Quadcept - Overall Flow

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Overall Flow

The following will explain the overall flow from circuit design to PCB design.

Schematic Design

Place component symbols, connect wires, and create an electronic/electrical circuit drawing.
Connection information can be linked with post-process printed circuit board design (artwork).

■	Preparation
	Prepare the Drawing Frame =>Creating Drawing Frames
	Prepare Pins =>Creating Pins
	Prepare Symbols =>Creating Symbols
	Prepare Components =>Creating Components

Prepare data for the drawing frame and components required for the design.
The work procedure is Pins => Symbols => Components.

■	Create a New Schematic
	Create a new circuit project =>Creating a New Circuit Project

First, create a new project and circuit drawing for the schematic design.

■	Place Components
	Place Component =>Place Components
	Renumber References =>Renumbering References

Place components on the drawing.
Consider placement so that it is easy to understand circuit operation.
If it becomes complicated, the drawing may be divided into multiple sheets.

■	Connect Wires
	Connect Wires =>About Wiring
	Connecting Using Bus Wire =>Bus Route
	Specify the net using a label =>Label Placement and Editing
	Place Ports =>Placing Ports
	Display the Port Address =>Port Address Operation

Connect wires, and draw the schematic.

■	Schematic Verification (ERC/DRC)
	Perform a check of the electrical connections of the schematic =>Run ERC
	Perform a visual check of the schematic =>Run DRC

Check whether there are any problems with the schematic connections or display.

■	Various Exports
	Export BOM =>Export
	Export Netlist =>Export Netlist
	Print =>Print Schematic

Print the Netlist, BOM, and drawing, and the schematic creation is complete.

Next, using Transfer to PCB (Net Reading), you can easily begin PCB design.
* Before executing Transfer to PCB, it is necessary to register the footprint for the drawn component.
For more details, refer to Assign Footprint (PCB Component Assignment).
　

Printed Circuit Board Design

Based on the connection information and components designed in the schematic, create a pattern for a printed circuit board.

■	Preparation
	Prepare Footprints => Footprint, IPC Footprint
	Prepare Components =>Creating Components

Prepare data for the footprints and components required for the design.

■	Create New PCB
	Create a new PCB Project =>Creating a New PCB Project
	* When linking with a schematic Transfer to PCB =>Transfer to PCB (Net Reading)

First, create a new project and PCB drawing for the PCB design.

■	Read Net Information
	Read the Netlist =>Transfer to PCB (Net Reading)
	Net Operation => Add Net, Delete Net

Read the component and connection information designed on the schematic.

■	Design Preparation
	Configure layer settings =>Layer Settings
	Configure the design rules =>Clearance Settings
	Board Outline and plain hole drawing =>Board Outline Drawing

As preparation for designing, configure design rules such as the number of layers and the route width.
In addition, draw the Board Outline and plain holes.

■	Place Components
	Align components according to the Reference =>Align Footprint
	Renumber References =>Renumbering References

Consider the component electromagnetic characteristics, thermal characteristics, I/O signal level, and frequency, and execute placement so that routing will be easier to perform later.

■	Execute routing
	Execute routing =>Routing Work

Execute routing by considering the current capacity and impedance, etc.

■	Draw Planes
	Draw Planes =>Drawing Planes
	Add power supply reinforcement vias =>Via Placement

After completing board routing, fill the gaps in the pattern with planes (copper).

■	PCB Verification (DRC/MRC)
	Check the electrical rules and manufacturing rules of the PCB =>Run DRC/MRC

Check whether there are any design rule violations

with the printed circuit board design.gn rule violations with the printed circuit board design.

■	Various Exports
	Export Gerber =>Export Gerber
	Export NC Drill =>NC Drill
	Export the NC Drill List =>NC Drill List
	Export Component Coordinate =>Component Coordinate Export
	Print =>PCB Print
	Export ODB++ =>Export ODB++

Perform export of various files for board manufacturing from the completed printed circuit board design.

■	Draw 3D * This is not a required operation.
	Show in 3D =>Draw 3D
	Export IDF File =>Export IDF
	Export STEP File =>Export STEP

Confirm the printed circuit board design using 3D display, and export it as a 3D file for linking with the 3D tool. 　

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