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ORCAD 16.2 Tutorial

Document Modified – August, 2009

Note:- This document serves as a tutorial for OrCAD 16.2, the version being used in the 2009 PHYS333 and PHYS334 courses. Please read carefully before you come to the labs using simulation.

CIS Capture Instructions (Aug.2009)

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N. Abbasi, 2006 (updated by A. Pereira)

Table of Contents
ORCAD 16.2Tutorial.................................................................................................. 1 Objectives of the tutorial and Introduction................................................................ 4 Creating a New Project and Schematic Diagram....................................................... 5 Selecting circuit components connecting them together, setting component values and properties ANDsaving the schematic diagram................................................... 6 Instructions on setting up a circuit ............................................................................. 6 Creating a New Simulation Profile and setting up the simulation .......................... 11 Simulating the circuit and observing the simulation results ................................... 14 Use ofthe Probe Cursors in PSpice AD.................................................................... 17 Opening a Saved Project ........................................................................................... 18 Retrieving saved simulation graphs.......................................................................... 19 Appendix B – Suggested Project Storage................................................................. 21 Appendix C -- dB and Phase Markers for Bode Plots ............................................. 22 Appendix D – Capture CIS and PSpice AD Toolbars ............................................. 23

CIS Capture Instructions (Aug.2009)

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N. Abbasi, 2006 (updated by A. Pereira)

List of Tables Table 1 : Commonly used short cutkeys................................................................................. 8 Table 2: Unit Symbols ............................................................................................................ 9 Table 3: Simulation short cut keys......................................................................................... 14 Table 4: Libraries andComponents....................................................................................... 20

List of Figures Figure 1: New Project Start Window........................................................................................ 5 Figure 2: Create PSpice Project Window ................................................................................ 5 Figure 3: Schematicwindow.................................................................................................... 6 Figure 4: Place Part Menu and Place Part Dialog Box and Add Library Window .................... 7 Figure 5: Obtain “Zero-Ground” ............................................................................................... 8 Figure 6: Changing component values.................................................................................... 9 Figure 7: Circuit diagram – R-C circuit................................................................................... 10 Figure 8: PSpice menu .......................................................................................................... 11 Figure 9 : New simulation profile ........................................................................................... 11 Figure 10: Analysis TAB ....................................................................................................... 12 Figure 11 : Options TAB ........................................................................................................ 13 Figure 12: Simulation results ................................................................................................. 14 Figure 13:...