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The DxDesigner Design Processing course was developed to improve your knowledge and
skills with Design Definition solutions. Using the DxDesigner subset of the ePD tools
suite, you will gain proficiency in project management with Dashboard, schematic capture
with ViewDraw, part selection using the newly integrated DxDatabook and much more.
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Detailed lab exercises help reinforce what is discussed during the lectures and provide
you with extensive tool usage experience under the guidance of our industry expert instructors.
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What will you learn?
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• Use ViewDraw proficiently in the creation of flat and hierarchical schematic designs.
• Place wires and buses in the design to create net connections.
• Create symbols for your schematics through a variety of methods, including the Symbol Wizard.
• Effectively build intelligence into your design using attributes.
• Annotate and Document the schematic design using DxDesigner Utilities including: DxPDF, Partslister, and the cross-reference utility.
• Setup, run, and interpret results of the PCB netlister utility.
• Use DxDatabook to search, select, and verify parts used in your design.
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Hands-On Labs - Throughout this course, extensive hands-on lab exercises provide you with practical
experience using DxDesigner software. All labs are written to support both the classic method of libraries and the DxDatabook method. Hands-on lab topics include:
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• Creating a project and setting up a project file
• Configuring ViewDraw
• Schematic creation
• Symbol graphics creation
• Symbol attributes
• Net label cross-referencing and OLE
• Netlist creation
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Who should attend?
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• Engineers and schematic designers who will use ViewDraw to create schematics that will be used as "front end" designs primarily for layout systems.
• CAD Engineers and Managers who will be responsible for integration of the DxDesigner tool suite in their design flow.
• PCB Designers who would like to have a good understanding of the front-end schematic capture process.
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Prerequisties
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• Familiarity with Windows XP, NT, 2000 or UNIX operating systems.
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Key Topics
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• Design Flow
• ViewDraw Constituents
• Command Execution
• ViewDraw Interface
• ViewDraw Add-ins
• ProjectNavigator Tree
• Component Configuration Manager
• Connectivity Spreadsheet Editor
• DxDataBook
• DxVariantManager
• OutputLog Window
• ProjectNavigator Contents
• Attribute Editor
• Cross Prober
• Mouse Functions
• Schematic Definitions
• Schematic Creation
• Creating New Schematics
• Opening Existing Schematics
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Dashboard
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• Dashboard Interface
• Creating Projects
• Opening Existing Projects
• Project Structure
• Project Libraries
• Adding Project Libraries
• Importing Libraries from viewdraw.ini
• WDIR
• Dashboard Help
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More on Schematics
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• Adding Components
• DxDataBook Interface
• DxDataBook Searching
• Component Arrays
• Adding Connections
• Fast Drawing Nets
• Net Arrays
• Connection by Abutment
• Connectivity Spreadsheet Editor
• Component Labels
• Component Attributes
• Component Pin Properties
• Net and Bus Labels
• Net and Bus Attributes
• Net and Bus Color
• Auto-labeling Net Arrays
• Command Line
• Using Strokes
• Design Exchange Overview
• Saving Designs
• Autosave
• Checking Schematics
• Schematic Checker — Basic
• Schematic Checker — Results
• Design Methodologies
• Adding Schematic Sheets
• Inserting Schematic Sheets
• Deleting Sheets
• Renaming Nets
• Replacing Components
• Design Navigation
• Modifying Design Attributes
• Modifying Parts in DxDataBook
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Attributes
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• Attribute Definition
• Attribute Types
• Attribute Levels
• Symbol Attributes
• Attribute Editor
• Heterogeneous Parts
• Adding Heterogeneous Components
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Utilities
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• Tool Flow Overview
• ViewDRC
• Cross-referencing Signals
• Controlling XREF
• Scout
• DxPDF
• Component Verification
• Achiving Designs
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PCB Flow and Part Lists
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• Packaging Parts
• ViewPCB — Basic
• ViewPCB — Advanced
• ViewPCB — Full Editing
• ViewPCB — Results
• PCB Error Messages
• ProjectNavigator Tree
• The pcb.err File
• Parts Lister — Design/Files
• Parts Lister — Page/Header
• Parts Lister — Modes/Definitions
• Parts Lister — Attribute Fields
• Parts Lister — Sum/Delimiter
• Parts Lister — Output
• Parts Lister Output File
• DxVariantManager
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Constraints
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• Constraints
• Creating Constraint Classes
• Differential Pairs
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Symbols
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• Symbol Anatomy
• Symbol Block Types
• Symbol Creation Process
• Symbol Wizard
• DxBoardLink
• Creating Symbols Manually
• Symbol Block Properties
• Adding Symbol Outline
• Adding Pins
• Symbol Pin Arrays
• Adding Pin Labels
• Pin Attributes
• Label and Text Origins
• Pin Color
• Symbol Attributes
• Adding Symbol Text
• FUBs
• Saving Symbols
• Symbol Summary
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