CADSTAR Express Version 14.0

Do-it-Yourself Training Booklet

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CADSTAR Express Do-It-Yourself Book With Projects For Educational Purposes Hello!

- lad to see you have picked me up. I am from ZUKEN and it is good to meet you. If you are wondering where this is, take a look at www.zuken.com/cadstar, my "home"-page. With this booklet, you have received a free copy of CADSTAR Express. CADSTAR Express provides a number of features of the full CADSTAR version, only limited by the number of components (max 50) and pads (max 300). To install CADSTAR Express, double click on the executable for set-up and simply follow the instructions. If you are seriously thinking about designing a Schematic and Printed Circuit Board (PCB), you have made the right decision to come to me. You will find out in detail how you can make use of CADSTAR to design a Schematic and PCB. I will start by showing you a hand drawn electronic circuit and transforming this to a professional schematic design. an error-free transfer of data to a PCB, and then move to layout and routing. The second step I will show you is how to create and add a component to your library.

Spend some time with me and you will learn a lot in a short time. It is not difficult to capture a schematic and to design a PCB, but if I was not clear enough, just click on the camera icon every time you come across it, and watch me (you will need an internet connection for this)!

The information in this document is correct at the time of printing and is subject to changes without prior notice. This document belongs to Zuken. No part of this document shall be copied without official written approval. CADSTAR is registered trademark of ZUKEN. This booklet is given free of charge and is not for resale.

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Contents:

Introduction to CADSTAR

The Basic Design Flow

Chapter 1 Design A o Step 1 Schematic for Design A o Step 2 PCB Placement for Design A o Step 3 PCB Routing for Design A o Step 4 Manufacturing Data for Design A o Step 5 Saving your Design for future Reuse

Chapter 2 Design B o Step 1 Schematic for Design B o Step 2 PCB Placement for Design B o Step 3 PCB Routing for Design B o Step 4 Manufacturing Data for Design B

Chapter 3 Library o Step 1 PCB Component / BGA Wizard o Step 2 Schematic Symbol / Block Wizard o Step 3 Parts Library Editor

Chapter 4 Design C (for advanced users, based on Place & Route Editor XR2000) o Step 1 Schematic for Design C o Step 2 PCB Placement for Design C o Step 3 PCB Routing for Design C (included creation of a fan out for a BGA) o Step 4 Manufacturing Data for Design C

Chapter 5 Design D (single sided board design) o Step 1 Schematic for Design D o Step 2 PCB Placement for Design D o Step 3 PCB Routing for Design D (adding Jumpers on the fly) o Step 4 Manufacturing Data for Design D

Chapter 6 Design E (Reusing Circuits to build a Double sided Board Design) o Step 1 Insert Reuse Block

Conclusion Please Note: This do-it-yourself guide has been revised using a Windows 7 environment. The software has been installed on the author s computer using the default locations and selections per the CADSTAR Express rev 14 SETUP program. If you are using Windows XP your default path and file locations will differ from the images displayed in this guide.

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