Allegro System Architect

Length: 2 days

Course Description

In this course, you learn to use the Allegro^® System Architect GXL product in a front-to-back board design flow. You explore a new paradigm in design entry by using a spreadsheet or the table-based System Connectivity Manager. You set up a project, add components and define connectivity. You create a hierarchical design structure, add properties and define routing rules. You run placement, routing and backannotation on the hierarchical design.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Create and set up your own project, and use the CDS_SITE variable to customize the setup environment
• Add components and define connectivity with System Connectivity Manager (SCM), a spreadsheet-based design entry tool
• Define bypass, pullup/pulldown, and termination requirements; understand how these associated components are handled
• Create a hierarchical design structure by creating and importing schematic, Verilog, and spreadsheet blocks
• Use the Constraint Manager to add part and net properties and to define routing rules
• Transfer the hierarchical design to the Allegro PCB Editor
• Perform placement, routing and backannotation
• Create reports and generate a document schematic

Software Used in This Course

• Allegro Design Authoring
• Allegro PCB Designer

Software Release(s)

SPB174

Modules in this Course

• Previewing Completed Projects
• Project Creation and Setup
• Working with Components and Connectivity
• Working with Associated Parts
• Working with Hierarchical Designs
• Working with Properties and Electrical Constraints
• Transferring the Logical Design to a Board
• Creating Reports and Generating the Document Schematic

Audience

• Design Engineers
• Tool Integrators

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Related Courses

• Allegro Design Entry HDL Front-to-Back Flow
• Allegro High-Speed Constraint Management
• Allegro PCB Librarian

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