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Part A: Selecting Components

1. The document provides instructions for creating a circuit schematic in Multisim, simulating it, and transferring it to Ultiboard for PCB layout. Key steps include selecting components, wiring the schematic, adding an oscilloscope to simulate and visualize output, and replacing power sources with connectors before transferring to Ultiboard. 2. Detailed steps are given to route the PCB design in Ultiboard, including placing components inside the board outline, routing traces on the top and bottom copper layers, and using 3D preview to view the completed design. 3. The instructions cover the entire circuit design process from schematic creation and simulation in Multisim to PCB layout in Ult

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Part A: Selecting Components

1. The document provides instructions for creating a circuit schematic in Multisim, simulating it, and transferring it to Ultiboard for PCB layout. Key steps include selecting components, wiring the schematic, adding an oscilloscope to simulate and visualize output, and replacing power sources with connectors before transferring to Ultiboard. 2. Detailed steps are given to route the PCB design in Ultiboard, including placing components inside the board outline, routing traces on the top and bottom copper layers, and using 3D preview to view the completed design. 3. The instructions cover the entire circuit design process from schematic creation and simulation in Multisim to PCB layout in Ult

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1. Part A: Selecting Components


Begin by drawing your schematic in the Multisim environment.

1. Open Multisim by selecting All Programs»National Instruments»Circuit


Design Suite 13.0»Multisim 13.0.
2. Select Place»Component. The Select a Component window appears (also
known as the Component Browser).

The Component Browser organizes the database components into three logical levels.


The Master Database contains all shipping components in a read-only format.
The Corporate Database is where you can save custom components to be shared with
colleagues. Finally, the User Database is where custom components are saved that can
be used only by the specific designer.
 
Additional Points

 The components (or parts) are organized into Groups and Families to


intuitively and logically group common parts together and make searching
easier and more effective.
 The Component Browser shows the component name, symbol, functional
description, model, and footprint all in a single pop-up.

1. Select the Sources Group and highlight the POWER_SOURCES family.


2. Select the GROUND component .
3. Click OK. The Select a Component window temporarily closes and the ground
symbol is ‘ghosted’ to the mouse pointer.
4. Move the mouse to the appropriate place on the workspace and left-click once
to place the component. After placing the component, the Select a
Component window will open again automatically.
5. Go to the Sources Group again and highlight the POWER_SOURCES Family
(if not already highlighted from the previous selection).
6. Select the DC_POWER component.
7. Place the DC_POWER component on the schematic.
8. Repeat steps 7, 8 and 9 to place a second DC_POWER component.

 
Additional Points

 Without a power and ground your simulation cannot run.


 If you need multiple components you can repeat the placement steps as shown,
or place one component and use copy (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) to place
additional components as needed.
 By default, the Select a Component window keeps returning as a pop-up until
you have completed placing your components. Close the window to return to
the schematic entry window.

 
Now place the remaining circuit components using the techniques discussed in the
previous steps.

1. Select the Analog Group and the OPAMP family.


2. Type AD712 in the Component field.
3. Select the AD712SQ/883B component,

Note that this component is a multisection component, as shown by the A and B tabs.

1. Place section A of the AD712SQ/883B component on the workspace area.


2. Return to the Select a Component window.
3. Select the Basic Group, Resistor Family.
4. Select a 1 kΩ resistor. In the Footprint manufacturer/type field, select IPC-
2221A/2222/RES1300-700X250.
5. Place the resistor.

 
Note: you can rotate a component before placement by using the <Ctrl+R> shortcut
on your keyboard when the component is ghosted to the mouse pointer.
 

1. Repeat steps 16, 17 and 18 to place another 1 kΩ resistor.


2. Select the Sources Group, SIGNAL_VOLTAGE_SOURCES Family, and
place the AC_VOLTAGE component.

 
2. Part B: Wiring the Schematic
Multisim is a modeless wiring environment. This means that Multisim determines the
functionality of the mouse pointer by the position of the mouse. You do not have to
return to the menu to select between the placement, wiring, and editing tools.

1. Begin wiring by moving the mouse pointer close to a pin of a component. The
mouse appears as a crosshair rather than the default mouse pointer.
2. Place an initial wire junction by clicking on the pin/terminal of the part (in this
case, the output pin of the opamp).
3. Complete the wire by moving the mouse to another terminal or just double-
click to anchor the termination point of the wire to a floating location
somewhere in the schematic window.
4. Create a copy of the ground symbol using Copy <Ctrl+C> and Paste
<Ctrl+V>.
5. Complete the wiring as shown in Figure 5. Do not worry about the labeled
numbers on the wires (also called nets).

The last key step is to connect the power supply terminals to the positive and negative
power rails of the opamp via a virtual connection using On-page connectors.

1. Select Place»Connectors»On-page connector and connect it to the positive


terminal of the V1 power supply. The On-page Connector window will open.
2. Enter +V in the Connector name field and click OK.
3. Select another On-page connector and connect it to terminal 8 of the opamp.
The On-page Connector window will open again.
4. Select the +V connector in the Available connectors list and click OK. The
positive terminal of the V1 DC power supply is now connected to pin 8 of the
opamp via a virtual connection.
5. Repeat steps 6 to 9 to connect the negative terminal of V2 to pin 4 of the
opamp. Name the On-page connector –V.

 
3. Part C: Simulating the Circuit  
                
You are now ready to run an interactive Multisim simulation; however, you need a
way to visualize the data. Multisim provides instruments to visualize the simulated
measurements. Instruments can be found on the right menu bar and are indicated by
the following icons.

1. Select the Oscilloscope from the menu and place this onto the schematic.
2. Wire the Channel A and Channel B terminals of the Oscilloscope to both the
input and output of the amplifier circuit.
3. Place a ground component and connect it to the negative terminals of the
Oscilloscope.
4. Right-click the wire connected to Channel B and select Segment color.
5. Select a shade of blue and click the OK button.
6. Select Simulate»Run to start the simulation.
7. Double-click on the Oscilloscope to open its Front Panel and observe the
simulation results . As expected, the input signal is being amplified by a factor of
2.
8. Stop the simulation by pressing  the red stop button in the simulation toolbar.

 
4. Part D: Transferring to PCB Layout
We are now ready to transfer the Multisim design to Ultiboard for PCB layout. In
preparation for this we need to take into consideration that sources (power, signal) and
ground are virtual components and, therefore, they cannot be transferred to Ultiboard.
Also, all components must include footprint information. It is a good practice to
replace power sources and ground with connectors.

1. Remove V1, V2, V3 and the Oscilloscope from the schematic. Do not remove


the On-page connectors.
2. Open the Component Browser, and place the 282834-4 terminal block from
the Connectors Group, TERMINAL_BLOCKS Family. This connector will be
used to connect the power supplies (+V, -V).
3. Connect pin 1 of the connector to the +V On-page connector, pin 4 to the –
V On-page connector, and pins 2 and 3 to ground.
4. Place another 282834-4 terminal block on the workspace. This connector will
be used to connect the input and output signals.
5. Connect pin 1 of the connector to pin 3 (input) of the opamp.
6. Connect pin 2 of the connector to pin 1 (output) of the opamp.
7. Connect pin 3 of the connector to ground.

8. Select Transfer»Transfer to Ultiboard»Transfer to Ultiboard 13.0 and save the


netlist file. Ultiboard will open automatically.
9. Click OK to accept all the actions listed in the Import Netlist window.
Ultiboard will create a default board outline. Note that all the parts are placed
outside of the board outline and the yellow lines (ratsnests) identifying the
connections between pins.
10. Locate the Design Toolbox on the left side of the screen.
11. Select the Layers tab and double-click Board Outline to enable this layer.

The Layers tab of the Design Toolbox allows you to move between layers of your


design and control the appearance of the layers.

1. Go to the toolbar area and locate the Select toolbar

The Select toolbar contains the functions used to control selection filters. In other


words, these filters control what can be selected by the mouse pointer.

1. Disable all the filters except Enable selecting other objects.


2. Double-click the board outline on the workspace area to open the Rectangle
Properties window.
3. Select the Rectangle tab, change Units to inch and
enter 2 for Width and 2 for Height.
4. Click OK.

 
5. Part E: Routing the Board
Place components inside the board.

1. Go to the Select toolbar and disable all the filters except Enable selecting


parts.
2. Drag part J2 and drop it inside the Board Outline. You can rotate parts by
using the <Ctrl+R> shortcut.
3. Place the rest of the parts inside the Board Outline

This time you will place traces on both the Copper Top and Copper Bottom layers.

1. Double-click the Copper Top layer in the Design Toolbox.


2. Select Place»Line.
3. Locate part U1 (the opamp). Note that pin 1 needs to be connected to R1, as
indicated by the ratsnest.
4. Click pin 1 of part U1, draw a line to R1 and click its pin to finish the trace.
Press Esc to exit the routing mode.
5. Double-click the the Copper Bottom layer in the Design Toolbox.
6. Select Place»Line.
7. Click pin 2 of part U1, draw a line to R1 and click its pin to finish the trace. 
Press Esc to exit the routing mode.

Note that the color of the trace is red, which is the color configured for the Copper
Bottom layer.

8. Finish placing traces for the rest of the connections.


9. Select View»3D Preview to open a 3D view of your design.

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