You know when you copied all your reference designs from one work computer to your new work computer, but you can’t find the library with those original parts? Annoying right? Well in this post, we will show you three ways to transfer OrCAD library parts from one device or project to another. Method 1 – Copy the Original Libraries to the New Computer and re-link If you have access to the previous computer or drive that held the library (and therefore parts) you want, then access that drive to find the library. Don’t know where to find that library in the first place? Step 1 – Find th ..read more

It’s just another beautiful day (or night) and suddenly you have a rare situation, when you make a new schematic you have small components on the schematic page whenever you place parts (picture below)…. Tiny parts on the OrCAD Capture Schematic viewer This is something you may have never seen before or may never see, because normally OrCAD 17.2 defaults to your parts looking like this: Properly scaled parts on OrCAD Capture schematic viewer So how can the situation in the first picture happen? The parts show up completely tiny, and no matter what you do, you can’t fix it. Here’s t ..read more

Here is a quick way to put an area of net names into the same class for net spacing rules and physical rules using Constraint Manager for Capture. The Legacy (Slow) Way But first I want to show you the slow way one needed to set constraints and classes. Let’s say you have a schematic design and want to define the spacing for specific nets before PCB layout. In earlier versions of OrCAD, this could take at least 10 minutes to set your desired properties. You used to have to: Look up a list properties in PCB Editor with specific strings, like NET_PHYSICAL_TYPE and NET_SPACING_TYPE (a ..read more

When you need to navigate your schematic in OrCAD Capture, seeing the schematic page grid can help you place components. However, I may get distracted or bothered by the ‘dots’ that are shown by default. The grid display gets even more distracting when I try the lined grid setting… *shivers* The full grid with lines may work for some designers, but I can’t work with either grid most times. I just like to have a clear grid. If this is distracting for you or you are just curious, I’ll show you how to remove the visible grid dots and lines in OrCAD Capture. The OrCAD Capture Options ..read more

Sometimes you will find a part you have never seen before and you are not familiar with its shape and land pattern. How can you incorporate it in your PCB design? After reading this article, you will know the steps to take to incorporate any IC package into your PCB design. Let’s say we have an IC, like the BSC010NE2LSIATMA1, an N-Channel 25V 38A (Ta), 100A (Tc) 2.5W (Ta), 96W (Tc) Surface Mount PG-TDSON-8-7 device. You can use two methods to design the PCB land pattern for this part. Method 1 – Create the Part from the Part Data Sheet Step 1. Find the part measurements in a data s ..read more

A tutorial on the PCB design flow for Allegro and OrCAD PCB Editor version 16.6. AllegroおよびOrCAD PCBエディタバージョン16.6用のPCB ..read more

Make sure you subscribe to the channel to get all of our latest content! Video Description: Would you like to learn more about OrCAD / Allegro / PSpice? Check out my courses on https://learnorcadonline.com and enroll. Or if you have questions, email kirsch@learnorcadonline.com. Thanks for watching! Let us know in the comments what you think, and if you have any tutorial requests! Thanks, Kirsch + Learn OrCAD Online ..read more

Make sure you subscribe to the channel to get all of our latest content! Video Description: Do you want to use a PSpice model from a manufacturer into your pre-existing design, but without having to change your schematic parts? Find out how in this video. Would you like to learn more about OrCAD / Allegro / PSpice? Are you tired of getting stuck when it comes to learning PCB design software? Wouldn’t it be great if you had a step-by-step system that you could rely on to get your PCB projects done in Industry-leading software? Well that process exists. I know exactly what it’s like to strugg ..read more

Make sure you subscribe to the channel to get all of our latest content! Video Description: OrCAD Capture CIS Lite Open the Start Page Under the Home Page you can start New Projects, Open Projects, and New Designs Learning Resources – See the full user manual, tutorials, help, PSpice resources, what’s new and videos OrCAD Apps – check out the OrCAD App store. Apps are software tools to extend the functionality of OrCAD Capture. Some apps are Part Link Power by Digi-Key and nsWare PDF. Reference Designs – Find free designs for real-world applications by Silicon Expert. Very cool Enroll in ..read more

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