
6.6.1 Setting up Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-48
6.6.2 Working with Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-49
6.6.3 Working with Files Contained in Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-50
6.6.4 Version Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-51
7. Components
7.1 Structure of the Component Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-2
7.1.1 Database Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-2
7.1.2 Classification of Components in the Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-3
7.2 Locating Components in the Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-4
7.2.1 Browsing for Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-4
7.2.2 Searching for Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-4
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7.3 Types of Information Stored for Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
7.3.1 Pre-Defined Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
7.3.1.1 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
7.3.2 User Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
7.4 Managing the Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
7.4.1 Filtering Displayed Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
7.4.2 Managing Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
7.4.3 Modifying User Field Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
7.4.4 Deleting Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
7.4.5 Copying Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
7.4.6 Saving Placed Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
7.4.7 Moving Components Between Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
7.4.8 Displaying Database Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
7.4.9 Editing Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
7.5 Converting 2001 or V7 Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
7.6 Updating Components from Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
7.7 Merging Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
8. Component Editing
8.1 Introduction to Component Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
8.2 Adding Components with the Component Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
8.2.1 Using an Existing Symbol File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
8.3 Editing Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
8.4 Editing a Component’s General Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
8.5 Editing a Component’s Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
8.5.1 Copying a Component’s Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
8.5.1.1 Using “Copy To...” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
8.5.2 Creating and Editing a Component’s Symbol with the Symbol Editor . . . . 8-15
8.5.2.1 Symbol Editor Spreadsheet View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
8.5.2.2 Working with the Symbol Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
8.5.2.3 Enter Text Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
8.5.2.4 In-Place Edit Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
8.5.2.5 Symbol Editor Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
8.5.2.6 Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31
8.6 Editing a Component Pin Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-37
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8.7 Editing a Component’s Footprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-38
8.7.1 Select a Footprint dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-39
8.7.1.1 Filter dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-40
8.7.2 Add a Footprint dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-44
8.7.3 Advanced Pin Mapping Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-45
8.8 Editing User Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-49
9. Reports
9.1 Bill of Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-2
9.1.1 Using the BOM Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-3
9.2 Component Detail Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-5
9.2.1 Using the Component Detail Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-5
9.3 Netlist Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-6
9.3.1 Using the Netlist Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-7
9.4 Schematic Statistics Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-8
9.4.1 Using the Schematic Statistics Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-9
9.5 Spare Gates Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-9
9.5.1 Using the Spare Gates Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-10
9.6 Cross Reference Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-11
9.6.1 Using the Cross Reference Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-11
9.7 Variants Filter Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-12
10. Transfer/Communication
10.1 Exporting to PCB layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-1
10.1.1 Transferring from Multicap to Ultiboard for PCB Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-3
10.1.2 Transferring to Other PCB Layout Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-3
10.1.3 Multisection Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-4
10.2 Forward Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-4
10.3 Back Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-4
10.4 Importing Files with Other Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-5
10.5 Internet Design Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-6
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Appendix A
A.1 Multicap Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1
A.1.1 File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
A.1.1.1 File/New/Schematic Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
A.1.1.2 File/Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
A.1.1.3 File/Open Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
A.1.1.4 File/Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
A.1.1.5 File/Close All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-2
A.1.1.6 File/Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
A.1.1.7 File/Save As . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
A.1.1.8 File/Save All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
A.1.1.9 File/New Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
A.1.1.10 File/Open Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
A.1.1.11 File/Save Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
A.1.1.12 File/Close Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
A.1.1.13 File/Version Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
A.1.1.14 File/Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
A.1.1.15 File/Print Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3
A.1.1.16 File/Print Options/Printer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
A.1.1.17 File/Print Options/Print Circuit Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
A.1.1.18 File/Recent Circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
A.1.1.19 File/Recent Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
A.1.1.20 File/Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
A.1.2 Edit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
A.1.2.1 Edit/Undo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
A.1.2.2 Edit/Redo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
A.1.2.3 Edit/Cut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
A.1.2.4 Edit/Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
A.1.2.5 Edit/Paste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-5
A.1.2.6 Edit/Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
A.1.2.7 Edit/Select All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
A.1.2.8 Edit/Delete Multi-Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
A.1.2.9 Edit/Paste as Subcircuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-5
A.1.2.10 Edit/Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
A.1.2.11 Edit/Graphic Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
A.1.2.12 Edit/Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-6
A.1.2.13 Edit/Assign to Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
A.1.2.14 Edit/Layer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
A.1.2.15 Edit/Title Block Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
A.1.2.16 Edit/Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
A.1.2.17 Edit/Symbol/Title Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
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A.1.2.18 Edit/Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
A.1.2.19 Edit/Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
A.1.2.20 Edit/Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
A.1.2.21 Edit/Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
A.1.3 View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
A.1.3.1 View/Full Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
A.1.3.2 View/Parent Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
A.1.3.3 View/Zoom In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
A.1.3.4 View/Zoom Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
A.1.3.5 View/Zoom Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
A.1.3.6 View/Zoom Fit to Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
A.1.3.7 View/ Show Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
A.1.3.8 View/Show Border . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
A.1.3.9 View/Show Page Bounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
A.1.3.10 View/Ruler Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
A.1.3.11 View/Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
A.1.3.12 View/Design Toolbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
A.1.3.13 View/Spreadsheet View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
A.1.3.14 View/Circuit Description Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
A.1.3.15 View/Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
A.1.3.16 View/Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
A.1.4 Place Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
A.1.4.1 Place/Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
A.1.4.2 Place/Junction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
A.1.4.3 Place/Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
A.1.4.4 Place/Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
A.1.4.5 Place/Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
A.1.4.6 Place/Hierarchical Block from File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
A.1.4.7 Place/New Hierarchical Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
A.1.4.8 Place/Replace by Hierarchical Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
A.1.4.9 Place/New Subcircuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
A.1.4.10 Place/Replace by Subcircuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
A.1.4.11 Place/Multi-Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
A.1.4.12 Place/Merge Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
A.1.4.13 Place/Bus Vector Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
A.1.4.14 Place/Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
A.1.4.15 Place/Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
A.1.4.16 Place/Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
A.1.4.17 Place/Title Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14
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A.1.5 Transfer Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
A.1.5.1 Transfer/Transfer to Ultiboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
A.1.5.2 Transfer/Transfer to Other PCB Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-15
A.1.5.3 Transfer/Forward Annotate to Ultiboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-15
A.1.5.4 Transfer/Backannotate from Ultiboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-15
A.1.5.5 Transfer/Highlight Selection in Ultiboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-15
A.1.6 Tools Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
A.1.6.1 Tools/Component Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
A.1.6.2 Tools/Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
A.1.6.3 Tools/Variant Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-16
A.1.6.4 Tools/Set Active Variant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-16
A.1.6.5 Tools/Rename/Renumber Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
A.1.6.6 Tools/Replace Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
A.1.6.7 Tools/Update Circuit Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-17
A.1.6.8 Tools/Electrical Rules Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17
A.1.6.9 Tools/Clear ERC Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-17
A.1.6.10 Tools/Toggle NC Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17
A.1.6.11 Tools/Symbol Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17
A.1.6.12 Tools/Title Block Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17
A.1.6.13 Tools/Description Box Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-17
A.1.6.14 Tools/Capture Screen Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17
A.1.6.15 Tools/Internet Design Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18
A.1.7 Reports Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18
A.1.7.1 Reports/Bill of Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-18
A.1.7.2 Reports/Component Detail Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18
A.1.7.3 Reports/Netlist Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-18
A.1.7.4 Reports/Cross Reference Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-18
A.1.7.5 Reports/Schematic Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18
A.1.7.6 Reports/Spare Gates Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18
A.1.8 Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19
A.1.8.1 Options/Global Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19
A.1.8.2 Options/Sheet Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19
A.1.8.3 Options/Customize User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-19
A.1.9 Window Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19
A.1.9.1 Window/New Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19
A.1.9.2 Window/Cascade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-19
A.1.9.3 Window/Tile Horizontal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19
A.1.9.4 Window/Tile Vertical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19
A.1.9.5 Window/Close All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-20
A.1.9.6 Window/Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-20
A.1.9.7 Window (open files) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20
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A.1.10 Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20
A.1.10.1 Help/Multicap Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20
A.1.10.2 Help/Component Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20
A.1.10.3 Help/Release Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20
A.1.10.4 Help/Check for Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20
A.1.10.5 Help/File Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20
A.1.10.6 Help/About Multicap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-21
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Chapter 1
Installing Multicap
This chapter contains Multicap installation instructions. It also includes documentation on the
Support and Upgrade Utility (SUU) and the Network License Server (NLS).
Some of the features described in this chapter may not be available in your edition of
Multicap 9. Such features have an icon in the column next to their description. Refer to the
release notes for a list of the features in your edition.
The following are described in this chapter.
Subject Page No.
Installation Requirements 1-2
Installation Overview 1-3
Installing Multicap 9
Before Installing Multicap 9
Single User Edition
Multi-Station Standalone Edition
Network Version
Changing Server Name and/or Port Number After
Client Installation
Network License Server
Administering the Network License Server
Administering Fixed Seat Licenses
Reviewing License Server Events
Troubleshooting
Support and Upgrade
Checking for Updates
Installing Updates
Viewing Messages
Changing Settings
Uninstalling Multicap 9
Uninstalling the Single User Version
1-3
1-3
1-4
1-5
1-5
1-10
1-10
1-10
1-11
1-12
1-12
1-14
1-14
1-14
1-15
1-15
1-16
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Installing Multicap
Subject Page No.
Uninstalling SUU 1-16
Uninstalling a Site Version
Uninstalling Standalone Multi-Station Installation
Uninstalling Network Installation
Uninstalling Combination Standalone Multi-S tation
and Network Installations
Uninstalling NLS 1-18
1-17
1-17
1-17
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1.1 Installation Requirements
T o successfully install Multicap 9, you may need up to 150 MB of hard disk space, depending
on which edition you have purchased. Your system also requires the following:
Minimum System Requirements Recommended System Requirements
Windows 2000/XP Windows XP Professional
Pentium III Processor Pentium 4 Processor
128 MB RAM 256 MB RAM
CD-ROM CD-ROM
800 x 600 screen resolution 1024 x 768
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1.2 Installation Overview
Multicap 9 has three types of installation: Single User Edition, Network Edition, and
Multi-Station Standalone Edition.
Single User Edition – The Single User Edition is only licensed on the computer on which
you install it. If for any reason you wish to move the software to a different computer, you
must first uninstall it from the initial computer, and then re-install it onto the new computer . In
this case, you must contact Electronics Workbench to receive a new Release Code.
For details on the installation process see “1.3.2.1 Installing the Single User Edition” on
page 1-4”.
Network Edition – Either fixed or floating licenses are available from Electronics
Workbench for the Network Edition.
A floating license allows any computer to run Multicap 9 on a first-come, first-served basis.
Maximum concurrent uses are limited to the number of seats you have purchased. A fixed
license allows only a set number of specific computers to run the software. You may select
and change the specific computers allowed access using the NLS Utility, up to the number of
fixed licenses you have purchased (see “1.4.2 Administering Fixed Seat Licenses” on
page 1-11).
See also, “1.3.4 Network Version” on page 1-5.
Multi-Station Standalone Edition – If you are installing Multicap 9 on various computers in
a non-networked environment, then you are installing a Multi-Station Standalone Edition.
This type of installation is identical to that of the Single User Edition, except that you may
install a single copy of Multicap 9 per computer on as many computers as specified by the
License Agreement. For details on the installation process see “1.3.2.1 Installing the Single
User Edition” on page 1-4.
Installation Overview
1.3 Installing Multicap 9
1.3.1 Before Installing Multicap 9
If you are upgrading to Multicap 9 from a previous version and wish to import your corporate
or user database, you will first need to make a back-up copy of the database.
To back-up your database:
1. Browse to the directory location where you have your previous version of Multicap (for
example, C:\Program Files\Electronics Workbench\EWB8.
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2. Copy the entire \database folder to a location that you will remember later (for example,
C:\T emp).
3. Your database is now safely backed-up.
Note You will require Administrator privileges to install Electronics Workbench software
and to enter release codes.
1.3.2 Single User Edition
You have been provided with a serial number that you will be required to enter at the time of
installation. The Single User Edition is only licensed on the computer on which you install it.
If for any reason you wish to move the software to a different computer, you must first
uninstall it from the initial computer, and then re-install it onto the new computer . In this case,
you must contact Electronics Workbench to receive a new Release Code.
1.3.2.1 Installing the Single User Edition
The Multicap 9 CD you received will autostart when inserted in the CD-ROM drive. Follow
the instructions below and on the screen during the installation process.
To install Multicap 9:
1. Copy down the serial number you have received with your Multicap 9 package.
2. Exit all Windows applications prior to continuing with the installation.
3. Insert the Multicap 9 CD into your CD-ROM drive. When the splash screen appears, click
on Multicap 9 to begin the installation.
4. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.
1.3.2.2 Requesting a Release Code for the Single User Version
Multicap 9 requires you to enter a Release Code within five days of the date of installation.
After the five day grace period has expired, Multicap 9 will not run until a Release Code is
entered.
To obtain your Release Code, you must provide us with the Serial Number and Signature, as
shown on the splash screen that displays when you launch Multicap. Contact Electronics
Workbench via our website (preferred method) at www.electronicsworkbench.com
the Product Registration link, or call Customer Service at 1.800.263.5552. Customers outside
North America should contact their local distributor.
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and select
Electronics Workbench recommends that you obtain your Release Code as soon as possible
after you have installed Multicap 9.
To enter the Release Code:
1. Click on the Enter Release Code button at the start-up splash screen.
2. If you have received your Release Code via email there are a few ways to easily enter it
without the need to type each number or character one at a time. Select one of the
following methods:
• Highlight the Release Code. Drag and drop it on one of the text boxes.
• Highlight the Release Code, right-click on it and select Copy. Click on the Paste
Release Code button.
• Highlight the Release Code, right-click on it and select Copy. Right-click on one of
the text boxes and click on Paste from the pop-up menu.
3. If you have received your Release Code over the phone, you must type it in the Release
Code fields 5 characters at a time.
4. Click Accept to continue.
1.3.3 Multi-Station Standalone Edition
If you purchased the Multi-Station Standalone edition, you have been provided with one serial
number that you will use for each computer. You must then go to each computer on which
Multicap is installed, and separately request a Release Code for each, which enables the
software on that computer. Because of this inconvenience, and because of the fact that the
software is tied to particular computers, the Network Edition is the preferred alternative in
networked settings.
The Multi-Station Standalone Edition and Single User Edition installations are identical
except that you will re-use the same serial number multiple times.
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1.3.4 Network Version
For network versions, the client software (Multicap 9) may be installed:
1. On a central file server that serves the software to other networked computers (called
"workstations").
2. Locally on each workstation computer. This option gives the best performance, as the
software need not be accessed across a network. However, it takes up the most disk space
on the workstation computers and requires updates to be installed separately on each
workstation. This option can be combined with option 1, where some workstations may
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3. On several file servers, each one of which serves the software to a subset of the networked
If options 1 or 3 are selected, the network must be set up to allow access from the
workstations to the shared file systems on which the client software is installed. For all of the
options above (1, 2 or 3), you must also install the Electronics Workbench Network License
Server (NLS) on any one computer on the network. This computer does not need to share a
file system with the client software. However, it requires TCP/IP access from the workstation
computers. This computer will run a Windows service that keeps track of and limits the
number of licenses currently in use. From that computer, administrators may run the NLS
utility that shows information on licenses available, the users currently utilizing the licenses,
and enables users to be remotely logged off.
As with the single user edition, you have been provided with a serial number that you will
require during each installation of Multicap 9 and for the lone installation of NLS. The serial
number identifies the product as being a Network Edition. Using NLS, you may access the
hardware signature of the NLS server computer. You must send the NLS server's hardware
signature and your serial number to Electronics Workbench. You will receive a Release Code
that you will need to enter into NLS to enable the network edition to function. The Release
Code encodes the number of seats and any term limits on your license.
A Multicap workstation will access either a fixed or a floating license depending upon the
serial number entered at the time of install of the Multicap 9 client software that the
workstation uses. In either the fixed or the floating case, the Multicap 9 client software may
be installed either directly on the workstation computer, or onto a shared file server. Different
serial numbers are provided to you for each of these cases.
Note NLS is only licensed on the computer on which you install it. If for any reason you
have the client software installed locally, and other workstations may have the software
served from a shared file system.
computers, and, optionally, also on selected workstation computers. This option is
intermediate between options 1 and 2.
wish to move the NLS service to a different computer, you must first uninstall it from
the initial computer, and then re-install it onto the new computer . In this case, you must
contact Electronics Workbench to receive a new Release Code.
1.3.4.1 Installing the Network Edition
The Multicap 9 CD you received will autostart when inserted in the CD-ROM drive. Follow
the instructions below and on the screen during the installation process.
To install Multicap 9:
1. Copy the serial number you have received with your Multicap 9 package.
2. Exit all Windows applications prior to continuing with the installation.
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3. Insert the Multicap 9 CD into your CD-ROM drive. When the splashscreen appears, click
on Multicap 9 to begin the installation.
4. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.
1.3.4.2 Entering the Release Code for the Network Edition
After installing NLS, you will be required to enter a Release Code to enable the workstations
to run Multicap 9. (NLS is installed at the same time as the Multicap 9 Network Edition).
To perform this step, you will need to use the NLS Utility that you have previously installed
on your license server. See “1.4 Network License Server” on page 1-10 for further
information.
Note To obtain the Release Code, contact Electronics Workbench via our website (preferred
method) at www.electronicsworkbench.com
or call Customer Service at 1.800.263.5552. Customers outside North America should
contact their local distributor.
and select the Product Registration link,
1.3.4.3 Workstation Setup
If for your Network Installation you choose to serve Multicap 9 from a file server to the
workstation computers, you will need to perform an extra setup step on each workstation
computer as follows.
1. Log on to each workstation with administrator privileges.
2. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the <install-root>\EWB9\Setup folder on the
computer drive where Multicap 9 was installed on the network.
3. Double-click on setup.exe to install the shortcuts to the software on the computer. The
setup routine will configure the workstation.
Access to Multicap 9 directories should be restricted by placing certain user permissions on
various directories. Follow the instructions below to place the appropriate permissions.
1.3.4.4 Setting User Permissions
If you are installing the Multicap 9 Network Edition, you will need to set certain restrictions
on the folder where Multicap is installed in order to prevent non-administrative users from
modifying, writing or deleting program files that otherwise would make the software
unusable.
Note that there are many different ways to set permissions in a networked environment. The
following settings are one way of configuring a Windows XP Professional-based computer
that is not part of a network domain (i.e., using workgroup sharing). It is recommended that
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you have advanced knowledge of NTFS and share permissions. Contact your administrator
for help.
Multicap 9 Permissions on a Windows XP Professional-based Computer
1. Browse to <install-root>\EWB9, where the Multicap 9 Network Edition is installed on
2. Right-click on the \EWB9 folder and click on “Sharing and Security” from the pop-up
3. Click on the “Sharing” tab on the EWB9 Properties dialog and select “Share this folder”.
4. Click on the “Permissions” button. The “Permissions for EWB9” dialog will pop-up.
5. Under “Groups or user names”, select the security group that requires access to
6. Set the following permissions:
the server.
menu.
Multicap 9. (If everybody on the network is allowed access, select “Everyone”).
Permission Allow Deny
Full Control X
Change X
Read X
All other options shown on the dialog should be unchecked unless specified on the above
table. Click OK to accept the permissions.
7. Click on the Security tab and select the appropriate group under “Group or user names”.
8. Click on the “Advanced” button. The “Advanced Security Settings for EWB9” dialog
will pop-up.
9. On the Permissions tab, click on the “Edit” button. The “Permissions Entry for EWB9”
dialog will pop-up.
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10.Set the following permissions:
Permission Allow Deny
Read & Execute X
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List Folder
Contents
Read X
X
All other options shown on the dialog should be unchecked unless specified on the above
table.
Under the “Advanced” tab, make sure that the option “Inherit from parent the
permission entries that apply to child objects. Include these with entries explicitly
defined here” is unchecked.
Place a check mark on “Replace permission entries on all child objects with entries
shown here that apply to child objects”. Click OK to accept the permissions.
11.Click OK on the “EWB9 Properties” dialog. You have now set up the EWB9 folder
directory and all sub-directories and files with “Read & Execute” permissions.
Certain files and sub folders need to also be given “Write” permissions for Multicap 9 to
function properly on a networked environment.
Please follow the instructions below:
1. Browse to <install-root>\EWB9\database folder.
2. Right-click on the \EWB9\database folder and click on “Sharing and Security” from the
pop-up menu.
3. Click on the Security tab and select the appropriate group under “Group or user names”.
4. Under “Permissions” add a check mark for “Modify” and “Write” under the “Allow”
column. Click OK to accept the permissions on that folder.
5. Repeat Step 2-4 for the “Multicap users” and “Ultiboard users” folder.
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1.3.5 Changing Server Name and/or Port Number After Client Installation
If after having installed Multicap 9 on workstations and/or file servers it becomes necessary to
change the server name or port number, it is possible to do this without re-installing the client
software. On each Multicap 9 installation, navigate to the Settings sub-directory (by default
located in 'C:\Program Files\Electronics Workbench\EWB9\Settings') and use a text
editor (such as Notepad) to edit the file Multicap.ini. Change the entries next to Port and
Server.
1.4 Network License Server
The Network License Server (NLS) is used to administer network installations. If you have
installed a network version of any Electronics Workbench software, the
Server
will automatically run in the background whenever the computer on which it is
installed is operating.
1.4.1 Administering the Network License Server
Network License
To administer the Network License Server:
1. Click Start > All Programs > Electronics Workbench > Network License Server >
Network License Server.
Or
Double-click on the short-cut icon that was placed on your desktop during installation.
2. Click
3. Enter a valid serial number and click
Tip If you have the serial number recorded electronically (for instance, in an email), you can
4. Right-click on the Release Code line and select Edit Release Code from the pop-up.
5. You can either copy the release code and click Paste Release Code, drag-and-drop the
Note For instructions on obtaining the release code, see “1.3.4.2 Entering the Release Code
6. Click
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New to add a product. The Add Product dialog box appears.
OK.
drag-and-drop it into the field in the
release code into any of the
for the Network Edition” on page 1-7.
Save to return to the main dialog box. The release code has been added to the
Release Code line.
Release Code fields, or type it in manually.
Add Product dialog box.
Network License Server
7. When network seats are being used, the dialog will appear similar to the following:
Right-click to edit
release codes, edit
serial numbers or
remove the
product
Right-click to edit
serial number
Right-click to edit
release code
Right-click to
log-off all users
Right-click on
individual users to
log them off
Click to restart the Network License Server software.
1.4.2 Administering Fixed Seat Licenses
This section gives additional information needed for the administration of Fixed Seat
Licenses.
To add (authorize) a seat signature:
1. Go to the computer that contains the client software that you wish to add (for example,
Multisim) and launch the software. As this software is not yet authorized, a message
displays indicating that the computer’s signature was not recognized by the server. Copy
down the signature indicated in the message.
2. From NLS, right-click on
from the pop-up that displays.
3. When prompted, enter the signature that you copied down from the client computer and
OK.
click
Authorized Seat Signatures and select Authorize a new computer
Click to add a new product.
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Authorized and Available Seats
Number of seats logged in
Number of Authorized Seats
Maximum Seats Available
1.4.3 Reviewing License Server Events
The Network License Server records all client connections or attempted connections in the
system event log. To access the event log, go to the
Administrative Tools, and then select Event Viewer.
In the left-hand pane of the
EWBNLSS are from the
detail.
Event Viewer, choose Application Log. All events with the source
Network License Server. Double-click on any event to see more
Windows Control Panel, select
1.4.4 Troubleshooting
The following contains solutions to situations that may be encountered with the
Network License Server.
• Network License Server gives “Permission Denied” message.
For security reasons, the
administrator privileges. Attempting to control the license server from a “user” or “power
user” account will cause a permission denied error.
• Client application gives “Connection to the license server failed” message.
Make sure that the server address and port number on the client
dialog have been set correctly. If you have entered a machine name as the server address,
try using the numeric IP address instead. In some networks, this IP address may change
dynamically. Please contact your network administrator for assistance if this occurs
frequently.
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Network License Server may only be run from an account with
Network License Server
Network License Server
If either the server machine or client machine has a firewall installed (including the
Windows XP service pack 2 internal firewall), make sure that either:
a) the required port is allowed to be open (in TCP protocol) or
b) the server program (EWBNLSS) or client application is granted an exception.
Please see your firewall’s documentation for more information.
• Client application gives “This product is not registered on the license server”
message.
Make sure that you have used the same product serial number on both the client and the
server.
Make sure that the registration code has been accepted by the license server. No client
application will be licensed until the product has been successfully registered.
• Client application gives “No more instances of the program can be run on the
network” message.
This message is returned when all available license seats have been used up. When a user
shuts down the client application normally, their seat should be released immediately;
however, when a client application terminates unexpectedly (the computer is turned off
while running or there is a fatal error), the license server may take up to five minutes to
relinquish this license for reuse. If you believe that there should be seats available and
clients are being denied licenses, waiting for five minutes to log on is usually sufficient to
allow these seats to be freed.
The administrator may also wish to check the
Network License Server control screen and
try to identify unused but unreleased licenses by their computer name or IP address
subdomain. If the administrator logs off these users, their licenses will be immediately
available for new clients. The administrator may also check for users running multiple
clients on a single machine.
In extreme cases, the administrator may click the
Server
. This will immediately release all licenses and then reissue them silently to active
Restart button on the Network License
authorized users only. For most client users, this will be an invisible process. This option
should however be used with caution: if the number of clients requesting licenses is
indeed over the seat limit, the license server cannot guarantee that exactly the same set of
clients will be granted licenses as had them before the reset operation. Therefore, some
authorized clients may be given the “no more instances of the program can be run on the
network” message in the middle of their active session and be prohibited from continuing
their work (however, they will be given the opportunity to save their work).
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