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February 2006 371889A-01

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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

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License Agreement

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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 1-16

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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 1-17

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

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.

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

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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1.5 Support and Upgrade

The Support and Upgrade program lets you call Electronics Workbench with your technical questions. The program also entitles you to no-charge upgrades to the software as new versions are released.

Between major upgrade releases, Electronics W orkbench puts out a series of patches that may add incremental functionality, add new parts to the database, or quickly address any issues found in the field.

If you allow it to (a choice you initially make upon install and can later change), Multisim or Ultiboard will quickly and silently check the Electronics Workbench website for the availability of new patches and upgrades when you start the application. If any are available, it will open the Support and Upgrade Utility (SUU) program that will allow you to download and install all the necessary patches to get you to the most current version of your product.

1.5.1 Checking for Updates

Unless you selected I will check for updates and messages manually during the installation of your software (e.g., Multisim, Ultiboard), SUU checks for updates when you launch that software. You can also check for updates at any time by following the procedure below.

 To check for updates:

1. Select

2. If updates are available, it is indicated in the

Note A message advising that your software is up-to-date appears if there are no updates

3. Proceed to “1.5.2 Installing Updates” on page 1-14.

Help/Check for Updates. SUU launches and checks for updates.

click on the

available.

Release Notes link for a description of the upgrade.

Support and Upgrade Utility window. You can

1.5.2 Installing Updates

Use the procedure below to install updates. To determine if updates are available, see “1.5.1 Checking for Updates” on page 1-14.

Most users will install all available upgrades. You can also upgrade to a specific version. This option should only be used to ensure parallel versions of software are being run within an organization or institution.

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Support and Upgrade

Installing all Updates

 To install all available updates:

1. From the Patch information appears as the download progresses. When all downloads have been

made the install process begins.

2. Follow the onscreen prompts (if available) to complete the upgrade.

Note Some patches may be configured to install without user input.

Support and Upgrade Utility, click on Upgrade to Latest Version.

Upgrading to a Specific Version

 To upgrade to a specific version:

1. From the

2. Click on a button in the

3. Click

Patch information appears as the download progresses.When all downloads have been made the install process begins.

4. Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the upgrade.

Support and Upgrade Utility, click on Advanced Options.

Upgrade to Specific Version column.

Yes when prompted to confirm the upgrade.

1.5.3 Viewing Messages

 To view messages:

1. Select

2. Click on

3. You can also click on

Help/Check for Updates. SUU launches and checks for updates.

(For instructions on what to do if there are available updates, see “1.5.2 Installing Updates” on page 1-14).

more info... in the Messages area, beside the message of interest. The full message

appears.

Message History to display a history of received messages.

1.5.4 Changing Settings

The initial settings for SUU are done during Multicap’s installation procedure. If you would like to change these settings, follow the procedure outlined below.

 To change the Support and Upgrade Utility’s settings:

1. Select

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(For instructions on what to do if there are available updates, see “1.5.1 Checking for Updates” on page 1-14).

2. Click on the Note The

by this setting.

3. Select the desired options and click

Settings button.

Language field applies to messages only. The sofware’s language is not affected

OK.

1.6 Uninstalling Multicap 9

1.6.1 Uninstalling the Single User Version

1. Ensure that you have recorded the serial number before uninstalling the software.

2. Click the Windows

3. Click

4. Click

5. From the

Control Panel. Add or Remove Programs. The Add or Remove Programs dialog appears.

list, select Multicap 9 and select Remove. Multicap 9 will be removed from your

computer.

Start button.

1.7 Uninstalling SUU

 To uninstall SUU:

1. Click the Windows

2. Click

3. Click

4. From the

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Control Panel. Add or Remove Programs. The Add or Remove Programs dialog appears.

list, select EWB Support and Upgrade Utility and select Remove. SUU will be

removed from the standalone workstation.

Start button.

Uninstalling a Site Version

1.8 Uninstalling a Site Version

1.8.1 Uninstalling Standalone Multi-Station Installation

At each standalone workstation, perform the following procedure:

1. Ensure you have recorded the serial number.

2. Click the Windows

3. Click

4. Click

5. From the

Control Panel. Add or Remove Programs. The Add or Remove Programs dialog appears.

list, select Multicap 9 and select Remove. Multicap 9 will be removed from the

standalone workstation.

1.8.2 Uninstalling Network Installation

Only the workstation that was used to install Multicap 9 to the network directory (host computer) can be used to remove it. Performing the steps below on other workstations (client computer) will only remove the Multicap 9 folder.

Start button.

 To uninstall Multicap 9 from the network directory or the Multicap 9 folder:

1. Ensure that you have recorded the serial number prior to uninstalling Multicap 9.

2. Click the Windows

3. Click

4. Click

5. From the

Control Panel. Add or Remove Programs. The Add or Remove Programs dialog appears.

list, select Multicap 9 and select Remove. If the workstation is the host computer ,

Multicap 9 is removed from the network directory. If the workstation is only a client computer, the Multicap 9 folder is removed.

Start button.

1.8.3 Uninstalling Combination Standalone Multi-Station and Network Installations

Follow the instructions in “1.8.1 Uninstalling Standalone Multi-Station Installation” on page 1-17 and “1.8.2 Uninstalling Network Installation” on page 1-17, as necessary.

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1.9 Uninstalling NLS

 To uninstall NLS:

1. Click the Windows

2. Click

3. Click

4. From the

Control Panel. Add or Remove Programs. The Add or Remove Programs dialog appears.

list, select EWB Network License Server and select Remove. SUU will be

removed from the standalone workstation.

Start button.

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Chapter 2

Multicap Tutorial

This chapter contains a tutorial that introduces you to Multicap. 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.

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Schematic Capture

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2.1 The Electronics Workbench Suite

Electronics Workbench provides a suite of EDA (Electronics Design Automation) tools that assist you in carrying out the major steps in the circuit design flow. The suite consists of the following major components:

Multicap is a schematic capture program suitable for pure schematic entry, driving simulation, and feeding to downstage steps, such as PCB layout. Multisim includes all of Multicap and adds mixed analog/digital simulation capability. MultiVHDL adds HDL model creation and

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co-simulation to Multisim. Depending on your tier of Multisim, optional add-ons may be available, such as for RF simulation and extended parts libraries.

Ultiboard, fed from Multicap or Multisim, is used to design printed circuit boards, perform certain basic mechanical CAD operations, and prepare them for manufacturing. Ultiroute is an add-on to Ultiboard that provides automated parts placement and layout beyond what is available in Ultiboard stand-alone.

All of the products in the Electronics Workbench suite are available in multiple tiers depending upon budget and needs.

2.2 Multicap 9 Tutorial

This tutorial leads you through the schematic capture process. After following the steps outlined on the following pages, you will have designed a circuit that will, when built, sample a small analog signal, amplify it and then count the occurrences of the signal on a simple digital counter.

Helpful tips are indicated by the presence of an icon in the left column, as in: You can access the online help at any time by pressing F1 on your keyboard, or by clicking on

Help button in a dialog box.

the When you get to the wiring section of this tutorial, you can carry on with the circuit you

created in the component placement section, or open the file "Tut1.ms8" (which has all components properly placed) from the Tutorial folder (found inside the Samples folder) and proceed.

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2.2.1 Schematic Capture

In this section, you will place and wire the components in the circuit shown below.

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Opening and Saving the File

When you first launch Multicap, a blank file is opened on the workspace called "Circuit1".

 To save the file with a new name:

1. Select

2. Navigate to the location where you wish the file to reside, and enter "sample_and_count"

To guard against accidental loss of data, set up a timed auto-backup of the file in the of the

 To open an existing file:

1. Select

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File/Save As to display a standard Windows Save dialog.

as the filename, and click on the

Preferences dialog box.

File/Open, navigate to the location where the file resides, highlight the file, and

click on the

Open button.

Save button.

Save tab

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Y ou can import legacy OrCAD® or PSpice® files by selecting the desired type that appears in the "Files of Type" drop-down list of the Windows Open dialog.

To view files from earlier versions of Multicap, select the desired version in the drop-down in the

Open dialog.

Files of Type

Placing the Components

1. Open sample_and_count.ms9 as described above.

2. Select

Place/Component to display the Select a Component browser, navigate to the

7-segment LED display as shown below and click

OK. The component appears as a

"ghost" on the cursor. Once you have selected the desired

As you type, the string appears in the

Group and Family, start typing the component's name.

Searching field at the bottom of the browser. In the

above example, type SEVEN_SEG_DECIMAL_COM_A_BLUE. Matches are displayed as you type.

3. Move the cursor to the top-right of the workspace and left-click to place the component.

Note that the Reference Designator for this component is "U1".

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4. Place the remaining components in the Digital Counter area as shown below.

While placing the 200-ohm resistor, rotate it to a vertical orientation by pressing C

TRL-R on

your keyboard. Reference Designators (e.g., U1, U2) are assigned in the order the components are placed. If

you place components in a different order than in the original circuit, the numbering will differ. This will not effect the operation of the circuit in any way.

5. Place the parts in the Counter Control section. After placement, right-click on each of the

SPDT switches and select

Flip Horizontal.

The SPDT switches are in the Basic Group; Switch Family

When a part is on the workspace and you want to place the same part again, highlight it and

Edit/Copy, then Edit/Paste .

select

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6. Place the parts in the Analog Amplifier section as shown below, rotating as needed.

After you place the AC voltage signal source, double-click on it. Change the to 0.2 V and click

OK to close the dialog.

Voltage (Pk)

7. Place the parts in the Bypass Capacitors section as shown below.

8. Place the header and associated parts as shown below.

J3 is in the Basic Group; Connectors Family

Once you have wired a circuit, you can drop two-pinned passive components like resistors directly onto a wire. The connection is automatically made by Multicap.

Wiring the Circuit

Multicap is modeless; there are no wiring or part placement modes to toggle between. All components have pins that you use to wire them to other components or instruments. As soon as your cursor is over a pin, Multicap knows you want to wire and the pointer changes to a crosshair.

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You can wire the circuit that you placed on the workspace or you can use “Tut1.ms9” from the Tutorial folder (found inside the Samples folder).

To wire the circuit:

1. Click on a pin on a component to start the connection (your pointer turns into a crosshair)

and move the mouse. A wire appears, attached to your cursor.

2. Click on a pin on the second component to finish the connection. Multicap automatically

places the wire, which conveniently snaps to an appropriate configuration, as shown below. This feature saves a great deal of time when wiring large circuits.

3. You can also control the flow of the wire by clicking on points as you move the mouse.

Each click "fixes" the wire to that point.

4. Finish wiring the Digital Counter section as shown below.

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5. Wire the Counter Control section as shown below. Select

Place/Junction to place a junction

beside J1. Repeat for J2 and wire the junctions to each switch as shown.

V irtual Wiring - To avoid clutter, this circuit uses virtual connections between the Counter Control and Digital Counter sections. A virtual connection is achieved when two unconnected wires are given the same net name. (A net represents a group of pins wired together at the same electrical point).

If the net names are not showing, select the

Sheet Properties dialog box that appears. Select Show All in the Net Names area.

Options/Sheet Properties and click on the Circuit tab in

6. Change the net name of the wire to the right of J1, by double-clicking on the wire and

entering "ENABLE" in the

Net Name field of the Net dialog that appears.

7. Change the net name of the wire to the right of J2 to "LOAD".

8. Place and wire junctions to U2 as shown below. Then rename the nets to "ENABLE" and

"LOAD". When prompted that nets already exist with these names, click

Yes to continue.

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9. Finish wiring the circuit as shown below.

Reports

Multicap allows you to generate a number of reports: Bill of Materials (BOM), Component Detail Report, Netlist Report, Schematic Statistics, Spare Gates and the Cross Reference Report. This section uses the

BOM as an example for the tutorial circuit.

A bill of materials lists the components used in your design and therefore provides a summary of the components needed to manufacture the circuit board. Information provided in the

Bill of Materials includes:

• quantity of each component needed

• description, including the type of part (example: resistor) and value (examples: 5.1 kohm)

• Reference Designator of each component

• package or footprint of each component

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 To create a

1. Click the

BOM for your circuit:

Reports menu and choose Bill of Materials from the menu that appears.

2. The report appears, looking similar to this:

 T o print the

Bill of Materials, click the Print button. A standard Windows print screen appears,

allowing you to choose the printer, number of copies, and so on.

 To save the

Bill of Materials to a file, click the Save button. A standard Windows file save

dialog box appears, allowing you to specify the path and file name. Because the

Bill of Materials is primarily intended to assist in procurement and manufacturing,

it includes only “real” parts. That is, it excludes parts that are not real or able to be purchased, such as sources or virtual components.

 To see a list of components in your circuit that are not “real” components, click the

Virtual

button. A separate window appears, showing these components only. Detailed information on this and other reports can be found in Chapter 9, “Reports”.

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Chapter 3

User Interface

This chapter explains the basic operation of the Multicap 9 user interface. 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.

Introduction to the Multicap Interface 3-3 Toolbars

Standard Toolbar Main Toolbar View Toolbar Components Toolbar Virtual Toolbar Graphic Annotation Toolbar

Using the Pop-up Menus

Pop-up From Circuit Window, with no Component Selected Pop-up From a Selected Component Pop-up From a Selected Wire Pop-up From a Selected Text Block or Graphic Pop-up From a Title Block Pop-up from a Comment

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Setting Schematic Capture Preferences

Using the Preferences Dialog Box Using the Sheet Properties Dialog Box

Design Toolbox

Visibility Tab Hierarchy Tab

Customizing the Interface

Commands tab To olbars tab Keyboard tab Menu tab Options tab Customization Pop-up Menus Other Customization Options

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3.1 Introduction to the Multicap Interface

Multicap’s user interface consists of the following basic elements:

Standard toolbar Component

toolbar

Design Toolbox

Main toolbar

Graphic Annotation toolbar

Menu Bar

“In Use” list

View toolbar

Status bar

Active circuit tab

Spreadsheet view

Circuit window

Scroll left/right

Menus are where you find commands for all functions. For details, see “A.1 Multicap Menus”

on page A-1.

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Standard toolbar contains buttons for commonly-performed functions, as described in

The

“3.2.1 Standard Toolbar” on page 3-5.

Component toolbar contains buttons that let you select components from the Multicap

The databases for placement in your schematic. See “3.2.4 Components Toolbar” on page 3-8.

Circuit Window (or workspace) is where you build your circuit designs.

The

Status Bar displays useful information about the current operation and a description of the

The item the cursor is currently pointing to.

Design Toolbox lets you navigate through the different types of files in a project

The (schematics, PCBs, reports), view a schematic’s hierarchy and show or hide different layers. For details, see “3.5 Design Toolbox” on page 3-32.

Spreadsheet View allows fast advanced viewing and editing of parameters including

The component details such as footprints, RefDes, attributes and design constraints. Users can change parameters for some or all components in one step and perform a number of other functions. For details, see “5.2 The Spreadsheet View” on page 5-7.

3.2 Toolbars

The toolbars listed below are available in Multicap:

• Standard Toolbar

• Main Toolbar

• View Toolbar

• Components Toolbar

• Virtual Toolbar

• Graphic Annotation Toolbar

Note If the above toolbars are not visible, select Note For a description of the menus and commands found in Multicap, refer to “A.1

Multicap Menus” on page A-1.

View/Toolbars/<toolbar name>.

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3.2.1 Standard Toolbar

The Standard toolbar contains buttons for commonly performed functions.

Toolbars

The buttons in the

Button Description

Standard toolbar are described below:

New button. Creates a new circuit file.

Open button. Opens an existing circuit file.

Save button. Saves the active circuit.

Print Circuit button. Prints the active circuit.

Print Preview button. Previews the circuit as it will be printed. Cut button. Removes the selected elements and places them on the

Windows clipboard. Copy button. Copies the selected elements and places them on the Windows

clipboard. Paste button. Inserts the contents of the Windows clipboard at the cursor

location.

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3.2.2 Main Toolbar

The buttons in the Main toolbar are described below:

Button Description

Toggle Design Toolbox button. Switches the Design Toolbox on and of f. For

details, see “3.5 Design Toolbox” on page 3-32. Toggle Spreadsheet View button. Switches the Spreadsheet View on and

off. For details, see “5.2 The Spreadsheet View” on page 5-7. This feature is not available in all versions of Multicap.

Database Manager button. Launches the Database Manager dialog box. For details, see “8.3 Editing Components” on page 8-10.

Create Component button. Launches the Component Wizard. For details, see “8.2 Adding Components with the Component Wizard” on page 8-3.

Electrical Rules Checking button. Checks that the electrical rules established for the wiring of the circuit have been followed. For details, see “5.4 Electrical Rules Checking” on page 5-32.

Back Annotate from Ultiboard button. For details, see “10.3 Back Annotation” on page 10-4.

Forward Annotate button. For details, see “10.2 Forward Annotation” on page 10-4.

In Use List (not shown here). Click on the arrow to display a list of the active circuit’s components. For details, see “4.4.3 Using the In Use List” on page 4-13.

Help button. Launches the help file.

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3.2.3 View Toolbar

The buttons in the View toolbar are described below:

Button Description

Toggle Full Screen button. Displays only the workspace, with no toobars or

menu items.

Increase Zoom button. Magnifies the active circuit.

Decrease Zoom button. Decreases the magnification of the active circuit. Zoom Area button. Drag the cursor to select an area on the workspace to

magnify.

Toolbars

Zoom Fit to Page button. Shows the entire circuit in the workspace.

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3.2.4 Components Toolbar

The buttons in the Component toolbar are described below. Each button will launch the place component browser ( pre-selected. For details, see “4.4.1 Using the place component browser” on page 4-4.

Button Description

Select a Component browser) with the group specified on the button

Source button. Selects the Source components group in the browser.

Basic button. Selects the Basic components group in the browser.

Diode button. Selects the Diode components group in the browser.

Transistor button. Selects the Transistor components group in the browser.

Analog button. Selects the Analog components group in the browser.

TTL button. Selects the TTL components group in the browser.

CMOS button. Selects the CMOS component group in the browser. Miscellaneous Digital button. Selects the Miscellaneous Digital component

group in the browser.

Mixed button. Selects the Mixed component group in the browser.

Indicator button. Selects the Indicator component group in the browser. Miscellaneous button. Selects the Miscellaneous component group in the

browser.

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Button Description

Electromechanical button. Selects the Electromechanical component group

in the browser.

RF button. Selects the RF component group in the browser. Place Hierarchical Block button. Opens a file to be embedded as a

hierarchical block.

Place Bus button. For details, see “6.4 Buses” on page 6-16.

3.2.5 Virtual Toolbar

Use the Virtual toolbar to place virtual components on your workspace.

Toolbars

The buttons in the

Virtual toolbar are described in “4.4.2 Placing Virtual Components” on

page 4-9.

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3.2.6 Graphic Annotation Toolbar

The buttons in the Graphic Annotation toolbar are described below. For details on their use, see “4.9.6 Graphic Annotation” on page 4-43.

Button Description

Place Text button. Places a text frame on your workspace into which you can

enter miscellaneous text. For details, see “4.9.4 Adding Miscellaneous Text” on page 4-39.

Line button. Click on this button to draw a line.

Multiline button. Click on this button to draw a multiline.

Rectangle button. Click on this button to draw a rectangle.

Ellipse button. Click on this button to draw an ellipse.

Arc button. Click on this button to draw an arc.

Polygon button. Click on this button to draw a polygon.

Picture button. Click on this button to place a picture on the workspace. Place Comment button. Click on this button to place a comment on the

workspace. For details, see “4.9.5 Adding a Comment” on page 4-40.

3.3 Using the Pop-up Menus

In addition to the standard menus at the top of the screen (File, Edit, etc.), there are also a number of context-sensitive pop-up menus available.

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Using the Pop-up Menus

3.3.1 Pop-up From Circuit Window , with no Component Selected

If you right-click on the circuit window with no component selected, a pop-up menu of appropriate commands appears. These commands are:

Command Description

Place Component Lets you browse the databases (“Master”, “Corporate” and “User”) for

Place Schematic Component

Place Schematic - Junction Places a connector. For details, see “4.6 Manually Adding a Junction

Place Schematic - Wire Use to place a wire on the workspace. For details, see “4.5.5 Placing

Place Schematic - Bus Places a bus with segments created as you click. For details, see “6.4

Place Schematic HB/SC Connector

Place Schematic Off-Page Connector

Place Schematic Bus HB/SC Connector

Place Schematic Bus Off-Page Connector

Place Schematic Hierarchical Block from File

components to be placed. For details, see “4.4.1 Using the place component browser” on page 4-4.

Lets you browse the databases (“Master”, “Corporate” and “User”) for components to be placed. For details, see “4.4.1 Using the place component browser” on page 4-4.

(Connector)” on page 4-29.

Wires Directly Onto Workspace” on page 4-26.

Buses” on page 6-16. Adds connectors to a circuit for use in a hierarchical block or a

subcircuit. Places an off-page connector on your workspace. For details, see “6.1

Flat Multi-sheet Design” on page 6-2. Adds bus connectors to a circuit for use in a hierarchical block or a

subcircuit. Places an off-page connector for use with buses only on your

workspace. Opens a file to be embedded as a hierarchical block. For details, see

“6.2.5.1 Placing a HB from an Existing File” on page 6-8.

Place Schematic New Hierarchical Block

Place Schematic - Replace by Hierarchical Block

Place Schematic New Subcircuit

Displays the Hierarchical Block Properties dialog box. For details, see “6.2.5 Adding a Hierarchical Block” on page 6-7.

Replaces the selection by a hierarchical block.

Places a new subcircuit on the workspace. For details, see “6.2.6 Adding a Subcircuit” on page 6-9.

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Command Description

Place Schematic Replace by Subcircuit

Place Schematic Multi-Page

Place Schematic Merge Bus

Place Schematic Bus Vector Connect

Place Graphic - Text Lets you place text on the circuit. For details, see “4.9.4 Adding

Place Graphic - Line Places a straight line on your workspace. For details, see “4.9.6

Place Graphic - Multiline Places a multiline on your workspace. For details, see “4.9.6 Graphic

Place Graphic - Rectangle Places a rectangle on your workspace. For details, see “4.9.6 Graphic

Place Graphic - Ellipse Places an ellipse on your workspace. For details, see “4.9.6 Graphic

Place Graphic - Arc Places an arc on your workspace. For details, see “4.9.6 Graphic

Replaces the selection by a subcircuit.

Opens a new flat page. For details, see “6.1 Flat Multi-sheet Design” on page 6-2

Merges selected buses.

Use to place numerous connections from a multi-pinned device, such as an IC, to a bus. For details, see “6.4.5 Bus Vector Connect” on page 6-27.

Miscellaneous Text” on page 4-39.

Graphic Annotation” on page 4-43.

Annotation” on page 4-43.

Place Graphic - Polygon Places a polygon on your workspace. For details, see “4.9.6 Graphic

Place Graphic - Picture Places a picture on your workspace. For details, see “4.9.6 Graphic

Place Comment Use to “pin” a comment to the workspace, or directly to a component.

Cut Removes the selected item from the circuit and places it on the

Copy Copies the selected item from the circuit to the clipboard. Paste Pastes the current contents of the clipboard onto your circuit. Delete Deletes the selection from the workspace. Select All Selects all elements on the workspace.

Annotation” on page 4-43.

For details, see “4.9.5 Adding a Comment” on page 4-40.

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Command Description

Using the Pop-up Menus

Paste as Subcircuit Pastes the contents of the clipboard onto the workspace as a

Replace by HB Replaces the elements that you have selected with a hierarchical

Replace by SC Replaces the elements that you have selected with a subcircuit. See

Font Displays a dialog box where you set font information for the circuit. For

Properties Displays the Sheet Properties dialog box. Be sure that you have no

subcircuit.

block. See “6.2.5.2 Replacing Components with an HB” on page 6-9.

“6.2 Hierarchical Design” on page 6-3.

details, see “3.4.2.4 Sheet Properties - Font Tab” on page 3-28.

elements on the workspace selected, or the properties for that element will appear instead. For details, see “3.4.2 Using the Sheet Properties Dialog Box” on page 3-23.

3.3.2 Pop-up From a Selected Component

If you right-click on a selected element , a pop-up menu of appropriate commands appears. These commands are:

Command Description

Cut Removes the selected components, circuits or

Copy Copies the selected components, circuits or

text, and places them on the clipboard.

text, and places them on the clipboard. For details, see “4.4.6 Copying a Placed Component” on page 4-16.

Paste Places the contents of the clipboard to the

Delete Deletes the selection from the workspace. Flip Horizontal Flips the selection horizontally. For details, see

Flip Vertical Flips the selection vertically. For details, see

workspace. The cursor shows a “ghosted” image of the item to be pasted. Click to indicate where the item is to be pasted.

“4.7 Rotating/Flipping Placed Components” on page 4-30.

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90 Clockwise Rotates the selection 90 degrees clockwise.

For details, see “4.7 Rotating/Flipping Placed Components” on page 4-30.

90 CounterCW Rotates the selection 90 degrees

counterclockwise. For details, see “4.7 Rotating/Flipping Placed Components” on page 4-30.

Bus Vector Connect Displays the Bus Vector Connect dialog box.

For details, see “6.4.5 Bus Vector Connect” on page 6-27.

Replace by HB Replaces the elements that you have selected

Replace by SC Replaces the elements that you have selected

Replace Components Invokes the Select a Component browser from

Edit Symbol You can edit either the appearance of the

Color Displays a color palette where you can change

Font Changes the font of various elements on the

Properties If a component is selected, displays that

with a hierarchical block. See “6.2.5.2 Replacing Components with an HB” on page 6-9.

with a subcircuit. See “6.2 Hierarchical Design” on page 6-3.

which you can select a new component. See also, “4.4.7 Replacing a Placed Component” on page 4-17.

symbol on the workspace (In-place Edit Mode). For details, see “8.5.2 Creating and Editing a Component’s Symbol with the Symbol Editor” on page 8-15.

the color of the selected element’s lines.

workspace from their default values. For details, see “3.4.2.4 Sheet Properties - Font Tab” on page 3-28.

component’s properties dialog box. If an instrument is selected, opens the instrument face.

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3.3.3 Pop-up From a Selected Wire

If you right-click on a selected wire on the circuit window, a pop-up menu of appropriate commands appears. These commands are:

Command Description

Delete Deletes the selected wire from the workspace. Wire Color Changes the color of the selected wire from its default value.

Using the Pop-up Menus

Segment Color Changes the color of the selected wire segment from its

Font Changes the font of various elements on the worksp ace from

Properties Displays the Net dialog box. “4.9.2 Modifying Net Names” on

default value.

their default values. For details, see “3.4.2.4 Sheet Properties - Font Tab” on page 3-28.

page 4-35.

3.3.4 Pop-up From a Selected Text Block or Graphic

If you right-click on a selected text block or graphic element in the circuit window, a pop-up menu of appropriate commands appears. These commands are:

Command Description

Delete Deletes the selected item. Flip Horizontal Flips the selection horizontally. For details, see “4.7 Rotating/

Flipping Placed Components” on page 4-30.

Flip Vertical Flips the selection vertically. For details, see “4.7 Rotating/

90 Clockwise Rotates the selection 90 degrees clockwise. For details, see

Flipping Placed Components” on page 4-30.

“4.7 Rotating/Flipping Placed Components” on page 4-30.

90 CounterCW Rotates the selection 90 degrees counterclockwise. For

details, see “4.7 Rotating/Flipping Placed Components” on page 4-30.

Pen Color Changes the color of the selected item from its default value.

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Command Description

Pen Style Changes the style of the pen for a selected graphic. Is

Fill Color Changes the color of the fill for selected rectangles, ellipses

Fill Type Changes the appearance of the fill for selected rectangles,

Arrow Places an arrow on selected lines and multilines. Is disabled

Order Use to Bring to Front or Send to Back selected element. Assign to Layer Places selected element on the selected layer. Deselect to

Font Lets you select a font, font style and size for selected text. Properties Is inactive for text blocks or graphics.

disabled if text is selected.

and polygons. Is disabled if any other graphic element, or text is selected.

ellipses and polygons. Is disabled if any other graphic element, or text is selected.

if any other graphic element, or text is selected.

remove an element from the assigned layer. See “3.4.2.6 Sheet Properties - Visibility Tab” on page 3-31.

3.3.5 Pop-up From a Title Block

If you right-click on a selected title block in the circuit window, a pop-up menu of appropriate commands appears. These commands are:

Command Description

Delete Deletes the selected title block. Edit Title Block Launches the Title Block Editor. For details, see “5.3 Title

Color Displays a palette where you can change the selection’s

Move to - Bottom Left Places the selected title block at the bottom left corner of the

Move to - Bottom Right Places the selected title block at the bottom right corner of

Block Editor” on page 5-13. (To edit the selected title block, select Edit Symbol/Title Block).

color.

document.

the document.

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Command Description

Using the Pop-up Menus

Move to - Top Left Places the selected title block at the top left corner of the

Move to - Top Right Places the selected title block at the top right corner of the

Properties Lets you change the information that you see in the title

document.

block. For details, see “4.9.3.1 Entering the Title Block Contents” on page 4-37.

3.3.6 Pop-up from a Comment

If you right-click on a selected wire on a selected Comment, a pop-up menu of appropriate commands appears. These commands are:

Command Description

Cut Removes the selected item and places it on the clipboard. Copy Copies the selected item and places it on the clipboard. Paste Places the contents of the clipboard to the workspace. The

cursor shows a “ghosted” image of the item to be pasted.

Click to indicate where the item is to be pasted. Delete Deletes the selected item from the workspace. Show Comment Displays the contents of the comment. Edit Comment Is active for a selected comment only. Use to enter text into

the comment. Font Changes the font of various elements on the worksp ace from

Properties Depending on the element selected, displays either the

their default values. For details, see “3.4.2.4 Sheet

Properties - Font Tab” on page 3-28.

Comment Properties, or the Probe Properties dialog box.

See “4.9.5 Adding a Comment” on page 4-40 or “10.15.1.1

Measurement Probe Settings (rfe)” on page 10-49.

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3.4 Setting Schematic Capture Preferences

You can customize virtually any aspect of Multicap preferences, including the colors used in your circuit, page size, zoom level, auto-backup interval, symbol set (ANSI or DIN) and printer setup. Your customization settings are saved individually with each circuit file you use so you could, for example, have one color scheme for one circuit and another for a different circuit. You can also override the settings for individual instances (for example, change one particular component from red to orange) or for the entire circuit.

Customization is done through the:

Preferences dialog box — used to set up global preferences. These preferences can vary

• from computer to computer. See “3.4.1 Using the Preferences Dialog Box” on page 3-18.

Sheet Properties dialog box — used to set up the preferences for the active sheet. These

•

preferences are saved with the circuit files so that if the circuit is opened on another computer, it will use the same settings. See “3.4.2 Using the Sheet Properties Dialog Box” on page 3-23

3.4.1 Using the Preferences Dialog Box

This section explains general procedures for setting preferences. The following sections describe details of setting specific options.

Note For sheet preferences, see “3.4.2 Using the Sheet Properties Dialog Box” on

page 3-23.

 To set your user preferences:

1. Choose following tabs:

2. Select the desired tab.

3. Set the desired customization options. The specific options and settings available in the

tabs are described in the following sections of this chapter.

4. Click

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Options/Global Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears, offering you the

Paths — where you can change the filepaths for the databases and other items.

•

Save — where you set up Auto-backup timing.

•

Parts — where you set up component placement mode and the symbol standard (ANSI

•

or DIN).

General — where you set up selection rectangle behavior, mouse wheel behavior, bus

•

wiring and auto-wiring behavior.

OK to save your changes.

Setting Schematic Capture Preferences

3.4.1.1 Preferences - Paths Tab

The Multicap installation puts specific files in specific locations. If necessary you can point Multicap to a new location to find, for example, database files. You can also use this dialog box to create and specify user settings files that contain individuals' preferences for all options.

 To set up file locations:

1. Choose

2. Select the

Options/Global Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears.

Paths tab and navigate to the appropriate locations for the different elements:

If desired, click to navigate to a new location for the files.

Note The most important setting is the

Circuit default path, as this is where all new files are

saved, unless you manually navigate to a new location when saving.

User button images path is where you store any user-created button graphics.

Note

3. To use a different configuration file, navigate to the appropriate user settings file.

4. To create a new user configuration file, click

New user config file from template. You are

prompted to select the configuration file to use as a template, then to enter a name for the new configuration file.

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3.4.1.2 Preferences - Save Tab

The options in this tab let you set up auto-backup timing.

Enable to save a security copy when you do a Save.

Enable auto-backup.

Specify the interval at which auto-backup will be performed

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3.4.1.3 Preferences - Parts Tab

The options in this tab determine where you set up component placement mode, the symbol standard (ANSI or DIN), phase shift direction and digital simulation settings.

1. In the

Place component mode box, select one of:

Place single component — Allows you to place one selected component at a time.

•

Continuous placement for multi-section part only — Allows you to place multiple

•

sections of a multi-section component. For example, 7400N has four NAND gates, so using this option means each time you place a 7400N you place a different one of its NAND gates. Refer to “4.4.1 Using the place component browser” on page 4-4 for an example of multi-section part placement.

•

Continuous placement — Allows you to place several components of the same type by

continuing to click on the workspace after each component is placed. End continuous placement by pressing E

Optionally, enable the the

Select a Component dialog box after you place a component on the workspace. This is

useful when you have many parts to place. (Click E

SC.

Return to Component Browser After Placement checkbox to display

SC when finished part placement).

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2. In the

Symbol Standard box:

• Select the symbol set to be used for components. The graphic changes to represent the selected symbol set. To override this setting for individual components, see “8.5.2 Creating and Editing a Component’s Symbol with the Symbol Editor” on page 8-15.

3.4.1.4 Preferences - General Tab

In this tab, you set up selection rectangle behavior, mouse wheel behavior, bus wiring and auto-wiring behavior.

For details, see “ Showing/ Hiding ‘Move’ Lines” on page 4-16.

Enable if you wish to delete wires that are connected to components being deleted; to delete wires that are connected to components being deleted, leave this box unchecked.

1. In the

Selection Rectangle box, select either Intersecting or Fully Enclosed. See “ Setting

Dragging Selection Options” on page 4-14 for details.

2. In the

3. In the

Mouse Wheel Behavior box select one of:

Zoom workspace — mouse wheel will let you zoom in and out on workspace.

•

Scroll workspace — mouse wheel will let you scroll up and down the page.

•

Autowire box select the desired options to control the degree of automation used in

wiring. For details, see “4.5.6 Setting Wiring Preferences” on page 4-26.

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3.4.2 Using the Sheet Properties Dialog Box

The Sheet Properties dialog box is used to set up the preferences for each sheet. These preferences are saved with the circuit file so that if the circuit is opened on another computer, it will use the same settings.

Note For personal (user) preferences, see “3.4.1 Using the Preferences Dialog Box” on

page 3-18.

 To set sheet preferences:

1. Select

2. Select the desired tab.

3. Set the desired customization options. The specific options and settings available in the

4. The

5. Click

Options /Sheet Properties.

Right-click on a blank area of the workspace and choose

Properties from the pop-up menu

that appears. Do not select any elements (for example, components, wires) on the workspace, or the properties dialog box for the selected element will display instead.

Sheet Properties dialog box appears, offering you the following tabs:

The

Circuit — where you set the color scheme and the display properties of workspace text

•

Workspace — where you set the sheet size and properties

•

Wiring — where you set the wire and bus options

•

Font — where you select the font, font size and style for text elements on the circuit

•

PCB — where you set up options for your printed circuit board

•

Visibility — where you enable and disable custom annotation layers.

•

tabs are described in the following sections of this chapter.

Save as Default checkbox is normally enabled. If you do not wish to have the settings

saved as the default, disable this checkbox. Default settings are those used when you create new circuits (

OK to save your changes. (If you wish to apply the changes without closing the

dialog, click

File/New).

Apply).

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3.4.2.1 Sheet Properties - Circuit Tab

The options on this tab control the way your circuit and its components appear on the workspace, and the level of detail which appears. Multicap comes with several color schemes that affect the circuit window background color, wire color, and component color. You can also develop your own color scheme to meet your individual needs.

Shows the results of enabling the options on the right.

Select a built-in color scheme.

Use to set up a custom color scheme (buttons are active only if “Custom” is selected as scheme).

Shows the currently selected color scheme.

1. In the

Component box, enable those items you want shown on the workspace. You can

override your choices for a particular component, as described in “5.1.1 Displaying Identifying Information about a Placed Component” on page 5-2.

Pin names checkbox — when fully checked, shows all pin names; when not checked,

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shows no pin names; when grey checked, shows pin names for those components whose default behavior is to show them.

Pin numbers checkbox — when fully checked, shows all pin numbers; when not

•

checked, shows no pin numbers; when grey checked, shows pin numbers for those components whose default behavior is to show them.

Note Pin names and numbers are made visible as details above; checking and un-checking

Visibility tab of the Design Toolbox has no effect.

in the

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2. In the

Net Names box, select how net names will be shown:

Show All — check to display all net names on the workspace.

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Use Net-specific Setting — check to show net names as set in the Net dialog box. For

• details, see “4.9.2 Modifying Net Names” on page 4-35.

Hide All — check to hide all net names on the workspace.

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3. In the

Color box:

• To use one of the built-in color schemes :

- Choose the scheme from the drop-down list.

- A representation of the scheme’s settings appears in the preview box below the list.

• To create a custom color scheme:

- Choose

- Click on the color bar next to any item. A

- Click on the color you want to use for that item and click

- You are returned to the

Custom from the drop-down list.

Color selector dialog box appears.

OK.

Sheet Properties dialog box.

- The results of your choice appear in the preview box.

- Repeat until all your color settings are made.

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3.4.2.2 Sheet Properties - Workspace Tab

The options on this tab determine the appearance and behavior of the circuit window.

Shows the results of enabling the options on the right.

Enable those items you want shown.

Modify a sheet size.

Multicap comes with the standard sheet sizes that you can use for capturing your circuit. You can modify any of the settings of these sizes to make your own custom sheet.

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3.4.2.3 Sheet Properties - Wiring Tab

The options on this tab control the wire width, bus width and bus wiring mode options.

Change the wire width for current or subsequent wiring.

Set bus wiring mode. For details, see “6.4 Buses” on page 6-16.

Change the bus width for current or subsequent buses.

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3.4.2.4 Sheet Properties - Font Tab

Use this tab to set the font parameters for all elements in the workspace containing text.

Specify the font, style and size of labels and names on your circuit.

Displays a sample using the selected font settings.

Specify the text element to change to the selected font.

Caution Changing to larger fonts may cause labels to collide or

Changes the font for all instances of the elements selected in “Change All”.

To change font for a specific selection, right-click on the desired, part, etc, select Font from the pop-up that appears and click on Selection.

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 To change the font for any text element of the circuit:

1. Select the font, font style and font size for the desired elements.

2. Select the elements you want to change from the following options in the

section of the tab:

Font Option Description

Change All

Component RefDes The component’s unique identification (Reference Designator). For example,

Component Values and Labels

Component Attributes Descriptive information you add to specific components using the

Pin Numbers The number automatically assigned to a pin when it is placed on your circuit. Pin Names The logical name for a pin, for example, GND (for ground). Net Names The name automatically assigned to a net when it is placed on your circuit.

Schematic Text Notes that you add to your circuit using the Place/Text command. For details

Comments Text found in comments that you add to the circuit from the Place/Comment

Busline Name The name that you assign to buslines. For details, see “6.4 Buses” on

R22. The value being used by the component and identified in the Values tab of

the component’s properties dialog box. For details on viewing and modifying this value see “5.1.2 Viewing a Placed Component’s Value” on page 5-3. The Component label assigned by Multicap and identified in the Label tab of the component’s properties dialog box. For details on changing this label see “4.9.1 Modifying Component Labels and Attributes” on page 4-34.

component’s properties dialog box. For details see “4.9.1 Modifying Component Labels and Attributes” on page 4-34.

For details on changing this name see “4.9.2 Modifying Net Names” on page 4-35.

see “4.9.4 Adding Miscellaneous Text” on page 4-39.

command. For details, see “4.9.5 Adding a Comment” on page 4-40.

page 6-16.

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3.4.2.5 Sheet Properties - PCB Tab

This tab is used to set options used when exporting data for PCB layout.

Select this option to make digital and analog ground the same when exporting to PCB layout packages.

Select units to use during export to PCB layout.

As you increase the number of copper layers, the number of copper layers (inner) increases. This setting is used by Ultiboard to determine the default board setup.

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3.4.2.6 Sheet Properties - Visibility Tab

This tab lets you add the custom annotation layers that are available in Multicap.

Click to add custom annotation layers to the schematic. You can show/hide these layers from the Visibility tab in the Design Toolbox. For details, see “3.5.1 Visibility Tab” on page 3-32

For details on annotation layers, refer to “3.5.1 Visibility Tab” on page 3-32.

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3.5 Design Toolbox

The Design Toolbox is used to manage various elements in the schematic. Note For a description of the

Control” on page 6-47.

3.5.1 Visibility Tab

The Visibility tab lets you choose which layers to display on the current sheet on the workspace.

Project View tab, see “6.6 Project Management and Version

Custom annotation layer added via the Visibility tab in the Sheet Properties dialog box.

Schematic Capture layers consist of:

The

RefDes — this layer contains the Reference Designators for all elements on the workspace,

•

for example, R1, U2A.

Label and Value — this layer contains the label entered in the component’s properties

•

dialog box in the example, 1 kohm. See “5.1 Placed Component Properties” on page 5-2 for details.

Attribute and Variant — this layer contains the attribute information entered in the

•

component’s properties dialog box in the the Variant Status. For details, see “6.5 Variants” on page 6-34.

Net Name — this layer contains the netnames.

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Label field in the Label tab. It also contains the component’s value, for

Attributes fields in the Label tab. It also includes

Pin Name — this layer contains the pin names, for example, “1Q” in a J-K flip-flop.

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Pin Number — this layer contains the pin numbers.

•

Bus Entry Label — this layer contains the labels that appear at the point where a wire

• enters a bus, for example, “Ln 1”.

Fixed Annotations layers consist of:

The

ERC Error Mark — this layer contains the marks that are placed on the schematic that

• indicate ERC error points. See “5.4 Electrical Rules Checking” on page 5-32 for details.

Comment — this layer contains any comments that you “pin” to the workspace. Refer to

• “4.9.5 Adding a Comment” on page 4-40 for details.

Text/Graphics — this layer contains any graphic elements that you place on the

•

workspace.

Custom Annotations layers can be added from the Sheet Properties dialog box. For details, see

“3.4.2.6 Sheet Properties - Visibility Tab” on page 3-31.

 To hide a layer, disable the layer’s checkbox.  To show a hidden layer, enable the layer’s checkbox.

3.5.2 Hierarchy Tab

The Hierarchy tab contains a tree that shows the files in the design that you have open.

Design Toolbox

Design Root Active Variant - see “6.5 Variants” on page 6-34

Page 1 of multi-sheet design - see “6.1 Flat Multi-sheet Design” on page 6-2

Subcircuit - see “6.2 Hierarchical Design” on page 6-3 Hierarchical Block - see “6.2 Hierarchical Design” on page 6-3

Included in Active Variant Page 2 of multi-sheet design

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 To view context-sensitive menus in the Hierarchy tab:

Pop-up Menus

1. Right-click on an item. Depending on the item, different context-sensitive menus appear.

2. From the Design Root you can select:

Close — to close the entire design.

•

Save — to save the design.

•

3. From an active or in-active variant that branches from the Design Root, you can select:

Set Variant Active — to set the active variant. A blue box displays beside the active

• variant. For details, see “6.5.2.3 Setting the Active Variant” on page 6-44.

Variant Manager — to display the Variant Manager dialog box. For details, see “6.5.1

• Setting Up Variants” on page 6-34.

4. From a page of a multi-sheet design (in this example, PowerSupply#1), you can select:

Open Window — to open the page on the workspace.

•

Close Window — to close the page.

•

Rename Page — to change the multi-page’s name.

•

5. From a subcircuit, you can select:

Open Window — to open the subcircuit on the workspace.

•

Close Window — to close the subcircuit.

•

Rename Subcircuit — to change the subcircuit’s name.

•

6. From a Hierarchical Block, you can select:

Open Window — to open the Hierarchical Block on the workspace.

•

Close Window — to close the Hierarchical Block.

•

Map Variants — to display the Hierarchical Block’s properties dialog box, where you

•

can assign its variant status. For details, see “6.5.2.1 Assigning Variant Status to Components” on page 6-38.

7. From a variant that branches from a Hierarchical Block, you can select:

Variant Manager — to display the Variant Manager dialog box. For details, see “6.5.1

• Setting Up Variants” on page 6-34.

Exclude from Active Variant — to exclude this variant from the active variant. If

•

desired, you can exclude all variants in a Hierarchical Block from the Active Variant.

Include in Active Variant — to include this variant in the active variant. A blue triangle

•

appears beside the included variant. You can only include one variant at a time in the Active Variant.

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3.6 Customizing the Interface

The Multicap user interface is highly customizable. Separate customizations may be applied whenever each different type of sheet becomes active. For example, the toolbars and docking windows may be re-configured as you move from a circuit sheet to a description sheet.

As well, the keyboard shortcut system is customizable. This allows for any keys or key combinations to be assigned to any command that may be placed in a menu or on a toolbar.

 To customize the interface:

1. Select

2. Make changes in the

Options/Customize User Interface.

Customize dialog’s tabs as detailed in the following sections:

•“3.6.1 Commands tab” on page 3-36

•“3.6.2 Toolbars tab” on page 3-37

•“3.6.3 Keyboard tab” on page 3-38

•“3.6.4 Menu tab” on page 3-39

•“3.6.5 Options tab” on page 3-40

•“3.6.6 Customization Pop-up Menus” on page 3-40

•“3.6.7 Other Customization Options” on page 3-41.

Customizing the Interface

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3.6.1 Commands tab

The Commands tab in the Customize dialog box is used to add commands to menus and toolbars.

 To add a command to a menu or toolbar:

1. Drag it from the

selected in the

2. If you do not see the command that you require, click on another selection in the

Categories list to display more commands.

3. If you wish to add a button to a toolbar that is not showing, click on the

click in the checkbox beside the desired toolbar to make it visible.

4. Click

Close when customizations are complete.

 To remove a command from a menu or toolbar, right-click on it and select Delete from the

pop-up that appears. The

Commands list to the desired menu or toolbar. When a command is

Command list, its description is displayed in the Description field.

Customize dialog box must be open when you do this.

Toolbars tab and

 To change the position of a command that is in a menu or toolbar, drag it to its new location.

The

Customize dialog box must be open when you do this.

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3.6.2 Toolbars tab

The Toolbars tab in the Customize dialog box is used to show or hide toolbars, and to add new custom toolbars.

 To use the features in this tab:

1. To display a toolbar, switch on the checkbox beside the desired toolbar in the

2. Switch off a checkbox to hide a toolbar.

Note You cannot switch off the

3. The buttons in this tab function as follows:

Reset All—displays the Reset Toolbars dialog box, where you select whether to reset

•

the currently selected toolbars, or all toolbars. You are prompted to select the configuration file you wish to use, for example, “default.ewcfg”.

New—displays the Toolbar Name dialog box, where you enter the name for a new

•

toolbar. When you click Follow the steps in “3.6.1 Commands tab” on page 3-36 to add buttons to the toolbar.

Rename—use to rename a toolbar that you have created yourself. You cannot rename

•

toolbars that are included in Multicap by default. for example,

Delete—use to delete the selected toolbar. You cannot delete toolbars that are included

•

in Multicap by default. for example,

Show text labels—select this checkbox to show the text labels (for example, “Save”) in

• the toolbar, along with the command’s icon.

4. Click

Close when customizations are complete.

Customizing the Interface

Toolbars list.

Menu bar.

OK, a new toolbar with the name that you entered is created.

Components, Menu Bar .

Components, Menu Bar.

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3.6.3 Keyboard tab

The Keyboard tab is used to set up keyboard shortcuts.

 To set up keyboard shortcuts:

1. Choose a menu from the

Commands drop-down list. If a shortcut is already assigned, it appears in the Current Keys

field.

2. Enter a new shortcut in the

3. Click

Close when customizations are complete.

Category drop-down list and the desired command from the

Press New Shortcut Key field.

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3.6.4 Menu tab

The Menu tab is used to modify the various context-sensitive menus that appear when you right-click from various locations in Multicap.

 To display the desired menu:

1. Select the desired menu set from the

2. Right-click on the menu that appears and edit as desired.

3. Select the desired menu effects using the

Menu shadows checkbox.

Customizing the Interface

Select Context Menu drop-down list.

Menu animations drop-down list and the

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3.6.5 Options tab

The Options tab in the Customize dialog box is used to set up toolbar and menu options.

 To set up menu and toolbar options, switch the checkboxes on or off as desired.

3.6.6 Customization Pop-up Menus

To customize the appearance of toolbar buttons and menu items, a pop-up menu is available when the

 To display the above pop-up:

1. Be sure you have the

2. Right-click on either a menu item or toolbar and select the desired option.

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Customize dialog box is open.

Customize dialog box open.

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3. When you select

you can change the appearance of the selected toolbutton.

Button Appearance, the Button Appearance dialog box appears, where

3.6.7 Other Customization Options

The Multicap user interface is highly customizable. Separate customizations may be applied whenever a different type of sheet becomes active. For example, the toolbars and docking windows may be re-configured as you move from a circuit sheet to a description edit sheet.

Toolbars may be docked in various positions and orientations. The contents of the toolbars may be customized. New toolbars may be created. The menu system is fully customizable, including all pop-up menu for the various object types. You can also customize the interface by showing or hiding, dragging to a new location and, optionally, resizing any of toolbars.

These changes apply to all circuits you are working with. Moved or resized items will return to that location and size when Multicap is next opened.

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Chapter 4

Schematic Capture - Basics

This chapter describes the basic functions involved in creating a circuit in the circuit window. It explains the fundamental steps in circuit creation, but is not intended to describe all the potential aspects of circuit design. For example, you should look to other chapters for details on the component database and instructions on editing components.

The following are described in this chapter.

Subject Page No.

Introduction to Schematic Capture 4-3 Working with Multiple Circuit Windows 4-3 Selecting Components from the Database 4-3 Placing Components

Using the place component browser Placing Virtual Components Using the In Use List Selecting Placed Components Moving a Placed Component Copying a Placed Component Replacing a Placed Component Controlling Component Color

4-4 4-4 4-9 4-13 4-13 4-14 4-16 4-17 4-18

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Wiring Components

Wiring Components Automatically Wiring Components Manually Combining Automatic and Manual Wiring Marking Pins for No Connection Placing Wires Directly Onto Workspace Setting Wiring Preferences Modifying the Wire Path Controlling Wire Color Moving a Wire Virtual Wiring

Manually Adding a Junction (Connector) 4-29 Rotating/Flipping Placed Components 4-30 Finding Components in Your Circuit 4-32 Labeling

Modifying Component Labels and Attributes Modifying Net Names Adding a Title Block Adding Miscellaneous Text Adding a Comment Graphic Annotation Capturing Screen Area

Circuit Description Box

Formatting the Circuit Description Box Description Edit Bar

4-18 4-19 4-22 4-23 4-23 4-26 4-26 4-27 4-27 4-28 4-28

4-33 4-34 4-35 4-36 4-39 4-40 4-43 4-45

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Linking a Form to a Circuit

Creating Forms Setting Form Submission Options Completing Forms

Printing the Circuit 4-56

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Introduction to Schematic Capture

4.1 Introduction to Schematic Capture

Schematic capture is the first stage in developing your circuit. In this stage you choose the components you want to use, place them on the circuit window in the desired position and orientation, wire them together, and otherwise prepare your design. Multicap lets you modify component properties, orient your circuit on a grid, add text and a title block, add subcircuits and buses, and control the color of the circuit window background, components and wires.

Note For details on setting up your workspace, refer to “3.4 Setting Schematic Capture

Preferences” on page 3-18.

4.2 Working with Multiple Circuit Windows

You can open as many circuits as you want at the same time. Each circuit appears in its own circuit window. The active circuit window is, as in other Windows applications, the window with the highlighted title bar. You can use the Window menu to move from circuit window to circuit window or just click on the tab at the bottom of the workspace for the circuit you want to see.

Each window is distinct, and can have its own preferences settings, set of components and so on. You can copy, but not move, a component from one circuit window to another.

4.3 Selecting Components from the Database

The first step in schematic capture is placing the appropriate components on your circuit window.

You can use the following methods to locate a component in the database:

• use the “4.4.1 Using the place component browser” on page 4-4

• search a specific component group/family of the database, as explained in “7.2.2 Searching for Components” on page 7-4.

Note There are multiple “levels” of the component database as discussed in “7.1.1 Database

The first of these choices is normally used. Each button on the corresponds to a group of components with similar functionality. Clicking one of these buttons opens the place component browser (i.e., the contents of that button’s group displayed.

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Component toolbar to browse through all the component groups, as explained in

Levels” on page 7-2.

Component toolbar

Select a Component dialog box) with the

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4.4 Placing Components

The component browser is used to select parts from the three databases and place them on a circuit. It is designed to make it fast and easy to find the part you are looking for amongst the more than 17,000 available.

Parts are organized by database, group, and family (for example, Master Database, Digital Group, TTL Family). Filters are provided as appropriate to narrow lists based on value range and tolerance where applicable. T ype-ahead allows you to type a few characters to jump to the component you are looking for. Search capabilities allow you to find parts using generalized wildcard searches throughout all the databases.

4.4.1 Using the place component browser

By default, the Components toolbar is enabled. If it has been turned off, select

View/Toolbars/Components

the pop-up that appears. Note This section describes the placement of “real” components. Use the

place “virtual” components, as explained in “4.4.2 Placing Virtual Components” on page 4-9.

or right-click in the menu area and select Place Component from

Virtual toolbar to

 To choose and place a component.

1. Click on the desired group in the

Component

Alternatively, you can display the

Place/Component and selecting the desired group from the Group drop-down list.

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dialog box appears with the selected component group displayed.

Component toolbar, for example, Basic. The Select a

Select a Component dialog box by choosing

Placing Components

Note The Note The default database that displays in the browser is the

Select a Component browser is also referred to as the place component browser.

Master Database. If you wish to

select a component from either the select that database from the

Corporate Database or User Database, you must

Database drop-down list before selecting a component.

Once changed, the database will remain as selected for subsequent part placements.

2. Click on the desired component family in the

3. Click on the desired component in the

Tip To make your scroll through the

Component list faster, simply type the first few

Family list.

Component list.

characters of the component’s name. As you type, matches are displayed in the top of the

Component list. If you make a mistake, you can use the BACKSPACE key to remove one

character at a time, or the D

ELETE key to remove all of the characters that you typed.

Indicates the database from which to take the component.

Indicates the Group in which the component is found.

Indicates the component family with which you are working.

Lists the components available in the selected component family.

Shows the symbol that will be used to represent the component selected in the Component list.

Information about the component selected in the Component List

Lists the footprint manufacturer and type available for the component selected in the Component list.

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4. To confirm that this is the component you want to place, click

component, click

Close). The browser closes and the cursor on the circuit window changes

OK. (To cancel placing the

to a ghost image of the component you wish to place. This indicates that the component is ready to be placed.

Note If you are placing a component whose package includes multiple sections (for

example, four separate gates, as in the above example), a dialog box displays, where you specify which of the sections you want to place. For a more detailed description of the dialog’s functionality, refer to “4.4.1.1 Multisection Components” on page 4-7.

5. Move your cursor to the location where you want the component placed. The workspace

automatically scrolls if you move your cursor to the edges of the workspace.

Note See also, “4.4.1.2 Rotating/flipping a part during placement” on page 4-9.

6. Click on the circuit window where you want the component placed. The component’s

symbol and labels appear (unless you have specified that they are not to be displayed, as explained in “5.1.1 Displaying Identifying Information about a Placed Component” on page 5-2), as well as a unique RefDes made up of a letter and number. The letter represents the type of component and the number is a sequential number that indicates the order in which the components were originally placed. For example, the first digital component has the RefDes “U1”, the next is “U2”, the first inductor has the RefDes “L1”, and so on.

Note If the component you place is a virtual component, it is a different color from real

components. This color is set in the

Sheet Properties dialog box, as explained in

“3.4.2.1 Sheet Properties - Circuit Tab” on page 3-24.

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Placing Components

Tip Some components, like resistors and capacitors will have

Component list, to make part selection faster.

Filters

Filter fields at the top of the

4.4.1.1 Multisection Components

Certain non-virtual parts do not have a one-to-one correspondence with a footprint. Rather, several circuit components may correspond to a single physical package. An example is a quad 2-input NAND gate such as the Texas Instruments 7400N. For this example, up to four components on a schematic diagram may correspond to a single part for the purposes of PCB layout.

To place a multi-section part, you select the physical part from the component browser. Immediately prior to placing the component, a section chooser pops up that lists parts that have free sections, or allows you to start a new part. You must select one of these sections for placement. Once placed, optimizing facilities are provided to enable multi-section parts to be efficiently packed into chips, and a spare gate report is available to show sections not used on multi-section parts in the circuit.

Refer to the following example for details.

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 To place a multi-section part:

1. Select

2. Click

Place/Component and navigate to the desired Group, Family and Component.

OK. If this is the first multi-section component of this type (e.g., 7400N) being

placed on the circuit, a dialog box appears as follows:

Click to place section A of the component.

If there are other multi-section components placed the

Select Part dialog box will be

similar to the following:

Darker text indicates available sections for placement. Click on an available section to place it.

Greyed-out text indicates this section has already been placed.

Note It is a good idea to place all the sections of a multi-section device (U1 in this example)

before going to a new multi-section device of the same type.

Note Only instances of the same component type are shown as available to place. In the

above example, U1 and “New” are both quad 2-input 7400N ICs. If there are other quad 2-input NAND devices in the circuit, for example 74LS01N, they will not be displayed.

3. Click on any available section. The dialog box closes and a ghost image of the device is

attached to your cursor.

4. Click to place the device in the desired location.

5. If you selected either

placement

in the Parts tab of the Preferences dialog box, the dialog box re-appears.

Continue placing parts from this dialog. When finished, press E

6. If you selected

Continuous placement for multi-section part only or Continuous

SC to exit.

Place Single Component in the Parts tab of the Preferences dialog box, the

dialog box does not re-appear after placing a component.

Note Settings for placing components with multiple devices are found in the

Preferences dialog box. For details, see “3.4.1.3 Preferences - Parts Tab” on page 3-21.

Parts tab of the

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4.4.1.2 Rotating/flipping a part during placement

 To rotate or flip a part during placement:

1. Select a part as detailed in “4.4.1 Using the place component browser” on page 4-4.

2. As you are dragging the “ghost” image of the part that you are placing, press one of the

following key combinations:

TRL-R — rotates the component 90 degrees clockwise.

TRL-SHIFT-R — rotates the component 90 degrees counter-clockwise.

LT-X — flips the component horizontally.

LT-Y — flips the component vertically.

4.4.1.3 Other buttons

 To display the Search Component dialog box, click the Search button. For details, see “7.2.2

Searching for Components” on page 7-4.

 T o display the

Component Detail Report dialog box, click the Detail Report button. For details,

see “9.2 Component Detail Report” on page 9-5.

4.4.2 Placing Virtual Components

Use the Virtual toolbar to place virtual components on your workspace.

Note This toolbar is not displayed by default. To display it, select

 To place a virtual component:

1. Click on the desired button in the

Button Description

Show Power Source Components button. Displays the Power Source Components toolbar, which contains buttons that let you place different

virtual Power Source components.

Show Signal Source Components button. Displays the Signal Source Components toolbar, which contains buttons that let you place different

virtual Signal Source components.

Virtual toolbar.

View/Toolbars/Virtual.

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Button Description

Show Basic Components button. Displays the Basic Components toolbar ,

which contains buttons that let you place different virtual Basic components. Show Diode Components button. Displays the Diodes Components

toolbar, which contains buttons that let you place different virtual diodes.

Show Transistor Components button. Displays the Transistor Components toolbar, which contains buttons that let you place different

virtual transistors. Show Analog Components Bar button. Displays the Analog Components

toolbar, which contains buttons that let you place different virtual Analog components.

Show Miscellaneous Components Bar button. Displays the Miscellaneous Components toolbar, which contains buttons that let you

place miscellaneous virtual components.

Show Measurement Components Bar button. Displays the Measurement Components toolbar, which contains buttons that let you place different

virtual Measurement components.

Note For details on the various toolbars that appear when buttons on the

Virtual toolbar are

pressed, see “4.4.2.1 V irtual component toolbars” on page 4-10.

2. From the toolbar that displays, click on the desired virtual component. The cursor changes

to a “ghost” image of the component you wish to place.

3. Click on the workspace in the desired location to place the virtual component.

4.4.2.1 Virtual component toolbars

This section describes the virtual components that can be placed from the various virtual component toolbars that are accessed by pressing the corresponding button on the toolbar. For details see, “4.4.2 Placing Virtual Components” on page 4-9.

Power Source Components toolbar

The buttons (from left to right) in the Power Source Components toolbar place the following virtual components: AC Power Source; DC Power Source; Digital Ground; Ground; 3 Phase

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Voltage Source Delta; 3 Phase V oltage Source Wye; VCC Supply; VDD Supply; VEE Supply; VSS Supply.

Signal Source Components

The buttons (from left to right) in the Signal Source Components toolbar place the following virtual components: AC Current Source; AC Voltage Source; AM Source; Clock Current Source; Clock Voltage Source; DC Current Source; Exponential Current Source; Exponential Voltage Source; FM Current Source; FM Voltage Source; PWL Linear Current; PWL Linear Voltage; Pulse Current Source; Pulse Voltage Source; White Noise Source.

Basic Components toolbar

The buttons (from left to right) in the Basic toolbar place the following virtual components: capacitor; coreless coil; inductor; magnetic core coil; non-linear transformer; potentiometer;

normally open relay; normally closed relay; combination relay; resistor; audio transformer; miscellaneous transformer; power transformer; transformer; variable capacitor; variable inductor; pullup resistor; voltage controlled resistor.

Diodes toolbar

The buttons (from left to right) in the Diodes toolbar place the following virtual components: diode; zener diode.

T ransistor Components toolbar

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The buttons (from left to right) in the virtual components: BJT NPN 4T; BJT NPN; BJT PNP 4T; BJT PNP; GaASFET N; GaASFET P; JFET N; JFET P; several enhancement and depletion mode NMOSFETs and PMOSFETs.

Transistor Components toolbar place the following

Analog Components toolbar

The buttons (from left to right) in the Analog Components toolbar place the following virtual components: Comparator; 3 Terminal Opamp; 5 Terminal Opamp.

Miscellaneous Components toolbar

The buttons (from left to right) in the Miscellaneous Components toolbar place the following virtual components: 555 Timer; Analog Switch; Crystal; DCD Hex; Current Rated Fuse; Lamp; Monostable; Motor; Optocoupler; Phase Locked Loop; 7 Segment Display Common Anode; 7 Segment Display Common Cathode.

Measurement Components toolbar

The buttons (from left to right) in the Measurement Components toolbar place the following virtual components: Ammeter (4 configurations); Digital Probe (5 colors); Voltmeter (4 configurations).

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4.4.3 Using the In Use List

Each time you place a component, it is added to the In Use List for easy re-use. To place another instance of any currently placed component, simply select it from the list. The copied component appears at the top of your circuit window—you can move it to any location you like.

4.4.4 Selecting Placed Components

You can select a component that has been placed on the workspace by either clicking on it or dragging the mouse to make a selection.

 To select a component by clicking the mouse, left-click on its center.

Tip If you wish to select a component’s label or other text, but not the entire component,

do not click on the center of the component — click directly on the text.

Placing Components

 To select a component by dragging the mouse:

1. Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor to form a selection rectangle on the workspace that contains the component to be selected.

You can set whether you must enclose all or part of component in the selection rectangle. See “ Setting Dragging Selection Options” on page 4-14.

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2. Release the mouse.

Dashed line indicates selected component.

Tip You can select individual elements in a component like the RefDes, label and so on. To

move the selection to another element of the component, use the T

Setting Dragging Selection Options

You can use the Selection Rectangle box in the General tab of the Preferences dialog box to set how part selection by mouse dragging functions.

AB key.

Part is selected when a portion of it is contained in the dragged rectangle.

The entire part, including all text, labels, etc. must be in the dragged rectangle for part to be selected.

Tip To toggle between the

Intersecting and Fully Enclosed modes, press and hold the Z key

before dragging the mouse.

4.4.5 Moving a Placed Component

You can move a placed component to another location by doing one of the following:

• dragging the component

• selecting the component and pressing the arrow keys on your keyboard to move it up,

down, or to either side in increments of one grid space.

Note Moving automatically adjusts the wiring to an appropriate configuration, unless you

have disabled the Preferences” on page 4-26.

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Autowire on move option described in “4.5.6 Setting Wiring

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1.1 Installation Requirements

1.2 Installation Overview

1.3 Installing Multicap 9

1.3.1 Before Installing Multicap 9

1.3.2 Single User Edition

1.3.2.1 Installing the Single User Edition

1.3.2.2 Requesting a Release Code for the Single User Version

1.3.3 Multi-Station Standalone Edition

1.3.4 Network Version

1.3.4.1 Installing the Network Edition

1.3.4.2 Entering the Release Code for the Network Edition

1.3.4.3 Workstation Setup

1.3.4.4 Setting User Permissions

1.3.5 Changing Server Name and/or Port Number After Client Installation

1.4 Network License Server

1.4.1 Administering the Network License Server

1.4.2 Administering Fixed Seat Licenses

1.4.3 Reviewing License Server Events

1.4.4 Troubleshooting

1.5 Support and Upgrade

1.5.1 Checking for Updates

1.5.2 Installing Updates

1.5.3 Viewing Messages

1.5.4 Changing Settings

1.6 Uninstalling Multicap 9

1.6.1 Uninstalling the Single User Version

1.7 Uninstalling SUU

1.8 Uninstalling a Site Version

1.8.1 Uninstalling Standalone Multi-Station Installation

1.8.2 Uninstalling Network Installation

1.8.3 Uninstalling Combination Standalone Multi-Station and Network Installations

1.9 Uninstalling NLS

2.1 The Electronics Workbench Suite

2.2 Multicap 9 Tutorial

2.2.1 Schematic Capture

3.1 Introduction to the Multicap Interface

3.2 Toolbars

3.2.1 Standard Toolbar

3.2.2 Main Toolbar

3.2.3 View Toolbar

3.2.4 Components Toolbar

3.2.5 Virtual Toolbar

3.2.6 Graphic Annotation Toolbar

3.3 Using the Pop-up Menus

3.3.1 Pop-up From Circuit Window , with no Component Selected

3.3.2 Pop-up From a Selected Component

3.3.3 Pop-up From a Selected Wire

3.3.4 Pop-up From a Selected Text Block or Graphic

3.3.5 Pop-up From a Title Block

3.3.6 Pop-up from a Comment

3.4 Setting Schematic Capture Preferences

3.4.1 Using the Preferences Dialog Box

3.4.1.1 Preferences - Paths Tab

3.4.1.2 Preferences - Save Tab

3.4.1.3 Preferences - Parts Tab

3.4.1.4 Preferences - General Tab

3.4.2 Using the Sheet Properties Dialog Box

3.4.2.1 Sheet Properties - Circuit Tab

3.4.2.2 Sheet Properties - Workspace Tab

3.4.2.3 Sheet Properties - Wiring Tab

3.4.2.4 Sheet Properties - Font Tab

3.4.2.5 Sheet Properties - PCB Tab

3.4.2.6 Sheet Properties - Visibility Tab

3.5 Design Toolbox

3.5.1 Visibility Tab

3.5.2 Hierarchy Tab