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RE: Create a schematic with a spreadsheet?
Elgris Technologies (www.elgris.com) can generate a netlist or an OrCAD Capture schematic from an Excel spreadsheet,
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Allegro 17.2 test point creation
Curious to know why the test point NC drill exports in english units even with the NC parameters specifies metric? Also not a fan of having to use separate test point pads for top and bottom test...
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RE: Allegro 17.2 test point creation
Using 17.2 S031 and I am not seeing the units reported in the drill file not change to what the parameters are set to: Using MILS data location-xy: (2525.0 3275.0) An English drill file exports the...
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RE: Equal Spacing Spread Command
So... nothing? Has this feature been requested of Cadence? It seems like most of the logic is in place, but the edges of the "lane" should be defined by traces instead of voids.
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RE: Changing footprint text size in entire library
I've gotten to the following code. It runs through all DRAs in a directory, opens them, creates a new text size, identifies the ref des (only on top), and the last part should be changing the text...
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RE: How and where to find DRC highlight information.
Hi Andrew, I am using DRC Calibre tool. Thanks.
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RE: How and where to find DRC highlight information.
Given that this is a forum for questions related to Cadence Design Systems tools, and Calibre is from Mentor, you might be better off asking this question in a Mentor forum... One of the community here...
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How to collapse and expand the group in simvision with tcl command?
As far as I know, we can run group insert to insert signals as a group, but the group would be expanded by default. then how to insert the group as collapsed group with tcl command? Thanks.
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A Cadence Carol, Stave IV: The Last of the Spirits, Part II
This is a continuation of A Cadence Carol . Be sure to read the previous installments! Stave I: Moore’s Ghost , Part I and Part II Stave II: The First of the Three Spirits , Part I and Part II Stave...
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RE: better Free Allegro Viewer - Orcad Lite
You can print and you can create a color view file but no reports. I'll mention this to Cadence.
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design variables - parameters
Hi to everybody, I am using Cadence IC.6.1, and was trying to understand the difference in terms of utility between design variables and parameters (iPar, pPar). I already know that we set the design...
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RE: Calculator special function Forms
Did you ever find good resolution to more dynamic forms for calculator functions? I ran into that myself and ended up with a form that is probably more complicated than it needs to be. What is...
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RE: Changing footprint text size in entire library
try adding the following line: axlDBChangeText(text nil blockNum)
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gain
hello i am using virtuoso ic6.1.5. i want to find conversion gain of my circuit which have different input and output frequencies. which analysis should i use in cadence? why s parameter analysis donot...
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how to define a hot key to remove all probes in a schematic
Hi, All of you might use probes in schematic viewing. Along the way, you add more and more probes (by doing 9 and select nets). At some point you might want to remove all probes and start over by I...
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Orcad Capture - Slow Graphics response on windows 10
Hi, I have an issue with capture 17.2 base release and current ISR 031 running on windows 10 pro. What is going on is the screen refresh is slow when capture is running. When capture loads it seems...
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RE: how to define a hot key to remove all probes in a schematic
The function you need is geDeleteAllProbe() - so you can either add this via the Options->Bindkeys UI in the CIW, or add something like this in your .cdsinit : hiSetBindKey("Schematics" " ("...
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RE: gain
Hi Arwah, Well, the precise answer depends on the circuit, but I'm assuming this is something like a mixer. If the input and output frequencies are different, there must be some non-linear behaviour in...
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RE: Calculator special function Forms
Hi Dan, I don't think the ahi.* functions have ever been properly documented; they've been alluded to in the documentation (e.g. for the examples related to the "old" way of adding calculator forms...
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RE: design variables - parameters
Hi Nicola, I have always proposed the use of iPar and pPar when you want to describe the relationship between parameters as an important part of the design intent. The benefit then is that you can have...
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