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PADS Router User Interface (Assign Constraints) (Preparing a Design) (Placing Components) (Interactive Routing) (Creating High-speed Traces) (Autorouting) (Checking Design Rule Violation) 3
PADS Router User Interface PADS Router PADS Router Windows PADS Layout PADS Router PADS Projects\Samples preview.pcb Project Explorer Navigation Window Command Window 4
Standard Toolbar Selection Filter Toolbar DRC DRC Filter Placement Design Verification Toolbar Routing Route Editing 5
X,Y 1 2 X,Y Esc Cancel View PADS Router (Zoom) 1 Zoom 2 6
3 2 4 View Board 5 Zoom Page Up Page Down 1. Ctrl 2. Navigation Window NavigationWindow F5 F6 (Panning) 1 2 Insert 3 OK 7
1 2 1 Shift 2 3 (Select Object) 1 Select Anything 2 3 Tab Cycle 4 Cycle 1 Selection Filter 2 Anything 3 Components 4 Esc 8
1 Select Nets, net 2 Select Anything 1 Select Components 2 Select All 9
PADS Router Help>Installed Options PADS PADS Projects\Samples previewnet.pcb PADS Router 10
(Default Clearance) Properties Design Properties Clearance 1 All 11
2 8 OK, 8 3 Routing 6 8 12 4 Same net Object clearance All 5 12 OK 12 (Default Routing Rules) 12
1 Allow Routing Power Plane Ground Plane CAM (Net Clearance) Object View 13
1 Net Objects Nets 2 Nets Ctrl +5V +12V GND Properties 3 Clearance All, 4 10 14
5 Routing 10 12 15 6 OK (Net Class Rules) Object View Object View 1 Nets Object + 2 Nets + 3 Nets A00 4 Shift A14 A00-A14 15
5 Ctrl C Ctrl V A00-A14 Net Classes Net Class 16
Net Classes Class1 6 Class Del 1 Net Classes Class1 2 Rename Class1 3 (Conditional Rules) nets nets classes classes classes nets layers Object View 1 Nets +5V 2 +5V +5V 3 Ctrl +12V 4 Copy 5 Conditional Rules 6 Conditional Rules +12V:+5V(All Layers) 1 +12V:+5V(All Layers) 2 Properties 17
3 All 4 25 OK 18
(Preparing a Design) PADS PADS Projects\Samples previewplaced.pcb (Changing the Color) Options Options Display 19
1 Power Plane Ground Plane 2 Color selection 3 Background 4 Ref.Des,Keepout TopOutl BotOutl 5 Color selection 6 Connection 20
PADS Router Color Scheme (Defining a Layer Pair) Options Options Routing Layer Pair Primary Component Side Secondary Component Side (Default Routing Angle) Options Routing 1. (Orthogonal) 90 2. (Diagonal) 45 3. (Any Angle) 1. Orthogonal 2. OK (Routing and Via Grid) Properties Design Properties Grid 8.33mils 1 X Y 8.33 2 OK 21
1. GR 8.33 2. GV 8.33 (Real Width Display) Options Options General 8mils 1 8 2 Apply 22
(Auto Panning) Options General Pointer settings Pan display with pointer movements OK (Guard bands) Options General PADS Router Show guard bands on object OK 23
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(Placing Components) PADS Router Object View DFF (DFF Audit) (General Editing) (Dynamic Route Editing) Help>Installed Options PADS PADS Projects\Samples previewrules.pcb 25
(Placement) Placement PADS Router (Move Origin) Options Options General PADS Router PCB 1 Origin 2 Drag Object Drag and attach 3 OK (Placement Properties) 26
1 Select Components 2 Properties Component Properties Alt+Enter Properties 3 Components 4 Apply DRC 5 OK 6 1 PADS PADS Projects\Samples previewdispersed.pcb 27
2 GC 50 50mils 3 GD 50 50mils View Nets View Nets +5V 1 Net Objects Nets 2 Nets +5V 28
3 Add +5V View details 4 +5V Colors of Pads,Vias,Unroutes +5V 1 +5V Traces 2 Net Objects Nets +12V GND Add View details 3 4 OK (Move) DRC 29
IC Placement Move Component 1 PADS Router v Ctrl+E Move 2 SS U1 3 U1 X1400 Y800 4 2 U2 5 U2 U2 6 U2 X1400 Y1450 7 X Y U3 2050 800 U4 2050 1450 30
U5 750 1600 U6 750 1250 U7 650 800 90 Ctrl+R Ctrl+I Shift+F DRC DRC On/Off DRC Y1 1 DRC DRC Setting 2 Placement Enable Error Response Prevent 3 DRC 4 SS Y1 Y1 5 Y1 X2050 Y1100 6 Y1 90 X400 Y1400 31
7 Object View Project Explorer Object View Object View J1 Placement Move Component 1 Project Explorer Object View 2 Component 3 J1 4 J1 Flip Side J1 X1650 Y400 32
C7 1 Project Explorer Object View C7 2 Flip Side 3 Ctrl R C7 180 X400 Y1550 Q1 C8 C9 X Y Q1 3100 1200 90 C8 2100 400 C9 2100 1800 R1 2050 550 R2 2050 1200 R5 400 1700 33
(Interactive Routing) (Dynamic Route Editing) Extended Rules (General Editing) PADS Router Help>Installed Options PADS PADS Projects\Samples previewpreroute.pcb (Routing Interactively) PADS Router PADS Layout PADS Router 1 Object View 2 Net Objects Nets 3 Nets 24MHz 34
4 5 24MHz 1 Select Traces/Pins/Unroutes 2 Primary Components Side 3 24MHz 4 Interactive Route F3 35
5 6 7 Backspace Esc Undo Routing Angle Diagonal 45 Shift+ 1 2 Layer Toggle F4 36
PADS Router Via Type STANDARDVIA 1 Width 2 Width Set 37
W W 12 12mils End Via mode End No Via End Via End Test Point End No Via End Via End Test Point Ctrl+ 38
Complete PADS Router Help Ending traces 24MHz Esc Undo 1 F3 2 Arc Add Arc Art+A 3 1 Select Anything 2 Backspace 39
3 Undo 4 Shift+ 5 Backspace Undo/Redo PADS Router Undo Redo 1 Select Nets 2 Select All 3 Backspace (Routing plane nets) Nets View Nets View Nets 1 GND 2 Traces 40
3 All except connected to plane 4 +5V +12V 5 OK (On-line DRC) DRC DRC DRC DRC DRC DRC DRC DRC DRC Filter DRC DRC Setting DRC ( Design Rule Checking) 41
1 Clearance Enable Error Response Prevent 2 Close DRC PADS Router 1 Options Options Routing Interactive Routing Dynamically Route 2 Select Unroutes/Pins 3 AO 4 24MHz U7 Interactive Route F3 5 Esc Undo Route Editing Interactive Route F3 42
1 2 45 AD AA 1 Route Editing Interactive Route 2 3 DRC Options Options Display 43
1 Keepout 2 Keepout 3 OK DRC DRC Setting J1 DRC Prevent 1 Clearance Enable Error Response Prevent 2 3 SS J1.25 J1 J1 25 44
4 J1.25 F3 F4 Warning insufficient space for via 5 Cutout 45
1 SS U4.9 9 2 U4.9 F3 3 Cutout Cutout 4 Cutout Bottom Keepout PADS Router PCB PADS PADS Projects\Samples preview.pcb 46
1 Options Options Display Keepout 2 Options Routing Turn on plower Real-time plowing Plower strength High 3 OK 4 U7.19 F3 D07 47
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(Creating High-speed Traces) PADS Router (Dynamic Route Editing) Extended Rules (General Editing) (High-speed Routing) (Route Security) Help>Installed Options PADS PADS Projects\Samples previewpreroute.pcb (Trace Length Monitor) 49
Options Options General 1 Pointer setting Length monitor Ctrl+L 2 Turning off highlighting 3 OK (Object View) 1 Project Explorer Object View 2 Object View 3 Nets 4 Nets CLKIN 50
5 Properties 6 Length Restrict length 7 1000 CLKIN 1 8 2000 CLKIN 2 9 OK 51
PADS Router 5 Routed Length(Rt) Minimum Length Maximum Length (Et) 52
< > > 1 Select Trace/Pins/Unroutes 2 Primary Component Side 3 PCB CLKIN Project Explorer Nets 4 Interactive Route F3 5 Spreadsheet Spreadsheet Spreadsheet 53
6 (Add accordions) Options Options Routing Routing > Routing to length constraints 1 Minimum amplitude 10 10 2 Minimum gap 3 3 3 OK 54
Add Accordion Add Accordion 1 CLKIN Unroute 2 Select Trace/Pins/Unroutes 3 Primary Component Side 4 Interactive Route F3 55
Ctrl+L 5 6 Add Accordion 7 PADS Router 8 Complete Accordion 9 56
(Differential pairs) Source pins Gathering Point Start Zone Split Point Destination pins End Zone Shoulder Length 57
Split Trace Segments Shift+X 1 Project Explorer Object View Net Objects 2 Nets 3 $$$7651, 4 Ctrl+ $$$7652 5 Ctrl C Ctrl V Differential Pairs 1 Copy Paste 2 Make Differential Net 58
1 Project Explorer $$$7651<->$$$7652 2 Properties Differential Pair Properties 3 Gap between object when routing 8 8mils 4 1500 5 2500 6 7 OK 1 Select Trace/Pins/Unroutes 2 Primary Component Side 3 $$$7651<->$$$7652 4 Interactive Route F3 59
5 6 7 8 Complete 9 BGA PADS Router Route Separately 1 $$$7651<->$$$7652 2 Unroute 3 $$$7651 $$$7652 4 Interactive Route F3 5 6 Route Separately 60
7 Switch Trace 1 Unroute 61
2 Add Via 3 Via Pattern 4 5 Complete (Navigation Window) Navigation Window 1 62
2 F5 F6 3 4 63
5 6 (Matched Length Rules) PADS Router Spreadsheet Project Explorer 64
1 Nets Objects 2 Nets 3 A00 4 Shift+ A07 5 Matched Length Net Groups 6 PADS Router MLNetGroup1 7 AddressBus 65
1 AddressBus 2 Properties 3 200 200mils 4 Restrict length 5 2500 2.5 6 3500 3.5 7 OK Spreadsheet Spreadsheet Spreadsheet (Components-level rules) 66
1 Component 2 U1 3 Properties Clearance 4 All 5 12 OK 12 6 Apply 7 Routing 10 12 15 U1 8 Apply 67
9 Pad Entry Enter pads through 10 OK (Rescheduling Nets) 1 Options Options General Highlighted object display Dimming other object colors 68
2 Apply 3 Brightness high low 3 OK Route Editing Net Rescheduling 1 Project Explorer Nets A00 2 Unroute 3 Net Rescheduling U6.1 U2.10 U1.10 Connection is available 4 Reschedule 69
(Autorouting) Extended Rules (General Editing) (Route Security) Help>Installed Options PADS PADS Projects\Samples previewpreroute.pcb (Setting Units) Options Options General Mils Millimeters Inches Microns 70
1 Design units settings Mils 2 OK (Setting Grids) Properties Design Properties Grid PADS Router Grid Display Routing Test Point Via Fanout Component 1 Display X Increment 2 50 3 Y 50 71
4 0 PADS Router Snap Objects to Grid PADS Router 1 Snap Objects to Grid Routing Test Point Via Fanout 2 OK (Net visibility and Length minimization) View Nets View Nets 1 View details Traces +5V +12V GND 2 All except connected to plane 3 +5V Colors of Pads,Vias,Unroutes 4 OK 5 Tools Length Minimization 72
(Autorouting Options) PADS Router Options Options Routing 1 Routing angle Diagonal 2 Miters Ratio 3.5 Angle 180 3 OK Properties Design Properties Pad Entry 1 Any angle 2 Ignore first corner rules to complete traces when required 73
Properties Design Properties Fanout 1 Placement of via fanout for area SOIC/QUAD 2 Alignment Aligned,single row 3 Direction Both sides 4 Spacing Use Grid 5 Create fanouts Plane nets Signal net Unused net Allow multiple 6 Fanout length Unlimited 7 OK 74
(Autorouting by selection) PADS Router PADS Router 1 PADS PADS Projects\Samples previewrouter.pcb 2 Projects Explorer Object View 3 Component 4 Ctrl+ U1 U2 U1 U2 SOIC 5 U1 U2 Fanout Fanout Fanout 75
BGA Fanout (Autorouting the Design) Options Options Strategy Pass 76
1 Pass (Pass Type) Pass SOIC Fanout Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Fanout SMD Patterns Z C Route Optimize Center Miters Test Point 100 Tune PCB Route Optimize 77
2 Routing Order Pass Fanout Routing Order a Routing Order definition Component U3 Shift U6 U3 U6 b Selected Routing Order c Routing Order All Nets All Nets Routing Order Fanout 3 Pass definition Fanout Pass 4 OK Routing Start Autorouting F4 78
Command Window PADS Router Pause Resume Stop 79
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(Checking Design Rule Violation) PADS Router PADS Router PADS Layout Clearance Connectivity High-speed Plane 0.00001 Clearance License PADS Router HSD DFM Net Pin Pair PADS Router PADS Layout PADS Router PADS Layout (Verify Design Security) Help>Installed Options PADS PADS Projects\Samples previewrouterverify.pcb PADS Router PADS Layout PADS Router 81
SMD PADS Layout PADS Router PADS Router Spreadsheet Options Options Design Verification 1 Design verification scheme 82
2 Conduct checks On visible objects and layers On visible objects and layers In visible workspace only In visible workspace only 3 Check design for Object clearance 4 Net against all object keepout restrictions Objects against board outline 5 OK 6 Design verification Verify Design Tools Verify Design Spreadsheet 83
Error Properties Ingore Error Properties Ingore error during verification operations 84
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