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1 Design Architect Student Workbook Mentor Graphics Corporation All rights reserved. This document contains information that is proprietary to Mentor Graphics Corporation. The original recipient of this document may duplicate this document in whole or in part for internal business purposes only, provided that this entire notice appears in all copies. In duplicating any part of this document, the recipient agrees to make every reasonable effort to prevent the unauthorized use and distribution of the proprietary information.

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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Module 1 Design Architect in the Framework Environment Overview The Electronic Design Data Model Design Architect and the EDDM Design Architect EDDM Structure Created by Design Architect Conceptual View of Component Structure Graphical Model - Symbol Functional Model - Schematic Component Interface Iconic View of Component Structure Design References Design Object References Creating and Modifying References Design Hierarchy and Viewpoints Component Within a Component Hierarchical Design Design Viewpoint (Conceptual View) Lesson 3 Common Elements of the Falcon Framework Elements of the Falcon Framework Menus and Mouse Buttons Palettes Softkeys Command Window Prompt Bars Strokes Quick Help on Strokes iii

4 Transcript Window Session Setup Editing Files with Notepad On-line Help Lesson 4 Invoking Design Architect Invoking Design Architect Invoking Design Architect Lab Exercises Falcon Framework Familiarization Overview Exercise 1: Using Notepad to Create and Modify ASCII Files Module 2 Creating a Schematic Overview Elements of Schematic Capture Opening a Schematic Sheet The Schematic Editor Window Design Navigation Elements of a Schematic schematic_add_route Palette Design Architect Strokes Placing an Instance on a Sheet Mentor Graphics Libraries Using the Choose Symbol Option The Active Symbol Working with Nets Adding Nets Net Creation Process Setting the Dynamic Cursor iv

5 Autorouting Nets Net Connection Rules Connecting and Disconnecting Net Vertices Naming Nets Lesson 3 Design Object Selection and Manipulation Selection Concepts Select Filter Schematic Editor Window Status Line Using the Select Popup Menus Manipulating Objects Interwindow Copy and Move Lesson 4 Checking and Saving a Schematic Checking the Sheet Saving the Sheet Lesson 5 Reviewing Design Structure Using the Component Hierarchy Window Using the Component Window Lab Overview Lab Exercises Creating a Schematic Exercise 1: Creating the Schematic Exercise 2: Net Connection Rules Exercise 3: Changing the Mouse Selection Filter Exercise 4: Browsing a Component in the Component Hierarchy Window 2-80 Exercise 5: Browsing a Component in the Component Window Module 3 Creating a Symbol and Adding Properties Overview v

6 Creating a Symbol Elements of a Symbol Opening a Symbol Symbol Editor Window The symbol_draw Palette Setting the Symbol Body Defaults Adding Pins Checking the Symbol Changing Required Checks Saving the Symbol Lab Exercise 1 Creating a Symbol Overview Exercise 1: Creating a Symbol Introduction to Properties What is a Property? Property Ownership Property Types Property Text Attributes Symbol Property Text Switches Lesson 3 Special Properties SLD Properties Class Property Values Examples of Global Nets ground VCC Attaching Nets to PCB Power Planes Other Global Nets Common Digital Simulation Properties Common Analog Simulation Properties Common PCB Layout Properties vi

7 Lesson 4 Adding and Modifying Properties Adding Properties to Symbol Graphics Adding Logical Symbol Properties Reporting On and Deleting Logical Symbol Properties Changing Property Values Selecting Properties Changing Property Values Changing Property Attributes Setting Up Property Text Attributes Quick Report on Property Text Lab Exercise 2 Adding Properties Exercise 1: Adding Properties to a Schematic Exercise 2: Adding Properties to a Symbol Exercise 3: Browsing the my_dff Component in the Component Window Module 4 Additional Editing Features Overview Sheet Setup Setting Up the Page Setting Up the Grids Comment Text and Graphics Add a Sheet Border Busses, Bundles, and Rippers Creating a Bus/Bundle Explicit Rippers Implicit Ripper Defining the Rule Property Setting up the Ripper vii

8 Manually Connecting a Wire to a Bus Automatic Connection Manual Connection Automatically Connecting a Bus Ripper The Sequence Text Function Lesson 3 Additional Editing Features Selection Sets Undo and Redo Reporting on Schematic Objects A Report Window Example Setting Check Levels for Sheets Setting Check Levels for Schematics The Context Window Lesson 4 Frames and Repeating Instances Frames Frame Example Repeating Instances Lab Overview Lab Exercises Exercise 1: Creating a Hierarchical Design Exercise 2: Browsing the add_convert Component in the Component Hierarchy Window Module 5 Design Hierarchy and Hierarchical Blocks Overview Design Hierarchy and Hierarchical Blocks Hierarchical Design Hierarchical Blocks Creating Hierarchical Blocks Generating a Symbol from a Schematic viii

9 Updating and Replacing Instances Symbol and Instance Properties Attribute-Modified and Value-Modified Properties Update Options Update Example Lab Overview Lab Exercises Print Out the Lab Exercises Exercise 1: Creating the card_reader Hierarchical Blocks Exercise 2: Updating an Instance Exercise 3: Generating a card_reader Symbol Module 6 Working with Design Viewpoints and Back Annotation Overview Design Viewpoint Concepts Design Viewpoint (Conceptual View) Multiple Views of a Source Design Viewing Layout Changes in the Simulator Design Viewpoints (Iconic View) Downstream Tools and Viewpoints How Viewpoints are Created Using the Design Viewpoint Editor Invoking DVE Opening a Design Viewpoint Default Window Arrangement Setting Up for a Downstream Application The Default PCB Setup Tasks that can only be done with DVE ix

10 Other Tasks that may be done with DVE Checking the Whole Design Adding Parameters to the Viewpoint Search Path for Parameters Defining Primitive Instances Defining Visible Properties Connecting and Disconnecting Back Annotation Objects Back Annotation Window Importing and Exporting Back Annotation ASCII Files Schematic View Window Opening Down into the Hierarchy Referencing Objects in a Hierarchy Latching a Viewpoint Exporting a Design Configuration Lesson 3 Using Design Architect to Edit and Merge Back Annotations Editing in the Context of a Design Viewpoint Edit Mode vs. Annotation Visibility Annotations vs. Evaluations Viewing and Editing Properties Viewing and Editing Properties (continued) Back-Annotated Property Evaluation Back-Annotation Property Evaluation (Continued) Expressions in Back Annotations Merging Back Annotations Back Annotations and Reusable Sheets Property Annotations and Color Lab Exercises Exercise 1: Creating a Simulation Viewpoint Exercise 2: Creating a PCB Viewpoint x

11 Exercise 3: Cross-connecting a Back Annotation Object Exercise 4: Merging Annotations to the Source Sheet Module 7 Component Interfaces and Registration Overview Component Structure Review Component Structure (Conceptual View) Component Structure (Iconic View) Content of Component Interface Model Labels and the MODEL Property Creating and Registering More Than One Schematic or Symbol Creating More than One Schematic Registering More than One Schematic Creating More than One Symbol Registering More than One Symbol Lesson 3 Labels, Models, and Interfaces Adding Labels to Models Unregister Models Validating Models Multiple Component Interfaces Reporting on Interfaces Lab Exercises Exercise 1: Creating a Second my_dff Schematic Exercise 2: Reload the my_dff Instance on add_convert, then Switch Models to schematic Exercise 3: Creating a Second add_convert Component Interface xi

12 Module 8 Using Design Manager Overview Design References Design Object References Copying Design Objects Moving and Deleting Design Objects Checking and Changing Design References Creating a Configuration and Releasing a Design Configuration Objects Design Data Configuration Management Configuration Operations Versions Releasing Designs Lab Exercises Objectives Exercise 1: Exploring References Exercise 2: Verifying and Changing References Exercise 3: Creating and Copying a Configuration xii

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