User manual CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS ALLEGRO DESIGN WORKBENCH DATASHEET

[. . . ] Ideal for library, engineering, and PCB design groups, the suite comprises three products: PCB Design Workbench, PCB Collaboration Workbench, and PCB Library Workbench. PCB Design Workbench provides workin-progress (WIP) data management and enables team collaboration that lets users control change adoption and maintain design revision history. In addition, it provides access to the most current design data; "where-used" visibility allows all team members to see where components are used in both production and archived designs. Because it manages schematic and board files separately, PCB Design Workbench facilitates concurrent design and collaboration including secure shared workspaces for both local and globally dispersed design teams. · Improvesqualityandreducesboard spins by providing common access to "known-good" library data · Eliminatesdesignerrorsduetooutof-date or defective libraries by interactively synchronizing logical and physical reference libraries with logical and physical design projects · Enablesconcurrentdesignandreduces development time by managing and vaulting schematic and layout data separately during the design process BENEFITS · Cutstrainingandsupportcostsby providing a common user interface and design methodology across the enterprise · Improvesproductivityofengineers, designers, component engineers, procurement, and others by expanding access to component information and design data AllEgro PCB CollABorATIoN WorkBENCh Allegro PCB Collaboration Workbench is a secure design collaboration solution that enables design teams to share data and ideas with internal and external partners, suppliers, and customers--regardless of geographic location. [. . . ] Users can search and select parts based on parametric and business data and view schematic symbols, PCB footprints, and component data sheets during the selection process. The selected parts BENEFITS · Reducesthetimetocreate, validate, and manage large pin-count devices-- from days to minutes--by employing an all-encompassing librarian toolbox · DecreasesdesignECOsbyverifyingthe accuracy of logical symbols and physical footprints using automatic library part validation Figure 1: Configurable design flow guides users through the design process and brings appropriate design tools to the user's desktop in each step of the process www. ca de nce . com ALLEg ro D ESI g n Wo rkBEn C H 2 are used to build a preliminary bill of materials (BoM) from which they can be added directly into the schematic. library version control Allegro Design Workbench notifies users when changes to the design's library parts occur and allows users to decide when to accept a new part. The rollback capability allows users to revert to a previous part version if necessary. This feature works with both schematic and layout designs. WIP data management Allegro Design Workbench lets users manage the design while in development--known as work-inprogress (WIP) data management--as well as manage the completed design when released to production. WIP data management gives all team members access to the most current design data through a secure data vault. It further enables designers to control changes, keep a history of design revisions, explore what-if changes, and, if necessary, roll back to previous versions. A key aspect of effective board-level design data management is the ability to manage the individual design files (BoM, schematic, and layout) separately and concurrently. This enables concurrent design and design reviews to proceed without fear of using out-of-date or mismatched file versions. Figure 3: Parametric search brings all component data to the desktop designators for the component in each design. Thisallowsuserstoquicklyassess the impact of component changes as well as plan for production needs. BoM management As parts are selected, they are automatically added to an initial BoM. This communicates design intent early in the design process, allowing component engineers and procurement to estimate cost, status, availability, and other partsrelated information. Users can promote the BoM to a WIP data vault for review and automatically route it to reviewers. The reviewers can mark it up and add comments, which are then routed back to the owner (and others if desired) for review and approval. All transactions between engineers during the review are captured as part of the design history. After the logical design is completed and the BOMhasquantities, itcanbepromoted again for review and mark up where cost estimates can now be applied. Finally, when the layout is complete, the final BoM is stored together with the design for use in procurement and manufacturing. (. brd) can be viewed and annotated, capturing comments and mark-ups and returning them to the design owner. The design developer is notified when markups are ready for review and can access them through the project workspace in the design vault. library development flow The ability to set up standard part creation methodologies through a graphical user interface streamlines the library development process. Users can define standard flows for multiple types of parts, each with a different flow and access to different tools (e. g. , schematic symbols vs. [. . . ] Allegro Design Workbench captures roHS and other regulatory compliance component information, making it searchable in the component browser. Designers can search for compliant parts in the library or specify a preferred parts list that contains only compliant parts. Where-used functionality can be employed to find non-compliant parts in previously completed designs. company-specificrequirementsand methods. Thepartrequestsystemcan also be configured to trigger notifications to team members as part status changes. [. . . ]