ORCAD 9.2 and POWERPCB 5.0 Practical Tutorial

Author: Wei Xiong
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: Due to their simple operation and powerful functionality, the electronic circuit CAD software OrCAD9.2 and PowerPCB5.0 are being adopted by more and more users from large companies to small and medium-sized enterprises. They complement each other in drawing circuit schematics and designing printed circuit boards, forming a strong partnership that has gained favor among an increasing number of users. The first four chapters of this book introduce how to use OrCAD9.2 to draw circuit schematics, including interface introduction, basic operations, library creation, component creation, drawing hierarchical module circuit diagrams, generating network tables, and generating material lists. The last seven chapters cover how to use PowerPCB5.0 to design printed circuit boards, including interface introduction, basic operations, parameter settings, PCB footprint creation, layout and routing operations, copper pouring, and copper plating, with a particularly detailed explanation of how to use the fully automated router (BlazeRouter) in the PADS system. The authors of this book have worked at Great Wall Computer Corporation of China and possess extensive engineering experience in using these two software packages. This book can serve as a textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students majoring in electronics, electrical engineering, communication, computer science, and related fields, as well as a reference book for engineering and technical personnel.