Documentation plays a significant role in helping to understand the software. Cadence is putting in lots of effort in developing different forms of documentation, from product manuals to videos, application notes, tutorials, Rapid Adoption Kits (RAKs), and point solutions. We are kicking off a new series to highlight interesting and useful content which gets added to Cadence Online Support.
Types of documents on Cadence Online Support
- Rapid Adoption Kits (RAKs) – RAKs help you learn the tool's features and flow quickly. RAKs usually consist of a working database and detailed manual to proceed and may contain a video.
- Application Notes
- Videos
- Troubleshooting Information – Point articles.
- Product Manuals
Access these documents through the Resources menu.
RAKs
SiP | Allegro Design Entry HDL |
This RAK provides example Virtuoso® databases and instructions for creating a die abstract from Virtuoso IC 6.1.7 and later versions for Cadence® SiP and OrbitIO.
| This document describes the methodology to control the spacing between stacked symbol properties in Allegro® Part Developer.
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Videos
Allegro PCB Editor |
A brief overview of the Allegro PCB Productivity Toolbox option and the ZDRC Clearance Checker utility, followed by a brief demo of ZDRC. |
Describes how to generate blind and buried vias in Allegro PCB Editor. |
Application Notes
Sigrity | SiP | Allegro PCB Editor | Allegro Design Workbench |
The application note describes the steps necessary to create a thermal model of a shield can in Sigrity PowerDC. | This application note describes the process for early IC bump planning and data exchange based on DEF and die abstract. | This application note outlines the process to execute a SKILL Code Routine on an Allegro PCB Editor Board File. | This document shows a simple procedure to move large parts to the new classification in the Database Editor. |
This document shows how to add more model types to choose from without disturbing the pre-computed data file. | This application note explains how the RLC feature can be used during the interactive routing process to specify limits or constraints. | The document describes the different arguments used when running Netrev in batch mode. | This document explains how ADW Flow Managers can configure and change the default web browser for Flow Manager launch commands. |
This application note explains how to create custom excitations in the Allegro Sigrity tool. | This application note describes the generic process for importing the Excel spreadsheet information into SiP Layout. | This document helps users debug scenarios where Allegro PCB Editor stops responding or the display freezes. |
Self-learning videos to learn more on the tools can be seen from Training Bytes. New videos have been published for:
- · Allegro Design Entry HDL
- · Allegro PCB Editor
- · Sigrity Power and Signal Integrity
Thanks for reading. You may visit Cadence Online Support to read more. Leave a comment if there are any items you found particularly useful that you'd like to share with others.
Jasmine