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INSTALLATION MANUAL


This manual is intended for use with
PINSTALL, the installation program supplied
with the PADS-PCB and PADS-Logic Evaluation
Packages.

The PINSTALL program is used to copy the
PADS-PCB and PADS-Logic software and the
parts library, from floppy diskettes onto
the computer, and to configure the software
for your hardware.

The installation process will take
approximately three minutes to complete
because of the large parts library shipped
with the software.

Hardware Requirements

The computer that will be used for the
PADS-PCB and PADS-Logic Evaluation must
conform to the following:

o      80286, 80386SX, 80386, 80486, or PS/2
computer.
o      DOS Version 3.30 or higher.
o      EGA, VGA, or equivalent graphics
adapter with 16 color capability. The
programs support many high-resolution EGA
and VGA adaptors.
o      A 2 button or 3 button  serial or bus
mouse that is compatible with Microsoft,
Mouse Systems, or Logitech mice, with an
installed driver.
o     Serial port for a mouse (except for a bus
mouse).
o    A 20 Megabyte hard drive with a minimum
of 5 Megabytes of disk space available.
o    640 KBytes DOS memory.



Mouse Hardware

PADS does not provide a driver for your
mouse. Either the mouse driver for your
mouse must be loaded at startup time by
inclusion in your CONFIG. SYS file, or it
should be a program started in the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Should you have
questions, consult the manual shipped with
your mouse for instructions how to do this.

Directories Created by the Evaluation Programs

The software may be loaded on any drive on
your hard disk. When you load the software,
the following directories will be created
on the specified disk drive:

Directory Path    Files    Disk
Size (MB)
<drive:>\PADSDEMO    PCB & Logic programs
    2.9
<drive:>\PADSDEMO\LOGFIL    Schematic files    0.3
<drive:>\PADSDEMO\FILES    PCB  files    0.7
<drive:>\PADSDEMO\LIB    Library files    2.5
<drive:> \PADSDEMO\CAM    Output file
directory    0

Installing PADS Evaluation Software

This installation procedure can be used to
install PADS-PCB, PADS-Logic , or both
programs.

1)     Place either the  disk labeled PADS-
Logic Evaluation or PADS-PCB Evaluation
Software in drive A:.  In response to
the prompt:
C>
    Type:
A:PINSTALL <CR>
Note: <CR> will  be used to indicate the
Enter key.
2)    The installation program's screen is
displayed. In the center is  a pop-up
menu with the following options:
    o    SHAREWARE INSTALLATION
    o     HARDWARE SETUP
3)     Select SHAREWARE INSTALLATION by moving
the highlight bar to this choice with
the arrow keys, and selecting with
function key F1 or <CR>
4)     The program to be installed is listed
next, either SHAREWARE PCB or SHAREWARE
LOGIC. You may select either. If you are
installing both Evaluation programs,
you should install SHAREWARE Logic
first.
5)     If you are installing SHAREWARE LOGIC,
move the highlight bar to SHAREWARE
LOGIC and again select with F1.
6)     You are asked to specify the destination
hard disk drive on which to load the
software. Type the appropriate drive
name:  C or D or E etc.  depending on
the drive you wish to load the software
onto. You are next asked to define the
source floppy disk drive from which the
software is being loaded. Type the drive
name of your floppy disk:
A or B
7)     Your selected source and destination
drive are listed and you are asked to
confirm.  If the choices  displayed are
correct, respond with Y  .  If incorrect,
respond with   N    and repeat steps 5
through 7.
8)     You are prompted if it is OK to load the
software. Check that you have sufficient
disk space, and that it is Ok to create
the directories listed. If it is OK,
respond  by typing  Y   to initiate the
loading process.
    Make sure the floppy disk is installed
correctly,  and type   Y   again. As the
software is being copied to the hard
disk, a series of messages will be
displayed
9)     Next you are asked if you wish to load
the library. Respond Y  if you plan to
load the library. Respond N if the
library has already been loaded.
10) Replace the PADS-Logic disk with  the
PADS Library disk, and type Y again to
transfer the contents of the disk into
the library on the hard disk. The
library will then be read.
11) When the library transfer is complete,
the  message:
Software Installation has been Completed. It is
Necessary To Run A Hardware Setup.
    appears. Respond by selecting F1 to
return to the main menu.
12) If you do not wish to install PADS-PCB,
go to the next section, Configuring Your
Hardware. If you wish to install PADS-
PCB, select SHAREWARE INSTALLATION
again, and select SHAREWARE PCB from the
next menu. Install the floppy disk
labelled PADS-PCB Evaluation package.
13) If you have installed PADS-Logic
already, follow steps 6 through 8 above
to install PADS-PCB.
14) If you did not install PADS-Logic, you
must also install the library after
installing PADS-PCB, following steps 9
and 11.

Configuring Your Hardware

The software installation is now complete,
and you will next configure the shareware
program for your hardware.  If you have
installed PADS-Logic and PADS-PCB, this
procedure must be done twice, once for each
program.

1)     Move the highlight bar to HARDWARE SETUP
and select it with F1.
2)     You must select the program you wish to
configure.  Move the highlight bar over
either SHAREWARE PCB or SHAREWARE LOGIC,
and select F1.
3)     You will be asked to confirm the drive
where  the PADS evaluation software and
your DOS operating system are installed.
If the displayed drives are correct,
respond Y. If they are not correct,
respond N  and correct the drives by
answering the questions.
4)     You then select the appropriate graphics
driver from the list displayed.
Selection is made by moving the
highlight bar over the appropriate
graphics name and selecting with F1. If
you do not see your graphics card,
select either 1. IBM EGA or 2. IBM VGA.
5)     The next configuration option is for
your Matrix Printer. Use the up and down
arrow keys and the F1 key to select the
printer you are using. If you do not
have a printer, select any option.  An
unlisted matrix printer can be used if
it is compatible with one of the
printers listed below. To the right of
the printer name are entries that define
the page width and page length. These
are  in .001" units, and  may be edited
by moving the cursor with the right
arrow and typing a new value.
6)     You next define the type of laser
printer you have, if any. Move the
highlight bar to the appropriate choice
from the list, and select with F1. If
you do not have a laser printer, select
F1 to move to the next screen.
    To the right of the printer name are
entries that define the page width and
page length. These are  in .001" units,
and  may be edited by moving the cursor
with the right arrow and typing a new
value.
    Printer carriage widths are either 13.2"
carriage or 8.0" in width.  Type in
either 8000 or 13200, if the current
value is not correct. When creating a
check plot with the matrix printer, you
will want the printer to ignore the page
boundaries.  This is done  if the "page
length" is set to zero.  Use the
right/left arrows to position the cursor
to the "page length" column and edit, as
appropriate.
7)     You will next configure the software to
support your pen plotter .The models
supported are listed . If you do not
have a pen plotter or your plotter is
not compatible with any listed, choose
any model. Move the highlight bar to the
appropriate choice and select with F1.
To the right of the plotter name are a
number of parameters you may edit by
moving the cursor with the right arrow.
They are used as follows:
    o Pens is the number of pens your
plotter has.
    o X and Y Size define the paper size you
are using.
    o Pen Width is the width in mils of the
pen.  This is used to calculate fill
patterns.
    o Rotation identifies if you want the
drawings rotated on the paper.
    Note: these last two settings may be
overwritten from within the program, so
if in doubt, use the default settings.
8)     The next screen defines the photoplotter
type, number of apertures, and output
format for photoplotting . Both vector
and laser plotters are supported. We
recommend that you check with your
photoplotting vendor on the following
parameters. The meaning of the
parameters is as follows:
    o APERTURES defines the number of
apertures in the plotter.
    o XSIZE and YSIZE define the plotter
table size.
    o UNITS defines the output format,
Metric (1) or Inch (0).
    o PREC defines the precision of the
plotter output. The value is the number
of digits to the right of the decimal in
the output.
    o DIGIT is  number of digits in the
output coordinates, including leading or
trailing zeros.  The decimal point is
assumed and does not count as a digit.
    o ZERO defines the suppression rules for
zeroes. 0 = No suppression; 1 = Suppress
leading zeros; 2 = Suppress trailing
zeros
    o COORD defines the coordinate system, 0
= Absolute, 1 = Incremental
    o REPEAT defines if a repeated
coordinate value for x or y should be
suppressed (1) or not suppressed (0) in
the Gerber file output. Suppression
reduces the size of the output file, but
not all plotters are compatible with
this.
9)     The Device Status screen defines which
output devices are on-line, and the
communication port that they are
attached to. For each printer or
plotter, you must define it as on-line
or off-line, and then define the port.
The port options are PRN, COM1, and
COM2.
10) The next two messages may appear,
depending on the system configuration.
The software will automatically modify
the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, if necessary.
Before doing so, a message:
OKAY TO MODIFY AUTOEXEC.BAT  (YES/NO)
    will ask if you want  to change your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file to include PADSDEMO in
the search path, and to set up the
serial port for the plotters. These
modifications  do not delete any
commands from your existing AUTOEXEC.
They add those entries required for
PADS-PCB and PADS-Logic.  If you respond
Y, the system automatically modifies the
AUTOEXEC.BAT  file.  You do not need to
do anything further.
    Note: AUTOEXEC cannot be updated when
SHARE is loaded. Either remove SHARE
before starting the installation, or
manually edit the AUTOEXEC file.
    This message may be followed by the
message:
YOUR CONFIG.SYS FILE NEEDS TO BE
MODIFIED TO ALLOW 40 FILES (YES/NO)
    If you respond Y, the program will
modify your CONFIG.SYS file.
11) The installation is complete. If you
are installing both PADS-PCB and PADS-
Logic, you will have to repeat this
process for the second program.
12) To exit from the installation program,
return to the main menu and select the
Esc key, followed by  a Y to  confirm.
    Remove the PADS Logic Evaluation disk
from the floppy disk drive and store it
in a safe place. Reboot the computer
after confirming that CONFIG.SYS has the
FILES=40 statement, and \PADSDEMO has
been added to the PATH statement in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file.




Possible Problems


You may encounter problems trying to load
or run the Evaluation programs. Frequent
problems, and possible solutions, are
listed below. If these do not work, call
the PADS Software Inc. hotline, at (508)
486-3328 for assistance.

Mouse Not Functioning

The PADS SHELL appears  when you type:
PADSGO<CR>
 but the cursor does not move when the mouse is
moved, and you cannot select a program.

Solution:
Probably the mouse driver is not installed
correctly.  Check that the Mouse Driver for the
mouse you are using is Installed in your CONFIG.SYS
or AUTOEXEC.BAT files. The mouse should have a test
program. Test the mouse with this program.

Graphic Problems

The PADS Shell appears, but a  blank screen appears
when you enter either PADS-PCB  or PADS-Logic.

Solution:
During the hardware installation, you have selected
an incorrect graphics driver.  Type Alt-X to exit
the program, and rerun PINSTALL again, skipping the
Software Installation and selecting the Hardware
Setup. If the graphics card is not listed or you do
not know what kind of card you have,  choose either
option 1 , IBM EGA, or option 2, IBM VGA.

Pen Plotter Does Not Work

When the pen plot option is selected, there is no
output.

Solution:
1. Rerun the Hardware Setup in PINSTALL, to verify
that the  port the pen plotter is set to, COM1 or
COM2, is correct. Also, insure that the pen plotter
is set to On-Line.
2. Insure the statement
MODE COM2:9600, N, 8, 1, P
(or COM1) is in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

Insure there is a COM1 or COM2 recognized by the
system. To check, type the following:
Mode COM2:9600,n,8,1,P<CR>
If there is a COM port, the system should echo back
the MODE command; If there is not, the message:
Invalid parameter, COM
will appear. If  it does, either there is physically
no card installed, or quite possibly the switch
settings are incorrect on the card.


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