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Module 1 System Installation & Configuration System Requirements...4 Checking Prerequisites...5 Installation Directory Structure...6 Direct Mode Installation...7 Database Mode Installation...8 VPL System Configuration...9 Library Job...10 Users and Groups...11 Environment Variables...12 Cadence Integration...13 Silent Installation...14 Module 1 Lab: System Installation & Configuration...15 Module 2 ODB++ Setup Files for Xpedition & Allegro ODB++ Output...18 Xpedition ODB++ Output...19 Cadence Allegro Integration...25 Product Model - Package Type Attributing...32 Allegro s DFA Analysis Information...33 Module 2 Lab: ODB++ Setup Files for Xpedition & Allegro...36 Module 3 Managing Design Centers / Design Process Wizard / Automation Xpedition PCB Valor NPI Flow...39 Design Center & Design Process Wizard...40 Simplified Xpedition PCB Valor NPI Flow...41 What is a Design Center?...42 Examples of Using Design Centers...43 How to Create a Design Center?...44 What is the Design Process Wizard?...45 Configuring the Design Process Wizard...46 Module 3 Lab: Managing Design Centers...47 Valor NPI for System Administrators
Module 4 Valor Library Management Launching Valor Parts Library Manager (VLM)...51 Valor Parts Library Manager (VLM)...52 VLM Part Search...53 VLM Package Search...54 VLM Manufacturer Search...55 VLM Report...56 VLM Content Creation...57 VLM Package Drawing...58 Back up VPL Database...59 Import Parts and Packages...60 Report Parts and Packages...61 Module 4 Lab: Valor Library Management...62 Module 5 ERF & Checklist Management What Are Engineering Rule Files (ERFs)?...65 How to Launch ERF Manager?...66 ERF Manager GUI...67 ERF Model Definition - Header...68 ERF Model Definition - Parameters...69 ERF Model Definition - Variables...70 ERF Model Definition - Ranges...71 ERF Model Definition - Constants...72 ERF Model Definition Sub Models...73 Standard ERF locations...74 2D Tables...75 What is a Checklist?...76 The Use of DRC Areas...77 Defining DRC Areas...78 Assigning DFM Rules to DRC Areas...79 Analysis Results Using DRC Areas...80 Module 5 Lab: ERF and Checklist Management...81 Valor NPI for System Administrators
Module 6 Flex and Rigid Flex Analysis Analysis categories...84 Flex and Rigid Flex Checks...85 Layers used in Flex and Rigid Flex Analysis...86 Layer Matrix...87 Layer Matrix...88 Flex and Rigid-Flex Analysis Examples...89 Running Rigid Flex Analysis...90 Viewing Analysis Results...91 Analysis Reporting...93 Module 6 Lab: Flex and Rigid Flex DFM Analysis...94 Valor NPI for System Administrators