Manual Proteus

Intelligent Schematic Input System

User Manual
Issue 6.0 - November 2002 © Labcenter Electronics

ICON REFERENCE CHART
File And Printing Commands
New Open Save Print Print Area Import Section Export Section

Display commands

Redraw

Grid

False Origin Cursor

Pan

Zoom In

Zoom Out View All View Area

Main Mode Icons

Component

Junction Dot

Wire LabelScript

Bus

Sub-Circuit

Instant Edit

Gadget Icons
Terminal Device Pin Graph Tape Generator Voltage Probe Current Probe Multi Meter

2D Graphics
Line Box Circle Arc 2D Path Text Symbol Marker

Design Tools
Real Time Snap Wire Autorouter Search & Tag Property Assignent Tool

New Sheet

Delete Sheet

Goto Sheet

Zoom to Child

Return to Parent

Bill of MaterialElectrical Rules Check

Netlist to Ares

Editing Commands
These affect all currently tagged objects.

Block Copy Block Move Block Delete Block Rotate Pick Device/Symbol Make Device Decompose

Package Tool

Undo

Redo

Cut

Copy

Paste

Rotate And Mirror Icons

Rotate Clockwise

Rotate Anti-clockwise

Flip X axis

Flip Y axis

TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...................................................................................... 1
ABOUT ISIS.......................................................................................................................1 ISIS AND PCB DESIGN....................................................................................................2 ISIS ANDSIMULATION.................................................................................................2 ISIS AND NETWORKS....................................................................................................4 HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENTATION....................................................................4

TUTORIAL ................................................................................................ 5
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................5 A GUIDED TOUR OF THE ISIS EDITOR......................................................................5 PICKING, PLACING AND WIRING UP COMPONENTS ...........................................7 LABELLING AND MOVING PART REFERENCES .....................................................9 BLOCKEDITING FUNCTIONS ....................................................................................10 PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT .....................................................................................10 ANNOTATING THE DIAGRAM .................................................................................11
The Property Assignment Tool(PAT).......................................................11 The Automatic Annotator............................................................................12

CREATING NEW DEVICES...........................................................................................13 FINISHING TOUCHES ...................................................................................................15 SAVING, PRINTING ANDPLOTTING........................................................................16 MORE ABOUT CREATING DEVICES.........................................................................16
Making a Multi-Element Device..................................................................16 The Visual Packaging Tool...........................................................................18 Making SimilarDevices................................................................................20 Replacing Components in a design...............................................................20

SYMBOLS AND THE SYMBOL LIBRARY................................................................20 REPORT GENERATION.................................................................................................21 A LARGER...