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- --- Readme Text File ---
- Protel for Windows Advanced Schematic
- Version 2.0 -- 1/24/94
-
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- If this program is the demonstration version, please read the following.
-
- Copyright Notice
- The demonstration software (including this text file) may be copied and passed on to
- others for non-commercial use only, provided it is distributed in its entirety, and
- has not been changed, amended nor edited in any way and the notice of copyright shown
- below is placed on the label of the copied disk.
-
- All other rights are reserved.
- Copyright (c) 1992-94 Protel Technology Inc
-
- The demo version of Protel for Windows Advanced Schematic is identical to the 'full'
- version with a few key exceptions. You will not be able to Save (or Save as...) schematic
- sheet or project files nor make permanent changes to the demonstration files in the
- Schematic Editor. You can save library files in the Library Editor by using the binary
- output format, only. ASCII library output is disabled.
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-
- Congratulations on your purchase of Advanced Schematic. We're sure that you will find
- the many breakthrough features of this product exciting. As you gain familiarity with
- Advanced Schematic, we're equally confident that you will find this system a satisfying
- and productive design environment.
-
-
- On-line Help
- The full version of Advanced Schematic is shipped with four manuals, Environment Guide,
- User Guide, Advanced Schematic Reference and Schematic Library Editor Reference.
- The On-line Help system includes information contained in these manuals.
-
- Many key features of Advanced Schematic had not been completed at the time the User Guide,
- Schematic Editor Reference and Library Editor Reference were printed. A special topic,
- "New Features" has been included in the comprehensive On-line Help systems, covering these
- new or expanded features. Separate On-line Help files are provided for the Schematic Editor
- application and the Library Editor application. To access On-line help at any time while
- using the software simply press F1.
-
-
- Installation
- The following files may have been installed onto your destination drive and directories
- depending upon the options that were selected during installation. The demonstration version,
- only installs the files that have an asterix (*) after the file name.
-
- Advanced Schematic applications and support files - 4.7Mb
-
- SCH.EXE* - Schematic Editor application
- SCH.HLP* - Schematic Editor On-line Help file
- LIBEDIT.EXE* - Library Editor Application
- LIBEDIT.HLP* - Library Editor On-line Help file
- BWCC.DLL* - Auxillary file (copied to your Windows directory)
- IMAGEMAN.DLL* - Auxillary file (copied to your Windows directory)
- IMGBMP.DIL* - Auxillary file (copied to your Windows directory)
- IMGPCX.DIL* - Auxillary file (copied to your Windows directory)
- IMGTIFF.DIL* - Auxillary file (copied to your Windows directory)
- IMGGIF.DIL* - Auxillary file (copied to your Windows directory)
- IMGEPSF.DIL* - Auxillary file (copied to your Windows directory)
- IMGWMF.DIL* - Auxillary file (copied to your Windows directory)
- PROTEL.LIB* - Protel (DOS version) Schematic Vector conversion library
- SPICE.XRF* - Spice cross reference file
- A.DOT* - Document Template Example - (A size)
- B.DOT* - Document Template Example - (B size)
- C.DOT* - Document Template Example - (C size)
- D.DOT* - Document Template Example - (D size)
- E.DOT* - Document Template Example - (E size)
- A4.DOT* - Document Template Example - (A4 size)
- A3.DOT* - Document Template Example - (A3 size)
- A2.DOT* - Document Template Example - (A2 size)
- A1.DOT* - Document Template Example - (A1 size)
- A0.DOT* - Document Template Example - (A0 size)
- ORCAD_A.DOT* - Document Template Example - (Orcad default A size)
- ORCAD_B.DOT* - Document Template Example - (Orcad default B size)
- ORCAD_C.DOT* - Document Template Example - (Orcad default C size)
- ORCAD_D.DOT* - Document Template Example - (Orcad default D size)
- ORCAD_E.DOT* - Document Template Example - (Orcad default E size)
- LEGAL.DOT* - Document Template Example - (Legal size)
- LETTER.DOT* - Document Template Example - (Letter size)
- TABLOID.DOT* - Document Template Example - (Tabloid size)
- PTLOGO.WMF* - Protel Logo in Windows Meta File format (used with all template example files)
- README.TXT* - This text file
-
-
- Example Files - 390Kb
-
- DEMO1.PRJ* - Demo1 Project File
- MEMORY.SCH* - Demo1 Sheet (16K RAM, 6K ROM)
- SERIAL.SCH* - Demo1 Sheet (Serial IO)
- BAUDCLK.SCH* - Demo1 Sheet (Serial Baud Clock)
- PPI.SCH* - Demo1 Sheet (Parallel IO)
- CPUCLK.SCH* - Demo1 Sheet (CPU Clock)
- POWER.SCH* - Demo1 Sheet (Power Supply)
- CPU.SCH* - Demo1 Sheet (CPU Section)
- DEMO1.LIB* - Demonstration library for Demo1 sheet files
- DEMO3.PRJ* - Demo3 Project File (SEFCO SSI - Disk Controller)
- ATBUSS.SCH* - Demo3 Sheet (SEFCO SSI - Host Interface)
- FLOPPY.SCH* - Demo3 Sheet (SEFCO SSI - Floppy Control)
- FLOPPY2.SCH* - Demo3 Sheet (SEFCO SSI - Floppy Control Headers)
- 20MFM.SCH* - Demo3 Sheet (SEFCO SSI - MFM 20 Pin)
- LED.SCH* - Demo3 Sheet (SEFCO SSI - LED Display)
- SSI534.SCH* - Demo3 Sheet (SEFCO SSI - SSI 32D534 MFM ENDEC)
- 80XX.SCH* - Demo3 Sheet (SEFCO SSI - 8032 ET. AL.)
- 34PIN_HD.SCH* - Demo3 Sheet (SEFCO SSI - 34 Pin Control)
- LD1111.SCH* - Demo3 Sheet (SEFCO SSI - LD1111)
- SRAM.SCH* - Demo3 Sheet (SEFCO SSI - LD1111 SRAM)
- DEMO3.LIB* - Demonstration library for Demo3 sheet files
- EESOF1.PRJ* - EEsof1 Project File (Assembly Demo For EEsof Interface - Complex Hierarchy)
- EESOF1A.SCH* - EEsof1 Sheet (Coupler Demo For EEsof Interface)
- EESOF1B.SCH* - EEsof1 Sheet (Amp Demo For EEsof Interface)
- EESOF2.SCH* - EEsof2 Sheet (Branch Demo For EEsof Interface)
- EESOF3.SCH* - EEsof3 Sheet (Balmix Demo For EEsof Interface)
- PSPICE1.SCH* - PSpice Sheet (PSpice Simple Analog Example)
- PSPICE2.SCH* - PSpice Sheet (STABOSC.SCH Example from PSpice v5.4)
- PSPICE3.SCH* - PSpice Sheet (PSpice Simple Mixed Signal Example)
- PSPICE4.SCH* - PSpice Sheet (PSpice Peak Detector Example)
- SPICE1.PRJ* - Spice1 Project File (Advanced Schematic SPICE Example 1)
- SPICE1.SCH* - Spice1 Sheet (Idealized Voltage Comparator)
- SPICE2.SCH* - Spice2 Sheet (Advanced Schematic SPICE Example 2)
- SPICE3.SCH* - Spice3 Sheet (Advanced Schematic SPICE Example 3)
-
-
- General libraries - 2.48Mb
-
- AMD1.LIB - AMD PAL Device Data Book 1988
- AMD2.LIB - AMD Memory Products Data Book 1989/1990
- DEVICE.LIB* - Device Library
- EESOF.LIB* - EEsof Library (Circuit Element Catalog - Feb 1993)
- IN01.LIB - Intel Memory Products
- IN02.LIB - Intel Microprocessors, Volume I 1992
- IN03.LIB - Intel Microprocessors, Volume II 1992
- IN04.LIB - Intel Embedded Microcontrollers and Processors, Volume I 1992
- IN05.LIB - Intel Embedded Microcontrollers and Processors, Volume II 1992
- IN06.LIB - Intel Peripheral Components 1991
- M02.LIB - Motorola CMOS Logic 1991
- M04.LIB - Motorola FACT Data 1990
- M05.LIB - Motorola ECLinPS Data 1991
- M06.LIB - Motorola Linear and Interface Integrated Circuit 1988
- M07.LIB - Motorola Memory Data 1991
- M10.LIB - Motorola Single Chip Microprocessors 1984
- M11.LIB - Motorola M68000 Family Reference 1990
- NEC.LIB - NEC Microcomputer Products 1984
- NS04.LIB - National Semi F100k ECL Logic Databook and Design Guide 1989
- NS07.LIB - National Semi Interface Databook 1990
- NS08.LIB - National Data Acquisition Linear Device 1989
- NS09.LIB - National Semi Special Purpose Linear Devices 1989
- NS10.LIB - National Semi General Purpose Linear Devices Databook 1989
- NS11.LIB - National Semi Programmable Logic Devices and Design Guide 1990
- PSPICE.LIB* - PSpice Library
- SPICE.LIB* - Spice Library
- TI07.LIB - Texas Instruments Interface Circuits Data Book 1990
- TI08.LIB - Texas Instruments Linear Circuits Data Book Vol 1 1989
- TI09.LIB - Texas Instruments Linear Circuits Data Book Vol 2 1989
- TI10.LIB - Texas Instruments Linear Circuits Data Book Vol 3 1989
- TI11.LIB - Texas Instruments MOS Memory Data Book 1991
- WD1.LIB - Western Digital Data Communications Products Handbook 1984
- WD2.LIB - Western Digital Storage Management Products Handbook 1984
- Z01.LIB - ZiLOG Z8 Family Design Handbook 1989
- Z03.LIB - ZiLOG Z8000 Family Data Book 1988
-
-
- Commercial TTL (74 series) libraries - 3.9Mb
-
- M01-C.LIB - Motorola Fast and LS TTL Data 1989 (Commercial)
- M03-C.LIB - Motorola High Speed CMOS Logic 1989 (Commercial)
- NS01-C.LIB - National Semi LS/S/TTL Logic 1989 (Commercial)
- NS02-C.LIB - National Semi ALS/AS 1990 (Commercial)
- NS03-C.LIB - National Semi CMOS Logic Databook 1988 (Commercial)
- NS05-C.LIB - National Semi FAST Advanced Schottky TTL Logic 1990 (Commercial)
- NS06-C.LIB - National Semi FACT Advanced CMOS Logic 1990 (Commercial)
- TI01-C.LIB* - Texas Instrument TTL Logic 1988 (Commercial)
- TI02-C.LIB - Texas Instrument High-Speed CMOS Logic 1989 (Commercial)
- TI03-C.LIB - Texas Instruments ALS/AS Logic Data Book 1986 (Commercial)
- TI04-C.LIB - Texas Instruments Advanced CMOS Logic (Commercial)
- TI05-C.LIB - Texas Instruments LSI Logic Data Book 1986 (Commercial)
- TI06-C.LIB - Texas Instruments F Logic Data Book (Commercial)
-
-
- Military TTL (54 series) libraries - 5.13Mb
-
- M01-M.LIB - Motorola Fast and LS TTL Data 1989 (Military)
- M03-M.LIB - Motorola High Speed CMOS Logic 1989 (Military)
- NS01-M.LIB - National Semi LS/S/TTL Logic 1989 (Military)
- NS02-M.LIB - National Semi ALS/AS 1990 (Military)
- NS03-M.LIB - National Semi CMOS Logic Databook 1988 (Military)
- NS05-M.LIB - National Semi FAST Advanced Schottky TTL Logic 1990 (Military)
- NS06-M.LIB - National Semi FACT Advanced CMOS Logic 1990 (Military)
- TI01-M.LIB - Texas Instrument TTL Logic 1988 (Military)
- TI02-M.LIB - Texas Instrument High-Speed CMOS Logic 1989 (Military)
- TI03-M.LIB - Texas Instruments ALS/AS Logic Data Book 1986 (Military)
- TI04-M.LIB - Texas Instruments Advanced CMOS Logic (Military)
- TI05-M.LIB - Texas Instruments LSI Logic Data Book 1986 (Military)
- TI06-M.LIB - Texas Instruments F Logic Data Book (Military)
-
-
- Schematic 3 (DOS) compatable libraries - 830Kb
-
- D_ADCDAC.LIB - Protel DOS Schematic Analog digital Library
- D_CMOS.LIB - Protel DOS Schematic 4000 CMOS Library
- D_COMPAR.LIB - Protel DOS Schematic Comparators Library
- D_DEVICE.LIB - Protel DOS Schematic Device Library
- D_INTEL.LIB - Protel DOS Schematic Intel Library
- D_LINEAR.LIB - Protel DOS Schematic Linear Library
- D_MEM.LIB - Protel DOS Schematic Memory Devices Library
- D_MOTO.LIB - Protel DOS Schematic Motorola Library
- D_NEC.LIB - Protel DOS Schematic NEC Library
- D_OPAMPS.LIB - Protel DOS Schematic Operational Amplifiers Library
- D_SYNTEK.LIB - Protel DOS Schematic Synertek Library
- D_TTL.LIB - Protel DOS Schematic TTL Library
- D_VOLTRE.LIB - Protel DOS Schematic Voltage Regulators Library
- D_WESTDG.LIB - Protel DOS Schematic Western Digital Library
- D_ZILOG.LIB - Protel DOS Schematic Zilog Library
-
-
-
- ADDITIONS, CHANGES, TIPS and HINTS
-
- The following information covers additions and changes to Advanced Schematic that have been
- made since the printed User Guide and reference manuals were printed. It also includes
- additional coverage of some important concepts of the Advance Schematic system. This
- information is also available in the On-Line Help system. In particular, we recommend that
- you see the help topic "New Features for this Release" which covers new features and
- additional topics not covered in this file. To access on-line help, simply press the F1 key,
- at any time while using Advanced Schematic.
-
-
- Part Designators (labels)
-
- When placing parts on the sheet, the user can either name the part designators (by pressing
- the TAB key) during placement, or leave parts undesignated and use the ReAnnotate feature to
- automatically designate the entire sheet, at a later time. To enable "on the fly" designation:
-
- 1. Place a component part on the sheet;
- 2. Double-click on the part to open the Change Part dialog box;
- 3. Supply a designator, for example changing "U?" to U1 or U1A (no delimiter is used
- between the number and subpart).
-
- From this point, as you place parts with the default designator "U?" Advanced Schematic will
- sequentially number the designator.
-
-
- Defaults for primitives
-
- Advanced Schematic does not have a separate menu or dialog box for defining the current
- wiresize, junction size, text size, etc. Rather, the system remembers the last size, etc.
- selected by the user and holds this value until a new value is defined. This also works for
- items like rectangles or arcs, whose size and shape is retained during placement. If the
- Options Preferences Save Defaults option is enabled, these defaults will be retained between
- editing sessions, not just during the current session.
-
-
- PROTEL.LIB Library
-
- When Protel 3 (DOS) files are loaded, Advanced Schematic substitutes vector versions of
- standard bitmap components using the PROTEL.LIB library. This library is installed into the
- same directory as the .EXE files, so it can be found when loading any DOS schematic files. If
- the user moves this file, it must be in the Path or the Windows directory.
-
- As DOS schematic files are loaded, each bitmap component is scanned, yielding a unique
- numeric value, used to identify the bitmap pattern. This is called the Bitmap ID#. In the
- PROTEL.LIB file, components are named using these Bitmap ID#s, which represent the original
- (bitmap) shapes of the vector version. For example "-32645" etc. When loading sheets, the
- bitmap ID#s for each scanned component is matched with the bitmap ID#s in the PROTEL.LIB.
-
- If there is no exact match, the part, including its Bitmap ID#, is listed in a report file. A
- raster-to-vector conversion is performed for the new bitmap placed in the sheet.
- The user can add new components to PROTEL.LIB, retaining the Bitmap ID# as the component
- name.
-
- When the user loads the file (or other files with the same bitmap components) the
- component will be matched and replaced with the new (vectorized) version. If the original
- component is a relatively simple pattern, the automatic vectorization may be adequate.
- However, the user can use the Schematic Library Editor to edit the component further,
- if desired.
-
-
- SPICE netlist generation
-
- The SPICE netlist option has some unique options, compared to other netlist formats. These
- options allow the user to extract the necessary information to generate a SPICE netlist file
- directly from the schematic.
-
- If you have a text frame with the word "Spice" as the first line, then all the information
- stored in that text frame will be dumped directly at the beginning of the Spice netlist file.
-
- So, the format is:
-
- Spice
- xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- xxxxxxxxxx
-
- You can have any number of these Spice text frames, anywhere in the schematic project and all
- will be included at the beginning of the Spice netlist file, so things like model information
- for components, etc. will be placed here along with directives to the Spice compile, such as
- probe. The Spice keyword is not added to the netlist.
-
- Additionally, Power Ports can be used to pass information about power inputs to the Spice
- netlist. If the string "AC" or "DC" appears in a power object, then a special conversion is
- done on the string net power object and it is written to the Spice netlist in a special
- format. For example, if you have a power object and the string in the power object is
- "VCC DC 12" then one of the nets that is created as VCC, will have the attribute DC 12
- attached to it in Spice format. In addition, in the MAP file, that same information will
- be written out as the net name VCC DC 12.
-
- Map files: The Spice format creates two MAP files in addition to the netlist files. A list
- of the node numbers, cross referenced to the net names is placed in the first MAP file
- because the netnames in the Spice file are numbers starting at 10000 and incrementing
- sequentially, because many Spice systems can't handle alphanumeric net names. Also, it's
- important to use the Spice library, because Spice systems can only support numeric node
- numbers (or pin names). So, for example, if you have a transistor, you have to convert
- E,B and C to 1,2 and 3, etc. Protel will add a library called SPICE which will have
- components in those formats. Users should either restrict component use to the Spice
- library, or modify their transistor libraries, etc.to support those conventions.
-
-
- Sheet Numbers on "Local" nets
-
- Local nets (defined in the Scope of Net Identifiers when generating a netlist or running
- Electrical Rules Checks) are nets in multi-sheet projects that apply LOCALLY only - that
- is they apply to one sheet, not to other project sheets. This means that the user can label
- a net "D1" on more than one sheet. To avoid confusion later, Advanced Schematic automatically
- adds the sheet number to these local nets in the netlist, using the format "D1_SHEET01"
- (or whatever sheetname) etc. This is also performed automatically on projects when using the
- ReAnnotate command.
-
-
- Down Hierarchy command
-
- The down arrow or this command prompts you for either a sheet symbol or a sheet part, if
- you click on the sheet symbol or sheet part, you will descend to that sheet file.
- Additionally, if you click on the sheet entry, you will descend to the sheet and zoom into
- the corresponding port for that part. This makes navigation of complex hierarchies much
- easier.
-
-
- Up Hierarchy command
-
- The up arrow or this command prompts you to click on a target port inside the
- current sheet. If you click on a port, you will ascend to the sheet entry on the parent sheet.
-
-
- Update All Parts (Library menu)
-
- This command looks through the current Library List to see if there is a component available
- to replace one in the current sheet. If no match is found, the sheet version is left alone.
-
-
- Information Select Pins (Info menu)
-
- This command provides a list of selected pins, plus sheet entries and ports. If you click
- on any listed items and press OK, the workspace will zoom to display that item. If you
- double-click on a listed pin, it will zoom to display the pin, which will be highlighted
- to make it easier to see.
-
-
- Select Net and Select Connection (Edit menu)
-
- These commands highlight all the connected elements, except for component pins.
- The difference between Select Net and Select Connection is somewhat different from the way
- these features work in PfW PCB. In Select Connection, only physically connected items
- highlight (except pins). Select Net highlights all objects associated by net label or power
- ports on the same sheet.
-
-
- Communication with other Applications
-
- The Protel for Windows system allows the user to launch more than one "instance" of an
- application or document. For example, you can have two instances of the Schematic Editor
- running, each dedicated to a different project. When launching another application from the
- Schematic (sheet) editor, for example, choosing the Run Library Editor command, the outcome
- is influenced by the number of active instances of the application. If you have a single
- instance of the Library Editor running, the focus will simply switch to that instance, which
- then becomes the "active" window. If no instances are running, the program will be both
- launched and made active. If you have multiple instances running, the application will
- warn the user that more than one instance of the application is running and no action will
- occur. Similarly, the Edit button in the Component Browser will display a warning, if more
- than one instance of the Schematic Editor is running, because the system cannot choose
- between open applications.
-
-
- Rebuild button (Project Manager)
-
- If you add sheet symbols to connect to other sheets, delete sheet symbols, change the file
- name in sheet symbols or choose File Save As to change a sheet file name, pressing Rebuild
- will re-construct the hierarchy in the navigator to reflect these changes. For example, if
- you delete a sheet from the middle of a hierarchical project, this will effectively "split"
- the project in two pieces and the rebuild command will reflect this change in project
- structure. When opening or closing files, the navigator is updated automatically.
-
-
- Search for Net command
-
- This command searches for a net, power port, sheet entry on a sheet symbol or a port.
- It will also support the use of wildcards, for example typing "D*" will search for D0, D1,
- etc. All tests using wildcards are case-insensitive. If you type in a string in with no
- wildcards, a case sensitive search is performed first, then a case-insensitive search.
-
-
- Placing Bezier Curves
-
- It takes four points to make a curve segment, (two control points and two end points).
- Therefore, if you add two points to an existing curve, you will not get a full segment.
-
-
- Component Manager In Schematic Capture Application
-
- Some additional productivity features for the component manager panel.
- Double Clicking on a designator or Error Marker String is the same as pressing the Jump Button.
- Holding down the Shift or Control Key and double click is the same as the change button.
- Double clicking on a library component name is the same as pressing the place button.
- Double click and Shift or Control is same as the edit button.
- The status bar is now also used to display the full string of the focussed item in the
- currently focussed list box.
-
- (end)